Tina Fang is studying photography in New York City．“Some of these gadgets are expensive，but they can save your money in the long run．I have a digital camera．I can use it to take eighty pictures and shoot video (record an image onto video) at the same time．I listen to music on my MP3 player，and I can download and read books on it，too．I use the camera and MP3 for both learning and fun．”
It's now 9：45．Steve Clarkson gets an e-mail from his 17?year?old sister．She has a gadget that lets her send e mails，play games and take notes．She is in class right now．“I've mailed her back．I told her to stop playing，and pay attention，” laughs Clarkson，“These gadgets are fun，but sometimes they can distract(分散注意力) people，too．”
（ ）8．What is Steve Clarkson?
A．A student
B．A reporter
C．A businessman
D．A computer programmer
（ ）9．Which of the following things is not a gadget?
A．A picture
B．A laptop
C．A MP3 player
D．A mobile phone
（ ）10．When his sister had lessons，Steve told her _________．
A．to pay no attention
B．to e-mail him back right away
C．to stop playing games
D．to listen to music on the MP3 player
D
Life is not easy，so I'd like to say “When anything happens，believe in yourself．” When I was a young boy，I was so shy that I dare not talk to anyone．My classmates often laughed at me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later，something happened，and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My English teacher asked me to take part in it．What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on，boy，believe in yourself．You are sure to win．” Then my teacher and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic “Believe in yourself”．I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 times．With my teacher's great love，I did well in the contest．I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers from the teachers and students．Those classmates who once looked down on me，now all said “Congratulations!” to me．My teacher hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly．
Since then，everything has changed for me．When I do anything，I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself．This is true not only for a person but also for a country．
（ ）11．The classmates often laughed at the boy，because _________．
A．he believed himself
B．he was too young
C．he was too shy
D．he was too sad
（ ）12．The boy did well in the contest，because _________．
A．he did his best before the contest
B．he was very clever
C．his classmates helped him
D．the contest was easy
（ ）13．What changed the boy's life?
A．The topic he chose
B．The classmates congratulations．
C．The classmates cheers．
D．The English speech contest．
（ ）14．The story tells us when we do anything，we must _________．
A．believe in ourselves
B．choose a good topic
C．practice it over 100 times
D．look down on ourselves
E
Believe it or
