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   When we talk about stars, especially women stars, it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming body shapes. But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely.
   Simon Cowell , one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle's voice. “This lady camp 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 to Dream from Les Miserable. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.
   The performance was posted on line 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 hasn't thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that's hardly a makeover," she added. Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

（1）、 Susan Boyle is _________

A、a judge B、a reporter C、a beautiful D、a Scottish woman

（2）、Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

A、she was confident of her singing B、she was satisfied with the judges C、she was pretty and in good shape D、she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserable

（3）、According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A、It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence B、Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson 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 first sight.

（4）、What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success

A、It's never too old to learn. B、It's easier to succeed at the age of 47. C、If you have a dream, try to make it come true! D、If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

举一反三

Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don't forget this ! "
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train." said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another one," said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I'm going? —I can't remember my station!" the old man said sadly.

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers in the US.
　One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”

阅读理解

Once upon a time，King Swan(天鹅国王)had a beautiful daughter．On her 15th birthday,she wished that when she was old enough,she could choose her own husband．King Swan agreed with her．

When the princess(公主)was old enough，King Swan called all me birds to his home．Birds came from everywhere，even from far away．King Swan told his lovely daughter to choose one she liked．She looked over the many birds．Finally,she chose a green long-narked peacock尼(孔雀)．She told her father，"This bird，the peacock，will be my husband．"

Hearing that me peacock was the lucky one，all me other birds crowded around to congratulate(祝贺)him．The excited peacock said nothing but held his head high．Later he began to shout and show his beauty in a strange dance．The other birds strange to laugh．

King Swan was angry．Standing in the middle of the birds，he said，"Sir Peacock，your voice is sweet,and you're really very pretty.But you are not modest at all．I will not allow my daughter to marry you!"

The princess also learned she was wrong．Then King Swan married his daughter to a modest bird．The peacock flew away，having lost a beautiful wife．

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阅读理解

Hello! I'm Bill Smith. I'm twelve. This is my sister, Jenny. She's ten. We are from the USA. But now we are in China. My father is an English teacher in a school. My mother is a doctor. They work hard.

At school I have a friend. His name is Ben Jones. He's twelve, too. He's from England. We all like China.

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In the ancient Arabic story called Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, the young hero Ali Baba said "Open Sesame" and a door to hidden treasures was opened to him. The old story had a special meaning for Ma Yun. He drew inspiration from it for Alibaba.com--Chinese largest ecommerce(电子商务) website.

In 1995, Ma Yun was working for a US trading company when he was introduced to the Internet. "I know nothing about computers and has never touched a keyboard," he said. He searched the word "beer" and nothing came up about Chinese products.

Ma Yun had an idea. Why not build a large Internet market to connect customers with companies from all over the world? They could do business online in that way. That was how Alibaba began. His company grew quickly. But that didn't mean everything went smoothly. In 2000, many Internet companies failed including Alibaba. But later, he was successful because he managed to attract investment(投资) into his company. "You should stick to your dream," he said. "Everyone thought I was daydreaming when I started. But the most important thing is that we believe in our dream from past to today and tomorrow. Of course we made many mistakes, but we never give up."

Ma Yun is also smart. For him, success in business is like trying to catch a rabbit. "If there are nine rabbits, focus on catching one--don't try to catch them all," he said. "Change your ways if you need to, but don't change the rabbit. Get one first, put it in your pocket and then catch the others. "

阅读理解

Jack is 10 years old, and I am his pencil. I'm Jack's helper(助手).

Jack's pencil box is my home. I have some friends here. They are seven crayons, a ruler, a pencil sharpener and an eraser. Because Jack loves me, I'm the king(国王)in the pencil box. My friends and I are happy every day.

Today, I am not happy because a pen comes in. It's new and beautiful. It's a music pen. It can not only(不仅) write but also(而且) sing. But I'm old and I can only help Jack to write. Jack likes it so much! The new pen is his helper now. It's the new king. What can I do now? Shall I go to a new home?

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