I was born in Ireland and lived there until I was nineteen years old. I came to New York in 1956. At first, I held several jobs to earn a few dollars. Later, to live a better life, I bought my own taxi car. Till now, I've been in the taxi car business for thirty-five years. I know there is a lot about taxi drivers that is not so good. Because of this, people get the wrong impression（印象） that they are bad.
In fact, taxi drivers are just like other honest people. You can read in the papers almost every week where a taxi driver turns in money or jewels people leave in their cars. One time in Brooklyn, I found a ring in my car. I remembered helping a lady with a lot of bags that day, so I went back to the store where I had dropped her off. It took me almost two days to look for her in order to return the ring. I didn't get as much as “Thank you.” Still, I felt good because I had done what was right.
In all my years of driving a taxi car, I have never had any trouble with the public because I always try to be nice to everyone. I try to be honest toward others. I have been trying this for a long time, and the longer I try, the easier it gets.
I believe honesty is one of the greatest gifts there is. It’s something that makes a man a good guy. This is also my way to live by.
1.The writer came to New York ______.
A. for 35 years B. for 54 years
C. in 1956 D. since he was 19
2.The writer is a ______.
A. taxi driver B. teacher
C. professor D. businessman
3.The writer found ______ in his car in Brooklyn.
A. a bag B. a ring
C. some money D. some jewels
4. _____ is the most important according to the passage.
A. Kindness B. Experience
C. Money D. Honesty
Fun Places to Visit in Singapore | |
Jurong Bird Park | At Jurong Bird Park you can see more than 5,000 birds and even feed some of them by hand! If feeding birds makes you hungry, you can join the park’s parrots for lunch. |
Pulau Ubin
| Take a small boat into Singapore’s past. A 10-minute ride will take you to this island. The life on the island hasn’t been changed since the 1960s. |
Malls and Markets
| Walk through Orchard Road’s modern malls. Then try an open-air shopping experience at the markets. There you can buy inexpensive clothes, toys and old furniture. |
Night Safari | Night Safari lets you see animals that are active at night in their natural environment. Walk through the park at night to get close to the animals from seven different areas. |
1. How many fun places are mentioned?
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4. D. 5.
2.Where can you get to know Singapore’s past?
A. At Night Safari. B. At Pulau Ubin.
C. At Malls and Markets. D. At Jurong Bird Park.
3.You can buy old furniture ______.
A. At Night Safari. B. At Pulau Ubin.
C. At Malls and Markets. D. At Jurong Bird Park.
4.You can go to Night Safari to ______.
A. watch animals B. take a boat trip
C. buy some clothes D. feed and eat with birds
完形填空
I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _____ was the most important.
It happened last term just after I had got a _____ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be ______.
The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking like a teacher. Instead, he held up a fifty yuan note!
“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, ______ of us in the class held up our hands .
The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, no one put down the hands. The speaker smiled again, but ______ nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same question a ______ time.
I didn’t ______ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, so I put my hand up again. After a while, he ______ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” He said to us with the note in his hand.
“The note is worth fifty yuan. It is ______worth fifty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter _____ happens to you, you still have your worth”
When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I __ ___ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t __ ___ I can’ t do well in the future. If I believe in myelf, I will be successful!
1.A. classroom B. subject C. class D. school
2.A. same B. good C. unlucky D. bad
3.A. comfortable B. successful C. famous D. rich
4.A. most B. few C. all D. none
5.A. said B. did C. saw D. wanted
6.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
7.A. remember B. understand C. notice D. find
8.A. took out B. threw away C. picked up D. put down
9.A. never B. sometimes C. hardly D. always
10.A. when B. who C. what D. how
11.A. realized B. forgot C. believed D. decided
12.A. know B. mean C. think D. Complain
–Do you know __________tomorrow? --At 8 o’clock.
A. when did Sally come B. when Sally came
C. when will Sally come D. when Sally will come
--How clean and tidy your bedroom is! --Thanks. It ______ every day.
A. cleans B. cleaned
C. is cleaned D. was cleaned
I _______ you if I find my uncle’s phone number.
A. tell B. told C. will tell D. have told
