Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.
My father died when I was nine months old. Mom and I lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”
At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that I could walk again if I wanted strongly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!
When the Great Depression (大蕭條) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support  both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be poor again.
Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I wasn’t satisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they asked me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for many American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽車旅館) for families that would never ask extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.
Of course mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. But with my mother’s support and encouragement, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income (收入) of $ 1 billion a year.
You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.
【小題1】According to the writer, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own. My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old. Mom and I lived a very hard life. We had little money, but my mom gave me a lot of love. Each night, she spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons, you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen, I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again. Every day, my mother spoke to me in her gentle, loving voice, telling me that I could walk again if I wanted strongly enough. She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her. A year later, I returned to school — walking on my own!

When the Great Depression (大蕭條) hit, my mom lost her job. Then I left school to support  both of us. At that moment, I decided never to be poor again.

Over the years, I experienced various levels of business success. But the real turning point happened on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951. I wasn’t satisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they asked me an extra $2 for each child. That was too expensive for many American families. I told my wife that I was going to open a motel (汽車旅館) for families that would never ask extra for children. There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Of course mom was one of my strongest supporters. She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style. But with my mother’s support and encouragement, I never doubted we would succeed. Fifteen years later, we had the largest hotel system in the world — Holiday Inn. In 1979 my company had 1,759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income (收入) of $ 1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situation. But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself, nothing can stop you.

1.According to the writer, who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

2.What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

3.Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

4.Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

You might be crazy about Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" at an English learner, but what do you think British teenagers studying Chinese crazy about? Well, it's Cao Xueqin's classic, "The Dream of the Red Chamber".

  On December 18,2006, nine British students arrived in Beijing for a seven-day trip after winning a 2006 Chinese Speaking Competition in Britain.

     More than 170 students from 36 secondary schools took part in that competition last month. (A)It was organized by the British Council. Three of the students coming to Beijing won first prizes for Language Ability. The other six were first winners for a dramatic performance in Chinese entitled (劇名為)"A New Home for Lin Daiyu".       

"We chose to perform this drama because we all love the characters in the tragic (悲劇的) story. They're traditional and loveable," said Imogen Williams,13. who played the lead role, Lin Daiyu. (B)Williams said her group spent all their lunch breaks for nearly two months together, watching the drama, studying the characters, and practising.    "We were excited to win the grand prize--- the trip to Beijing. My mum even cried when she heard the news!" recalled Alice Clark-Edwards, who was "Wang Xifeng" in the drama.

     These students have fallen in love with Chinese literature and are crazy about Chinese music and movies.

     "I love Jay Chou, Wilber and the boy band Flowers. As for actresses, Zhang Ziyi is my favorite," said Nishat Ati,16.

1. Why were the British students able to come to Beijing for a seven-day trip?

2. What does Jmogen Williams think of the characters in the drama?

3. Which Chinese movie star does Nishat Ali like best.

4．寫出(A)句的主動(dòng)語態(tài)。

5．用take寫出(B)句的同義句。