【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 had to do before, like looking after themselves. There are reports about Chinese students abroad sinking into an ocean of difficulties and giving up easily. When they have to take care of themselves, it is hard for students to study well. Finally, studying abroad brings a heavy burden(負擔 ) to the family. For most Chinese parents, the cost of studying abroad is very high. But is it worth it? We know that there are many famous people who succeed in great things through their hard work in China. Liu Xiang is a good example. Once an American teacher invited him there but he refused. He kept training hard with his Chinese teacher. He surprised the world when he won a gold medal(金牌 ) at the Athens Olympics. So when you wonder which country is better to study in, consider whether studying abroad is the right choice(選擇 ). ( ) 1. From the passage, we learn that many Chinese students dream about studying abroad to _______. A. taste a new life B. make a lot of money C. learn about the world D. learn to look after themselves ( ) 2. The writer thinks _______ should be considered first before students study abroad. A. places B. time C. money D. language ( ) 3. The writer mentions Liu Xiang in the passage in order to tell us that _____. A. Chinese teachers are better than American ones B. studying abroad is not the right choice. C. people can also be successful in China if they work hard D. Liu Xiang was a gold medal winner ( ) 4. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Studying abroad will cost students’ families a lot of money. B. Studying abroad will make it easy for students to learn well. C. Studying abroad will help students to improve language skills. D. Studying abroad will bring students a lot of difficulties in their life. ( ) 5. This passage is mainly about _______ A. the question of studying abroad B. the dream of studying abroad C. the choice of studying abroad D. the story of studying abroad B Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the whole day. Once the three ladies quarreled. One of them said,“ Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!” Another one said,“ My hands are more beautiful.” The third one said,“ Mine are the most beautiful ones.”An old beggar woman came up to them.“ Beautiful ladies,” she said,“ I’m old and can’t work, I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.” But the three ladies gave her nothing. They only asked,“ Tell me, old woman, which one of us has the most beautiful hands?” A peasant(農(nóng)民 ) woman was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough because of hard work. The old woman came up to her and said,“ I’m hungry. Please give me something to eat.” The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave her a half. The old woman ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her before the rich ladies and said,“ Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us food。 they are far more beautiful than your hands which have never done anything.” ( ) 6. The three ladies ________. A. had a quarrel every day B. were rich but unkind C. had a talk about their hands every day D. lived by the side of the river ( ) 7. The old woman asked for something to eat, _________. A. but none of the three rich ladies gave anything to her B. but only one of the three ladies gave her half a cake C. because she wanted to know whose hands were beautiful D. because she wanted to know which lady was the richest ( )8. The peasant woman’s hands were not so white as the three ladies’ _________. A. because of the hard