What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 2l years. Harrison’s job has been responsible for approving（批準(zhǔn)）large numbers of the sweet ice cream – as well as for developing over 15 flavors（味道）.
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job; after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No – there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a job in this “cool field”.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and grades 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12^oF. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the colour expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy – working at one cool job.
【小題1】What is John Harrison’s job?

A．An officer.	B．An ice-cream taster.
C．A chemist.	D．An ice-cream producer.

【小題2】According to John Harrison, what is useful to get a job in “cool field”?

A．To just like ice cream.

B．To find out new flavors each day.

C．To have new ideas every day.

D．To have a degree in food-science.

【小題3】What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?

A．He smells it.	B．He lets it warm up.
C．He tastes its flavor.	D．He examines its colour.

What is the best way to study? This is a very important question. Some Chinese students often  36  very hard  37  long hours. This is a   38 habit(習(xí)慣), but it is not a better way to study.  A good student must 39 enough sleep, enough food and enough rest.          
Every  40  you   41   to take a walk or play basketball or ping-pong or sing a song. When you  42   to your studies, you’ll find yourself   43   than before and you’ll learn more.
Perhaps we can  44  that learning English is like taking Chinese medicine, We mean that like Chinese medicine, the effects(效果) of your study   45   slowly but surely. Learn every day and effects will come just like Chinese medicine.
【小題1】A. play           B. study             C. sleep         
【小題2】A. at                B. in                 C. for            
【小題3】 A. best               B. better           C. good           
【小題4】 A. have           B. do                 C. want          
【小題5】 A. day            B. week            C. hour             
【小題6】 A. want          B. hope              C. need
【小題7】A. begin         B. return            C. go             
【小題8】 A. stronger           B. weaker          C. strong
【小題9】A. say              B. guess            C. talk               
【小題10】A. return            B. come              C. give

What will you do if you get 5 million (百萬)? Some people give some different answers.
Sally: I want to do business (生意). If I am rich, I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.
Joe: If I have 5 million, I will use the money to do everything I like. At first, I will use 2 million to open my own shop. And I will use another 2 million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive,and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use 1 million to buy some presents for my family and my best friend.
Anna: If I have 5 million, I will put 3 million in the bank and spend 2 million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a building with a swimming pool.
Jack: I will buy an island if I have 5 million. Then I will be the king of the island nad I will invite my friends to my island.
【小題1】 Who will do business if he/she gets 5 million.?

A．Sally

B．jack

C．Anna

D．We don’t know.

【小題2】What will Anna do if she gets 5 million?

A．Do business	B．Open a shop.	C．Buy an island
D．Put three million in the bank and spend 2 million.

【小題3】What will Joe do with the last 1 million if he gets 5 million?

A．He will buy some new houses	B．He will open his own shop
C．He will buy some presents for his family and his best friend.	D．He will build a building.

【小題4】 Where will Anna visit if she gets 5 million?

A．China and japan	B．London, Paris and New York	C．London, Paris and Belgium
D．Angola, Cuba and Inda.

【小題5】What does the passage talk about?
A, If one loses money, what will she/he do?       B, If one borrows 5 million, what will he/she do?
C, If one gets 5 millions, what will he/she do?     D, If one builds a big building, he/ she will sell it.

What makes 15,000 men and women run for hours, and what makes them run through the streets on a cold day without coats? I was one of those runners.  The race is called marathon (馬拉松).
I had never run more than eight miles before, and here I was training.  Since the race is in April, I had to run throughout the winter, and in Boston, winters are cold. For most people, just putting on their shirts, sweaters, jackets, and hats is exercise enough. I found myself out on the dark streets, running along ice sidewalks (人行道). Even in gloves, my fingers got so cold that they looked like red carrots. My nose didn't get warm until lunchtime !
Finally, the big day arrived. The weather was cold, with ice and rain. Bang! The gun sounded, and we started. I didn't go anywhere at first because I was standing behind so many people. I had to wait for them to move.
At first, the running was easy.  The other runners just seemed to pull me along. Somewhere around the 20-mile mark I even said to myself, "This is nothing, why did I train so hard?"
Then I hit "the wall". "The wall" is what marathon runners call the special point. I knew my body reached the point and I thought I couldn't go any more. I was out of breath and my legs turned into pieces of wood.  I was almost falling down.  I can't remember anything about the last five miles of the race.
I kept running though. At last, I heard a voice at the finishing line.
"You look good," my friend Ted said. "How did it feel?"
"Wonderful !" I replied.
For everything, if you devote yourself into it, there will be a way. I finished the race, at least, in my heart, I was the winner.
【小題1】Which one best describes the weather on the race day?

A．Cold and rainy.

B．Cold and sunny.

C．Dry and cloudy.

D．Wet and foggy.

【小題2】 How did the writer feel about the race during the first 20 miles?

A．Difficult.

B．Boring.

C．Easy.

D．Interesting.

【小題3】 According to the article, what must someone do to prepare for a marathon?

A．One must eat certain food and get plenty of sleep.

B．One must be willing to eat, sleep, and train twenty-four hours a day.

C．One must run along ice sidewalks every day.

D．One must be willing to train a lot and doesn't give up easily.

【小題4】Then I hit "the wall". What do you think "hit the wall" means here?

A．撞擊墻壁

B．到達(dá)極限

C．抵達(dá)終點(diǎn)

D．中途加速

What will you do if you get 5 million (百萬)? Some people give some different answers.
Sally: I want to do business (生意). If I am rich, I will do a lot of things for my family. For me nothing is more important than my family. I will buy a new house for them and travel around the world.
Joe: If I have 5 million, I will use the money to do everything I like. At first, I will use 2 million to open my own shop. And I will use another 2 million to buy some new houses. In the future, the houses which I buy will become more expensive,and I will sell them to other people. Finally, I will use 1 million to buy some presents for my family and my best friend.
Anna: If I have 5 million, I will put 3 million in the bank and spend 2 million. I will visit Paris, London and New York. I will eat delicious food, play games, and build a building with a swimming pool.
Jack: I will buy an island if I have 5 million. Then I will be the king of the island nad I will invite my friends to my island.
【小題1】 Who will do business if he/she gets 5 million.?

A．Sally

B．jack

C．Anna

D．We don’t know.

【小題2】What will Anna do if she gets 5 million?

A．Do business

B．Open a shop

C．Buy an island

D．Put three million in the bank and spend 2 million.

【小題3】What will Joe do with the last 1 million if he gets 5 million?

A．He will buy some new houses

B．He will open his own shop

C．He will buy some presents for his family and his best friend

D．He will build a building.

【小題4】 Where will Anna visit if she gets 5 million?

A．China and japan

B．London, Paris and New York

C．London, Paris and Belgium

D．Angola, Cuba and Inda.

【小題5】What does the passage talk about?

A．If one loses money, what will she/he do?

B．If one borrows 5 million, what will he/she do?

C．If one gets 5 millions, what will he/she do?

D．If one builds a big building, he/ she will sell it.