A smuggler(走私犯) drove to the border. When a soldier looked in the truck， he was surprised to find six big bags.
“What’s in them?” the soldier asked.
“Dirt，” the smuggler answered.
“Take them out，” the soldier said. “I want to check them.”
The smuggler opened the bags， and sure enough， each one of them was filled with dirt. So the soldier let him go.
A week later， the smuggler came back， and once again， the soldier looked in the truck.
“What’s in the bags this time?” he asked.
“Dirt， more dirt，” said the smuggler.
Not believing him， the soldier checked the bags and， once again， he found nothing but dirt.
The same thing happened every week for six months， and the soldier finally became so frustrated(沮丧的) that he left and worked as a waiter in a restaurant. Then one night， the smuggler went to the restaurant and had a drink. The waiter saw him and said， “Listen! Drinks are free tonight if you tell me what you were smuggling all that time.”
Slowly， the smuggler got close to the waiter and said， “Trucks.”
1.The soldier found ________ bags in the smuggler’s truck for the first time.
A. four B. five C. six D. seven
2.When the smuggler came again a week later， the soldier _______.
A. let him go without checking
B. invited him to a restaurant
C. checked and found nothing but dirt
D. left and became a waiter in a restaurant
3. Why did the soldier feel frustrated?
A. Because he couldn’t find what the smuggler smuggled.
B. Because he wanted to become a smuggler.
C. Because he wanted to work in a restaurant.
D. Because his work was too boring.
4.What did the smuggler smuggle all that time?
A. Dirt.
B. Drinks.
C. Trucks.
D. Foods.
5. Where is the passage probably taken from?
A. An advertising book. B. A poster.
C. A fashion magazine. D. A joke book.
Zach has a stepson， Bradley. One day， Zach drove over to meet Bradley. Bradley was a student in a high school. He neither liked nor disliked Zach， even though he had known Zach for three years. Zach was still trying to get along with Bradley. He told Bradley that he was coming over. Bradley said OK. When Zach got there， he asked if Bradley wanted to drive his car. Bradley had a driver’s license. Bradley said all right. Zach told him not to drive too fast， but he could drive anywhere he wanted. Bradley got on the 210 Road and headed northwest. Zach gave Bradley a few driving tips： Don’t drive next to big cars； don’t drive behind trucks with goods...
On their way back， Zach suggested that they stop at the golf course(高尔夫球场). He wanted to show Bradley how to play golf. But Bradley didn’t like it； he liked his video games. However， Bradley soon found that playing golf was fun and he did very well. The next day， Bradley， for the first time， called Zach. Bradley asked if Zach would come the next Saturday， so they could take a drive and go to the golf course again. Zach said yes， with a happy feeling in his heart.
1. How did Bradley like his stepfather at first?
A. He liked him.
B. He disliked him.
C. He thought his stepfather was a good man.
D. He neither liked nor disliked him.
2.What does the underlined word “license” mean in Chinese?
A. 身份证. B. 执照. C. 护照. D. 银行卡.
3.The reason why Zach tried to get along with Bradley is that _______.
A. he didn’t know how to spend his time
B. he wanted to improve his relationship with Bradley
C. he wanted to show what he could do well in
D. he wanted to teach Bradley as a father
4.The last sentence in the passage implies that ________.
A. Zach had never been happy before
B. Zach was not easy to get along with
C. Zach found hope in what he had done
D. Zach shared the same hobby with Bradley
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. What Zach did in his spare time.
B. How Zach got on well with his stepson.
C. Zach taught Bradley how to play golf.
D. Zach was good at driving and playing golf.
Two hunters rented(租用) a small plane to fly them to a forest. They told the pilot to come back and pick them up in about two weeks. By the end of the two weeks， they had hunted a lot of animals and they wanted to put all of them onto the plane.
But the pilot said， “This plane can only take one lamb. You’ll have to leave the others behind.”
Then one hunter said， “But last year， another pilot with the same plane let us take two lambs and some other animals onto the plane.”
So the new pilot thought about it. Finally he said， “OK， since you did it last year， I think this year we can do it again.” Then they put all the animals they had hunted onto the plane， and the plane took off. Five minutes later， it crashed.
The three men looked around， and one hunter asked the other one， “Where do you think we are now?”
The other hunter looked around and said， “I think we’re about one mile away from the place where the plane crashed last year.”
1.The two hunters stayed in the forest for ________.
A. one week B. two weeks
C. one year D. two years
2.What did the two hunters do in the forest?
A. They took a holiday in the forest.
B. They learned how to fly a plane.
C. They hunted a lot of animals.
D. They found some lambs.
3.What did the two hunters take onto the plane at last?
A. Nothing.
B. One lamb.
C. Two lambs.
D. All the animals they hunted.
4.This year， what happened to the plane at last?
A. It crashed.
B. It didn’t work.
C. It landed on an island.
D. It only flew one mile.
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A. The two hunters knew the pilot before.
B. The two hunters come to the forest every year.
C. The new pilot didn’t know the plane would crash at first.
D. The plane the two hunters took last year also crashed after flying five minutes.
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The other day， I was getting into my car when I saw an old man walking up the hill. He looked tired， so I waited to see _________ he was OK. He was fine， so I _________ him where he came from. He said that he just_________ a train. He was almost blind， but I said he was _________ .
We spent the next thirty minutes _________ about his life. He told me he invited _________ the army during the Second World War. And I even found _________ had a connection through a family member! We laughed so much that we almost cried.
It cost me nothing other than thirty minutes of my _________. I learnt so much， and Albert enjoyed the talking and left smiling.
I also had a(n) opportunity _________ to thank this great man for all he did to keep the country _________ during the war.
Thanks， amazing Albert. You are an inspiration!
1.A. if B. why C. but
2.A. told B. asked C. kept
3.A. got on B. drove away C. got off
4.A. clever B. great C. lucky
5.A. asking B. thinking C. talking
6.A. joined B. held C. invited
7.A. we B. they C. he
8.A. money B. time C. afternoon
9.A. friend B. plan C. opportunity
10.A. clean B. happy C. safe
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One year ago， eleven of my friends and I got together and made a group. We called ________ (our) “12 Caring Women”.
We meet once a ________ and take turns to hold the activity. We each donate(捐赠) 20 dollars， so we have 240 dollars each month for ________ (do) good things.
When we________(meet)， we discuss what to do in the month. Last month， we donated the money to a_______ lady. She had a baby in an earthquake， but didn’t have money ________(raise) her baby.
Over the past year， we have helped many people________ need. We work with the government and ________(school). They help us find people in need. If we don’t have people to_______ in one month， we give the money to the nursing home(养老院).
When we help people， we feel very happy. I’m writing this passage ________ (ask) more people to join us.
When you want to learn a language， you should learn from the ________ basic words.
A. basic B. difficult C. large
