Here are two stories from different parts of the world. They seem strange but, believe it or not, they re all true!
John Lee was an Englishman who refused to be hanged! In 1884 the police said Lee had killed an old woman who he used to work with. There was nothing to show that Lee had killed the woman. Lee told the police he hadn't done it, but no one believed him and he was going to be hanged. On the day of the hanging, however, the door in the floor, through which Lee's body would fall, did not open. They tried three times but each time the door stayed closed, even though it had worked well the day before. In the end they sent Lee back to prison, where he lived for the next twenty-two years. At all times, John Lee said he hadn't killed the woman, and he believed it was the "hand of God" that had saved him from death by hanging.
The police in Venezuela (委内瑞拉) in South America followed a man home one night. He was the thief they wanted to catch. However, half of his house was standing in Venezuela and the other half was standing in Colombia (哥伦比亚). Venezuela's neighbor. When the police entered the house, the man ran upstairs to his bedroom, which was in Colombia, and called his lawyer (律师). The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia so they could not enter the bedroom. They asked the police in Colombia to help. The Colombian police refused to help because the man's crime (罪行 )was not a crime in Colombia. In the end, the Venezuelan police gave up and went back to the police station.
1.The underlined（下划线) word "hanged" in this passage probably means _.
A. shut in a room »
B. questioned by the police
C. killed by putting a rope around the neck
D. kept in a place
2. What do we1 know about the door in the floor?
A. It had opened the day before the hanging.
B. It had been broken a long time.
C. After three times, it opened.
D. John Lee's dead body fell through it.
3.From the story we know that the thief's bedroom was____.
A. in Venezuela B. in Colombia
C. in neither Venezuela nor Colombia I), in both Venezuela and Colombia
4.Why didn't the Venezuelan police go into the man's bedroom?
A. They didn't know where it was.
B. The Venezuelan police were not allowed to enter Colombia.
C. The police in Colombia told them that (hey would help.
D. The police in Colombia told them not to go inside.
5. The police in Colombia didn't help the police in Venezuela to catch the thief because
A. they didn't know where he was
B. the police in Venezuela didn’t ask for help
C. the man's lawyer told them not to help
D. the man's crime was not a crime in Colombia
Time Temp Glasses
Are you a person who wants to know the time and temperature during the day? You might like Temp Glasses. These special glasses show the time above your right eye and the temperature your left eye. It is surely easier than wearing a wristwatch, and you never have to guess the Tature.
Alarm() Fork
Do you eat too quickly? Do you eat too much? How can the Alarm Fork help you? Aren't you is (好奇的)? Well, this special fork has two lights: one green and one red. When the green is on, it's OK to eat a piece of food. The fork "knows" when you eat a piece, and soon the red goes on. Wait for the green light before you eat another piece.
Smell This
Sow do you know if your breath smells nice, or if it smells bad? It's difficult It) know, because it’s very hard to smell the air that comes out of your own mouth. Smell This is useful for this ion. Smell This covers your nose and your mouth. Docs your breath smell nice, or do you need a piece of gum(口香糖)?
Banana Suitcase(手提箱)
Has this ever happened to you? You put a banana in your bag lunch in the morning, and when pen the bag at noon, the banana looks like someone drove a car over it. If you put your banana Banana Suitcase, this will never happen. It keeps a banana safe, delicious, and looking like a m!
1.The writer thinks that the four inventions are_.
A. dangerous B. useless C. unusual D. expensive
2.A person who wants to lose weight may be interested in_.
A. Time Temp Glasses B. Alarm Fork C. Smell This D. Banana Suitcase
3.Which invention is most helpful for someone waiting for a train?
A. Time Temp Glasses. B. Alarm I ink. C. Smell This. D. Banana Suitcase.
4.If you want to know how your breath is. you may buy _.
A. Time Temp Glasses B. Alarm Fork C. Smell This D. Banana Suitcase
5.Who might use the Banana Suitcase?
A. A person who eats bananas only at home.
B. Someone who needs to throw away a banana.
C. A person who has little interest in eating bananas.
D. Someone who loves bananas and brings lunch to school every day.
Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.
In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!
If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master's degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.
We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.
1.The passage mainly talks about_.
A. how education and pay are connected B. high paying jobs
C. jobs for high school students D. good schools
2.According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.
A. save B. spend C. pay D. make
3.The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.
A. a university graduate B. a person who gets a PhD
C. a person who only finishes primary school D. a person with a master's degree
4.Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finish
high school.
A. $37,000 B. $68,200 C. $60,400 D. $26,000
5.From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.
A. a high school degree is not important
B. university is too expensive
C. a person can make more money with a good education
D. people with a degree don't need to worn about finding jobs
It was very late at night. An old man came to a small town. He found an inn (小旅馆) and Wanted to slay there for the night. After he went to his room, the owner said to his 41 ."Look at his bag. There must be much money in it. Let's take it away when he's 42 , shall we? '
"Oh, no," said the woman. "He must 43 his bag when he wakes up tomorrow morning. If he can't find it, he'll telephone the police."
They thought for a few minutes. Then the woman had an 44 . "We have forgetful grass. Why not put some forgetful grass into his food? If he 45 the food, he will forget lo take his bag away."
The old man ate the food 46 the forgetful grass and went to bed. The next morning when the owner got up, he found the door 47 and the old man had gone away with his bag. He woke his wife up and said to her angrily, "How foolish you are! Your forgetful grass isn't 48 at all."
"No, I don't think so. He must forget_49__," his wife said.
"Oh! I remember now! He forgot to 50 for the night," cried out the man suddenly. Then they looked at each other without saying a word.
1.A. sister B. friend C. aunt D. wife
2. A. asleep B. awake C. alive D. alone
3.A. set off B. give up C. look for D. take off
4.A. idea B. advice C. instruction D. excuse
5. A. eats B. receives C. likes D. refuses
6.A. onto B. for C. with D. into
7. A. open B. opens C. opening D. lo open
8.A. interesting B. important C. delicious D. useful
9.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything
10.A. spend B. cost C. take D. pay
Hurry up ____ finish your soup!
A. or B. but C. and D. while
We had In the sports meet because of the heavy rain.
A. put away B. put up C. put oil D. put on
