The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage (孤兒院) knew little about her. The streets where
they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. 
At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying
at the orphanage, she learned something else-to be independent (獨立). At twenty-one, she left the
orphanage and began work as a secretary (秘書).  And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an
ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won
it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name9 Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
     Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something.
Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then
into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. "My
English just wasn't good enough." She says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband)
to help her.
     Mary studied management (管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her
own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong
Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography (攝影). She has held several exhibitions
(展覽) of her work in many places — China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to
work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.
     The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.

1. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, _____.
A. she had lived with her parents whose names were not known
B. she had lived in the streets for many years
C. the workers knew her well
D. she had learned to write and read by herself
2. When did her life change completely?
A. In 1987.
B. In 1985.
C. In 1980.
D. In 1975.
3. This passage is probably taken from _____.
A. a newspaper
B. a science magazine
C. a history textbook
D. a novel
4. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.
B. Mary was not happy working as a secretary.
C. Mary's boyfriend was good at English.
D. Mary's life in the orphanage was difficult.

     The holiday's upon us．After months of study,  you have some  time to yourself．So, why not read a
book? Well, some people will say, " Why trouble with books? We have the Internet and other media (媒體) that offer a lot more colorful programs．Books are history!"
     But don't be fooled．There's still a lot to be said for reading-and reading as widely as possible．
     (1) One clear reason is that a well-chosen ______ is a wonderful collection of _____ and expressions, so long as you have a good dictionary, of course．Believe me, it's far easier to get new English words and expressions from a book or article than it is from the TV or the Internet．
     (2) But an even more important point is that books give you something that modern media simply can
not. The webpage(網(wǎng)頁)is always full of pictures and the text is often designed to make it as easy to read
as possible．
     Though  "easy"  may be welcome,  unluckily  it's of  little use for any  long-time development of reading
skills and the general language level．For that, there's still no substitute(替代品)for a book．
     But perhaps the best single reason is that simply choosing what you read and doing it by yourself means that it's something you do by and for yourself．You can  choose what  you want to read．It's hard work,
but while you are reading,  you'll find that what  once seemed like a duty is now a  pleasure．Reading can
bring us pleasure.

1．在(1) 句空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~:___________  ___________

2．把(2) 劃線句子翻譯成中文:_______________________________________

3．回答問題: How many reasons for reading books does the text mention?
_________________________________________________________________

4．在文中找出與下面句子意思相近的句子:It's nearly useless.
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5．在文中找出最能表達文章主題的句子:
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     Let us say there is something you don't know how to do.
     In the past if you were determined to learn, you might have called a friend or relative, taken a night
class or walked down to the local library for a research term. But now a lot of websites are springing up,
providing free practical advice on these subjects and actually anything else you can think of.
     In one sense, these "how-to" sites represent a part of the growing world of online learning. This
tradition found one of its earliest forms in the FAQs - or Frequently Asked Questions files - that began
on Usenet, the Internet's global, discussion group. These FAQs, many of which still go round
continuously, took a specific subject - and explained it to complete novices.
     But "how-to" sites take the FAQs idea in a somewhat different direction by addressing subjects that
aren't necessarily related to discussion forums (論壇). These sites take the style of a written teaching
period and a tone of friendly advice. Possibly the biggest and best known of these sites is learn 2.com
(www.learn2.com). It offers nearly 1000 free tutorials (個別指導(dǎo)時間) and adds new ones frequently
for a job interview.
     At ehow.com (www.ehow.com) you can learn how to train for your first marathon, how to buy a
vacation home, or how to make a movie in eight steps.
1. The purpose of writing the passage is to ___________.
A. introduce new websites to people
B. teach how to take new courses by Internet
C. present new means to learn something you want to know
D. help you to solve any difficultly you meet with
2. "How-to" sites are set up to ___________.
A. explain FAQs to the public
B. help people to learn what they want to
C. tell their difference form discussion forums
D. complete the growing world of online-learning
3. The underlined word "novices" in the passage probably means ___________.
A. experts who know a lot
B. hosts of "how-to" sites
C. people without knowledge
D. beginners of "how-to" sites
4. It can be inferred (判斷) from the passage that ___________.
A. "how-to" sites are specially designed for the disabled
B. people can teach themselves at home by visiting "how-to" sites
C. it is pleasant to listen to the advice on "how-to" sites
D. you can just click your mouse at home to question anything
5. According to the text, if you want to buy a tent for camping you may visit ___________.
A. www.ehow.com http://www. 21cnjy.com/
B. www. learn2.com
C. the discussion forums
D. the FAQs