【正文】 fficulties 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(fù)擔(dān) ) 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。s leave, sir? My wife was seriously hurt in a traffic accident and now she39。t be accustomed to the army life. He 7 wanted to go to the city and see his parents, but he couldn39。 having 三、完形填空 （ 15分） Mr. Baker lived in New York. He had a big 1 in the center of the city. As a rich shopkeeper, he had his own house and cars. So he was never 2 money. And all his family lived a 3 life. He and his wife loved their only son, Bruce. The young man only liked 4 and was weak in all his lessons and couldn39。 played C. What a。 such 19. I found __________ to do it. So let me do it by myself. A. it’s easy B. that difficult C. it was hard D. it easy 20. _____________good time we have ____________in Hong Kong! A. What a。 such C. such。 a