An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”

Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted（觸電）during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation（康復(fù)）centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.

Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”

He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.

1.Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.

    A. 10                       B. 14                       C. 23

2.Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.

    A. playing games

B. learning from others

C. armless swimming

3.Liu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.

    A. his teacher                  B. his mother                   C. himself

4.The sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.

    A. lost the future of music

B. got other chances at success

C. couldn’t do sports

5.The best title of this passage is “_________”

    A. One is never too old to learn

    B. Time and tide wait for no man

    C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way

 

SUNNY SCHOOL

We are a bilingual(雙語) school for children of 6-15. We want a cook, a library assistant, a sports coach and a language teacher.

Job	Age	Language	Skill	Other terms (其它條件)
cook	25~40	Chinese	can cook Chinese and Western(西方) food	healthy
library assistant	20~35	Chinese, English	has the knowledge(知識) on all kinds of books	careful (仔細(xì))
sports coach	20~40	Chinese, English	major in(主修) P.E.	healthy, strong
teacher	30~45	Chinese, English	major in English	--

1.Who can’t go to Sunny School?

A．A four-year-old child.                    B．An eleven-year-old boy.

C．A fifteen-year-old girl                    D．An eight-year-old kid.

2.Who is not wanted by Sunny School?

A．A PE teacher.

B．An English teacher.

C．A library assistant

D．A math teacher.

3.We know ______ may not speak English in Sunny School.

A．the sports coach

B．the cook

C．the library assistant

D．the language teacher

4.The coach must major in _______.

A．Chinese           B．English            C．food             D．P.E.

5.The Sunny School wants a teacher ________.

A．a(chǎn)ged between 25 and 40

B．who can cook Western food

C．who is careful and strong

D．who can speak English and Chinese

 

Some children are flying kites near the river. They are very high and Peter can see them from the classroom. After lunch his aunt comes to see his mother and brings a kite to him. It looks like a bird. He wants to fly it but his mother doesn’t let him do that.

“It’s time to go to school,” says his mother, “You can fly it after dinner.”

The boy is unhappy, and says goodbye to his aunt and leaves. Now he is in the classroom but he doesn’t listen to Miss Black. He only thinks how to fly the kite. Miss Black writes something on the blackboard and then turns to the class.

“Name nine things with milk in them, Peter.” she says.

The boy doesn’t hear her and still sits there. A boy in Row 4 beats(敲打)his back and he knows it. He stands up and Miss Black asks him the question again. He thinks for some time and then says, “Yes, madam, tea, coffee, cake and …er…six cows(奶牛).”

1.There is _____ near Peter’s school.

A．a(chǎn) bank            B．a(chǎn) river            C．a(chǎn) lake            D．a(chǎn) park

2.In the classroom, Peter can see ______.

A．some children swimming in the park

B．his aunt buy a kite for him

C．some students reading beside the lake

D．some children flying kites near the river

3. _____ comes to visit his mother after lunch.

A．Peter’s teacher                       B．Peter’s friend

C．Peter’s cousin                        D．Peter’s aunt

4. Peter’s mother tells him to fly the kite ________.

A．a(chǎn)t breakfast                            B．in the classroom

C．a(chǎn)fter dinner                           D．in school

5. In class, Peter only thinks ______.

A．his teacher’s words

B．what the kite looks like

C．how to fly the kite

D．how to answer the teacher’s question

 

—What's the woman in a white hat?
—____________.

A．She is my teacher	B．She is a cook
C．She is thirty	D．She is a girl

My teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried , the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it said that he had been absent 95 times from classes. In this way he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.
◆ One night I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as a head teacher. “ I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences(缺席).” Before he could say another word I choked up(哽咽). And said sadly, “ I love my son. I’ve tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. It’s out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The head teacher seriously said, “ Thank you for your time.”
◆ Karl’s next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. He was even on the list of the best students at school. In his fourth year, I took part in a parent-teacher meeting.I noticed that his teachers were surprised at the way he had turened himself around. On our way home, he said, “ Mum, remember that call from the head teacher last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought I’d play a joke but I heard what you said, It really hit me how much I was hurting you.That’s when I knew I had to make you proud.”
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【小題1】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “withdrawn”?

A．Quiet and lonely.	B．Relaxed and excited.
C．Active and lively.	D．Happy and easygoing.

【小題2】According to the first report card, Karl __________.

A．often went to school late	B．did well at school
C．did a good job at school	D．failed in the exams

【小題3】When the mother said “ it’s out of my hands” to the head teacher, she meant that she __________. 

A．didn’t know what to do about her son	B．would drive her son away from the house
C．had no money to support the family	D．would have to hang up

【小題4】Who telephoned Karl’s mother that day?

A．The head teacher.	B．The school adviser.
C．Karl himself.	D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

【小題5】From the passage we can learn that __________.

A．children in single-parent families always have mental problems

B．mother’s love is important to teenagers’life

C．parents should give their children everything that they need

D．school education still works well without the support from parents