Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
1.What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?
A．A worker. B．An assistant. C．A manager. D．The second board chairman.
2.Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?
A．He liked to have a nickname. B．It could make his workmates happy.
C．He could become famous. D．It was a free advertisement for his company.
3.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.
B．It’s very important to do small things well.
C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.
D．You should make more advertisements for your company.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A．I Believe in You B．Albert and Rockefeller
C．Four Dollars a Bucket D．The Second Board Chairman
There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father's role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.
Fathers give us support. They are the shore（岸）we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on （依靠）as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.
_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.
For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.
For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.
Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.
1.From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.
A．father B．mother C．son D．daughter
2.Which of the following can be put on the line in the third paragraph?
A．For parents. B．For families. C．For others. D．For sons.
3.According to the passage, we can know that__________ .
A．fathers' love is different from mothers'
B．fathers are always simple and strong
C．fathers can look after their babies better
D．fathers are more important than mothers
4.The best title for the passage is_______.
A．Father, I love you B．Fathers are our heroes
C．The importance of fathers D．Fathers and mothers
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1.If you want to go to Betty and Jack’s party, you can call .
A．342-1525 B．342-7391 C．342-2691 D．342-7350
2.Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because .
A．he wants to buy a new one B．he will go to another country
C．he wants to buy a new house D．There’s something wrong with it
3.You can use the e-mail smith15@yahoo.com if you want to .
A．read some books B．go to a family party
C．sell some good coffee D．buy a washing machine
请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
There once was a master who went to India. In those times, we didn't have airplanes or many kinds of transportation that we do now. So the master went to India 1 . And when he got there, he saw a lot of fruit. In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is 2 because they can't grow much 3 the water situation. So he saw one basket, a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop, not expensive at all.
So he 4 and asked, "How much per kilo?" And the shopkeeper said, "Two rupees."(印度货币) Two rupees in India is 5 ; it's like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: Oh, my God! His 6 watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became 7 . As he coughed terribly , he 8 up and down, saying, "Ah! Ah! Ah!"
But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, "You're crazy, man. Those are chilies（辣椒）! You can't eat so many; they're not good for you! People use them 9 a condiment（作料）, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can't just eat them by the handful like that; they're not 10 !" So the silly master said, "No, I can't stop! I paid money for them, 11 now I'll eat them. It's my 12 !"
And you think that master was silly, right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things like that. we still continue just because we've 13 money, time, effort and love into it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn't stop because he didn't want to waste the money he'd paid.
So 14 you've lost something, let it go and move on. That's better than continuing to 15 .
1. A．by air B．on foot C．by taxi D．by car
2. A．delicious B．cheap C．expensive D．fresh
3. A．because of B．with the help of C．in need of D．as a result
4. A．got up B．went up C．turned up D．looked up
5. A．something B．nothing C．everything D．anything
6. A．eyes B．ears C．mouth D．nose
7. A．sad B．ugly C．red D．cold
8. A．searched B．climbed C．jogged D．jumped
9. A．as B．for C．to D．with
10. A．medicine B．vegetables C．fruit D．food
11. A．instead B．and C．but D．also
12. A．money B．food C．fruit D．drink
13. A．joined B．spent C．paid D．put
14. A．as if B．ever since C．even if D．so that
15. A．fight B．fail C．try D．lose
- What shall I download for you to pass time?
–_______ . Anything will do.
A．Never mind B．No problem C．I have no idea D．I don't care
----What did Bob ask you just now?
----He wanted to know how long __________when I reached the cinema.
A．had the film been on B．the film had started
C．the film had been on D．had the film ended
