12. Before Mr. Hagen and his wife bought a van， they__________.
A. sold their old house B. moved to their grandparents‘house
C.built a new place for a van D. sold their second car
13. A motor home is usually owned by a family with__________.
A. a baby B. much money C. more than two children D. interest in vans
14. Americans usually use motor homer____________.
A. to travel with all the family members of holiday
B. to do some shopping with all the family members
C. to visit their grandparents at weekends
D. to drive their children to school every day
15. Motor homes have become popular because___________.
A. they can take people to another city when people are free
B. they can let families have a happier life when they go out for their holidays
C. some people think motor homes are cheap
D. big families can put more things in motor homes
A lady who never gave up
She was a poor girl who worked to get money to pay for her lessons. She became the famous woman scientist of her time. That‘s the story of Marie Curie‘s life. She didn‘t mind working and she didn‘t care about the honors(荣誉) that were given to her in later years.
Marie was born in 1867. Her name was Marie Sklosovska then. She live in Poland. Her father was a teacher. Everyone soon saw that Marie had a quick mind.
Marie‘s mother died when her youngest daughter was only ten. From then on， Marie knew that she would have to work hard at her lessons if she wanted to be successful(成功的) in her life. She studied very hard and was one of the best students at her school.
Marie and her older sister， Bronya， wanted to study in France at the Sorbonne. But their father didn‘t have enough money to send them there. It was Marie who had an idea: she would teach at home and send her money to Bronya. After her sister finished studying in Paris， she would get work and send Marie the money to study there herself. So Marie worked very hard for six years to pay for her sister‘s studies. At last it was Marie‘s turn but when she got to France， her sister was married and could not give her much help.
Again Marie worked. She studied in a small room without heat or light. She lived on bread and tea most of the time. But all she thought of was her maths and science. This was her world.
After four years‘ hard work， Marie and her husband found something which was called radium(镭)。 They were given the Nobel Prize(诺贝尔奖) for their great discovery(发现)。 But they were too ill to go Stockholm themselves to receive it.
Marie always said that it was because if her children that she want her work. And she discovered a hidden power and gave it to the world. It was the same power， however， that killed Marie in 1934.
1.Marie Sklodovska was born in _______.
A. France B. Poland C. Stockholm
2.Marie did not go to Paris with her sister because ______.
A.she did not want to
B.she always thought of her maths and science first.
C.She had to earn money to pay for her sister‘s study.
3.She received her higher education (教育) at _____.
A. Poland B. Stockholm C. the Stockholm
4.In Paris Marie had to live on bread and tea because_______.
A.she had no time
B.she had to support her sister
C.her sister could not give her much help
5.The greatness(伟大) of Marie‘s life in the fact that_______.
A.she received two Nobel Prizes
B.she was the first woman to work at the Sorbonne
C.she worked hard without taking care of the fame and honors she received
Key:(A)B A B C D
(B)C B D B A
(C)B D C A B
(D)B C B C C