My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers! , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n) for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you — like soap — before you buy fun things — like . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I took.
When I returned home from , I decided to make my budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I with it, and by the next summer, I had enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as at the camp store to Sally!
| 小题1: | | A．rest | B．trip | C．flight | D．stop |
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| 小题2: | | A．made | B．wanted | C．left | D．remembered |
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| 小题4: | | A．Besides | B．However | C．Instead | D．Anyhow |
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| 小题5: | | A．special | B．common | C．small | D．expensive |
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| 小题6: | | A．catch | B．raise | C．hurt | D．control |
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| 小题7: | | A．hero | B．mess | C．star | D．failure |
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| 小题8: | | A．warned | B．told | C．suggested | D．reminded |
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| 小题9: | | A．plan | B．idea | C．example | D．promise |
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| 小题10: | | A．lose | B．gather | C．need | D．hate |
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| 小题11: | | A．chemicals | B．clothes | C．bills | D．toys |
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| 小题12: | | A．fortunately | B．cautiously | C．unhappily | D．gratefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．school | B．airport | C．camp | D．hospital |
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| 小题14: | | A．daily | B．weekly | C．monthly | D．yearly |
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| 小题15: | | A．so | B．and | C．because | D．until |
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| 小题16: | | A．hard | B．boring | C．safe | D．fresh |
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| 小题17: | | A．dealt | B．began | C．agreed | D．stuck |
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| 小题18: | | A．received | B．saved | C．earned | D．borrowed |
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| 小题19: | | A．fish | B．water | C．soap | D．soda |
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| 小题20: | | A．apologize for | B．call on | C．care for | D．pay back |
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小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:C
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:B
小题9:A
小题10:C
小题11:D
小题12:D
小题13:C
小题14:B
小题15:C
小题16:A
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D |
试题分析：文章介绍作者一开始不会做预算，结果在自己不是非常需要的地方浪费了钱，而真正需要的东西却没有钱买，作者的营地老师教会了他怎么做预算，给了他很大帮助。
小题1:考查名词辨析：A. rest休息，B. trip旅行，C. flight航班，D. stop停留，根据下文的句子：where I saw a toy airplane that I really .可知作者和姐姐的飞机在 Omaha经常中途停留了两个小时，选D
小题2:考查动词辨析：A. made制作，使得，B. wanted想要，C. left离开，D. remembered记得，根据下文的： but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.可知这个玩具飞机是作者真正想要的，所以选B
小题3:考查动词辨析：A. learn学会，B. bring带来，C. buy买，D. do做，根据下文的句子：I needed to buy soap.可知作者不知道在营地需要买什么，所以选C
小题4:考查副词辨析：A. Besides此外，还有，B. However然而，C. Instead相反的，D. Anyhow不管怎样，前面说作者发现没有淋浴，后面说他们每晚要到河里洗澡，可知是“相反”。选C
小题5:考查形容词辨析：A. special特殊的，B. common普通的，C. small小的，D. expensive贵的，根据下文的句子：The special soap cost $4 at the camp store.可知作者要买特殊的肥皂，选A
小题6:考查动词辨析：A. catch抓住，B. raise举起，饲养，提高，筹集，C. hurt伤害，D. control控制，作者买的常规的肥皂里面有化学物质会伤害河里的鱼。所以选C
小题7:考查名词辨析：A. hero英雄，B. mess混乱，C. star星星，D. failure失败，根据上文的内容，作者没有钱买肥皂，几天后，身上是一团糟，选B
小题8:考查动词辨析：A. warned警告，B. told告诉，C. suggested建议，D. reminded提醒，根据上文的：Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap.可知作者告诉老师他买肥皂的钱用来买玩具飞机了，所以选B
小题9:考查名词辨析：A. plan计划，B. idea想法，C. example例子，D. promise答应，根据下文的解释可知budget指的是花钱要有计划。来帮助你确保攒下足够的钱买自己需要的东西。选A
小题10:考查动词辨析：A. lose失去，B. gather聚集，C. need需要，D. hate憎恨，讨厌，根据破折号后面的：like soap，可知这是需要的东西，选C
小题11:考查名词词辨析：A. chemicals广告，B. clothes衣服，C. bills 账单，D. toys玩具，根据上文的：before you buy fun things可知好玩的东西是玩具，所以选D
小题12:考查副词辨析：A. fortunately幸运地，B. cautiously谨慎地，C. unhappily不快乐地，D. gratefully感激地，根据上文的：Sally gave me her extra soap,可知老师将额外的肥皂给了作者，他感激的接受了，选D
小题13:考查名词辨析：A. school学校，B. airport机场，C. camp营地，D. hospital医院，根据上文的内容：My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota.可知作者是从营地回到家，选C
小题14:考查形容词辨析：A. daily日常的，B. weekly每周的，C. monthly每月的，D. yearly每年的，根据下文的句子：Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks,可知作者每周都做预算，选B
小题15:考查副词辨析：A. so因此，所以，B. and并且，C. because因为，D. until直到，因为我在附近做些零散的工作，所以过几个星期都会有些钱进账。这里表示因果关系，选C
小题16:考查形容词辨析：A. hard困难的，B. boring令人厌烦的，C. safe安全的，D. fresh新鲜的，根据下文的句子：especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money.看到其他人都买汽水喝，而自己不能，说明预算很难，选A
小题17:考查动词辨析： A. dealt处理，B. began开始，C. agreed同意，D. stuck卡住，stick with坚持，根据下文的句子：and by the next summer, I had enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport,可知作者坚持了下来，所以选D
小题18:考查动词辨析：A. received收到，B. saved拯救，省去，节约，C. earned挣，D. borrowed借进，到第二年夏天作者攒下了足够的钱在Omaha机场买一个Paula Pilot 的玩偶，选B
小题19:考查名词辨析：A. fish鱼，B. water水，C. soap肥皂，D. soda苏打水，上文介绍作者的老师Sally将自己多余的一块肥皂给了他，所以选C
小题20:考查动词短语辨析：A. apologize for为…道歉，B. call on号召，C. care for要求，照顾，喜欢，想要，D. pay back偿还，作者又买了一块肥皂还给老师。选D。
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Woman Uses Daughter"s Key to "Steal" Car
Charlie Vansant, a college student of Athens, Ohio who reported that his car was stolen, got a surprise when he learned a woman had mistaken it for her daughter"s car and taken it－using her key．
Kate Anderson became an accidental car thief when picking up her daughter"s car near an Ohio University building last week．Anderson spotted the nickel-~ay Toyota Camry（银灰色丰田凯美瑞）and used her daughter"s key to unlock the car, start the engine and drive home-without realizing that the car wasn"t her daughter"s．
When Charlie Vansant left class a short time later, he found only an empty parking spot．He first assumed the car had been towed, but when the police couldn"t find a record of it, they took a theft report．
The morning after Anderson took the car, her daughter discovered the Camry in the driveway wasn"t hers．Anderson said she was able to find Vansant"s name on paperwork in the glove compartment and look up his phone number on the website for the university．
When Anderson told Charlie the car was in her driveway, "It sounded real suspicious at first, like may be she wanted to hold the thing for ransom（赎金）,”said Vansant．He eventually went to the house with a police officer, where he was reunited with his car．According to police report, the ease was closed "because of mistaken car identity", Anderson wasn"t charged．
Vansant seemed to blame the car company more than the "thief"．"Her key fit not only my lock, but my ignition（点火装置）as well - so high-five for Toyota．I guess．" he said．
小题1:What does the underlined word "towed" mean in paragraph 3 ?| A．removed | B．damaged | C．stolen | D．sold |
小题2:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson"s daughter discovered the car her mother drove was not hers． | | B．Mrs．Anderson stole Charlie"s car at the request of her daughter． | | C．Charlie had thought he had to give Anderson money to get his car back． | | D．Mrs．Anderson used her daughter"s key to unlock Charlie"s car and drive home． |
小题3:What does Charlie mean by "h~-five for Toyota"?| A．He is blaming Toyota for the poor quality of car keys． | | B．He should thank Toyota for returning his car． | | C．He wants to celebrate with Toyota for getting his car back． | | D．He thinks highly of Toyota for producing large quantities of cars． |
小题4:What is likely to happen next according to the passage?| A．Mrs．Anderson was charged with stealing a car． | | B．Charlie blamed Mrs．Anderson for mistakenly taking his car． | | C．Charlie would ask the Toyota Company to give him an explanation． | | D．The Toyota Company would give Charlie a new car as compensation． |
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It is a wonderful morning, as I write this: hot, but without being too hot．Outside my window, I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of water．It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer"s temporary nature a reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year"s holiday, time is running out．
It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday．This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it．You might say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to music．What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere to do nothing?
So what is my problem? On the surface, I"m probably a bit of homebody．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．Somehow, packing a carefully itemized（详细列举的）list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it．
Thankfully, I am not alone． This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break． And a recent survey highlighted the downside（负面）of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 hours, as stress levels returned to normal．And this year"s the Idler magazine published its hook, Awful Holidays．Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations it"s possible to take, along with 50 horrible holidays experiences voted for on the idler website． Over the last decade, The Idler has become well known for promoting the idea of an easy, lazy life．The leisure（休闲）industry might seem an unlikely target of its criticism, but Dan Kienan, the book " s editor, says that he was flooded with entries from readers for his list of awful holidays．
小题1:According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer ．| A．has a strong desire to book a holiday | | B．wishes that the weather would change | | C．finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine | | D．realizes it"s time to decide whether to go on a holiday |
小题2:The reason why the writer dislikes going on holidays is that ．| A．it usually costs too much money | | B．he is tired of making preparations too much for holidays | | C．it is far less enjoyable than breaks planned in advance | | D．he feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn"t |
小题3:We can learn from the survey that ．| A．most people pretend to enjoy their holiday | | B．all people fail to relax while they are on holiday | | C．a lot of people feel that the benefits of going on holidays are limited | | D．many people have made the same decision as the writer and most of his friends |
小题4:The writer takes the book of Awful Holidays as an example to ．| A．damage the reputation of the magazine | | B．prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong | | C．indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared | | D．focus entirely on bad personal experiences of holidays |
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When I was eight, I wrote my first poem．My mother read and cried, "Buddy, you didn"t really write this beautiful poem!"
Shyly, but ,I said yes．She poured out her ．"It was nothing short of talent!"
”What time will Father be home?" I asked．I could hardly wait to my work to him．I spent quite some time for his arrival．I wrote the poem out in my finest flourish（花体字）’drew a fancy border around it and I placed it right on my father"s plate on the dining table． My father had begun his motion-picture career as a writer．1 was sure he would be able to my poem．
At almost 7 o"clock my father burst in．He seemed ．He circled the dining-room table, complaining about his employees．
Suddenly he paused and glared at his plate．"What is this?" He was reaching for my poem．
¨Ben, Buddy has written his first poem!” my mother began． "And it"s beautiful, absolutely amaz…”
“If you don"t mind, I"d like to decide for myself．" Father said．
I my head as he read that poem． It was only ten lines．But it seemed to take hours．Then I heard him dropping the poem back on the table． Now came the moment of ．
“I think it"s terrible," he said．
I couldn"t look up． My eyes were getting ．
“Ben, these are the first lines of poetry he"s ever written," my mother was saying． "He needs ，”
“I don"t know why．" My father held his ground． "Isn"t there enough poetry in the world already? "
I couldn"t it another second． I ran from the dining room crying． Up in my room I myself on the bed and cried the worst of the out of me．
That may have been the end of the story, but not of its for me． I realized how fortunate I had been． I had a mother who said, "I think it"s wonderful!" and a father who drove me to hear with "I think it"s awful．"
Every one of us needs that mother force, from which all flows; and yet the mother force alone is incomplete． It needs the balance of the force that ,"Watch． Listen． Review． Improve．"
Those voices of my childhood ring in my ears through the years, like two opposing winds blowing me． Between the two poles of and doubt, both in the name of love, I try to follow my true course．
| 小题1: | | A．proudly | B．slowly | C．anxiously | D．honestly |
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| 小题2: | | A．praise | B．surprise | C．criticism | D．belief |
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| 小题3: | | A．recite | B．show | C．describe | D．introduce |
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| 小题4: | | A．waiting | B．planning | C．praying | D．preparing |
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| 小题5: | | A．quickly | B．confidently | C．nervously | D．casually |
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| 小题6: | | A．read | B．revise | C．appreciate | D．polish |
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| 小题7: | | A．upset | B．calm | C．tired | D．relaxed |
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| 小题8: | | A．shook | B．raised | C．lowered | D．turned |
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| 小题9: | | A．truth | B．struggle | C．decision | D．discussion |
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| 小题10: | | A．wet | B．wide | C．dark | D．bright |
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| 小题11: | | A．practice | B．judgment | C．instruction | D．encouragement |
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| 小题12: | | A．awful | B．elegant | C．fluent | D．controversial |
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| 小题13: | | A．hold | B．see | C．stand | D．control |
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| 小题14: | | A．seated | B．threw | C．left | D．kept |
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| 小题15: | | A．confusion | B．pressure | C．tiredness | D．disappointment |
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| 小题16: | | A．significance | B．development | C．difficulty | D．challenge |
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| 小题17: | | A．failure | B．honor | C．creation | D．improvement |
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| 小题18: | | A．orders | B．persuades | C．cautions | D．declares |
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| 小题19: | | A．conflicting | B．warning | C．disturbing | D．inspiring |
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| 小题20: | | A．confidence | B．confirmation | C．distrust | D．disapproval |
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Beatrix Potter was a great English writer and artist, best known for her children"s books featuring animal characters such as in the children"s classic—The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
Beatrix was born into a rich Londonbased family where she was tutored by very strict private teachers and so spent her youth isolated from other youngsters. During her youth she had a lot of pets and spent vacations in Scotland and also the Lake District. It was at the Lake District that she developed a love of wildlife. She studied the area"s natural wonders carefully and painted them continuously. But her oldfashioned, Manchesterborn parents discouraged her intellectual improvement, thinking it inappropriate for a young lady. However, her study and watercolour paintings of wild mushrooms made her widely respected within the field of biology.
In her 30"s, Beatrix Potter wrote the remarkably successful kid"s book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Close to that time she became secretly engaged to her publisher Norman Warne. This caused a great disagreement with her parents, who did not approve of Beatrix getting married to somebody of lower social status. Sadly, Warne died before the marriage ceremony.
Ultimately Beatrix Potter began writing and also illustrating (绘图) kid"s books fulltime. Using profits from her books, Beatrix grew to become economically independent of her parents and was eventually in a position to buy Hill Top Farm in the Lake District. She extended the property with additional purchases of neighbouring land over time. In her 40"s, Beatrix married William Heelis, a local lawyer. She ended up becoming a sheep breeder and farmer while continuing to publish as well as illustrate books for children. In all she authored 23 publications.
Beatrix died on December 22, 1943, and left the majority of her property to the National Trust. Her books carry on selling well globally, in many different languages. Her stories have been retold in numerous formats including a ballet, movies, and cartoons.
Such is her reputation, and that of the characters from her publications, that many Beatrix Potter statues have been created. These tiny Beatrix Potter statues which include pretty much all the actual characters in her publications have become highly valued by art collectors and fans of her literature throughout the world.
小题1:What can we learn about Beatrix Potter"s early life?| A．She learned drawing skills from her tutors. | | B．She was very sociable and outgoing. | | C．She was greatly inspired by the beauty of nature. | | D．She was encouraged to think creatively and independently. |
小题2:Why did Beatrix Potter"s parents oppose the idea of her marriage to Norman Warne?| A．They did not believe she was mature enough to get married. | | B．They thought Warne was only interested in Beatrix Potter"s wealth. | | C．They believed that the couple"s characters were mismatched. | | D．They considered Warne to be too common for their daughter. |
小题3:According to the passage, which part of the UK did Beatrix Potter love most?| A．Manchester. | B．Scotland. | | C．The Lake District. | D．London. |
小题4:In which of the following areas did Beatrix Potter show an interest during her life?| A．Writing, biology, farming. | | B．Drawing, nature, ballet. | | C．Movies, farming, drawing. | | D．Writing, mushrooms, travel. |
小题5:What is the function of the last two paragraphs of the passage?| A．To describe the consequences of Beatrix Potter"s death. | | B．To present the lasting cultural influence of Beatrix Potter and her works. | | C．To show the changes in attitude towards Beatrix Potter"s works over the past years. | | D．To criticise the commercialization of Beatrix Potter"s characters since her death. |
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Steven Spielberg was not a scholar, and his classmates teased him. Rather than read, the kid really preferred running around with an 8mm camera, shooting homemade movies, which he showed to friends for a small fee.
In his first year of high school, he dropped out. But when his parents persuaded him to return, he was mistakenly placed in a learningdisabled class, which lasted one month. Only when the family moved to another town did he land up in a more suitable high school, where he eventually graduated.
After being denied entrance into a traditional filmmaking school, Steven Spielherg enrolled in English at California State University at Long Beach. Then in 1965, he recalls, in one of those serendipitous moments, his life took a complete turn. Visiting Universal Studios, he met Chuck Silvers, an executive in the editorial department. Silvers liked the kid who made 8mm films and invited him back sometime to visit.
He appeared the next day. Spielberg, dressed in a dark suit, carrying his father"s briefcase with nothing inside but a sandwich and candy bars walked confidently up to the guard at the gate of Universal and gave him a casual wave. The guard waved back. He was in.
“For the entire summer，” Spielberg remembers, “I dressed in my suit and hung out with the directors and writers, including Silvers, who knew the kid wasn"t a studio employee, but winked at him. I even found an office that wasn"t being used, and became a squatter (擅自占用他人房子的人). I bought some plastic tiles and put my name in the building directory: Steven Spielberg, Room 23C.”
It paid off for everyone. Ten years later, the 28yearold Spielberg directed Jaws, which took in $470 million, then the biggest grossing movie of all time. Dozens of films and awards have followed because Steven Spielberg knew what his teachers didn"t—talent is in the eyes of the filmmaker.
小题1:Why was Steven Spielberg laughed at by his classmates?| A．He was the youngest boy. | | B．He was too short for his age. | | C．He liked to fight with other boys. | | D．He didn"t care much about his lessons. |
小题2:Why did Steven"s friends pay him some money?| A．To see his movies. | | B．To use his camera. | | C．To look at his photos. | | D．To include them in the movie. |
小题3:What did Steven Spielberg intend to do after graduating from high school?| A．Study English at a college. | | B．Become a newspaper editor. | | C．Work for Universal Studios. | | D．Go to a traditional filmmaking school. |
小题4:What could have changed Steven Spielberg"s life?| A．Being dressed in a suit. | | B．Meeting Chuck Silvers. | | C．Missing a filmmaking school. | | D．Working for Universal Studios. |
小题5:What can we learn from the story?| A．Always follow our dream and we can make it. | | B．We need someone to help us realize our dreams. | | C．Anyone can become a film director if he wants to. | | D．We should grasp the opportunity that comes our way. |
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