Susan Boyle was once a Scottish church volunteer. She decided to enter a competition named “British got Talent” at the age of 47years. On April 15th 2009, when Susan got up to sing, the audience was shocked by her age and simplicity.
Middle-aged women were not the usual type of competitor on the show and the audience was even more surprised when she said before starting to sing that she wanted to become a professional singer. To them she looked well past such possibilities. However, she amazed everybody with her wonderful voice and became an overnight singing star. It was reported that the audience all stood up and clapped warmly and that within 9 days, 100 million people had watched her performances and interviews on the Internet.
This was a lot of progress for an unemployed woman who lived along with her cat. Most of her life had been spent looking after her mother who had died aged 92, two years earlier. She had never been married or in her words, “been kissed”. Susan had learned difficulties and had only once been employed as an assistant cook.
Even though Susan did not win the “British got Talent Show” and came up second, two years later, she already released two successful albums. Many people are touched by her story because Susan Boyle is like each of us in one way or another—full of weakness, often disappointed and mocked at by others. However, unlike many of us who usually give up too soon, she had the determination to fight for her dream. Susan Boyle launched her successful music career at the age of 48 and you too can still achieve your dream. Just take courage.
1.What shocked the audience most before Susan started to sing?
A. Her experience and figure.
B. Her wonderful voice
C. Her age and simplicity.
D. Her dream career .
2.What can we learn from the third Paragraph?
A. Susan was good at raising the cat.
B. Susan was a single woman.
C. Susan learned much while attending her mother.
D. Susan didn’t like cooking.
3.What does the underlined word “mocked at” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Laughed at.
B. Highly respected.
C. Cut off.
D. Turned to.
4.What does the writer intend to tell us?
A. Failure is the path to success.
B. It is never too late to start your dream.
C. Entering TV talent show leads to success.
D. Some singers succeed late in life.
随着人们生活水平的提高，越来越多的人们喜欢走出家门去领略祖国的秀丽风光，请你以 The advantages of Travel 为题，谈谈旅行的好处，内容包括：
1. 旅行可以开拓眼界，增长知识。
2. 旅行可以帮助人们结识更多的朋友。
3. 旅行可以提高人们解决问题的能力。
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Here is my idea about how a friend is like. Firstly, a friend is someone you can share your secrets . If you tell him a secret, he will never talks about it with anybody else. Besides, a friend is always good listener when you need one. After hear your sad stories, he will say some words that is nice and warm. Still, your happiness makes him happily too. What’s more, a good friend is willing to offer the help to which you need, or can at least give you some advices. In a word, friends are those you like and trust, and you will enjoy every minute that you spent with them.
Last summer, my friend and I hired a car and headed for Toronto. We didn't book a hotel room 1.________ it was at the beginning of September and we thought it would be easy for us 2._______ (find) a hotel.
we 3._______ (drive) for five hours when the weather changed and it looked like a thunderstorm was coming. We got lost and both were4._______(hunger) when I saw an old lady parking her car. I stopped and asked 5.________she knew a hotel nearby. She said there was a hotel down the road，6._______it might have been closed. The lovely old lady looked at me and said，“Why don't you girls just stay the night at 7._______house? I'll cook for you.”
We ended up going to a little island in Lake Muskoka, 8._______ her family lived. We slept in the 9._______ (comfort) beds they built for their kids and they cooked for us. We stayed at their house for three nights in all and also met their friends. Those days were the 10.______ (good) part of our three-week trip! We were glad that we got lost and met the old lady.
Once there was a man who had lost one of his arms in an accident. Day by day he got more and more , thinking of not being able to do lots of things he used to do. One day he got so disappointed that he to kill himself. He found a tall building and to the top of it. Standing on the edge of the building, he was looking down to have a look at the world before off. Then he caught sight of a man along the sidewalk, whistling and kicking up his heels. When the man came , he found that this man didn’t have any arms at all. He thought to himself, “What am I doing here? sorry for myself? I have one good arm to do things with. the man with no arms dancing on the side-walk is so , maybe I should go on with my life.” He hurried down to the man. He wanted to tell him how he was to see him and how stupid he was to have the of killing himself. He thanked him again for his life and now he knew that he could it with one arm since that guy could go on his life without arms.To his , the man with no arms said nothing began dancing and whistling again.The man with one arm felt even more and finally asked, “Can you tell me why you are so happy, please?”The man replied, “I’m not happy. My body itches (痒)!”
1.A. nervousB. surprised C. depressedD. angry
2.A. whenB. whetherC. thatD. if
3.A. failedB. decided C. likedD. refused
4.A. climbedB. turnedC. flewD. rose
5.A. fastB. best C. last D. first
6.A. shakingB. takingC. showingD. jumping
7.A. yellingB. drinkingC. dancingD. sleeping
8.A. closer B. furtherC. nearlyD. away
9.A. SayingB. FeelingC. BeggingD. Asking
10.A. almostB. stillC. onlyD. just
11.A. Not onlyB. As ifC. So thatD. Now that
12.A. strangeB. happy C. kindD. sad
13.A. teachB. checkC. beatD. catch
14.A. glad B. hardC. slowD. silly
15.A. prideB. joyC. fearD. thought
16.A. lovingB. findingC. savingD. losing
17.A. playB. useC. finishD. make
18.A. surprise B. regretC. delight D. shame
19.A. asB. soC. or D. and
20.A. dangerousB. comfortableC. pleasedD. curious
Everyone wants to be self-confident, but maybe we just don’t know how to be. Here are some tips on how you can feel more confident about yourself.
1. Everyone has shortcomings. When you have found your shortcomings, work to overcome them. If you are a shy person, take part in social activities, such as parties, and speak to at least one or two people there.
Second, try to spend more time with positive people. Successful and confident people have their own ways of settling problems. 2.
Third, set goals for yourself. With each goal you achieve, your self-confidence will increase. 3. We are afraid that we might lose. Stop thinking like that and give yourself a chance.
Fourth, start each day with a sense of opportunity. 4. Think positively about yourself.
Actually everyone has his or her own way of becoming confident. 5. Friends might have useful suggestions, too. In short, as long as you try new things, you are sure to become more confident.
A. Pay attention and learn from them.
B. You should talk with your friends.
C. First, don’t think about your weak points.
D. It’s not always right to ask friends for help.[
E. Sometimes We might be afraid of trying new things.
F. Start your day by reading something encouraging.
G. First, you should know what your weak points are.
