He met many problems _______ he was going over his lessons．

A．before       B．as soon as          C．since         D．while

--May I swim in the lake，Dad?

--No，you _______．Look! Here is a sign “No Swimming!”

A．may not            B．mightn't              C．mustn't              D．needn't

Shaquille O'Neal was chosen in 1996 as one of the 5 0 Greatest Players in NBA History．He was __1__ as the 1999-2000 Most Valuable Player by media（媒體）．He was in All-Star ten times．O'Neal is a great basketball player，and he IS also a successful __2__．

Shaquille O'Neal is a big man，more than 7 feet tall and 310 pounds，and a big basketball star．Here are some facts about this __3__ player．He was born on March 6，1972，in Newark，New Jersey．His nickname（綽號(hào)），Shaq is taken from his given name，__4__ means “l(fā)ittle warrior（勇士）” in Arabic．__5__ a child，he did not want to play basketball or be a rap singer．He wanted to be a break dancer（跳街舞者），__6__ when he was 13，he started playing basketball for an American team in Germany，where he was living __7__ his family．His parents had to __8__ the young basketball player in his daily life because he was too young at that time．In Germany，he met Dale Brown，the trainer of the basketball team of Louisiana State University（LSU）．This connection with Trainer Brown __9__ Shaq to choose LSU __10__ he finished high school．Then at the age of 20，Shaq __11__ the Orlando Magic，an NBA team．Shaq is now Number 34 with the Los Angeles Lakers and has signed（簽訂）a __12__ contract for $123 million，or “a hundred mil” as Shaquille calls __13__ in his rap song It Was All a Dream．

Shaquille O'Neal is the greatest __14__ of an NBA player who became a rapper．He has made four successful rap albums（專輯）．It Was All a Dream is one of his rap songs．In the song he tells people．how he felt when he became successful．

__15__ amazing（驚奇的）success story he has had．

1．A．reached                   B．caught                 C．held                       D．picked

2．A．dancer                   B．rap（說(shuō)唱）singer C．trainer                    D．movie star

3．A．rich                   B．famous            C．strange               D．young

4．A．that                    B．which                   C．who                 D．whom

5．A．As                     B．When               C．While                D．since

6．A．so                     B．then               C．but                  D．or

7．A．from                  B．with                    C．by                  D．for

8．A．look at                B．look over            C．look after             D．look up

9．A．had                   B．made              C．let                   D．guided

10．A．after                B．while               C．before               D．since

11．A．played                B．joined                   C．left                   D．took part in

12．A．seven-year          B．seven years         C．one year              D．seven-years

13．A．them                B．it                       C．one                  D．its

14．A．example              B．name               C．story                  D．singer

15．A．How an              B．What a             C．What an              D．How

Last week we asked our reader a question，“What is the most unforgettable thing you have ever had?” Here are three readers' answers．

1．When Dave lost his glasses ________．

A．he had to go home                             B．he found new glasses

C．his friends helped him                           D．he had to wear others' glasses

2．Why was Meifeng's mother very sad when she heard that her son had lost her mother's photo? Because ________．

A．it was a photo of her mother                        B．it belonged to Meifeng's teacher

C．she had only one photo of her mother           D．Meifeng's grandmother was sad

3．Alan's grandfather ________．

A．didn't like banks                                          B．gave his money to his grandson

C．put some of his money in banks                   D．gave his money to his relatives

4．Alan found something that ________．

A．he didn't want

B．all his other relatives wanted

C．was useful to a teacher

D．was useful to people who borrowed books

In the UK a trip to Laze quest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday．It's a game where you shoot（射擊）your friends with toy guns．Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them．

Other people go bowling（打保齡球）and then have dinner at a nice restaurant．If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink．

Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too．Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters（過(guò)山車）and ghost（鬼怪）trains．Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them to the parks．

If the weather is nice and you have enough space，you can have a garden party．People play games like blind man's bluff（欺騙）．One kid cannot see but has to try to catch the others by listening out for them．There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue（燒烤野餐）．

Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party．Parents will buy their child a big present，like a game console（電子游戲機(jī)）or a bike．

1．A kid can often do the following on his birthday except ________．

A．playing a game                                           B．going bowling

C．having a barbecue                                       D．buying presents for other children

2．From the third paragraph we know that ________．

A．it's free for kids to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

B．it's free for adults to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

C．you should pay money to go into the amusement parks to ride roller coasters and ghost trains

D．parents won't let their kid bring~ any friends to the parks on his birthday

3．The passage mainly tells us ________．

A．the ways to celebrate a birthday in the UK

B．how to celebrate a birthday in the US

C．the ways of celebrating a birthday

D．where to celebrate a birthday

Mobile Phones（手機(jī)）at School

Many children think mobile phones are cool．They come in fun colors and let you talk with your friends at any time and anywhere．

In the United States，more than 90 million people use mobile phones．Many of those people are children．But I don't think it's good for students to use them at school．

Most mobile phone users don't think about the health problem caused by mobile phones．Some scientists say that mobile phones give off radiation（輻射）．It might be bad for people's health．One recent study shows that mobile phone radiation might raise a person's chance of getting some kinds of cancer（癌癥）．

Scientists say that people can protect themselves from mobile phone radiation．One way is to use a headset（耳機(jī)）．

Many students use mobile phones to send messages．They spend a lot of time doing that．Some students always hope to buy the latest mobile phones and this will waste their parents' money．

1．Why do the kids like mobile phones? Because ________．

A．some mobile phones can play games

B．other kids have mobile phones

C．parents have bought mobile phones for them

D．having mobile phones is cool

2．Which of the following ideas is wrong?

A．Most people who use mobile phones are children in the US．

B．Mobile phones makes it possible for children to communicate with their friends at any time and anywhere．

C．The writer is against students' using mobile phones in school．

D．Mobile phone radiation is bad for health．

3．What is the meaning of “raise … chance” in the third line of Paragraph 3?

A．獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)給……的機(jī)會(huì)                                 B．提高……的機(jī)率

C．隨機(jī)獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)給……                                     D．贊揚(yáng)

4．In how many ways does the writer explain the bad points of using mobile phones for students?

A．Four．                 B．Three．                C．One．                    D．None．

在對(duì)話的空白處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使其內(nèi)容完整與正確。

A：Congratulations（祝賀你）! You have ___1__ the first prize in the City Violin Competition．

B：Thanks．

A：How long have you __2___ the violin?

B：Since I was four years old．I've learnt it for five years．

A：Who ___3___ you to play the violin?

B：My mother did．But she doesn't teach me now because she is very busy．I take violin lessons here in the violin club．

A：How __4___ do you come here?

B：I come here three days a week．

A：___5__ do you want to be?

B：I want to be a violinist when I'm older．

A：Wish you greater success!

B：Thank you!

The signal（信號(hào)）is up／Though it's just May．

A typhoon（臺(tái)風(fēng)）is coming／It's coming this way!

There're ships in the sea／Some blue and some gray．

But a typhoon is coming／To blow them away．

There were people at work／And people at play．

Now the typhoon's here／They've all gone away．

A waiter was holding／Ten plates（盤子）on a tray（托盤）．

But the typhoon came quickly／And blew them away．

There were horses in Ida／Just eating their hay（干草）．

When the typhoon came in／And blew it away．

Now the typhoon's gone／‘Thank goodness’ we say．

And we won't have another／For many a day．

1．When does the typhoon happen?

2．Where are the ships?

3．What do they say when the typhoon has gone?

4．The horses weren't eating hay，were they?

Are you looking for something fun? Would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us and be a volunteer（志愿者）!

We are a non-profit organization（非盈利性組織）．We have volunteer jobs for people of all ages．Anyone，from children at the age of twelve to people in their 80s，can become a volunteer．

You can help people in many ways．Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working．Hospitals need volunteers to look after elderly patients（病人）while their children are at work．Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes．

There is something for everyone．

“As a volunteer，I don't want to get anything．Seeing the children's happy faces，I am happy，too．” said Carlos Domingo，an old woman of 62．

“I often played computer games in my spare time before．Now I help older people learn how to use computers．” said another volunteer at the age of 18．

If everyone helps out a bit，we'll all have a better world to live in．

Call us on 1-800-555-5756．Or visit our website：www.active.com．

1．What kind of people can become volunteers．

2．How many kinds of volunteer work are mentioned in paragraph 3?

3．What volunteer work does Carlos Domingo do?

4．How can you contact if you want to be a volunteer?