“What is success?”Mr Gruber asked his 6th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs. Mr Gruber sighed. “I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”

“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?”James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!”Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?”Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. ―Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

1. What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A. History B. Science

C. Maths D. Business

2. Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A. Tom B. James

C. Peter D. Sandy

3. How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A. He himself kept talking’

B. He just read from a textbook.

C. He showed a movie to his students.

D. He got his students to take part in a discussion.

4.. What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A. Strange B. Patient

C. Shy D. Proud

5. What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Get What You Want B. Needs and Wants

C. Try to Get More Money D. How to Live Well

Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life，Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.

In the early 1970s，Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs， Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year-long trip from London，through Asia，to Australia. On the trip，they visited places like India， Iran， and Afghanistan.

When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia，people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions，Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on the Cheap . The book told people about different countries' weather，customs(风俗），and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s，Wheeler’s book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular．

Wheeler and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today，400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots” (for example，Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). For more information，read the books!

1.Which trip was Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook about?

A. The United Kingdom.

B. From Asia to England.

C. From Australia to Afghanistan.

D. From England to Australia.

2.Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook?

A. He needed the money.

B. His wife asked him to do it.

C. Many people asked questions about his travels.

D. He liked writing books.

3.How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides?

A. It talked about places most tourists did not go .

B. It was longer and more expensive.

C. It told people about a country’s weather，customs，and places to see.

D . It was the first guidebook about Asia .

4.Which sentence below is true?

A. Tony Wheeler still travels and writes guidebooks.

B. Tony Wheeler’s first guidebook was not popular.

C. After their first trip，Maureen did not travel with Tony .

D. Today，Lonely Planet is still a small company.

Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is in the south of Scotland.

A collection of nearly 150 different animals from all over the world can be seen within the peaceful and natural setting. Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park is to provide a living shelter for small animals, to protect wildlife, to provide chances for the public to enjoy and learn about the area they live in. A main aim of the park is to protect endangered animals.

Facilities(设施) available to visitors mainly include restaurants, gift shops ，picnic areas, facilities for babies, facilities for disabled people free parking, etc.

There is a programme of improvement to condition for the animals, birds and visitors. Through the programme, the park plays an important part in the international effort to protect rare and endangered animals. Click here to see what improvement the park has to make.

As some of our animals are free in the park area, dogs and other pets are not allowed.

Open from 1st February to 30th October, 10:00 a.m to 6:00p.m.

By buying a ticket to visit the park, you can help us do so much more so HELP SUPPORT CONSERVATION!

You can help us continue our work by making a donation here >>> SUPPORT

Contact us:

E-mail: infor@gallowaywildlife.co.uk           Fax/Tel:01557 331645

1. You can visit Galloway Wildlife Conservation Park ___________.

A. at 9:00a.m on 7th December

B. at 11:00a.m on 7th December

C. at 9:00a.m on 7th September

D. at 11:00a.m on 7th September

2. How much should you at least pay if your family (five persons, including an elderly person, two adults and the ten-year-old twins) visit the park?

A. £24.50            B.£25.50

C.£26.50           D.£27.50

3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?

A. There are endangered animals in the park.

B. There aren’t any picnic areas in the park.

C. You can’t take the babies to the park.

D. You can visit the park with your dogs.

When I was nine years old, I used to go to the post office with my mother, sending greeting cards to my aunt in Singapore. To me, these trips were really      memories. And receiving mail through a mailbox outside our gate was just exciting. My small hands could   get the mail without using a key! I always couldn’t wait to see how much I was      . Oh, a letter! From Singapore! I would run back home and show it to my   . When there was a letter for me, I wouldn’t run—I would open it right there.

After my family moved back to Singapore, I    going to the post office. Years later, my company sent me to Shanghai, and the post office found me again. Two years ago I celebrated my      with five friends on top of the mountain in Longsheng, China. At sunrise we   up to a beautiful view from the mountain top. Later in the afternoon, as we were going     the mountain and returning from the sunrise viewing place, a    shop caught our attention. It only sold noodles, coffee and had a China     sign.

     We asked the owner if she could really send mail. She happily said yes. It seemed hard to believe   we were at the highest top of the mountain. I picked one postcard out and asked my friends to write    a birthday note. We bought a stamp, wrote some notes and gave the shop owner the postcard.

Three weeks later, I arrived home and    my mailbox: Hello, postcard! I broke into a big smile.

That birthday postcard attracted me again to the post office and all its delights. I had    the post office all these years. Today I    send postcards to friends. And every time I am at the post office buying stamps, I cannot help but smile—how one postcard will make its way across the world and brighten up someone’s day.

1.A. bad      B. poor    C. good    D. short

2.A. easily   B. simply    C. hardly   D. specially

3.A. weighing B. getting  C. selecting D. accepting

4.A. friend   B. aunt      C. mother   D. owner

5.A. enjoyed  B. stopped   C. hated    D. considered

6.A. wedding  B. return    C. success  D. birthday

7.A. broke   B. woke    C. grew     D. stood

8.A. around   B. over       C. up     D. down

9.A. cold     B. dirty      C. small  D. modern

10.A. Traffic B. Life      C. Police   D. Post

11.A. because B. though     C. while   D. when

12.A. him    B. me    C. her         D. them

13.A. bought  B. repaired   C. painted  D. opened

14.A. missed  B. influenced  C. studied  D. visited

15.A. just    B. seldom   C. still     D. never

--- I’ll fly to Qingdao for my holiday this weekend.

--- Wonderful! ____________

A. Why not?        B. I hope so.

C. With pleasure.   D. Have a good time!

--- What do you think of the book written by Mo Yan?

--- Oh, excellent. It is worth ___________ a second time.

A. to read   B. to be read

C. reading     D. being read

Shanghai is bigger than ___________ in Japan.

A. any city     B. any other city

C. other cities D. the other cities

---________ honest boy you are!

--- Thank you!

A. What an     B. What     C. How an   D. What a

--- Do you like watching CCTV-5?

--- Yes, I do. But it would be better with ______ advertisements.

I hate advertisements.

A. more             B. less            C. fewer        D. many

--- Is Lucy knocking at the door?

--- No. It ______ be Lucy. She is in America now.

A. may not       B. mustn’t

C. can’t  D. shouldn’t