Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.
When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.
Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
【小題1】How old was the writer when he first had a dream?
【小題2】Why did he give up being a basketball player?
【小題3】How many dreams did he give up?
【小題4】Did his dream come true at last?
【小題5】What can you learn from this passage?

A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回報）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”
“Fifty pounds,” he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.
【小題1】Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?
A. Because he had saved her life.
B. Because he had saved her son’s life.
C. Because he had given her some money.
【小題2】The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.
A. the purse was too small
B. the lady wouldn’t give him money
C. purses should be given between friends
【小題3】What can we learn from the passage?
A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.
B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.
C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.
【小題4】 According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.
A. happy                     B. excited                    C. sorry

A famous foreign company in China wanted a Clerk for its public relation department (公關部).
A beautiful girl with a master's degree(碩士學位) went through a lot of challenges and her name was on the list. In the final stage she faced an interview together -with another girl. Both of them were outstanding,
not only in looks but also in education.
The girl was successful in the interview. It seemed that she would get the chance. At last the examiner asked her, "Can you come to the office next Monday?" Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl couldn't make a decision at the moment, so she said, "I have to talk with my parents before I give an answer. " The examiner felt surprised but said calmly, "If so, let' s wait till you are ready. "
The next day, the girl came to tell the examiner that her parents had agreed to let her begin work next Monday. But the examiner said regretfully (遺憾地), "Sorry, another suitable candidate (選手)has got the job. You had better try another place. "The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation(解釋) and was told, "What is needed here is a person who knows her own mind. "
That was how a good opportunity right under the nose of a beautiful girl ran away.
【小題1】 The beautiful girl wanted to ask her parents for advice because_________

A．she didn't like the job	B．she didn’t expect the examiner would ask such a question
C．she didn't want to answer the question	D．her parents would be angry if she didn't ask them

【小題2】 We can learn from the passage that__________

A．the company lost its best clerk	B．no girl got the job
C．the other girl who failed at the last interview might get the job
D．the examiner was very pleased with the girl

【小題3】The examiner regarded_________as the most important.

A．a(chǎn) person's confidence	B．a(chǎn) person's knowledge
C．a(chǎn) person's age	D．a(chǎn) person' s beautiful looks

【小題4】 The underlined phrase "right under the nose of" probably means________

A．就在鼻子下

B．想要得到的

C．沒有把握的

D．就在眼前的

【小題5】 The best title for the passage above might be___________

A．Make Decisions With Your Parents	B．A Successful Interview
C．Use Your Own Mind	D．Answer the Examiner's Question Quickly

The famous Chinese mathematician(數(shù)學家) Hua Luogeng was born in Jintan County, Jiangsu province in 1910. When he was young, life was very difficult for his family. Still, the boy took great interest in math.
In the summer of 1931, he was fortunate(幸運的) enough to become an assistant in the Math Department(系) of Qinghua University, where he spent every moment he could find working and studying, and he finished his compulsory(必修的) math course all by himself in only 13 months!
Between the years of 1936 and 1938, he was further studying in Cambridge University in the U.K. In 1950, together with his family, he returned to China from the USA. He said, “I’m Chinese, and I’ll do my best for my motherland.”
So he did. He devoted(貢獻) all his life to the math study and won the great fame(榮譽) for our country.
He died for heart trouble in 1985 while lecturing in Japan. People will always remember him as a great scientist.
【小題1】 Which of the following is not true?

A．Hua Luogeng is a famous Chinese mathematician.

B．Hua Luogeng died in China.

C．Hua Luogeng was born in Jingtan County.

D．Hua Luogeng comes from Jiangsu.

【小題2】 The word “assistant”in this passage means “____” in Chinese.

A．幫手

B．服務員

C．助教

D．教授

【小題3】Hua Luogeng was ____ in 1937. Which of the following cannot be chosen?

A．in China

B．a(chǎn)broad

C．in Cambridge

D．in England

【小題4】 From the story we can guess that Hua Luogeng was born in ____.

A．a(chǎn) rich family	B．a(chǎn) poor family
C．a(chǎn) mathematician family	D．a(chǎn) fortunate family