Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)
1.When did the manager open the letter?
A. In the morning B. When he received the letter
C. At lunch time D. Till tea-time
2.The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.
A. he was dying B. his wife’s death
C. he had enough money D. he got a job again
3.What happened in 1935?
A. The jewelry shop lost some rings.
B. The customer married a girl.
C. The customer stole a ring for his wife.
D. The customer stole a ring for his girl friend.
4. Which of the following is Not true?
A. The customer was poor at that time.
B. The ring was bigger for his girl friend.
C. The shop assistant was careless.
D. The customer was too poor to buy a ring for his girl friend.
5.What do you think of the customer?
A. Honest B. Forgetful
C. Kind D. Careless
A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged（受损害）.
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.
1.How many people are mentioned (提到) in the story?
A. Three.B. Four.
C. Five.D. Six.
2.The truck was hit on the way ___________ .
A. to the airport
B. to the police station
C. to Newton
D. home
3. From the story, we know _________didn’t tell the truth.
A. the truck driverB. Tom
C. the taxi driverD. Tom's friend
4. In fact, Tom's friend was also a _____________ .
A. witnessB. driver
C. policemanD. cleaner
5. What's the best title (题目) for this passage?
A. A Taxi DriverB. A Traffic Accident
C. A Story of TomD. A Truck Driver
A good way to pass an examination(考试) is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. If you are taking an English examination, don’t learn only rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak in English whenever you can. A few days before examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start the examination, read carefully over the examination paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examination, read your answers, correct any mistake that you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out .
1.How do you know to pass an examination?
A. Work hard every day in a year.
B. Work hard many days in a year.
C.Work hard most of time in a year.
D.Work hard only before the examination.
2.If you are going to take an examination, ______ .
A. study hard and sleep less
B. get up early and do a lot of reading
C. go to bed early and have a good rest
D. go to bed late and get up late
3. What should you do when you are taking the examination?
A. Pick up your pen and write at once.
B. Go over your paper before you hand it in
C. After you finish the examination, hand in at once.
D. Try to understand every word while you are reading.
4.What should you do if you want to learn English well according to the passage?
A. Speak more, listen less, never write.
B. Speak less, write more, never listen.
C. Read more, listen more, speak less.
D. read and speak as much as possible.
5.What does “missed...out”mean according to the passage?
A.遗漏 B.增补
C.缺乏 D.丰富
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of . He stood right before me with his head down and said , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’ s beautiful, too. That’s I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been . I decided to see the beauty in life, and every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
1.A. hopelessB. colourfulC. simpleD. wonderful
2.A. mindB. troubleC. breath（呼吸）D. work
3.A. sadlyB. strictlyC. angrily D. excitedly
4.A. deadB. freshC. aliveD. heavy
5.A. SoB. OrC. HoweverD. And
6.A. headB. noseC. earD. neck
7.A. howB. whenC. whereD. why
8.A. buyB. sellC. acceptD. break
9.A. admireB. dislikeC. wantD. have
10.A. cryB. speakC. smileD. see
11.A. forgaveB. thankedC. paidD. hated
12.A. sleepB. studyC. danceD. play
13.A. at mostB. at timesC. at firstD. at last
14.A. cheerfulB. usefulC. blindD. deaf
15.A. wasteB. enjoyC. loseD. forget
---Do you mind if I smoke here?
---____________.
A. No, thanks. B. No, Good idea.
C. Yes, better not. D.Yes, please.
一Look! That teacher is explaining something to her students again and again!
一_______teacher she is!
A. How patient B. What patient
C. How a patient D. What a patient
