He studied hard at school when he was young, () contributed a lot to his success.
A.which
B.that
C.what
A.which
B.that
C.what
Michael studied hard before the examination in mathematics, and it ______ . He made an A.
A.paid out
B.paid off
C.paid over
D.paid well
Johan's score on the test is the highest in the group; he ______ last night.
A.should have studied
B.must have studied
C.has studied
D.should study
Beethoven wrote about 300 (12) of music. He wrote some of his most beautiful pieces after he became deaf. It is hard for anyone to be deaf. But it is even worse for a musician than for (13) else. Think of not being able to hear the music you have written!
As a child Beethoven did not have a happy life. His father drank (14) .When the boy was only four,his father decided to make a musician (15) him. Hour after hour he had to practice (16) the violin. He learned so fast that he was able to make a concert tour when he was eleven. When he was seventeen,the great Mozart praised him. After he studied with Haydn. Beethoven was writing a great deal of music (17) .
Beethoven had an ugly face and a bad temper. He was often invited (18) the homes of wealthy people. They forgave him when his temper flared up. Illness made him become deaf when he was (19) thirty-one.
Beethoven wrote long pieces and short ones,gentle ones and (20) ones.
A. hear
B. listen
C. listen to
D. hear of
11. Which of the following is NOT true about Thomas J. Stanley?
A)He is the writer of The Millionaire Mind.
B)He himself became rich by writing about the rich.
C)He has found that one’s school grades and his economic achievement are closely related.
D)One of his books, The Millionaire Next Door, has been on the list of Best Sellers.
12. We can learn from the passage that .
A)one who wants to be a millionaire must have high scores in college.
B)natural intelligence is not so important a factor on deciding whether or not a person is able to become a millionaire.
C)a child born into a rich family is likely to be a millionaire in the future.
D)one can become rich by taking scrap cloth and making underwear for prisons.
13. What are the keys to success according to the passage?
A)honest and hardworking.
B)smart and creative
C)intelligent and well-educated D)self-disciplined and risk-taking
14. What kinds of careers do millionaires choose?
A)They choose the ones that are well-paid.
B)They choose the ones that they’re capable of doing.
C)They choose careers according to their natural genius.
D)They choose the ones that supply them with room for their individualism.
15. In the sentence “It’s a lesson Stanley has taken to heart”, “It” refers to .
A)He himself has gotten rich by writing about the rich.
B)Millionaires may not have great analytic intelligence.
C)Books about millionaires will be very popular with readers.
D)What he has found about millionaires in his survey.
The main idea of the passage is that______.
A.life is not enjoyable since each age has some pains
B.young men can have the greatest happiness if they work hard
C.childhood is the most enjoyable time in one's life
D.one is the happiest if he can make good use of each age in his life
(56)
A.clothes
B.looks
C.van
D.motorcycle
A.so that
B.therefore
C.that
D.which
A、The American dream promised older people that if they worked hard enough all their lives, things would turn out well for them.
B、But what are an individual’s chances for a “good” old age in America, with satisfying final years and a dignified death?
C、And though I’m as leery of certain polls as anyone, this margin of credulity is too wide to be discounted.
D、He stands there, his feet braced, his head high from the soaring mountain of his huge neck, and he wonders where he is.
When his master is moved to travel, the dog has to be on hand to help pull whatever load is put on the sledge(雪撬), and often such loads are very heavy. The Eskimo dog in his region is tough, savage, quarrelsome animal with a hairtrigger(一触即发的) temper. On his home ground he re quires stern handling--and he gets it.
An Eskimo uses his whip ______.
A.to kill animals when food is scarce
B.to earn his keep
C.with amazing accuracy
D.for making his dogs tough
Dr. James A. Naismith, the father of basketball, was an instructor at a YMCA(基督教) Training school. The school trained people to work in YMCAs. Officials at the school were concerned about the low attendance during the winter months. They felt that people didn't attend then because the school did not have a good winter sports program. So they asked Dr. Naismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.
Naismith studied current games. He found that all the most popular games used a ball. So a ball would be a part of his new game, he decided. But kicking the ball or hitting it would be too rough for indoor. So he put 2 peach baskets up on poles. The players had to try to throw a soccer ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen rules for the game. 12 of them are still in use today. Just 7 years after the game began, professional basketball teams were formed.
And that's how basketball was born.
Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A.The Birth of Basketball
B.YMCA and Basketball
C.Basketball——an Indoor Game
D.A Winter Sports Program
Mrs. Green, Danny's teacher, was concerned a lot. "I didn't know that Danny was being picked on," she answered. "He's never said anything about this to me!" Mrs. Green looked at Danny. "How long has this been going on?" she asked. Danny could only shake his head and look at the floor, He knew if he said a word about this, he would have trouble after school.
Danny hadn't said anything about the problem because he wanted to do things with the boys in the neighborhood. After all, most of them were nice to him. He hated to leave the gang just because of Rick. Maybe the time had come to find new friends. He felt it hard to make up his mind.
We learn from the reading that ______.
A.Danny was not a good student
B.Danny's mother talked too much about the school
C.Danny's teacher knew something about Danny's problem before
D.Danny wanted to get away from Rick