In the age of reality television, success isn’t the only way to the public eye. Failure can also create fame, just like William Hung, 24, a native of Hong Kong.

Hung recently has made an agreement with US-based entertainment firms Koch Records and Fuse Music Network. They will publish a full-length record, titled “The True Idol” on April 6.

The idol is a civil engineering student at the University of California at Berkeley. He did a version of Ricky Martin’s “She Bangs” on the television show “American Idol 3”, on January 27. The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people. In the case of Hung, however, his act was so bad that the judges cut him off in mid-act.

Hung’s response? “I already gave my best, so I have no regrets at all.” That’s good, because any common person would have found plenty to regret: The off-key singing. The blue Hawaiian shirt worn with pants pulled up too high. The terrible dancing. The hips jerking (搖擺) to a beat that did not belong to the song, maybe not even to this planet. It was, by all accounts, bad.

But, it was this very bad act that sold well.

Marc Juris, president of Fuse, explained it this way: “Every one of us is happily guilty of singing our favorite song at the top of our lungs with complete freedom, completely off-key and completely unworried. That’s what William did and immediately won the hearts of America.”

Whatever it is, for the moment it’s big. Three websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks. Versions of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and techno-music and have made it to the top 10 request list at a Chicago radio station.

So, what does Hung think of this?

“There were all these people saying things about me. A lot were saying I was very courageous and that I was great on the show, but some didn’t have much respect for me and some were kind of mean.”

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A. Hung’s performance attracted the public attention . B.Sometimes an idol can behave foolishly.

C. How an unsuccessful person became well- known. D. Success does not require hard work.at all

2.What does the underlined sentence mean?

A.His performance was really bad

B. Hung’s bad act was popular with people.

C. hip hop and techno-music were much better than his performance

D. Some websites had bad comments on Hung’s performance

3.Which of the following shows the correct order of what happened to Hung?

a. The entertainment firms will publish a full-length record, titled “The True Idol”

b. The judges cut Hung off in mid-act in the singing contest.

c. Hung became popular among Americans.

d. Hung gave a terrible performance though he tried his best.

e. Versions of his performance have been remixed with hip hop and techno-music

A. d, b, e, c, a　　　 B. a, c, d, b, e　　　 C. a, d, b, c, e　　　　 D. d, b, a, e, c

4.Why was Hung able to win the hearts of America?

A. His success was based on his own hard work.

B. His act was completely different from other idols’.

C. He was good-looking though he didn’t sing well.

D. He attracted people’s attention in the contest.

5.Which of the following is not correct�。�

A. The Fox TV singing contest searches for pop stars among ordinary people

B. Marc Juris thinks highly of Hung’s performance.

C. All the people don’t like Hung

D .Many websites devoted to Hung have gone up on the Internet in the past few weeks.

Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ________?

A. is he 　 B. isn’t he　　 C. doesn’t she 　 D. does she

Only when he returned from the exchange program ________ how much he enjoyed it.

A．he realized　　 B．he had realized　

C．did he realize　　 D．had he realized

Failure hurts grown-ups and children　　　　 , but it can make a positive contribution to your life once you learn to use it.

　 A.alike　　　　 B.likely　　　 C.actively　　 D.similarly

So the slave was pardoned and ____.
A. killed     B. rich      C. happy    D. freed

Important people don’t often have much free time as their work ______ all their time.（ ）

A. takes away　　　 B. takes over　　　 C. takes up　　　 D. takes in

The famous writer as well as his wife and daughter　　 said to　　 our party，but so far they　　 ．

A ．a(chǎn)re；have attended；don’t turn up　 B．is；have attended；haven’t turnedp

C．is；attend；haven’t turned up　　　 D． are；attend；don’t turn up

Have you ever had problems in your life and don’t know how to be happy? If　　　　　　　 1 , you will find “Being a Happy Teenager” written by an Australian writer, Andrew Matthews, 2 .In his book, Matthews 3 us how to have a happy life and answers the 4　 of teenagers.

　　 Many people may 　 5　 teenagers’ life, such as parents and friends, and the book 　 6 that we should stop being angry and forgive. The book tells us of useful skills, 　 7 how to change what you have learned into pictures of your mind to 　8 your memory better.

　　 Many teenagers think 　 9 happiness comes from either a good exam result 　10 praise (贊揚) from other people. But you can 　11 be happy when there are no such “good” things.

　　 Success also comes from a 　12 attitude. If you 　13 from problems, you will have success in the future. Some students may often feel 　 14 　 when they are too tall or too short. But Matthews tells us that 15 comes from thinking about things in a positive 16 . If you are 　17 , people notice you and you can get a 　18 view(視線) of what is around you; if you are short, your clothes and shoes 　19 less space in your bedroom! This is Matthews’ most important 　20 : you choose to be happy!

1. A. so 　　　　 B. such 　　　　 C. it 　　　　 　　D. this

2. A. easy 　　　 B. funny 　　 C. useful 　　D. simple

3. A. orders 　　　 B. tells 　　　　 C. asks 　　 　　D. allows

4. A. questions 　　 B. problems 　　 C. ideas 　　 　　D. comments

5. A. impress　　　 B. cause 　　 C. effect 　 　　D. affect

6. A. suggests 　　 B. writes 　 C. reads 　　 　　D. asks

7. A. for example 　 B. such as　 C. for instance　　 D. as before

8. A. make 　　　　 B. have 　　 　　C. take 　　　　 D. get

9. A. what 　　　 　　B. which 　　 C. that 　　　　 D. whether

10. A. and 　　　　 B. but 　　　 　　C. so 　　 　　D. or

11. A. never 　　　 B. already 　 　　C. still 　　　　 D. forever

12. A. confident 　　B. positive 　　C. common 　 D. normal

13. A. learn　　 　 B. suffer 　 C. hear　 　　 D. separate

14. A. frightened 　 B. shocked 　 　　C. confused 　　 D. worried

15. A. attitude 　　 B. intelligence 　C. failure 　 　　D. altitude

16. A. way 　　　　 B. route 　　 C. style 　　　　 D. spirit

17. A. short 　　　 B. small 　　 C. tall　　　 　 D. fat

18. A. longer 　　　 B. higher 　　C. bigger 　 D. better

19. A. take up　　　 B. put up 　　C. set up 　 D. break up

20. A. class 　　　 B. lesson 　　C. education D. advantage

The modern history of Italy dates from 1860, ______ the country became united.

A. when B. if　　 C. since　 D. until