Here are two amazing shops from the world.
One of the most famous department stores in New York City is Macy's.There are over 850 Macy's stores all over the US, but the flagship store is in Herald Square,Manhattan---just around the corner from the Empire State Building. Interestingly, Rowland Macy, the company founder ( 创始人 ), opened his first shops between 1843 and 1855, but they weren't successful. However, Macy learned from his mistakes, and in 1858 he moved to New York. He opened his first New York store on October 18, 1858 and was immediately successful. Macy's is especially famous for its Thanksgiving Day Parade, which marks the beginning of the Christmas season.
One of the oldest shops in London is Fortnum & Mason.
It was founded by William Fortnum and Hugh Mason in
1707 in central London. Originally, the shop only sold food, but these days, it sells all kinds of other things including clothes, books and games. It has the "Gentleman's Department" on the top floor, a famous tea shop and several restaurants. The business started out small, but in 1761, William Fortnum’s grandson, Charles, went to work for Queen Charlotte. As a result, the royals ( 皇家 ) started shopping there and continues to now. In fact, Queen Elizabeth visited Fortnum's last year. Fortnum's is really famous for its hampers, which are baskets of food. There are picnic hampers and Christmas hampers that are full of wines and Christmas food. They are extremely popular, but also expensive and can cost up to £25.000.
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1. How old is the store Macy's which was first opened in New York?
A. 60. B. 158. C. 155. D. 160.
2. What made Rowland Macy's shops successful?
A. He moved to New York.
B. He opened a flagship store.
C. He began Christmas season.
D. He learned from his mistakes.
3.What did Fortnum & Mason use to sell?
A. Food. B. Books.
C. Games. D. Clothes.
4.. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Fortnum & Mason used to be a small shop.
B. The hampers from Fortnum & Mason are popular but expensive.
C. Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade means the beginning of Christmas season.
D. William Fortnum worked for Queen Elizabeth.
5.Where is this passage possibly from?
A. A music magazine. B. A clothes ad.
C. A sports poster. D. A fashion guidebook.
Once upon a time, a man punished his 5-year-old daughter for using up the family' s expensive gold wrapping (包装 ) paper. Money was always not enough, and he became even more upset when on Christmas Eve, he saw that the child had pasted ( 贴) the gold paper to decorate a shoebox to put under the Christmas tree.
The next morning the little girl, filled with excitement, brought the gift box to her father and said, "This is for you, Daddy!"
As he opened the box, the father was sorry for his earlier behavior.
But after he opened it, he found it was empty and again he was angry."Don' t you know, young lady, " he said, "when you give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package!"
The little girl looked up at him with tears running from her eyes and said, "Daddy, it's not empty. I blew kisses into it until it was all full."
When the father heard this, he fell on his knees and put his arm around his dear little girl. He begged her to forgive him for his unnecessary anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later. It is told that the father kept that little gold box by his bed for all the year of his life. Whenever he was sad or faced difficult problems he would open the box, take out an imaginary kiss, and remember the love of this beautiful child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us as human beings have been given an invisible golden box filled with love and kisses from our children, family, friends and God. This is the most expensive possession (财产) anyone could hold.
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1.Why did the man punish his little daughter?
A. Because his daughter made some mistakes.
B. Because his daughter asked he for Christmas present.
C. Because his daughter used up their only gold wapping paper.
D. Because his daughter decorated the Christmas tree with gold wrapping paper.
2.Why was the man sorry for his behavior as he opened the box?
A. Because his daughter bought him a Christmas gift..
B. Because he misunderstood his daughter for wasting paper.
C. Because he saw his daughter was so excited.
D. Because the box was covered with the kisses.
3.What's the meaning of the underlined word "invisible"?
A.贵重的 B.无形的
C.珍爱的 D.唯一的
4.What did the man do when he had problem in his life after his daughter died?
A. He missed his daughter so much. "
B. He took out the box and kissed it.
C. He thought of his daughter's love.
D. He put the box by his bed.
5.What's the best title for the passage?
A. The Kiss B. The Gift
C. The Father D. The Daughter
There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before he was sent away, the boy was the student in his class. He was at the top in every exam.
But the boy changed after home and studying in the boarding school. His grades started to . He hated being in a group. He was lonely all the time. And there were especially dark times when he felt like committing suicide(自杀). All of this was because he felt no one loved him.
His parents started to the boy. But they even did not know what was wrong with him. So his father decided to go to the school and talk with him.
They sat by the lake near the school. The father started asking him some casual questions about his lessons, teachers and . After some time his father said, "Do you know, son, why I'm here today?"
"To my grades," the boy replied back.
"No, no," his father said. "I'm here to tell you that you're the most person for me. I want to see you . I don't care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. You're my life."
These words caused the boy's eyes to be filled with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his father. They didn't say to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on the earth who cared for him deeply. And today this young man is in university at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him .
1.A. laziest B. cleverest C. calmest D. worst
2.A. coming B. returning C. leaving D. going
3.A. drop B. increase C. rise D. turn down
4.A. look for B. learn from C. worry about D. shout at
5.A. friends B. family C. study D. grades
6.A. find B. teach C. check D. hear
7.A. famous B. important C. outstanding D. interesting
8.A. happy B. serious C. excellent D. honest
9.A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
10.A. ill B. pleasant C. pleased D. Sad
Everyone can play an important part in society. As members, we should try our best to do __ .
A. how we should do B. what should we do
C what we should do D. how should we do
__ is going to see the film Titanic again because this year marks the 100 years since the Titanic sank(沉没) in the ocean.
A. Not only Lily but also her parents
B. Lily as well as Lucy
C. Both Ben and Diana
D. Neither Ben nor Diana
You have to stay behind if your homework before five o'clock.
A.wasn’t done B. hasn’t done
C.doesn't do D. isn't done
