--- I think Running Man is the most popular TV game show now.

--- ______.

A. I can’t agree more B. That’s all right.

C. Never mind D. I’m glad to hear that

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Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(運氣) ,” said his father. “But if you don’t work hard, no ________ will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ” ________ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ________ any more. Then, he didn’t touch the piano. ________ , his father didn’t push, but waited．

Luckily, the next day, his teacher asked him to ________ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he ________ that he could show others that he had talent. That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything changed!

He started ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Competition for Young Pianists, when it was ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________ to hold back his tears. Soon ________ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang ________ again, this time to Philadelphia, U．S. There he spent two years practicing, and had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs（特邀演出）started ________ . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots（發(fā)現(xiàn)）him, and lets him ________ .

1.A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth

2.A. Like B. With C. To D. As

3.A. singer B. pianist C. composer D. player

4.A. Hopefully B. Sadly C. Wisely D. Painfully

5.A. play B. sing C. write D. study

6.A. seemed B. attended C. noticed D. realized

7.A. that B. what C. how D. when

8.A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating

9.A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. shouted

10.A. excited B. encouraged C. scared D. worried

11.A. this B. it C. that D. what

12.A. started B. left C. moved D. supposed

13.A. successful B. cheerful C. careful D. meaningful

14.A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring

15.A. know B. shine C. admire D. Develop

◆The Big Cake Show comes to the WestPoint Arena in Exeter, England, March 21-22. Hopefully, cakes of all sizes will be on sale and on show. An impressive list of famous cook sharing their great knowledge and skill includes Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood and Gregg Wallace. Tickets, from ￡12, can be bought online (bigcakeshow.com).

◆From January 27 to March 8, RHS Garden Wisley in Surrey, England has some special guests to brighten the winter: beautiful butterflies. Butterflies in the Glasshouse introduces a group of butterflies from other countries feeding on fruit and the juice-rich plants of the Exotic Zone, Tickets for adults are ￡13.20, for children are ￡6.60. For a family with 2 adults and 2 children, they should pay ￡32.75 in total. For groups of more than 10 adults, each should pay ￡10.80 (rhs.org.uk/wisley).

◆The week-long London Wine Week starts from May 18. Buy a ￡5 wristband (手帶) to get a pocket-sized guidebook and discounted（折扣）wine at a around the capital. Partnering with London’s best bars and restaurants, we will be organizing events such as master classes and meet-the-maker time, and there will be a special offer to wristband wearers ( londonwineweek.com ).

◆The World Shakespeare Festival begins in April, with everything from foreign productions of Shakespearean plays at Shakespeare's Globe to Shakespearean plays at the Royal Opera House. Plays will run until the end of the year in London, Birmingham, Newcastle and Gateshead. And there’s a programme of events such as director talks and family workshops. Prices start from ￡60 (worldshakespearefestival.org. uk).

1.Perhaps Paul Hollywood is ___________.

A. the event organizer

B. a beautiful butterfly

C. a famous cook

D. the cake show host

2.If you want to buy wine at lower prices, you should _____________.

A. pay ￡5 for a card

B. buy a wristband first

C. get a guidebook

D. eat in London’s restaurants

3.Which of the following activities lasts for the longest time?

A. The Big Cake Show.

B. The London Wine Week.

C. Butterflies in the Glasshouse.

D. The World Shakespeare Festival.

When I was nine years old, I wrote my first poem. My mother read the little poem and cried. “Buddy, it’s a beautiful, beautiful poem!” My mother poured out her praise.

“What time will Father be home?” I asked. I could hardly wait to show him my poem. My father had begun his movie career as a writer. He would be able to appreciate（欣賞）my poem even more than my mother. I confidently put the poem right on my father’s plate on the dining table.

My mother said he would be home around 7. But My father got home an hour later than expected. He sat down at the table and noticed his plate. “What is this?” I heard him say.

“Ben, Buddy has written his first poem. And it’s beautiful, so amazing!” Mother said.

“If you don’t mind, I’d like to decide that for myself,” Father said.

I kept my face lowered to my plate. It was only 10 lines long. But it seemed to take hours. “I think it’s bad,” my father said. I couldn’t look up. My eyes were getting wet.

“Ben, sometimes I don’t understand you,” my mother was saying. “This is just a little boy. He needs encouragement.”

“I don’t know why,” my father held his ground. “Isn’t there enough bad poetry(詩歌) in the world already? No law says Buddy has to become a poet.”

I ran from the dining room, threw myself on the bed and cried.

A few months later, I read that first poem. It was a bad poem. I worked up the courage to show him a short story. My father thought it was not good but hopeful. I was learning to rewrite.

As I worked my way into other books and plays and films, I realized how lucky I was to have a mother who said, “Buddy, it’s wonderful!” and a father who shook his head “I think it’s bad.” Both are love that forces me to improve. In fact, all of us in life need both loving force.

1.What did the mother think of the Buddy’s poem?

A. She was so moved that she cried.

B. She thought the poem was well written.

C. She considered Buddy had no talent for poetry.

D. She believed Buddy needed advice from his father.

2.The underlined sentence “My father held his ground” may means ________.

A. My father began to explain his reasons

B. My father got so angry that he stood up

C. My father refused to change his thoughts

D. My father threw my poem on the ground

3.From the passage, we can infer that Father is ________.

A. loving and strict B. careful and strict

C. careful and rude D. careless and strict

4.Which of the following is right?

A. A few months later, the writer stopped writing.

B. After years the writer hated his father very much.

C. That day Father didn’t come home until a quarter past eight.

D. The writer was confident that Father would praise his poem.

Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（紀律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．

It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.

The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．

The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.

Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.

Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．

1.What did the writer think of Katie?

A. She behaved well at school．

B. She often tells lies at school．

C. She often made trouble at school．

D. She used to be a discipline problem．

2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?

A. She lost her homemade lunch．

B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．

C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．

D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．

3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?

A. They were very angry.

B. They were quite proud．

C. They were rather sad.

D. They were so scared．

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．

B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．

C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．

D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．

What Is Self-tracking All about

Perhaps you’ve tracked（觀測） how many kilometers you’ve run, how many hours you’ve slept or how much you’ve eaten in a day.

If so, you’ve taken part in a popular movement called the “Quantified Self Movement” or “Self-tracking”. Maybe you’ve wanted to change a bad habit but couldn’t. Self-tracking may be your answer. The idea is to collect information about your everyday activities and analyze（分析） them to help improve and form a healthier lifestyle.

Recently, tools such as smartphones, apps, along with newly published wearable things, are making self-tracking easy. Today, one can use Fitbit, the Jawbone Up, Google Glass or a smart watch to record personal data(數(shù)據(jù)) including sleeping hours, stress levels, heart rate and mood.

So why does a person self-track? Someone may be trying to lose weight or improve their sleep. Another person feels tired after eating. Self-tracking could help him to know what foods make him sleepy and watch his diet.

Tracking daily activities isn’t a new concept. In years past, athletes and their coaches kept notes food, training and sleep in order to achieve an athletic goal. Similarly, doctors have also helped patients to record parts of their lifestyles and eating habits to help fight health problems. However, it wasn’t until 2007 that magazine writers Gary Wolf and Kim Kelly created the term (術(shù)語) “Quantified Self” or “self-tracking”.

Although self-tracking has many advantages, Dennis Nash, president of Data Speaks Health Solutions, says self-tracking has its disadvantages. Once people start tracking their daily activities, it can become an extra task people like to do often. Also, they might begin to worry too much about their health.

Though self-tracking doesn’t make sure that one’s quality of life will improve, it can encourage people to make healthier choices.

1.People choose self-tracking because _______.

A. it watches your eating habits

B. it increases your movement

C. it records how many kilometers you run every day

D. it collects personal data and leads to self- improvement

2.The writer mentions tools such as smartphones and apps in Paragraph 3 to show _______.

A. we depend too much on them

B. it is easier to do self-tracking

C. they do harm to people’s health

D. tools are necessary to do self-tracking

3.Self-tracking was firstly come up with by _______.

A. two magazine writers

B. athletes and their coaches

C. doctors and their patients

D. scientists of Data Speaks Health Solutions

4.You can find this article in the part of _______.

A. Education B. Sports C. Health D. News

詞匯運用

根據(jù)句子意思,用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當形式填空。(每空一詞)

1.She decided to remain (單身).

2.I _ your sister for you as we met in the street.(誤以為)

3.Sandy has solving this chemistry problem alone. (困難)

4.Folk was first created in a style and had strong local color.(傳統(tǒng)的)

5.She the trip to the countryside because of bad weather last Sunday.(取消)

6.My younger sister needs more friends of age. (she)

7.They into the prison and set free all the prisoners. (break)

8.Don’t worry about your son’s . He has grown up. (safe)

9.China is and more powerful than ever before. (wealthy)

10.I have never met our new neighbors; I know them by sight. (simple)

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A bit of stress and worry might be helpful in encouraging you to do better, but too much of it can do harm to your health and stop you from working or studying. So it’s necessary for you to deal with stress and worry.

Become somebody who can know how to relax

Don’t sit down before the computer or the television set for long, or you may feel more stressed and worried. You can choose something like deep breathing or listening to some music to relax yourself instead.

Get proper exercise, food as well as sleep

You’d better exercise properly because you will feel stronger and less stressed after exercising. It is also very important for you to have enough sleep so that you can do your activities of daily life. Besides, to become energetic, you should have healthy food.

Communicate with others

If something worries you, Remember to share your problems with your family or friends. Doing so can make you feel more understood and you are not alone.

Connect with nature

When you feel low, it’s a good idea to take a walk with a friend or two. You’d better choose a place which you know well and where you feel safe in order to be able to enjoy and relax in nature.

Try thinking in the positive (積極的)manner

We have to think more of the beautiful and good things of our lives, which helps you in letting your minds go away from unnecessary stress and worry.

Ask a doctor for help

At times, stress becomes so serious that it becomes a cause of worry. In this case, it is wise for you to go to a doctor for help. He or she is able to help you solve the problem better and faster.

Title: How to Deal with Stress and Worry

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根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。（每空一詞）

I will never forget the tenth summer of my childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born.

One day my grandfather said, “Come. I have something for you.” I f 1. him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal,” he said. Great, I thought, looking around for the boat. But there was n 2. . Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me h 3. to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat, and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said. “No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The w 4. rang in my head as I worked. Finally I finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at, but I was p 5. . Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I h 6. my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would n 7. see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure s 8. here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again a 9. my grandfather had died 22 years before.

After that, I returned to the lake five times. Each time I held the boat and carved the year, my g 10. seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine, 13; Claire, 12. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, “Grandpa, someday I’ll come back.” She added, “And I’ll bring my children.”

根據(jù)中文意思，完成下列句子，詞數(shù)不限。

1.很多人直到屠呦呦獲得了一項諾貝爾（Nobel）獎才知道她。

2.除非你盡力，否則你不能實現(xiàn)你的理想。

3.他做出如此愚蠢的一個決定，以至于我們不得不放棄這場演出。

4.結(jié)果證明他與此案無關(guān)。

5.他訓(xùn)練更加刻苦，結(jié)果，他成功地進了NBA。