---This article is difficult for me. Could you please explain it to me?

---I'm afraid I have to say sorry, but the book is _________ my understanding.

A. over B. above C. off D. beyond

We all know that learning a foreign language _________ time and effort.

A. requires B. reduces

C. removes D. repeats

I really enjoyed his speech, _________ there were some parts I didn’t quite understand.

A. because B. unless C. though D. after

---What do you plan to do on the _________ May Day holiday?

---I have no idea. Probably, I will spend it by doing many papers.

A. three-day B. three-days

C. three days D. three day’s

I think the new film _______ by Mr Zhang _______ seeing.

A. is directed; worth B. directed; worth

C. is directed; is worth D. directed; be worth

---Excuse me, Mum. When can we have dinner?

---Not until it ___________ in half an hour.

A. is prepared B. will be prepared

C. has been prepared D. was prepared

Alice, could you tell me ___________?

A. whether she had been married

B. what’s happened to you

C. how long Lily has caught a cold

D. how you call these animals

1.Who can take part in the “Event of the Summer”?

A. Children under 5 B. Children over 16

C. Children aged 10-14 D. Children aged 5-9

2.The children had better bring __________.

A. a basketball B. lunch C. a gift D. gloves

3.When can children register at the Brown School?

A. On July 1 B. On July 3

C. On July 14 D. On July 16

If parents’ aim(目標(biāo)) is only to make a child be a genius(天才), they will cause a disaster. Several leading educational psychologists(心理學(xué)家) say this is one of the biggest mistakes that can cause great problems to children.

However, if parents are a little gentler, the child may act successfully—especially if the parents can support him. Michael Li is very lucky. He is very fond of music, and his parents help him a lot by taking him to concerts and inviting a teacher to give him personal piano lessons. They even drive him 59 kilometers twice a week for violin lessons. Although Michael’s mother knows very little about music, Michael’s father plays the piano very well. However, he never makes Michael enter music competitions if he is unwilling.

Michael’s friend, Winston Chen, however, is not so lucky. Although both his parents are successful musicians(音樂(lè)家), they set too high a standard for Winston. They want their son to be as successful as they are, so they enter him in every piano competition held. They are very unhappy when he does not win. “When I was your age, I used to win every competition I entered,” Winston’s father tells him. Winston is always afraid that he will disappoint(使…失望) his parents and now he always seems quiet and unhappy.

1. One of the worst mistakes any parent can make is to __________.

A. pay much attention to their child’s education

B. push the child into trying to achieve too much

C. make their child become a musician

D. help their child to succeed in the future

2.Michael Li is lucky because __________.

A. his father knows music and teaches him much

B. his parents are rich enough to support him

C. his mother doesn’t know much about music

D. his parents help him in a wise way

3.The two examples show that __________.

A. it is important to let children develop in their own way

B. it is successful to let children develop without others’ help

C. successful parents often have unsuccessful children

D. the more you help your children, the less they can achieve

One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting. I was looking forward to a quiet view of the art works.

A young couple viewing the paintings ahead of me chatted nonstop between themselves. I watched them a moment and decided the wife was doing all the talk. I admired the husband's patience for putting up with (忍受) her continuous talk. Distracted (分心) by their noise, I moved on.

I met with them several times as I moved through the different rooms of art. Each time I heard her continuous burst of words, I moved away quickly.

I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop buying some souvenirs when the couple came near to the exit. Before they left, the man reached into his pocket and pulled out a white object. He extended (延長(zhǎng)) it into a long stick and then tapped his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket.

"He's a brave man." The salesman at the counter said, "Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age. During his recovery (恢復(fù)) he made a promise that his life wouldn't change. So, as before, he and his wife come in whenever there's a new art show."

"But what dose he get out of the art?" I asked, "He can't see."

"Can't see? You're wrong. He sees a lot. More than you or I do." The salesman said, "His wife describes each painting so he can see it in his head."

I learned something about patience, courage and love that day. I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without sight and the courage of a husband who would not allow blindness to change his life. And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away hand in hand.

1.The young couple were at an art museum __________.

A. to show their love B. to enjoy art

C. to discuss paintings D. to describe paintings

2. "...I moved away quickly." in Paragraph 3 shows that the writer __________.

A. was in the hope of visiting more rooms

B. was in a hurry to buy some gifts

C. was tired of the nonstop talking

D. was not interested in the art show

3.We can infer from the passage that the husband __________.

A. was not born blind

B. couldn't put up with his wife

C. knew nothing about art

D. completely depended on his wife

4. The passage is mainly about __________.

A. the importance of art B. good manners in public

C. patience of a husband D. love between a couple