The food in White Rose Restaurant was cheap and good, but nobody seemed to want to eat there. There were very few people going to eat there. The owner was very worried about it.
Then he thought of a good idea. A few weeks later, his restaurant was always full of men and their girlfriends. Whenever a gentleman came with a lady, a kind waiter would give each of them a beautiful menu. The menus looked exactly the same on the outside, but there was an important difference inside. The menu that the waiter handed to the man gave the correct price for each dish and each bottle of wine, while the menu that he handed to the lady gave a much higher price! So when the man calmly ordered dish after dish and wine after wine, the lady thought he was much more generous than he really was! The man could make a good impression on the lady.
1.How was the food in White Rose Restaurant?
A. Cheap and good. B. Cheap but bad.
C. Expensive and bad. D. Expensive but good.
2.When a gentleman and his girlfriend went into the restaurant, the waiter would give
a beautiful menu.
A. the gentleman B. the lady C. each of them D. neither of them
3. According to the passage, when a gentleman and his girlfriend had a meal at the restaurant, the meal would be paid by
A. the lady only B. the gentleman only
C. both of the gentleman and the lady D. the gentleman or the lady
4.What might the lady think of her boyfriend after having a meal together at this restaurant？
A. She thought he wanted to impress her.
B. She thought he pretended to be rich.
C. She thought he was very generous.
D. She thought he was the owner of the restaurant.
5.What does the story mainly suggest?
A. People like to go to expensive restaurants.
B. A restaurant owner should design different menus for different guests.
C. The men should pretend to be generous before their girlfriends.
D. It’s helpful for businessmen to learn customers’ thoughts
" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"
The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was 36 , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a 37 ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.
No one could know how 38 I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully 39 the violin away.
Now 40 this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the 41 , walked to the telephone and called the number.
Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting
someone can answer my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so 42 ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"
I said, " 43 dollars. "
"Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I 44 and then added, "I hope your daughter will be 45 to have it and enjoy it as I did. "
I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.
1. A. rich B. poor C. large D. small
2. A. drum B. guitar C. violin D. piano
3.A. surprised B. excited C. bored D. interested
4.A. carried B. put C. took D. threw
5.A. about B. by C. in D. for
6. A. ad B. violin C. case D. newspaper
7.A. badly B. easily C. quickly D. luckily
8. A. Ninety B. Twenty C. Seven D. Five
9. A. repeated B. showed C. reminded D. suggested
10.A. clever B. sad C. afraid D. happy
I didn’t understand , so I raised my hand to ask.
A. what my teacher says B. what does my teacher say
C. what my teacher said D. what did my teacher say
—Look! The man at the gate be our headmaster. He stands there every morning.
—No, it be him. He is holding a meeting in the office now.
A. must； can’t B. must; can C. can’t; mustn’t D. can’ t; must
—The match is really interesting.
—Yeah. I think everyone watched it will remember it forever.
A. why B. when C. that D. which
Tom’s parents him to watch TV after his homework
A. allow； finishes B. are allowed；finishes
C. are allowed； is finished D. allow； is finished
