A woman repeated a bit of gossip (流言) about a neighbor. Within a few days the whole neighborhood knew the story. The neighbor was deeply hurt. Later the woman spreading the gossip learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise old man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
“Go to the marketplace,” he said. “and buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pluck (拔) its feathers and drop them one by one along the road. ” although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, “ Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me. ”
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown all the feathers away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
“ You see, ” said the old man, “it’s easy to drop them, but it’s impossible to get them back . so it is with gossip. It doesn’t take much to spread a gossip, but once you do, you can never completely undo(弥补) the wrong.”
1.The woman was very _________ the harm she had done to her neighbor.
A. happy about B. angry about
C. sorry for D. excited about
2.Which of the following statements is true?
A. The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all.
B. The wise man was not kind enough.
C. The woman found all the feathers at last.
D. The woman was given a lesson.
3.What did the wise man ask the woman to do those for ?
A. He wanted to fool her .
B. He wanted her to understand something .
C. He wanted her to learn how to kill a chicken .
D. He wanted her to help her neighbor.
4.What’s the main idea of the passage ?
A. A wise man is helpful .
B. Don’t spread the gossip unless it’s true .
C. It’s easy to hurt others , but it’s hard to repair the harm .
D. Never make any mistakes .
No table service Please choose a table number before ordering your food at the bar . Pay for your food when you order . No.1 | SPECIAL OFFER If you use the swimming pool ten times in one month , you can attend(参加) one Water Fitness Class free of charge ! No.2 |
Activity School Notice Board Please sign up (报名)for next week’s afternoon Activities before Friday lunchtime . If you Don’t do this , we will select(选择)activities for you . No.3 | Tom ---- I’m going to be late . Don’t wait for me at the bar . I’ll go straight to the restaurant and see you there --- Jess
No.4 |
1.What should people at the restaurant do first according to No.1 ?
A. Go to the bar . B. Find a table.
C. Pay for their food . D. Order the food .
2.Which is TRUE about No.2 ?
A. The Water Fitness Classes are free to people who swim ten times in one month .
B. This month , you can go to the Water Fitness Classes and use the swimming pool ten times without paying .
C. The swimming pool is free to people who go to the Water Fitness Classes .
D. If you want to be healthy, you must swim for ten times in one month .
3.Students who do not sign up before Friday lunchtime _____________ .
A. will not be able to do afternoon activities next week
B. will have to work in the afternoon next week
C. won’t be able to choose their afternoon activities next week
D. will sign up Friday next week
请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从方框内所给的词中选出最恰当的10个，用其适当形式填空，并将答案填写到答题卷的相应位置。每个词限用一次 。（每小题1分）
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Years ago , I lived in the house in a large city . The house next door was a few meters away from 1. . Through the window , I could often see a woman 2. I had never met doing some reading in the house every afternoon.
Several 3. went by ,I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was not very clear through the dirty window. I wondered why the woman didn’t wash her window. It 4. looked terrible.
One bright morning, I decided to clean my house, including 5. the window inside. Late in the morning, when I finished all the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. How 6. ! I found that the woman’s window was actually so clean that she could 7. clearly sitting by the window.
That was quite an 8. lesson for me. How often had I looked at others through my own shortcomings(缺点)！
Since then, I 9. used to asking myself whether I am looking through my own dirty window. Before I want to judge someone, I always think 10. than before and try to clean the dirty window so that I may see the world around me more clearly ..
请先阅读下面短文，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery．Her son and his wife heard the news the radio．
“How are we going to tell your mother?” the wife asked．“The might kill her!”
“That’s true.” the son said．
“Perhaps we’d better to her doctor about it．He’ll know how to break the news to her ．”
Then they explained the situation to the old lady’s doctor．
“I’m you told me，”the doctor said，“A shock，even a happy one could give her a heart attack． it to me ,I’ll find a way of telling her．”
He the problems for a few days．and finally decided he would say．
He called on the old lady and sat by her bedside ．He took her in his．
“Let’s play a game，my dear ”he said. “ A ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.”
“Oh，yes. ”the old lady said，“I love ‘Let’s Pretend’ game.．”
“Good．I’ll ask you a question ,”said the doctor . “Then you can ask me ”
He pretended to think for a few . Then said, “Tell me，what would you do if you a million dollars in a lottery?”
“Oh，that’s an easy one，”the old lady said，“I will give you most of it because you have been so to me all these years . Doctor !”
But the doctor was now on the floor .He had died of a shock。
1.A. by B. on C. in D. from
2.A. shock B. dream C. end D.secret
3.A. ask B. say C. decide D. speak
4.A. quickly B. easily C. quietly D. strongly
5.A. sad B. bored C. glad D. worried
6.A. Bring B. Pass C. Show D. Leave
7.A. thought out B. thought about C. came up with D. worked out
8.A. what B. when C. how D. why
9.A. head B. hands C. eyes D. ears
10.A. instead B. again C. first D. late
11.A. this B. that C. it D. one
12.A. moments B. hours C. weeks D. days
13.A. win B. won C. will win D. have won
14.A. good B. bad C. fair D. unfair
15.A. standing B. walking C. lying D. climbing
— I think sixteen-year –olds should not be allowed to drive.
— ___________. They aren’t serious enough at the age.
A. I agree . B. What a pity.
C. I don’t think so. D. I’m not sure.
—I heard that Tina got an “A” in the last English test?
—Wow, If she _____ here, she______ very happy .
A. was, would be B. is ,would be
C. were , could be D. were, will be
