As the train was moving across a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows quietly. When the train reached a bend(转弯处),it1    and a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice that everybody on the train turned to "enjoy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers began a discussion about it. The young man was also   2   by the scenery. On his return he 3   the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the  4  of the train. He wanted to sell the house,but nobody would buy it.

    Soon the young man spent 30,000 dollars on the  5  . He thought it was a good place for  6   because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the  7   passengers would be very interested in the house.

    He tried to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisements.   8  the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their signs. To everyone's surprise, the young man was   9  180,000dollars for a three-year rent.

    This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to  10

先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

    Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. People didn't speak to her very often. Maybe it was because she looked1 and people didn't know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big “2.”

    In one class, I gave the students an assignment (作业) to recite(背诵) a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my students would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student 3 to correctly recite the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who 4 recite the poem had to do three push-up (俯卧撑). To my surprise Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. 5 she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she 6 her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, “Tina, I was just joking!” But she7 , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.

    When she finished, a student asked, “Tina, why did you do that? It's not an important assignment!” “Because I want to be like you guys! To be 8 .” Tina said.

    Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, “Tina, we're not normal! We are teenagers! We get in 9 all the time.” “I know,” Tina said as a big 10 spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too.

    Tina got only a few points that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade.

    Jeff is fifteen now, but he's still in Grade One. He likes playing1, he often plays it with his friends, but he does not like to use his head. He does not listen to his2in class, so he can not do his homework. His teachers don't like him. They tell his parents3it, and they do not know what to do.

    It's Sunday today. Jeff gets up4in the morning. After breakfast, his mother tells him to do his homework. He goes to his bedroom.5his mother is busy with her housework, Jeff goes out with a ball. Now it's time for lunch, but she can't 6Jeff.

    Later he comes back. His parents look very angry, but say7. After lunch, Jeff wants to go out again. His father stops him and8, “Is your homework over?''

    “No,” answers the boy, “I can't do it.” His father pulls(拉、拽)him by the9and says, “Where is your ear?” “Oh，dear!" Jeff calls out, “It's in your10.”

    Peter and Mike were in1class. Peter was born in a2family. But Mike's father was a businessman(商人) and got3money. When Peter got into trouble(困难) , he always helped him.

    Peter liked to do sports. He was good at 4. He ran5than any other student in their class. It was Sunday. Mike and Peter went to a forest to have a picnic. Mike took a lot of food there. It was a 6day. The birds were singing and there were all kinds of flowers. They ate and drank and then went7 in the river. They had a good time. Suddenly they heard a great noise. They found it was a tiger behind a big tree. They were both very8. Peter put on his shoes quickly and was going to run away. Mike stopped him and said, "It's no use running. The tiger runs 9faster than us. Let's find a way." "It doesn't matter," said Peter. "I'm10I'll run faster than you."

Reading is a wonderful habit to develop your memory (记忆力). Start from small things to develop the habit by reading for just a few minutes a day. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

Find time to read every day. It may be just 5 to 10 minutes, but open a book at least (至少) once a day (至少).{#blank#}2{#/blank#} If you travel a lot, read on the plane, bus or train. 

Read books that interest you. If you really like what you're reading, you won't want to put the book down and reading will be fun. 

 {#blank#}3{#/blank#} Keep a book with you all the time so you can read in your any free time. If the bus is running late or if you're standing in line or waiting to meet up with a friend, open your book and read. 

Make reading goals.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} You could also make a goal to read all the books from a certain book list. The reading goals will help remind (提醒) you to read every day. Getting a reading goal will make reading even more fun.