Dreams are like stars.You may never catch them，but if you follow them，they will lead you to success.Yan Ning is such a dream follower.
Yan is a rising star in the science world.When Yan Ning was only a little girl，she dreamed of being a great scientist.After years of hard work，in 1996，she went to Tsinghua University to study biology.After graduating from Tsinghua in 2000，she went to Princeton University and finished her study abroad in 2007.Then she returned to Tsinghua and set up her own lab.At the age of 30，she became the youngest professor（教授）at Tsinghua.
Now.Yan，42，has become a leading biology researcher at Princeton.On April 30，she was included among the 100 new members and 25 foreign associates（院士）into the US Natinal Academy of Science（国家料学院）
However，it was a long and difficult road for her to make such achievements.She said that in order to realize her dream，she expericnced a lot of failures and pains.But she never gave up her dream.Instead，she followed her dream and fought for it.
She usually works at least I4 hours a day.Sometimes she even forgets to eat and rest and works until late night.She never gets tired because she thinks doing research is the most"comfortable"job for her.
In a TV interview，Yan encouraged young people to work hard for their dreams."All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to follow them."
1.Yan went to Tsinghua to study in 1996.
A. chemistry B. physics C. medicine D. biology
2.We can learn from the passage that
A. Yan wanted to give up when she had failures and pains in research.
B. Yan never gets tired because doing research is the easiest job.
C. Yan achieved her dream because she had the courage to follow it.
D. Yan made these achievements mainly by asking others for help.
3.What is the best title（标题）for this passage?
A. A Difficult Research. B. A Dream Follower.
C. A Smooth Road. D. A Famous University
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1.How many books written for children are there from the posters above?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
2.Which of the following books is after 2009 in print?
A.Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
B.Deceptively Delicious
C.Rich Dad , Poor Dad
D.The Road
3.—How much will Mr. Wang pay for two of the books for adults? —At least .
A.$29.52 B.$18.42 C.$11.09 D.$18.33
When our son Bradley was ten, the new bicycle he had received as a birthday gift was stolen. Owning a bike was a big deal to our _________ when they were little. They spent hours and hours, day after day, _________ their bikes, riding up and down the footpath, and at the front of the house.
_________ was a great way to get the kids out of the house and into the fresh air without spending any _____ .
Bradley discovered that his bike had been _________ from our backyard, when he and his sister went outside for a morning ride. He couldn’t believe that _________ would do this.
He got a large piece of cardboard, painted a sign _________ for the bike to be returned, and tied the sign to the letterbox. The following morning when I went out to collect the ________ , I found a white envelope with the magical words “ ________ yourself a new bike”. It was a $100 banknote inside.
We were very _________ that someone had the heart to do this. We’ve never been able to thank the person _________ we think it may be one of our wonderful neighbors. Bradley _________ a big “Thank you” on the sign and we left it outside for a couple of weeks afterwards in case it was someone who drove down our street.
A happy Bradley was able to buy a new bike. As the years ________ , the bikes became bigger and more expensive but were still important for those family bike riders. Now _________ have taken the place of their bikes. Bradley is 25. Sometimes I miss the days when receiving a bicycle was the best thing in the world to them.
All these years later, we are still _________ to that amazingly kind stranger who made Bradley’s wish come true. We were a young family with three little children and it meant a lot to us. We still talk about it and, even now, wonder who he was.
1.A.children B.friends C.parents D.relatives
2.A.with B.in C.on D.to
3.A.Camping B.Hiking C.Bicycling D.Skating
4.A.challenge B.time C.energy D.money
5.A.broken B.stolen C.forgotten D.mistaken
6.A.somebody B.anybody C.everyone D.nobody
7.A.standing B.waiting C.looking D.asking
8.A.mail B.clothes C.fruit D.food
9.A.Make B.Cost C.Pay D.Buy
10.A.moved B.satisfied C.interested D.relaxed
11.A.and B.but C.so D.or
12.A.drew B.wrote C.painted D.marked
13.A.went away B.went on C.went over D.went off
14.A.ships B.trains C.cars D.e-bikes
15.A.cheerful B.useful C.helpful D.thankful
Our kid is too young. We can’t expect him to sit __________ the concert.
A.against B.among C.between D.through
This book will show you ________ from books is put into practical use.
A.how you’ve learned B.how what you’ve learned
C.how that you’ve learned D.that you’ve learned
–Where’s the medicine? I’ve looked everywhere for it.
-Oh, it’s on the top shelf. Mum put there to make sure little Tom __________ it.
A.wouldn’t reach B.haven’t reached C.won’t touch D.hadn’t touched
