All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be．A student's ambition for example，might be to pass his or her exams．An athlete's ambition could be to win an important competition．A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money．

    Not all ambitions are about success at work，however．Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others．

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer．He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper．He likes most sports，but swimming and football are his favorites．Trudy's ambition is to be a concert pianist．She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily．It is very important to her．

    Harry's ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．Then he wants to drive a racing car．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

What is your ambition?

1．The underlined word “ambition" is“               ”in Chinese．

A．信心                   B．希望                    C．理想                   D．幻想

2．What does a businessman want?

A．To pass the exams．                                B．To win a competition．

    C．To make a lot of money                              D．To get a good job．

3．What does Ben want to be?

A．A newspaper reporter．                           B．A famous swimmer．

    C．A great football player．                              D．A sports writer．

4．Why does Trudy practice the piano very day?

A．Because she wants to be a concert pianist。

    B．Because she wants to help Lily

    C．Because she wants to be a pop singer．

    D．Because her mom tells her to．

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Everyone has his or her own ambition．

    B．Harry can't decide what he wants to do．

    C．Ambitions are about success at work．

    D．Somebody doesn't have a ambition．

These four ads are for four children’s books. They talk about the writers, prices, sizes and so on of the books.

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1. Why does Alfie want to be an angel?

A. Because angels can fly.              B. Because angels can do anything.

C. Because angels look like each other.     D. Because angels are cool.

2. How much is What Is Peace?

A. ￡7.50.      B. ￡6.50.      C. ￡5.99.      D. ￡8.50.

3.Andy is a Korean boy. Which book can he read?

A. Alfie’s Angels.                  B. That’s My Mum.

C. What Is Peace.                   D. Farmer Duck.

   My name is Sally . I’m 18 years old and I live in New York . My favorite subject is music . I don’t like science because it’s boring . I usually do my homework at 5 o’clock and I go to bed at 9 o’clock . My favorite teacher is Mr. Green .

Hi, my name is Paul . I’m 17 and my birthday is November 13^th . Ms. Martin is my favorite teacher . She teaches math . I like math and music . I can play the piano but I can’t sing very well . I don’t like science . It’s so boring .

My name is Jackie . I’m from England . I get up at 6 o’clock and I have breakfast at 7 o’clock . I like swimming and painting . I want to join the art club . I don’t like science . I think it’s boring . I speak English and a little Chinese .

My name is Sue. I’m from Yokohama in Japan . I speak Japanese and English . I usually go to school at 7 o’clock in the morning . I think science is boring , but I like history . I want to visit China and America because I think they are very interesting countries （國家）.

根據短文內容回答問題。

1. When does Jackie get up ?

2.What does Sally do at five o’clock ?

3. Why does Sue want to visit China and America ?

4. Who is Paul’s favorite teacher ?

5.Why don’t they like science ?

Paris—French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would clear over 300 Roma camps in France. He will send more than 700 Roma back to their native countries, including Romania (羅馬尼亞) and Bulgaria (保加利亞) in the next three months.
Many French people disagree with Sarkozy’s move. Some European countries don’t agree with the move, either. They say it goes against human rights. However, Sarkozy has made up his mind. Police have been clearing Roma camps.
Roma are also called gypsies (吉普賽人). They came from India. They left their homeland sometime during the 11th century and entered Europe in the 14th century. Today there are 2-5 million gypsies. Most of them live in Eastern Europe.
They traveled everywhere and made a living as actors, actresses, workers, and by selling goods from faraway lands. Most gypsies are very poor and their children don’t go to school. Some gypsies can’t find work so they make a living begging (乞討) or stealing. The French government thinks gypsies bring a lot of social problems. That’s why Sarkozy wants them out of France.
Sarkozy’s move, however, won’t solve the gypsy problems in France for the long term. According to EU (歐盟) laws, the gypsies of EU member countries are free to go to another EU member country, like France. They can stay there for up to three months. Many of the gypsies will probably come back to France in the future.
【小題1】How many Roma will be sent from France to their native countries in the next three months?