(    )56.Many people are interested in ______ online.

A. watching TV B .reading C. shopping

(    )57. From the first paragraph，we know ______.

A. no one likes buying things online

B. more and more people don't like shopping through the Internet

C. shopping on the Internet is more and more popular

(    )58. People like doing shopping on the Internet because it can ______.

A. save their money and time       B. help them make a lot of money

C. help them save time

(    )59. Some people don't like shopping online because they______.

A. have to pay more money

B. must send their money first online

C. are worried about the safety of shopping online

(    )60. What's the best title(题目)of this passage?

A. Why don't people like going shopping?

B. Shopping through the Internet is very popular.

C. How do people shop with little money?

B

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well.But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl.And she became very rich after that.

When she was a child，she was poor.Once，she was invited to her friend's birthday party.S he was pleased but sad because she didn't have enough money to buy a gift for her.

“The party is coming soon，but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.

Later that night she was in bed，thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“What happened?” her grandma asked.Hearing the girl’s story，she said，“Don’t worry.I think I can help you.How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to...” What a beautiful song! They sang and sang.Suddenly she woke up.It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the p arty.

When  she sang the song at the party the next day，her friends were very happy.“How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before.Thank you for giving me the special gift.”said her friend.And they learnt to sing it together.Later the girl became well-known in America.

(    )61.The song Happy Birthday was written by ________.

A.an American girl       B.an American girl’s grandma

C.an American boy

(    )62.The girl was sad because ________.

A.she didn't want to go to the party

B.she would be busy that day

C.she didn't have enough money to buy a gift

(    )63.What gift did she give her friend?

A.A flower.                    B.A toy.     C.A song.

(    )64.What did her friends think of the song? It was ________.

A.boring                 B.beautiful               C.exciting

(    )65.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The girl was still poor after writing the song.

B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream.

C.The girl became famous because of the song.

C

Three Things to Do Before You Are 18

Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18, because after that it’s too late.

Learn to swim

Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.

Try at least one kind of team sports

Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too – you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.

Collect something

One of the best hobbies for under – 18s is collecting things. You could collect k inds of  stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.

(    )66. The most important reason for learning to swim is that _________.

A. it can save your life              B. it can make you healthy

C. you might  easily do lots of things

(    )67.“A good so cial life” in the pas sage means____________.

A. you’ll study in groups

B. you’ll go to parties and make many friends

C. you’ll take part in many matches

(    )68. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to_____ .

A. collect something                  B. do some water sports

C. send emails to your friends

(    )69. What kind of collection is NOT mentioned(提及) in the passage?

A. stamps       B. cinema tickets       C. snowballs

(    )70. The passage is mainly about ____________ before you are 18.

A . good habits to keep       B. skills to have

C. things to do

D

Jeff Keith has only one leg.When he was 12 years old，Jeff had cancer(癌症).Doctor has to cut off most of his right leg.

Every day Jeff puts on an artificial leg(假肢).The leg is plastic(塑料的).With the plastic leg Jeff can ride a bicycle，swim，and play soccer.He can also run.

Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs，too.They decided to run across America.

When he was 22 years old，Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east (东)to the west.He started running in Boston.Seven months later，he stopped running in Los Angeles.Jeff wore out 36 pairs of running shoes and five plastic legs.Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles.In every city people give Jeff money.The money was not for Jeff，but for the American Cancer Society(协会).

On the way to Los Angeles, Jeff talked to people about cancer.Jeff is disabled(残疾)，but he can do many things.He finished college(大学)and is studying to be a lawyer(律师). Jeff says，“People can do anything they want to do.I want people to know that.I ran not only for disabled people.I ran for everybody.”

(    )71.Jeff's right leg was cut off because he had ____.

A.an accident       B.cancer                  C.hurt

(    )72.Jeff's friends ran across American with him.They all have ____.

A.plastid legs           B.running shoes       C.bicycles

(    )73.From the article we know that Boston is ______.

A.in the west           B.in the east            C.near Los Angeles

(    )74.Jeff Keith wants us to know that ________.

A.disabled people can do many things

B.It's 3200 miles from Boston to Los Angeles

C.running shoes are easily broken

(    )75.“I ran for everybody” means ____.

A.people can do anything they want to

B.disabled people also can run

C.some disabled men will become lawyers