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she was surfing the Internet regularly, but she couldn"t find anywhere for teenagers to meet and talk. And
one day she thought, "If I had my own website, I"d make it a really interesting site for teenagers."
[2]So, when Ashley was sixteen, she launched her own website, called Goosehead. She had no idea
how big a success it would be, but three years later, the site was the most successful teen site in the USA! It was getting 100,000 hits every day, and Ashley had about 30 employees.
[3] After a few years, the website closed down. Then Ashley, who lives in Los Angeles, was asked
to write a book called The Goosehead Guide to Life. The book is about how to design a website and
start a business. It begins with a section called "All About Ashley," where Ashley tells readers what it is
like to be the boss of a company when you are only sixteen. " I was so happy. But it was crazy in a lot
of ways. I got very stressed. I mean, I was only sixteen - I didn"t even have a car! If you were sixteen
and you had your own company, you"d be stressed, too!"
[4] In an interview Ashley gave advice to teenagers who wanted to start their own business, "Just be
strong and have your dreams and work hard at them. And don"t listen when _______, because I
heard "no" a lot. Just keep going until you hear "yes"!"
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2. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2? (no more than 6 words)
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3. According to paragraph 3, what did Ashley do after GooseHead closed down?(no more than 10 words)
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4. How did Ashley feel as a young boss of a company?(no more than 5 words)
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5. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.
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2. Ashley"s GooseHead was a big success.
3. She wrote a book called The GooseHead Guide to Life.
4. She felt happy but stressed.
5. People tell you that you can"t do it.
love for nature. It was to 2 my parents.
At that time, we had a big yard in which a beautiful maple tree stood. But my mother often looked with 3 at this work of natural art. Those golden leaves seemed like tons of rubbish her, "something else to
4 !"Seeing the neighbors busy with gardening, my father ever thought it a waste of time.
At that age, I always did something 5 to whatever my parents did! If gardening were something they
found 6 ,I would plant a garden!
I planted some lily (百合花) seeds in the yard. But they failed to 7 . I continued to sunflower seeds
and roses, Wild 8 joy, I found the first rose bloom(开花).One by one, the flowers bloomed their heads
off. 9 , I was touched by this land of wonder.
10 , my parents showed no interest in my garden. My father even 11 at me because found it was
12 to move around my garden to the driveway. To my mother"s 13 , I put her vase my real roses
which, in her eyes, were simply weeds 14 flowers.
Regardless of their 15 , I kept on planting my garden and 16 to enjoy the pleasure gardening.
Plants make such good companions: they breathe, they bloom,they 17 to care and love.
It has been many years since I made my first garden out of my desire to 18 my parent .Today I become
known as Mrs. Greenthumbs, teaching gardening and hosting a gardening show which makes my parents
feel very 19 . And now I could say it is my affection for 20 that makes me a real gardener.
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One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap (包装). On September 11 ![]() she put him in my lap, saying," I promised you a gift, and here it is ." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories. I told it over and over how much I loved it! One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mun wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I head mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless","pitiful",and "dying", which sounded ominous. Christmas was coming, don"t expect any presents this year "Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. I"d never seen him cry before. The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say." what? he"s all right?" he hung up and shouted upstairs." The hospital said we can bring Richard home! " "thank god!" I heard Mum cry. From the upstairs window. I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they was not empty: they were filled with love! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1. what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. He got a baby brother B. He got a C hristmas gift C. He became four yesrs old D. He received a doll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3 probably mean? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Impossible. B. Boring C. Difficult D. Fearful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Excitement. B. Happiness. C. Sadness. D. Disappointment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.What is the passage mainly about ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A. A sad Christmas day B. Life with a lovely baby C. A special Christmas gift. D. Memories of a happy family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I often read of incidents of misunderstanding or conflict. I"m left 1 . Why do these people create mistrust and problems, especially with those from other 2 ? I was growing up in Kuala Lumpur in the early 1960s, 3 children from different races and religions played and studied 4 in harmony. At that time my family lived a stone"s 5 from Ismail"s. And no one was bothered that Ismail was a Malay Muslim and I was an Indian Hindu-we just 6 our differences. Perhaps,our elders had not filled our heads with unnecessary advice, well 7 or otherwise. We were nine when we became friends. During the school holidays, we "d 8 the countryside on our bicycles,hoping to 9 the unexpected. At times Ismail would accompany my family as we made a rare shopping trip to town. We would be glad of his 10 . When I was twelve, my family moved to Johor. Ismail"s family later returned to their village, and I 11 touch with him. One spring afternoon in 1983, I stopped a taxi in Kuala Lumpur. I 12 my destination. The driver acknowledged my 13 but did not move off. Instead, he looked 14 at me. "Raddar?" he said, using my childhood nickname (绰号).I was astonished at being so 15 addressed (称呼).Unexpectedly! It was Ismail! Even after two 16 we still recognized each other. Grasping his shoulder, I felt a true affection, something 17 to describe. If we can allow our children to be 18 without prejudice, they"ll build friendships with people, regardless of race or religion, who will be 19 their side through thick and thin. On such friendships are societies built and 20 we can truly be, as William Shakespeare once wrote, "We happy few. We band of brothers". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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