Two good friends, Sam and Jason, met a car accident on their way home one snowy night. The next morning, Sam woke up blind. His legs were broken. The doctor, Mr. Lee, was standing by his bed, looking at him worriedly. When he saw Sam awake, he asked, “How are you feeling, Sam?” Sam smiled and said, “not bad, Doctor. Thank you very much for doing the special operation(手术).” Mr. Lee was moved by Sam. When he was leaving, Sam said,” Please don’t tell Jason about it.” Well… Well… OK,” Mr. Lee replied.
Months later when Jason’s wounds healed(愈合), Sam was still very sick. He couldn’t see or walk. He could do nothing but stay in his wheelchair all day long. At first, Jason stayed with him for a few days. But days later, Jason thought it boring to spend time with a disabled man like Sam. So he went to see Sam less and less. He made new friends. From then on, he didn’t go to visit Sam any more. Sam didn’t have any family or friends except Jason. He felt very sad.
Things went on from bad to worse. Sam died a year later. When Jason came, Mr. Lee gave him a letter from Sam. In the letter Sam said, “ Dear Jason, I am disabled. But I want you to be a healthy man. So I gave my eyes to you so that you can enjoy life as healthy and happy as usual. I’m glad you live a happy life. You are always my best friend…Sam.” When he finished reading the letter, Mr. Lee said, “ I have promised that I will keep this a secret until Sam is gone. Now you know it.”
Jason stood there like a stone. Tears ran down his face.
1.The car accident happened ________.
A. only to Sam B. on a cold evening
C. the next morning D. on the way to work
2.Sam thanked Mr. Lee mainly because Mr. Lee _______.
A. saved his friend Jason’s life
B. was very kind and friendly to him
C. came to see him early in the morning
D. did the operation according to his wish
3.Which of the following is the correct order of events in the story?
a. Jason made new friends
b. Sam gave his eyes to Jason
c. Sam and Jason met with a car accident.
d. Jason felt bored when staying with Sam.
e. Sam died and Jason knew the truth.
A. c-b-d-a-e B. d-c-b-e-a
C. d-a-c-b-e D. c-d-b-e-a
4.After we finish reading Sam’s letter, we can infer(推断) that ________.
A. Sam caused the car accident
B. Sam’s operation was not successful
C. Jason was made blind in the car accident
D. Jason knew how Sam helped him before Sam died.
5.From the story, we can conclude(得出结论) that___________.
A. Sam played a joke on Jason
B. Sam always told lies to his friends
C. Sam thought friendship was important
D. Sam regretted (后悔) doing the operation in the end
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl，Sarah．
________Sarah left university，she began to live in New York City on her own．She ________ a job in a publishing house，but the salary(薪水)was________ $30，000 a year．Her parents thought her life would be hard，but Sarah ________ live on her salary and still saved $5，000 in a year．How was that ________in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living ________starts with keeping the big cost small．For most people，that ________ housing．So Sarah chose to share a flat（公寓） with three other friends．Her next biggest cost was ．When she ate out，she went to cheap restaurants．________ she bought a $9．99 whole chicken at a local restaurant．She then ________the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them．Nowadays young people often ________a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐)．But Sarah said，“I enjoy walking ________in New York City．I love going to museums and parks．”
Did Sarah feel poor________ cheap living? Not really．She even managed to take two trips，one to the Netherlands，________to Portland．
“Don't think of saving money as something ________．It's a kind of game，”said Sarah
1.A. Until B. Because C. After D. Unless
2.A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for
3.A. more than B. less than C. shorter than D. higher than
4.A. can B. may C. could D. might
5.A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different
6.A. already B.never C. hardly D. always
7.A. helps B. becomes C. makes D. means
8.A. food B. rest C. studying D. playing
9.A. Soon B. Finally C. Once D. Again
10.A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked
11.A. along B. up C. down D. around
12.A. by B. up C. at D. between
13.A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
14.A. hard B. interesting C. nice D. great
—I’m going on a trip to Beijing. —_________!
A. It’s nice of you B. Have a good time
C. OK. That’s all right D. Congratulation
— Do you know when he grows up? — He will be an actor.
A. what will he do. B. what will he be
C. what he will do D. what he will be
For lunch, I usually have ________ and one sandwich.
A. half a cup of carrot juice
B. a cup of carrot juice half
C. a half carrot juice cup
D. half a carrot juice cup
Tom ______ half an hour doing his homework and listening to pop music ______him 20 minutes.
A. costs; spends B. takes; costs
C. spends; takes D. spends; take
