The six-year-old Billy was seriously ill.
“Billy, what do you wish to do in the future?”
“Mom, I always want to be a fireman.”
His mom went to a fire station. She told a fireman about her son. She asked if it might be possible to give him a ride in a fire engine（消防车）. The fireman said, “We can do better. We’ll make him an honorary（名誉的）fireman for the whole day. He can come to the fire station, eat with us and go out on all the fire calls. If you give us his sizes, we’ll get a real fire uniform for him.”
Three days later, that fireman dressed Billy in his fire uniform and drove him to the fire station. Billy was so excited. There were three fire calls that day. Billy rode in different fire engines and went out all the three calls.
Billy’s dream came true. He lived three months longer.
1.Did Billy want to be a policeman? ___________________________.
2.Who dressed Billy in his fire uniform? __________________________.
3.How many fire calls were there that day? _________________________
Before you go to another country it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs（风俗）of the country.
When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands（握手）. Usually they do not shake hands when they just meet or say “Goodbye”. But they shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.
Last year a group of German students went to English for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and get ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.
1.It is if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.
A. not useful B. not helpful
C. very helpful D. very bad
2.English people usually shake hands when they .
A. meet every time B. meet for the first time
C. say goodbye to each other D. say hello to each other
3.Which of the following is true?
A. German people shake hands as often as possible.
B. English people like shaking hands very much.
C. German people hardly shake hands.
D. Neither people hardly shake hands.
4.This story is about .
A. shaking hands B. language
C. customs D. languages and customs
We all know that smoking is bad for people’s health. But not many people know about the danger of secondhand smoke.
Secondhand smoke is the smoke that comes from the smoker’s breath(呼吸). If people breathe in secondhand smoke from time to time, they could get sick from it.
But how serious is the problem of the secondhand smoke? The World Health Organization(WHO) did a study of 194 countries. They found that secondhand smoke causes about 600,000 deaths every year. That is about 1% of the world’s deaths.
Secondhand smoke is especially bad for children because their bodies are still growing. According to the study, around 165,000 children under the age of 5 die each year because of secondhand smoke. Most of these deaths happen in Africa and southern Asia.
You can do something to keep yourself and other people away from secondhand smoke. You can ask the smokers, such as your parents, to smoke outside. And, if someone smokes close to you, you’d better hold your breath or just walk away.
1.Children can easily get sick from secondhand smoke because __________.
A. they are from Africa B. their bodies are still growing
C. secondhand smoke is very dangerous D. they are all under the age of 5
2.According to the study, children who die from secondhand smoke most come from_____.
A. Africa and Australia B. Africa and eastern Asia
C. southern Asia and Africa D. southern Africa and India
3.You can’t keep yourself away from the secondhand smoke by __________.
A. asking the smokers to smoke outside B. walking away
C. holding your breath D. smoking with them
4.The best title of this article may be __________.
A. Smoking B. Secondhand Smoke
C. Giving up Smoking D. Children Are Dying
A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test.” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I'll send you the form(表格) to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied. “But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I'm sorry,” said the manager. “If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队).Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven't got one.” His friend couldn't believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1. What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
2.The man didn't get the job because he .
A. disliked such a job B. didn't pass the test
C. didn't have an e-mail D. knew nothing about computers
3.The man after he left Microsoft.
A. went home directly B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought up an idea to make money D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Computers are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.
C. The manager didn't like the man.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
Dicos Pizza Hut
Tel: 76857217 Tel: 78344643
Address: 28 Bridge Street Address: 102 Ting Street
Open: 9:00 am --- 11:oo pm Open: 9 30 am --- 12:00 pm
Food: fried chicken, French fries Food: beef pizza, seafood pizza
hamburgers, porridge fruit pizza, vegetable pizza
Drinks: coke, coffee, milk, juice Drinks: coffee, milk, fruit juice
Dessert: ice cream Dessert: ice cream
Soup: vegetable soup Soup : Italy soup
1. If you would like some hamburgers, you can __________.
A. go to Ting Street B. call 76857217 C. call 78344643 D. go to Pizza Hut
2. You can’t have __________ in Pizza Hut.
A. French fries B. milk C. soup D. fruit pizza
3. You can eat ice cream __________ .
A. in Pizza Hut B. in Italy C. in Dicos D. Both A and C
Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their with themselves when they were young or with other people when they were children.
"When I was your age," a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, "I was at the top of my class every year. And I what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals (目标). You are always at the bottom (最后) of your class you have no goals."
The man's son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. "And when your mother was your age, " the young man's father , " she had a good job and she lots of money. You don't even have a part-time job .You earn nothing. " The man's son still said nothing. He had heard this before, too. "
And when your brother was your age, "the young man's father said, "he studied hard. But you just waste your time."
And the man's son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man's father said, "And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night."
This time the son stay silent. "
And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father," he said, "He was the President of United States. are you?"
His father had no answer this.
Are your parents always comparing you with others? And what's your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
1.A. children B. students C. teachers D. friends
2.A. know B. knew C. will know D. have known
3.A. although B. or C. and D. but
4.A. went away B. went over C. went up D. went on
5.A. won B. made C. received D. gave
6.A. old B. young C. older D. elder
7.A. can B. can't C. could D. couldn't
8.A. a B. an C. the D./
9.A. What B. How C. Where D. Who
10.A. to B. with C. of D. on
