I am 22. I used to work in a hotel. It was boring.
One day a guest and I had a conversation. She asked me, 6/Do you like your job?" I was sad because I knew the answer. “No".
She was 74 and gave me the most beautiful advice that I remember in all my life:
You are too young to hate your job, young man. Go to get your passport and start your adventure(冒险 ). "
So I did.
Since I was a little kid I was dreaming to know Europe. So next day I had my passport. And one week later, my plane tickets.
It was impossible to have a long holiday. So I resigned(辞职). My boss said I was crazy. My friends said that I was not responsible. I just paid no attention to those voices.
It was Europe in winter. Not the best time to travel there. But Europe in winter is really cheap.
I packed some books, a camera, 4 shirts, 2 pants, a coat, gloves, 2 pairs of walking shoes, candies and music to give away.
I had little money. I just walked and walked. I went to high mountains and big cities.
saw some beautiful sunsets(日落). I heard some of the best musicians (for free). I discovered that there was still love in the world. I realized that sunrises are not always blue or yellow. Sometimes they mix.
I spent 22 days and $1,500 (including the plane tickets). What I did to save money:
1. Used Couch, Surfing'(沙发客 ).
2. Ate 20-cents bread.
3. Went to Burger King to get free potato chips and water.
4. Learned to cook.
5. Talked with local(当地的) people. They always know where to do cool and cheap
6. Only went to free museums (only in England).
Until this point in my life, I never had a clear idea of how to deal with my life. Now I do. I want to be a photographer so that I can inspire(激励) people with my pictures.
Thanks to this travel. Thanks to that lady.
1.Why did the old lady advise the man to have an adventure? Because .
A. he was poor B. she was old
C. he didn't like his job D. he wanted to know Europe
2.After the man resigned, what possibly did his friend say to him?
A. Are you crazy?
B. Guy, you should be responsible.
C. A wise decision. Have a good time.
D. It's not a best time to travel in winter.
3.What didn't the man take with him? .
A. Money or books B. Clothes or music
C. Camera or passport D. Food or mobile phone
4.In order to save money, he .
A. lived in hotels
B. ate bread and hamburgers
C. worked as a cook
D. tried to find places to do cool and cheap stuff
5.Why did he say 6/Thanks to this travel. Thanks to that lady. "? Because the travel and the lady .
A. inspired him
B. let him know how to deal with his life
C. let him hear some of the best musicians
D. let him discover that there was still love in the world
Here is a dog with a lantern (捉灯)in his mouth, he is looking for his master(主人).
Carlo, a lovely dog, had been taught to be useful. The roads, in the place where his master lived, were often so bad that it was not safe for any person to go out without a light on dark nights.
So Carlo's master taught him to carry a lantern for him at night; and he did it as steadily(稳固地) as any boy could have done.
Carlo never trotted(小跑) too far before his master so that the bright light of the lantern might guide his master's steps.
When he came to a deep rut(车辙)or hole in the road, he would turn round to his master, seemed to say, /Take care, there is a hole here. "
The dog's master lived about a mile from the town; and when he could not get home before dark, Carlo used to be sent to him with the lantern. Carlo knew where to go. He also knew the road which his master would take.
But Carlo didn't always find his master right away. When he reached the town, he would run off to a house where his master often was. Still holding his lantern, he would scratch at the street-door with his feet and bark(吠叫); as much as to say, 6/Here am I,
Master, with the lantern, are you ready for home? "
Someone would perhaps come to the door and sa 6/Your master is not here. " Carlo
would growl(嘟哝), seemed to say, "Then he is somewhere else, and I must find him. "
He would then run off to one house after another, until he found his master, then the two went home together.
1.The roads in the place where Carlo's master lived were .
A. bad
B. dark
C. dangerous for people to go out
D. full of deep ruts and holes
2.The master taught Carlo .
A. to speak
B. where to go to look for him
C. to know the road which he would take
D. to carry the lantern to guide his steps at night
3.When Carlo came to the bad part of the road, he .
A. barked
B. growled
C. turned round to his master
D. scratched at the ground
4.The meaning of the underlined word “scratch ,' is .
A.咬 B.敲 C.撞 D.扒,抓
5.The best title for the story is .
A. A dog and his master
B. The dog with the lantern
C. How a dog guide his master's step
D. How a dog found his master
One day Frank was walking with his mother when they came to a pretty garden.
Frank looked in, and saw that it had clean gravel（碎石）walks and beautiful flowers.
He called to his mother and said, Mum, come and look at this pretty garden.1 wish I might open the gate, and walk in.”
The gardener（园丁）heard what Frank said, and kindly invited him and his mother to come into the garden.
Frank's mother thanked the man. Then she said to her son, “Frank, if I take you to walk in this garden, you must take care not to meddle(乱动)with anything in it．”
Frank walked along the tidy gravel walks, and looked at everything, but touched nothing that he saw.
He did not step on any of the borders（草坪边的狭长花坛），and was careful that his clothes should not brush the tops of the flowers so that he might not break them.
The gardener was much pleased（满意的）with Frank, because he was so careful to behave well. He showed him the seeds, and told him the name of many of the flowers and plants.
While Frank was admiring the beauty of a flower, a little boy came to the gate, and finding it locked, he shook it hard. But it would not open. Then he said, “Let me in. Let me in. Will you not let me in this garden?"
“No," said the gardener,“1 will not let you in, Tom. When I let you in yesterday, you meddled with my flowers, and pulled some of my fruit. I do not choose to let a boy into my garden who meddles with the plants."
Tom looked ashamed, and when he found that the gardener would not let him in, he went slowly away.
Frank saw and felt how much happier a boy may be by not meddling with what does not belong to him.
He and his mother then continued their walk in the garden, and enjoyed the day very much. Before they left, the gardener gave each of them some pretty flowers.
1.Frank couldn't see in the garden.
A. seeds B. fruit
C. flowers D. animals
2.Tom did everything except .
A. meddling with the flowers B. pulling some fruit
C. admiring the beauty of plants D. shaking the door hard
3.Which is NOT true about Frank? .
A. He touched nothing in the garden
B. He didn't step on the borders of the garden
C. He didn't have a good time in the garden
D. He tried not to brush the top of the flowers with his clothes
4.The gardener didn't .
A. show Frank any seeds
B. let Tom in the garden a second time
C. give Frank and his mother any flowers
D. tell Frank the names of many of the flowers
5.We can learn from the story that .
A. it is bad manners to break flowers
B. you'll be happy if you're friendly to others
C. no one wants to make friends with selfish.(自私的) people
D. you may be happy if you don't meddle with the things of others
Chris wants to know____ "truth. or dare（真心话大冒险游戏）”at your birthday party.
Yes. But if he doesn't like it, we'll play guessing games instead.
A. who will play B. whether we played
C. if we will play D. why we are going to play
The actions and words of celebrities（名人）can have a great because many people may follow them. So they should pay more attention to their behavior and speech.
A. change B. surprise
C. progress D. influence
Girl: I'm____ the trip which we can go whenever we want to go.
Boy: You'll take me, and I'll take the money.
A. taking part in B. taking care of
C. looking back at D. looking forward to
