单选题and Great Expectations was a wonderful ______ .Dickens’ early life was very hard. His family was poor, and his mother sent him out to work in a factory when he was 12.A bookB storyC playD film

A.motivation

B.encouragement

C.intention

D.compulsion

A

Jay Chou was born on January 18, 1979, in Taiwan, China． He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid． He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life．

As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music．His mother sent lum to learn the piano when he was only three years-old He loved it and kept on practicing． When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well． At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs．

Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter． For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers． Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung． Jay released(友行) his first album(专辑) in 2000 and soon he got quite popular．

Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia． However, he is still shy and doesn't smile often He isn’t good-looking and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans． Most of his fans like him because he is really good at music and never follows others．

( )21． When Jay Chou was a small kid,_________-

④he was quiet and shy②he lived with his parents③he didn't study well④he loved music

A、adept

B、adopt

C、adapt

D、adult

His bad health is a great disadvantage to him when he looks for a job.(英译汉)

A small boy was walking (51) a street in London． His name was Tom．It was a cold winter day in 1900．(52) he could not have breakfast or lunch． He didn't have any money． His father died(死了)when he was very young． His mother was often ill，so she couldn’t (53) Tom and his brother，Mike． Both of them had to work to help their mother． He was small but his dream(梦想)was very (54) ． His wish was to be a famous actor． He worked very hard to sing and dance (55 ) ．

One day，a man came to him and asked，" (56) in my film?""Certainly，"he answered．

And he did his (57)in it． Many people said，"We have never seen such an (58)． film．"Thirty years (59 ) ，this boy was among (60) famous people in the world． He made many interesting films，and lots of people admired him．

( )51．

A．along

B．for

C．with

D．to

My grandfather was a completely different person before he had a stroke. He worked as a chief accountant, and he worked really long hours. People used to say that he was a workaholic. When he came home, he was always tired and this used to make him irritable. He didn't use to be sociable at all. He used to spend a lot of time alone working in the garden. I used to be frightened of him as a child. He used to shout at us all the time. Then, suddenly he became ill, and then the doctors told him he had to give up work. He changed almost overnight. His attitude to lots of things changed. He relaxed and spent time with his grandchildren. When he died, I think he was a really happy, relaxed man.

(1). My grandfather used to ().

A、drink a lot

B、work very hard

C、be the manager

(2). He was () when he came home.

A、 very pleasant

B、excited

C、easy to get angry

(3). When I was a child, I ().

A、 liked him very much

B、I hated him

C、was afraid of him

(4). Doctors asked him to ()after he had a stroke.

A、 stop working

B、change his attitude

C、work less

(5). When he died, he ().

A、 was feeling worried

B、was irritable

C、was a happy man

A

Jackie Chan was born on April 7， 1954 in Hong Kong， China． His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born． His parents named him "Chan Kang- sang"， which means "born in Hong Kong"． They wanted to celebrate a safe t4ip to ~tng Kong．At first， Jackie's family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆)． His father was a cook，and- his mother was a housekeeper．When Jackie was seven years old， his family moved to Aus- tralia， His father got a job in the American Embassy． Later， back in Hong Kong， Jackie's fa- ther sent him to the China Drama Academy(中国戏剧学院)． Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day． The students practised Kong Fu(功夫) and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演)thereWhen Jackie was 17， he began to do dangerous stunts for films． In the early 1980s， Jackie went to Hollywood(好莱坞)， but he wasn’t very successful． He went on making films in Hong Kong and had great success． Finally， in 1995， Jackie Chan became famous in the United States． Today， Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans， and his films make millions of dollars．

( )21． What is Jackie Chan?

A． He is a cook．

B． He is a singer．

C． He is a film star．

D． He is a housekeeper．

A.very ill man

B.much sick man

C.serious ill man

D.very sick man

A、his and hers

B、he and her

C、him and her

D、he and she

He agreed to go and work abroad ________ that his family could go with him.

A: to provide

B: provide

C: provided

D: and provided