What do you want to do later in life? Here are 4 teenagers talking about their hometowns and their dreams.

Albert, age 11, Ontario

I come from Ontario.I love how different each season is. In winter, I go skiing with my family and cousins.

I’ve played soccer since I was three. I’ve made great friends and learned a lot of new skills. When I’m a professional soccer player, I want to work with kids, helping and encouraging them.

Sara, age 12, Washington

I live in Washington. It’s so pretty and green. I can go camping and hunting, and we have the best rivers to fish in.

I want to make a difference in the world. I’ve started making a change by leading my school’s Drug Abuse Prevention Club. I’ve also helped raise money for children who live with wars.

Madison, age 10, Maine

I live in Maine.I like living in a small townbecause it’s easy to get outside with friends.

I’m not sure what I am planning for my future, but I have lots of ideas! I like to think outside of the box and experience new things, so as I go through life I’m sure I’ll have even more ideas!

Brittany, age 11, New Jersey

I live in New Jersey. I love going to Six Flags Great Adventure and playing with my dad.

I have been a member of a public speaking organizationsince I was seven. I really enjoy going to my speaking classes and competing against other teams. My dream is to be a lawyer.

1.Who is going to be a soccer player?

A. Albert. B. Sara. C. Madison. D. Brittany.

2.How did Sara help the children who live with wars?

A.By encouraging them. B. By raising money.

C.By planning for their future. D. By giving speeches.

3.Madison likes living in a small townin Maine because ______.

A. each season isdifferent there

B. he can go camping and hunting

C. it’s easy to get outside with friends

D. it’s fun to go to Six Flags Great Adventure

All the time you spent memorizing multiplication tables（乘法表）may have made you a better mathematician, according to a new study. A team of scientists from Stanford University, in California, have shown how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math.

After a certain amount of time spent practicing math, kids can put away the calculator（計(jì)算器）. They don’t even need to count on their fingers. They simply know the answers to subtraction(?), addition (+), and multiplication (×) facts. The quicker kids can recall basic math facts, the easier it is for them to solve more difficult math problems.

The Stanford University researchers observed（觀察）the brain activity of 28 students, ages 7 to 9, for the study. They took scans of the students’ brains as the students solved math calculations without the help of a calculator, pen or paper. A calculation—three plus four equals seven, for example—flashed on a screen. The students pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong. The scientists also recorded the response speed, and what parts of the brain became active as the kids pushed the button.

These observations showed a process called fact retrieval. Rather than using their fingers to count, or scrawling out equations（列算式）on a piece of paper, the students pulled the answers from memory. It’s as if the answers to basic subtraction, addition, and multiplication problems are kept in a long-term storage part in the brain. The storage part was built from repetition. “Experience really does matter,” said Dr. Kathy Mann Koepeke of the National Institutes of Health.

Children make the changefrom counting to fact retrieval when they are 8 to 9 years old, the study says. This is the time when most students are learning basic addition and subtraction. When kids have basic math facts memorized, the brain has more free space to learn more difficult math.

This process has benefits for the future. The study showed, as kids got older, their answers relied more on memory and became quicker and more correct. Less brain activity was involved in counting. Some children make this change quicker than others.

Scientists hope to use this research to develop new strategies（策略）to help kids learn math at all levels. One strategy the study suggests is for students to test themselves in different orders—solving five times three before five times two, for example. Mixing up the order keeps the brain active. Keep these trainings up, and you may be a math whiz in no time.

1. In the study, kids put away calculators because they can ______.

A. use calculators well

B. scrawl out equations

C. recalling basic math facts

D. count on their fingers

2.The process of “fact retrieval”in Paragraph 4probably means ______.

A. picking out results by working together with their partners

B. finding out answers based on practicing carefully and patiently

C. trying out ways of dealing with problems by attending training

D. working out problems according to what they have remembered

3.What can we know from the study?

A. Kids need to practice using calculators to keep their brains active.

B. Math learners should change to counting practice at the age of 8 to 9.

C. Training by mixing up the order of multiplication tables can help learn math better.

D. Less brain activity may be involved in solving difficult problems when kids get older.

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Math from Memory B. Strategy Development

C. Brain Reorganization D. Training by Repetition

---How did you go to Guangzhou yesterday?

--- I took a taxi _________ I would be in time for the meeting.

A. if B. because C. as soon as D. so that

. --- Could you tell me _________ for Beijing?

--- At 8:30 tomorrow morning.

A. when will you leave B. when you will leave

C. when would you leave D. when you left

The plane will ________ from Guangzhou Airport and land in New York.

A. take up B. take out

C. take away D. take off

When thirty-two-year-old tennis player Andre Agassi made to the final of the U.S. Clay Court Championship in April 2003, he set a new world record: he became the oldest player ever to be number one in the world’s tennis rankings. It was one of the greatest achievements in Agassi’s long and successful career.

Andre Agassi turned professional in 1986 at the age of sixteen. His career soon took off, and in 1990, Agassi was famous around the world, though never having won an important tennis championship. Many people thought he was famous more for his long blond hair and colorful tennis shirts than for his tennis skills. They wondered if he could really win an important tournament.

In 1992, Agassi proved these people wrong by winning one of the greatest prizes in world tennis—the Wimbledon singles final. His first attempt to win this tournament had been in 1987, but he lost his opening game. He then refused to take part in Wimbledon for the next three years. He said his reason for not playing was that the officials refused to allow him to wear his colorful shirts, but some people said it was because he was afraid to lose.

After several more championship victories, Agassi’s luck began to run out. By 1997, the year of his marriage to a movie actress--- Brooke Shields, Agassi’s ranking had dropped to 141st in the world. Many people thought his career was over.

Agassi and Shields divorced two years later, and Agassi made a comeback with a new trainer, a new hairstyle, and new determination. In 1999, he won both the French Open and the U.S. Open and ended the year back as the world’s number one. By 2003, he had earned more than $27 million in prize money, making him one of the most successful tennis players of all times.

1. What is the best title of this passage?

A. An Amazing Career B. The World’s Oldest Tennis Player

C. Agassi’s life D. Great Championship Matches

2.How old was Agassi when he won his first championship?

A. sixteen B. twenty C. twenty-two D. thirty-two

3.Who are “these people” in “Agassi proved these people wrong…”?

A. people who beat Agassi in tennis matches

B. people who thought Agassi could not win a championship

C. Brooke Shields and other movie actresses

D. other ranked tennis players

4.Which statement is right about Agassi?

A. He was always lucky to win the championship.

B. He was the youngest player ever to be number one in the world’s tennis rankings.

C. He took part in Wimbledon in 1987.

D. His wife is a dancer.

5.Which of these did NOT happen to Agassi in 1999?

A. He got divorced. B. He won the French Open.

C. He changed his hairstyle. D. He won $27 million.

1.在離開(kāi)教室之前，別忘了關(guān)電腦。

Don’t forget to ________ __________ the computer before you leave the classroom.

2.我媽媽做一個(gè)蛋糕要兩小時(shí)。

__________ __________ my mother two hours _________ __________ a cake.

3.--- 我可以一只手把這個(gè)大箱子舉起來(lái)。--- 哇，你好強(qiáng)壯啊！

--- I can lift the big box with one hand.

--- Wahh! _________ __________ __________ man you are !

4.---昨天你的鑰匙是在哪找到的？ ---在我的桌子下面。

--- Where did you find your key yesterday?

--- It ___________ ____________ under my desk.

5. 我不明白他為什么在會(huì)上問(wèn)了一個(gè)這么蠢的問(wèn)題。

I don’t understand __________ __________ ___________ such a silly question in the meeting.

Three _______ Chinese opera shows will be held at Shenzhen Children’s Palace.

A. additional B. traditional C. international

The dish smells ______ but tastes________.

A. good; bad B. well; nice C. nice; good

—I heard that you passed the exam this time. Congratulations!

— My teacher told some practical methods of learning English. So I passed the final exam.

A. clever B. wise C. useful