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One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.

She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.

In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.

In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.

34. What did Aghta Christie do?

　 A. She was a detective.　　　　　 B. she wrote books.

C. She was a mystery． D. She knew famous detectives.

35. Who was Hercule Poirot?

A. A detective in her books.　　　　 B. One of her books.

C. Her husband. D. A writer.

36. What happened in 1976?

A. Agatha Christie died.　　 　　　　 B. Agatha Christie left her husband.

C. Agatha Christie wrote her last book. D. Agatha Christie wrote a short story.

37. What’s the best title of the passage?

　 A. Books about detectives.　　　　 　B. Famous detectives.　

　 C. A famous writer.　　　　　　　 　D. Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

---What's her ________ name? ---Jenny.

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　　A woman finds a purse on the road outside the school gate. She picks it up and opens it. There’s some money in it. “Shall I keep the money for myself? ”She thinks, “Oh, no. The owner（物主）must be very worried. I must give it back to the owner. ”

　　She waits and waits, but no one comes to take the purse back. “I’m very hungry now, ”the woman says to herself. “Shall I buy something to eat with the money? ”

　　So she goes to a shop. She buys many pens and books. She gives them to some poor boys and girls.

　　What do you think of the woman?

　　1．When the woman finds the purse, she first wants to _________.

　　A. keep it for herself

　　B. give it back to the owner

　　C. buy some food for herself

　　2．The women buys ________ with the money at last.

　　A. some food　　　　　　   　　   　　   B. some clothes   　　　　　　　　　　 C. some things

　　3．The word “poor” is “___________” in Chinese.

　　A. 富有的　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　  B. 窮苦的　　　　　　  　　　　　　　　　　 C. 快樂的

　　4．The woman _________.

　　A. must be very happy　　 　　　　　　  B. can’t be happy　　　　　　　　　　 　　   C. has a lot of money

 

Katharine Hepburn was one of America’s great actresses. In her life she made more than fifty films and won the Oscar for Best Actress four times.

Katharine Hepburn was born in Hartford in 1907. Her parents made sure to educate their children about social subjects and sports. She rode horses, swam and played golf and tennis.

Katharine graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1928. She soon started appearing in small roles in plays. After a few successful plays in New York, Hollywood filmmakers became interested in her. Her first movie came out in 1932. The next year she made the film "Morning Glory." This movie earned Hepburn her first Oscar for Best Actress. She became a star.

　 During the 1930s, critics either loved or hated Katharine Hepburn. But Hepburn wanted to do things in her own way. She did not want to be like other actresses. She did not wear make-up on her face. She would not let photographers take sexy(性惑的) pictures of her. She became unpopular with the public. But Hepburn wouldn’t give up easily. She starred in "The Philadelphia Story" and it became a great success. Hepburn received another Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She took control of her career once again.

　 In 1967, she starred in the movie "Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy. For this movie, she won her second Oscar. She won her third Oscar the next year for "A Lion in Winter." And, in her mid-seventies she won her last Oscar for "On Golden Pond."

Even into her eighties, Katharine kept working. She also wrote several books. In 2003, Katharine Hepburn died. As part of her last wishes, she helped create the Katharine Hepburn Center. This program helps support the things that were important to her; film and theater, women’s rights, and civic responsibility (公民責任)．

62. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　 A. Morning Glory was Katharine’s first movie.

　 B. Katharine was a very traditional girl in her time.

　 C. People all loved Katharine because she worked hard.

D. Katharine was not only interested in making films.

63. The following movies all won Katharine Hepburn an Oscar EXCEPT

　 A. Morning Glory　　　　　　　　　 B. A Lion in Winter

　 C. The Philadelphia Story　　 　　　　D. Guess Who’ s Coming to Dinner

64. For a time, Katharine Hepburn became unpopular because ______.

　 A. her behaviour was different from others’　 B. she stopped acting in films

　 C. she didn’t let others take her pictures　　 D. she was too proud of herself

65. Which words can best describe Katharine Hepburn according to the passage?

　 A. Attractive but selfish.　　　　　　　 　B. Hard-working and successful.

　 C. Elegant but jealous.　　　　　　　 　　D. Talented and easygoing.