Every Friday night, Winston would stand at the gate of the railway station, playing his violin . He smiled to everyone and many people put money into the in front of him. One day, Winston showed up and put his hat on the ground as usual. But from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground.
It --Last night, a gentleman named George Miller left an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Miller. About half an hour later, a middle-aged man rushed to Winston in a hurry and said, “It’s you! I know you are an man and will certainly be here.”
Winston asked, “Are you Mr. Miller? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery ticket!” answered the middle-aged man. Winston then it to the man. Yesterday when the man knew that his was worth $ 500,000, he was so _______! Then he realized that he threw the ticket together with the money into the young man’s hat!
Someone asked Winston, “You play the violin to make . Why didn’t you keep the ticket and take the prize for yourself?” Winston replied, “Though I don’t have much money, I live happily now. But if I honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. angrily B. silently C. happily D. confidently
2.A. hat B. bag C. paper D. ground
3.A. usual B. different C. free D. tired
4.A. said B. told C. spoke D. talked
5.A. interestingB. able C. energetic D. honest
6.A. returned B. offer C. sent D. sold
7.A. watch B. clothes C. ticket D. car
8.A. puzzled B. excited C. nervous D. sad
9.A. friends B. fun C. money D. mistake
10.A. have B. remove C. find D. lose
Everyone is good at something, but some people are truly talented(有天赋的). It’s always interesting other people show their talents. Today talent shows are getting more and more popular. All these shows have one thing in common: They try to look for the best singers, the most talented dancers, the most exciting magicians, the actors and so on. All kinds of people join these shows. But can play the piano the best or sing the most beautifully? That’s up to you to decided. people watch a show, they usually play a role in deciding the winner. And the winner always gets a very good prize.
However, not enjoys watching these shows. Some think that the lives of the performers up. For example, some people say they are poor farmers, but fact they are just actors. , if you don’t take these shows too seriously, are fun to watch. And one great thing about them is that they give people way to make their dreams come true.
1.A. watch B. to watch C. watching D. watches
2.A. good B. well C. better D. best
3.A. who B. how C. whose D. which
4.A. Unless B. After C. When D. Before
5.A. anybody B. everybody C. nobody D. somebody
6.A. made B. is made C. are making D. are made
7.A. on B. with C. by D. in
8.A. However B. But C. And D. So
9.A. they B. their C. them D. theirs
10.A. the B. an C. a D. /
John _______to come to the teacher’s office just now. He may be in trouble.
A. was told B. told C. has told D. tells
I know you are busy, but you look pale. You’d better ___________a good rest.
A. stop to have B. stop having
C. to stop to have D. to stop having
Thousands of people have to leave the village ____ they love deeply because of the pollution.
A. what B. who C. which D. where
--Could you please tell me ________________?
--Outside the museum.
A. how can I take my photo
B. how I can take my photo
C. where can I take my photo
D. where I can take my photo
