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Simon Cowell, one of the organizers of the talent show spoke of his surprise over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady came up, and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction（反应）and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through - it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
The performance was posted online and before long, the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.
Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hadn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, it’s meaningless.” She added.
Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her musical talents. “ I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and therefore it built my confidence.’’
B. she was satisfied with the organizers
C. she was pretty and in good shape
D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables
B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school.
C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.
D. Simon Cowell didn"t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight.
B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.
C. If you have a dream, keep trying to make it come true!
D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.
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leg.
Every day Jeff puts on an artificial(人造的) leg. The leg is plastic. With the plastic leg Jeff can ski ,ride a bicycle,
swim and play soccer. He can also run.
Jeff made a plan with his friends who had plastic legs, too. They decided to run across America. They all wore
special T-shirts. On it was "Run ,Jeff, Run ,Jeff Keith"s Run Across America."
When he was 22 years old,Jeff Keith ran across the United States from the east to the west. He started running
in Boston. Seven months later ,he stopped running in Los Angeles . He ran 3200 miles. Jeff wore out 36 pairs of
running shoes and five plastic legs. Jeff stopped in cities on the way to Los Angeles. In every city people gave
Jeff money .The money was not for Jeff ,but for American Cancer Society .The Society used the money to know
more about cancer .
On the way to Los Angeles Jeff talked to people about cancer. Jeff is disabled ,but he can do many things. He
finished college and is studying to be a lawyer .Jeff says,"People can do anything they want to do .I want people
to know that I ran not only for disabled people ,I ran for everybody."
B. an accident
C. cancer
D. hurt
B. legs
C. shoes
D. bicycles
B . people can do anything they want to
C . some disabled men will become lawyers
D . disabled people can also run
JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a
classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin"s English
Diary Book". It came out in Taiwan in March. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way
and
give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
"I hope it"s a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on
doing it." This certainly doesn"t mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school. Because of this, she hosted news programme on the radio herself.
Jolin knows it"s important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something
about her everyday life, like study, fashion, travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of
notes. You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.
1. When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin"s English Diary Book" ?
A. In May.
B.In April.
C. In March.
D. In June.
2. She has been good at English ________.
A. since she became a famous singer
B. since she was in Grade 3
C. since she was in college
D. since she was 3 years old
3Jolin thinks that ________ is important for us to learn English.
A. just reciting words
B. hosting a programme on the radio
C. studying in the classroom
D. putting English to good use
4. What"s the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?
A. 轻松愉快的
B. 漫不经心的
C. 迷迷糊糊的
D. 乐于助人的
5. From the passage we know that ________.
A. she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school
B. you don"t have to keep English diaries
C. she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin"s English Diary Book"
D. Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way
It"s a photo of Han Han. He is a young writer (年轻作家) in __1__. Many students like __2__ books,
because some of them are about students" life. Han Han is __3__ Shanghai. He"s twenty-eight __4__ old.
He can __5__ Chinese and English. Han Han likes running, playing football __6__ computer games. He
often __7__ on his blog (博客)Students can read his articles (文章) on it. Han Han has __8__ yellow
dog. It likes to __9__ with him. Do you know what Han Han"s favorite __10__ is? It"s the watermelon.
| ( )1. A. America ( )2. A. he ( )3. A. in ( )4. A. days ( )5. A. speak ( )6. A. but ( )7. A. listens ( )8. A. a ( )9. A. read ( )10. A. food | B. Chinese B. his B. on B. months B. say B. and B. speaks B. an B. write B. vegetables | C. China C. her C. of C. weeks C. show C. or C. writes C. the C. run around C. fruit | D. English D. him D. from D. years D. find D. then D. spells D. D. look at D. dessert |
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| Look at the girl in the picture. She is an English pop singer(流行歌手). Her name is Connie Talbot. She is only 11. But she could sing Over the Rainbow well on TV at six. Her grandmother likes her very much and often asks her to sing for her. Connie’s grandmother is not healthy. But for her, it is a relaxing thing to hear Connie sing. “She sings really well,” her grandmother says. Connie is good at English. She does well at school. She likes French fries very much and often eats them at home. She doesn’t like ice cream or hamburgers. Connie is a star now. But her mother only wants her daughter to be healthy. |  | ||
| 1. Connie’s _______ often asks her to sing. A. daughter B. mother C. grandmother 2. Connie likes to eat _______ at home. A. French fries B. hamburgers C. ice cream 3. We can know that Connie _______. A. knows some French B. learns English well C. doesn’t like English 4. Connie’s mother wants her to be _______. A. healthy B. busy C. famous(出名) | |||