Do you know Yao Beina?
Not only a popular singer was Yao Beina, but also she was an energetic and warm-hearted angel. She had her corneas (眼角膜) donated to two men who needed them, which helped them see the world clearly again.
Yao was born in a music family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan. Her father, Yao Feng, was the former chairman of the Shenzhen Association of Musicians and now serves as the vice chairman of Guangdong Association of Musicians. Under the influence of her family, she had taken up piano since the age of 4, and she sang her first song on the stage when she was 9 years old. Yao did quite well in singing, so she took part in the thirteenth Youth Singing Competition and won the first prize.
She became well-known to the public after making a series of songs for the hit TV drama “The Legend of Zhenhuan” in 2012, and the mandarin version (中文版本) of “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen”. In July 2013, she competed in The Voice of China II and finally got the second place in Na Ying’s team. She had won a lot of music awards before she was famous.
Yao Beina was unfortunate to be diagnosed (诊断) with breast cancer (乳腺癌) and had a successful operation in 2011. Since then, she has fought against the disease for about four years while keeping singing, but sadly she failed. She originally thought of donating all of her organs (器官) to save others’ lives, but failed to do it because of her serious illness.
She’s gone, even though she had never stopped struggling with cancer. Heaven just got another beautiful angel, with her beautiful voice and kindness.
1.Yao Beina had her ______ donated to save others.
A. two corneas B. all organs C. heart D. kidney
2.Yao was born in a ______ family on Sept. 26, 1981 in Wuhan.
A. doctor B. farmer C. music D. worker
3.How old was Yao Beina when she started to sing for people?
A. Four. B. Nine. C. Thirteen. D. Thirty.
4.Which is TRUE about Yao Beina according to the passage?
A. She started to play the piano at the age of 5.
B. She had great voice and won a lot of awards in music.
C. She was a weak and selfish girl.
D. She won over the breast cancer in the end.
5.What’s the passage mainly about?
A. Yao Beina’s family.
B. Yao Beina’s disease.
C. Yao Beina’s teacher.
D. Yao Beina’s art achievements.
JACK:Hi, Mike. We haven’t seen for several days. How’s it going?
MIKE:Not bad. _______________________
JACK:Pretty good! Are you free this Sunday afternoon?
MIKE:________________________ What’s up?
JACK:There is going to be a basketball match in our school. ________________________
MIKE:Yes, of course. But which team is our school going to play against?
JACK:________________________
MIKE:Really? I think our team is very strong perhaps we will win the match.
JACK:But I hear that their team is strong, too.
MIKE:I’m sure it must be a wonderful match.
JACK:I think so. ________________________
MIKE:Let’s meet in the playground at 3:00 pm.
JACK:OK. See you then.
MIKE:See you.
1.
A. How are you going? B. What about you, Jack?
C. Are you good? D. What’s the matter?
2.A. Yes, I will. B. No, I won’t. C. Yes, I am. D. No. I’m not.
3.
A. Would you like to watch it? B. Would you like watching it?
C. Let’s go to watch it. D. How about watching it?
4.
A. I’m not sure. B. I don’t know
C. The soccer team in No. 2 Middle School D. The team from No. 2 Middle School.
5.
A. Will you go with me? B. Where and when shall we meet?
C. Why not meet in the playground? D. Why don’t we meet at 3:30?
Time flies like an arrow. What is your most unforgettable experience in the year 2014? Three teen’s readers want to ________ their stories with you.
Ji Luyang, 13, from Jiangsu: This summer, I went for a budget trip(穷游) with my father to northern China. We took ________ instead of plane. Hard seat tickets were our ________ choice. We were happy because we ________ the money for a hotel even though the time on the train was uncomfortable. After the trip, I have become an expert on saving money.
He Zhuowen, 14, from Shanxi: The biggest thing for me this year is that I have made a new friend from Taiwan. Her name is Zou Mianzhi. She is of the ________ age as me. I learnt a lot about schools in Taiwan from Zou. For example, they take logic class and home economics(家政) class, which are new to ________. Now we still talk about our lives by WeChat(微信) every day.
Zhang Yaozhi, 14, from Shanghai: In 2014, I tried teaching for the first time in my life. It was
________ of our school’s community activities. Before, I thought it was easy, ________ I was wrong. To prepare lessons, I had to ________ until midnight. From this experience I came to understand our teachers ________. It is really frustrating when you speak on the platform but nobody listens!
1.A. help B. share C. tell D. talk
2.A. taxi B. bus C. plane D. train
3.A. first B. second C. two D. one
4.A. raised B. put C. borrowed D. saved
5.A. different B. young C. same D. old
6.A. us B. her C. me D. him
7.A. part B. place C. life D. side
8.A. so B. but C. and D. or
9.A. begin B. work C. talk D. finish
10.A. better B. more C. less D. fewer
—I want to borrow the book, but I don’t know how long I can _______ it.
—For two weeks.
A. borrow B. keep C. lend D. get
Please _______ carefully, Michael! There’s a school ahead.
A. to drive B. drive C. drove D. driving
—Simon. I hear you are going abroad for further study. Have you decided ______?
—Next September.
A. when going B. when to go
C. how going D. how to go
