At Beijing’s Beihai Park, there is a good place for visitors. Right now, there’s a lotus(蓮花) scene on the park’s lake. ★Enjoying the lotus by boat is a great thing that tourists in Beijing don’t want to miss.
　　Beihai Park’s lotus festival is in its 13th year. The festival came to a stop in 1998 because of a conflict(沖突) between the flower and the fish. It started again in 2006. The park was once a place where the royals(王室) came to enjoy the lotus.
　　The Beihai Park lotus festival runs until August the 10th. A lotus festival is also featured at the Lian Hua Chi, or the Lotus Pond Park in the west of Beijing.
　　Telephone: 86010-64033225
　　Address: No.1, Wenjin Street, Beijing, China
　　Bus: 5, 101, 103, 107, 109, 111, 701, 814, 823, 846
　　Opening Hours: 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
51. When can we come to Beihai Park to see the lotus festival? ____.
　A. In August　　 B. In September　 C. In October　 D. In November
52. From which year did the festival stop for some time? ____.
　A. 2008　　　　 B. 2006　　　　　 C. 2003　　　 D. 1998
53. How many buses can take us to Beihai Park? ____.
　A. Eight　　　 B. Nine　　 　　　C. Ten　　　　 D. Eleven
54. Where can we see lotus in Beijing? ____.
　A. In Beihai Park　 B. In Lian Hua Chi　　 C. In Lotus Pond Park　 D. All the above
55. According to the passage, we can know that ____.
　 A. the tourists don’t like the lotus at all

　　 B. Beihai Park’s lotus festival has a 13-year history
　 C. the Lotus Pond Park is in the east of Beijing
　 D. the lotus festival lasts until August 12th

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（發(fā)明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．
【小題1】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man -- George Stephenson.
【小題1】 In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?

When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can influence the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.

Ron never planned on being a teacher. After college, he travelled around the world, living a life full of adventures, but after getting terribly sick, he returned to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching,” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were few good teachers. “At that moment I had a feeling — it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.’”

Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home and met with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any trouble with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special teaching methods. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them lively lessons, and spent his time taking students to New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved（表現(xiàn)）better in return.

Because of his efforts in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. But, more than anything else, he has become famous for his book called The Essential 55.

Sold in over 25 countries, The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!

64. Does Ron Clark agree with his teacher’s advice?

65. In which year did Ron Clark begin teaching in New York?

66. What did the students do in return for Ron’s efforts?

67. What is Ron Clark famous for?

68. Why can Ron Clark be a successful teacher?