I wear what I feel is comfortable and convenient. Decades ago, my 10-year-old Italian nephew asked me for jeans from Canada when I visited.
     Upon seeing them, he claimed they were not Levis. "What does Levis mean?" I asked naively.
     Later, I was preparing to come to China when my Sichuan friend ordered jeans for her daughter.
"You mean Levis, I guess?" "No, Benetton," she said.
     Living in China I realize the effect brands have on people here. Once I bought a pair of sandals
because I needed sandals. Many people told me, "Wow! You wear them? You have money!" I didn't
know why they thought 150-yuan ($22) sandals were for wealthy people. I had never heard that brand
name (which I can't remember) before.
     While visiting my family in Canada, we were talking about fake products(假冒商品) in China. As a
writer, I don't accept that readers pirate(盜版) my books and I would consider myself a thief if I ever
buy them. A young relative asked, "What about your purse?"
     "What's the problem with my purse?" I countered.
     "It's a Yves Saint-Laurent; do you mean you paid the full price?"
     "How can you think I bought a YSL? I bought it because of size, color and price."
     She picked up the purse and pointed to the steel YSL on it. Believe it or not, I had not noticed it till
then.
     When Pearl Market used to sell watches, I happened to need one and went there for the large choice
they offered. What I wanted was a watch to see the time, I insisted.
     They had no Chinese brands, only Cartier, Citizen, Seiko, Rolex. Having refused several ming pai
copies, I was leaving without buying when I saw a black one.
     "Diesel, what a strange name for a watch," I thought. Wasn't diesel something that went into a gas
tank? The business deal went quickly; I offered 35 yuan and left with the watch.

1. What's the author's attitude towards fake products? 

A. He thinks they are of good quality.
B. He supports fake products.
C. He believes they are symbols of status.
D. He is strongly against fake products.

2. Why did the author go to Pearl Market to buy a watch? 

A. Because the watches here were cheaper.
B. Because there were many famous brands.
C. Because he might make a better choice here.
D. Because he wanted to buy a fake watch.

3. What point does the author want to make in the passage? 

A. Brands don't always tell the truth.
B. Fake products should be banned.
C. Following fashion makes much sense.
D. True beauty comes from one's actions.

     When I was nine years old I lived in a small town. I found an ad for selling greeting cards in the back
of a children's magazine. I thought to myself I could do this. I begged my mother to let me send for the
kit (配件). Two weeks later the kit arrived. The next three hours later, I returned home with no card and
a pocket full of money shouting, "Mama, all the people couldn't wait to buy my cards!" A salesperson
was born.
When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Ziegler. I remember sitting in the dark hall
listening to Mr. Ziegler raise everyone's spirits up to ceiling. I left there feeling like I could do anything.
When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, "Dad, I want to make people feel like that." My
father asked me what I meant. "I want to be a motivational speaker just like Mr. Ziegler," I replied. A
dream was born.
     Recently, I began pursuing my dream of motivating others. I realized that everything I had
accomplished - the graduate degree, the successful sales career, speaking appointments, training and
managing for a major fortune 100 company as a senior manager- had prepared me for this moment. I
told my boss who was a great leader I would leave the company though I might not reach such a height
in career. He told me to proceed and he believed I would succeed.
     Having made that decision, I was immediately tested. One week after I gave notice, my husband was
laid off from his job. We had recently bought a new home and needed both incomes to make the monthly mortgage (抵押) payment and now we were done to no income. I even planned to turn back to my
former company, knowing they wanted me to stay but I was certain that if I went back, I would never
leave. I decided I still wanted to move forward rather than end up with a mouth full of "if onlys" later on.
A motivational speaker was born.
     When I held fast to my dream, even during the tough times, the miracles(奇跡) really began to happen. In a short time period my husband found a better job. We didn't miss a mortgage payment. And I was
able to book several speaking appointments with new clients (客戶). I discovered the incredible power
of dreams. I loved my old job, my workmates and the company I left, but it was time to get on with my
dream. To celebrate my success I had a local artist paint my new office as a garden. At the top of one
wall she marked, "The world always makes way for the dreamer."

1.Why was the kit sent for?

A. Selling greeting cards.
B. Collecting greeting cards.
C. Buying greeting cards.
D. Sending greeting cards.

2.When did the author decide to become a motivational speaker?

A. After buying a new home by mortgage.
B. After giving notice to leave her secure position in the company.
C. After finding a job in a major fortune 100 company.
D. After listening to Mr. Ziegler's inspiring speech.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?

A. She was once an excellent manager.
B. She left her post at the height of her career.
C. She was not sure whether the former company could accept her.
D. She didn't miss paying the monthly mortgage payment.

4. What does the underlined sentence mean in the last paragraph?

A. Carry on with your dreams and you will be successful.
B. Risk everything you have for a dream and you will succeed.
C. The world belongs to dreamers.
D. Everyone will find their dreams.

     I'd been thinking of it so long; it seemed like the only thing to do-to show my baby, who had eyes as
green as water and whose name means the sea, the ocean.
     "Babies are supposed to instinctually know who they daddy is," Gerald, Dooriya's daddy, said,
holding Dooriya before him. "But she don't recognize nothing."
     Everybody had something to say about raising my baby, but none of them actually did any raising.
Taking Dooriya to see the ocean had become the only thing that kept me from feeling like my life was an
everlasting losing race, this vision of what could be for my little girl.When I told Momma about my plans
to visit the lighthouse (燈塔) at Cape Hatteras, she just spun her broken record.
     "That baby'11 never understand a thing of what she's seeing."
     "My baby book says I should treat her just like any other child. It's good to show her beautiful things
even if she don't know what she's seeing. It helps her brain develop. How's her brain gonna develop if all
she ever sees is the walls inside this crummy house?"
     "That child's brain ain't never gonna develop.We love her, but it's not like she's ever gonna not be a
Mongoloid (先天愚型患者)."
     I had read a half-dozen books about Down Syndrome that said stimulation (刺激) might improve a
child's chances of developing to her fullest potential. And what's more stimulating than a trip to see the
ocean?
Guidebooks described the area as the land of beginnings, which I liked the sound of. But before I could
map out a plan, I woke up one night when Dooriya hiccupped (打嗝).Then she just stopped breathing.
The ER doctor gave me a pamphlet on SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and said, children with
Down Syndrome are much more likely to be affected by this sort of thing.
     I didn't remember much about driving to Cape Hatteras, especially taking Dooriya from the hospital.
But up on that lighthouse, with its broad spiral running up and around it like a black and white barber's
pole, I saw my life twist into the air.
     As I climbed the winding stairs, I counted the steps, 268 in all, stopping on 77, Dooriya's very
number of days on this planet. At the top, I held Dooriya up to the Atlantic, its cold air raising the thin
soft hair on her head.With her eyes closed and her arms spread out, it looked like she was bathing in the
warmth of the sun.

1. From Gerald's words "But she don't recognize nothing." we know ____.

A. The baby was probably born with the eye problem
B. The father thought the baby was abnormal
C. The baby could recognize nothing except her father
D. The father made up an excuse not to care for the baby

2. Did anybody else besides her mother actually take the responsibility to raise the baby?

A. The father.        
B. The grandma.      
C. Nobody.        
D. The doctor.

3. The reason why the mother wanted to take her baby to see the ocean is that ____.

A. She believed seeing the ocean could help cure her baby's disease
B. She wanted her baby to enjoy her remaining time
C. She believed the ocean was the land of beginnings
D. She wanted her baby to enjoy nature

4. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. The doctor eventually saved the life of the baby.
B. The baby was disabled by her careless mother.
C. The baby enjoyed the sunshine while seeing the ocean.
D. The disease SIDS took away the life of the baby.

     In high school,all Canadian students take part in a very exciting event. It is "Take Your Children to
Work Day".Students will have a chance to work with their parents. My day took place in my mom's
work,the York Region Police Department.
    When I arrived,a coach was teaching the officers basic combat(格斗)  skills. Everyone tried their best
to practice.  I could see them sweating and panting (喘氣).
      The most exciting part of my visit was a stop at the 911 Communication Center. 911 is the same as
110,119 and 120 in China.  Every 911 call in the city is answered here. When I entered the center, I
stood beside a call dispatcher (分派人員)  arid watched him dealing-with the calls.
       Suddenly,the phone rang,he picked it up and a woman cried for help. There was a robbery in her
house. The call dispatcher told her,"Please calm down and move to the safe place quietly. Don't fight with
them. Just let them take what they want. Please make sure you are not hurt. We are sending officers
there."
      He followed the call and found the address. The call dispatcher chose the five closest police cars from the satellite map and clicked(敲鍵盤) to send the policemen.  I saw the police cars from the satellite map were quickly moving to the woman's house.  Five minutes later,they arrived.  I asked the call dispatcher
why he sent five cars.  He said,"There are different levels of emergencies.  Robbery is a high priority (優(yōu)先 ) ,so we have to send five cars. "
        The day was interesting.  I leamed how the different departments worked together.  The officers
were very friendly and admirable. 

1. What's the best title for the article?

A. An exciting day at a Police Department.        
B. Robbery is a high priority.
C. How the police saved the woman.                
D. The 911 Communication Center.    

  2. What is the correct time line according to the article?
        a. A woman cried for help on the phone.
        b. A coach was teaching the policemen combat skills.
        c. The writer visited the 911 Communication Center.
        d. The police quickly arrived at the woman's house.   

A. b-c-d-a    
B. b-c-a-d        
C. c-b-a-d        
D. c-d-a-b   

3.  What would the woman probably do after dialing 911?       

A. Fight bravely against the robbers.
B. Find a safe place to hide.
C. Ask the robbers not to hurt her or take anything away from her house.
D. Ask her neighbors to help her catch the robbers. 

4. Why were the policemen able to arrive at the woman's house quickly?                                      

A. Because they practiced hard every day.
B. Because the woman's neighbor dialed 911.  .
C.  Because of the high technology used by the police.
D. Because robbery is a high priority.   

5. What can be inferred from the text?      

A. Robbery is common in the region.
B. The satellite map is helpful to the police.
C.  The mother of the writer is head of the police department.
D.  All the robbers were caught and the woman was saved.