Harvey was having his hair cut in a barber shop when a young boy entered the shop. The barber said to Harvey in a very low voice, "This is the silliest kid in the world. Watch while I show it to you." The barber put a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters(25美分) in the other, then called the boy over and asked, "Which do you want, son?" The boy took the quarters and left. "What did I tell you?" said the barber. "That kid never learns!"
Later, when Harvey left, he saw the same young boy coming out of an ice cream store. "Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?" The boy ate his ice cream and replied, "Because the day I take the dollar, the game's over!
1. The barber gave the boy money because he .
A. wanted the boy to help him B. loved the boy C. wanted to prove(证明) his words.
2. The boy got from the barber.
A. one dollar B. 50 cents(美分) C. a quarter
3. The sentence “the game's over” here means .
A. he can’t play the computer game any longer
B. he can never get money from the barber
C. he can never go to the barber shop
4.We can learn that is the smartest one among the three people in this story.
A. the boy B. the barber C. Harvey
5. We can infer(推断) from the passage that .
A. The young boy was the barber’s son
B. Every time the boy got the money, he went to buy an ice cream.
C. The barber thought the boy wasn’t clever at all.
A passenger(乘客) told a flight attendant that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine just as the plane was taking off. She told him that she would bring him the 1 in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the flight attendant felt 2 . She was so busy that she has forgotten to give him the water. 3 , the passenger couldn’t take his medicine on time. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he 4 it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the flight attendant passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile if he needed anything. But he asked for 5 .
When he was getting 6 the plane, the passenger asked the flight attendant to hand him a service review(评论) card. She knew that he would write something 7 , but she politely handed it to him.
Later, she looked at the card and a smile came over her face. “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed 8 or not 12 times in all,” the passenger wrote. “How can I refuse your 12 sincere 9 ?”
10 after someone does something wrong, no one can say no to 12 sincere smiles.
1. A. water B. medicine C. juice
2.A. excited B. surprised C. worried
3.A. After all B. So far C. As a result
4.A. took B. refused C. threw
5.A. nothing B. everything C. something
6. A. on B. off C. to
7. A. unfair B. pleasant C. bad
8. A. help B. drink C. food
9.. A. smiles B. invitations C. advice
10.. A. Though B. Even C. If
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– Well, Sandy is a bit wilder than her sister, and smarter.
A. What are they like B. What do they like C. What do they look like
– Would you mind moving your car?
– . I’ll do it right away.
A. No, not at all. B. Yes, you’re welcome C. Certainly, it’s my pleasure
– I argued with my best friend. ?
– Maybe you should say you’re sorry.
A. How was your feeling B. What would you do C. What should I do
– Lily, what are you ?
– My hair band. I can’t find it. Have you seen it anywhere?
A. caring for B. looking for C. waiting for
