All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams. An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money.
Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others.
Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favorites.
Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.
Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut. The next day he wants to be a pop singer. Then he wants to drive a racing car. His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!
What is your ambition?
【小題1】The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ambition” is “_______”.

All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be．A student's ambition for example，might be to pass his or her exams．An athlete's ambition could be to win an important competition．A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money．

    Not all ambitions are about success at work，however．Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others．

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer．He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper．He likes most sports，but swimming and football are his favorites．Trudy's ambition is to be a concert pianist．She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily．It is very important to her．

    Harry's ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．Then he wants to drive a racing car．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

What is your ambition?

1．The underlined word “ambition" is“               ”in Chinese．

A．信心                   B．希望                    C．理想                   D．幻想

2．What does a businessman want?

A．To pass the exams．                                B．To win a competition．

    C．To make a lot of money                              D．To get a good job．

3．What does Ben want to be?

A．A newspaper reporter．                           B．A famous swimmer．

    C．A great football player．                              D．A sports writer．

4．Why does Trudy practice the piano very day?

A．Because she wants to be a concert pianist。

    B．Because she wants to help Lily

    C．Because she wants to be a pop singer．

    D．Because her mom tells her to．

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Everyone has his or her own ambition．

    B．Harry can't decide what he wants to do．

    C．Ambitions are about success at work．

    D．Somebody doesn't have a ambition．

    Most people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athlete's（運(yùn)動(dòng)員） ambition could be to win an important competition（競(jìng)賽）． A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

    Not all ambitions are about success at work. HO-Never, some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others.

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favourites. Trudy's ambition is to be a concert (音樂(lè)會(huì))pianist. She is very serious about it and practises every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.

    Harry's ambition changes every day. One day he wants to be an astronaut（宇航員）． The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car（賽車）． His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day.

48. Most businessmen want_______.

    A. to pass exams and get good jobs          B. to win important competitions

    C. to make a lot of money                       D. to be a sportswriter

49. What does Harry's mother want him to do?

    A. To be an astronaut.                               B. To drive a racing car.

    C. To get up in time for school every day.   D. To be a pianist.

50. What's the meaning of the word "ambition"?

    A．習(xí)慣            B．愛(ài)好            C．抱負(fù)、志向         D．興趣