A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest

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The small red house on D Street was old enough. It had a blue roof. But Corita liked it. She was born in that house. Corita was seven and a half years old. One day her mother hugged her tight and said, “I have something to tell you. We have to move to another house.”

Corita cried a little, but she got over it. She put all her toys into a box. Not her dolls, though. She held on to the dolls. The movers (搬家工人) came. They took the furniture and clothes. They took Corita’s box of toys. “We’ll meet you at the other house,” they said.

Corita and her mother got on a bus. Corita held her dolls on her lap. The bus ride was long. After the bus ride, Corita and her mother walked two blocks. They came to a yellow house. It was old and little. The movers were there.

They all went into the house. Corita’s mother showed the movers where to put things. She showed them the room for Corita’s toys.

“Will this room be mine?”

“Yes,” said her mother.

“What makes it so nice and bright?”

“Look up. Look toward the roof.”

Corita looked up, “There is a window in the ceiling!”

Her mother smiled, “That’s called a skylight. See the blue sky?”

Corita put her dolls on the bed. Then she took her toys out of the box. “I like this house,” she told her mother. “This house is so nice.”

“Were you afraid it wouldn’t be nice?”

Corita laughed, “Well, my dolls were. But of course, they didn’t know the skylight!”

Life is like a skylight. Only if we find the light things in our life, we will be always happy.

【1】Which sentence about the house on D street is right?

A.It is blue with a red roof.

B.Corita had lived in it for more than seven years.

C.Corita couldn’t wait to leave the house.

D.It was old but modern.

【2】When her mother told Corita they would move house, Corita felt _________.

A.surprisedB.excitedC.sadD.happy

【3】The movers took all the following things in Corita’s house except _________.

A.furnitureB.clothesC.toysD.dolls

【4】From the passage, we know Corita’s mother was _________.

A.politeB.wiseC.selfishD.careful

【5】Which is the best title for this article?

A.Moving house is a good choice.B.Learn to accept a new life.

C.A girl and her old house.D.Moving houses causes problems.

A. What like B. How, think of C. How, like

A. advice B. knowledge C. idea D. Message

A. can’t B. don’t C. am not

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In 1959, when Jean Harper was in the third grade, her teacher asked them to write a report on what they wanted to be when they grew up. She poured her heart into her report and expressed her dream of becoming an airline pilot. Her paper came back with an “F” on it. The teacher told her it was a “fairy tale”. Jean was completely disappointed. As the years went by, Jean was beaten down by the discouragement. “Girls can’t become airline pilots; never have, never will. You’re crazy.” Finally Jean gave up.

In her senior year of high school, her English teacher was Mrs. Dorothy Slaton, a strict teacher with high standards. One day Mrs. Slaton asked this question, “What will you do in the future?” Jean felt a rush of the old enthusiasm (熱情), and with excitement she wrote down the very old dream right away.

The next thing that Mrs. Slaton said changed the course of Jean’s life. “I have a little secret for you. You do have unlimited (無(wú)限的) abilities and talents. When you leave school, if you don’t go for your dream, no one will do it for you. You can have what you want if you try!”

The hurt and fear of years of discouragement disappeared suddenly. Jean felt thrilled and told her teacher about her dream of becoming a pilot. Mrs. Slaton slapped (敲) the desk top, “Then do it!” she said.

So Jean did. It didn’t happen overnight. In her l0 years of hard work, even facing all kinds of difficulties, she never gave up her dream.

Eventually, Jean Harper became a Boeing 737 captain (機(jī)長(zhǎng)) of the United Airline Company.

【1】Jean’s third-grade teacher thought her dream to be _____________.

A. great B. impossible C. challenging D. reasonable

【2】Mrs. Slaton may think that _____________.

A. Jean is not a nice girl

B. only some of her students have great abilities

C. a belief helps to realize one’s dream

D. her students are good enough to enter the best schools

【3】According to the passage, we can infer that _____________.

A. Jean’s dream was always in her deep heart

B. Jean didn’t go for her dream

C. most people around Jean were for her dream

D. Jean achieved her dream overnight

【4】What does the underlined word thrilled in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. excited B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed

【5】What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Face Difficulties B. Dream C. Voice Your Dream D. Go for your dream

A. fright B. frighten

C. frightened D. Frightening

—She is a pretty lady (女士) ________ long hair.

A. by B. on C. with D. of

A. slowly B. clearly C. quietly D. carefully

A. cleverer B. taller C. quieter D. more outgoing