Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pocket. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were happy to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story.” “ Well,” answered the stranger, “Are you still ready to take a chance again?”
1.Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.
A. well B. fine C. bad D. raining
2.Mr. Grey walked because _______.
A. he was poor
B. it was not raining
C. it helped him in good health
D. he had a lot of homework
3.Mr. Grey _______ the stranger some years before.
A. had stopped B. had called
C. had heard of D. had helped
4.The stranger ______ since then.
A. had been successful B. had still been poor
C. had been rich D. had had much money
5.Now the stranger wanted to ______.
A. ask for some money again
B. give Mr. Grey his money back
C. help Mr. Grey
D. lend Mr. Grey some money
The aim(目的) of students who came to school is to study. But to study requires(需要) a right way，or you waste either the time or the money. The following are the ways of studying.
The best time for reading is morning，because in the morning，the air is fresh and the mind is clear. For that reason，we can get good result(结果).
In studying we must have patience(耐心). If we have not known a text well，we must read it again. We should not read the next one till we have learned the first one.
When we are studying，we must put our hearts into the book，or we can get nothing from the book while we are reading.
We must always ask “why”. If it is not well understood，write it down and ask our teachers or our parents，or friends. In any possible way，we must know it completely and what we've learned can be used well and made better.
Though there are many ways for studying，yet the above mentioned(提到的) will be quite enough if we can keep them in heart and do so.
1.The passage(文章) tells us ______.
A. the importance of reading
B. to read in the morning
C. to pay attention to the ways of studying
D. to have patience in studying
2.The passage has taught us ______ ways for studying.
A. three B. four C. five D. many
3.We'd better read in the morning because ______.
A. it's not easy to remember what we have learned
B. the air is fresh and the mind is clear
C. it's difficult to get good results
D. both A and B.
4.If we can't put our hearts into the book when we read，it is ______.
A. easy to understand it well
B. better to get something from it
C. impossible for us to get something from it
D. possible to learn something from it
5.In studying we must always ask “why”in order to (为了)______.
A. understand the book well
B. write down the questions
C. do with the new words
D. get some questions to ask our teachers
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Sitienei, a 90-year-old grandmother, has become the world’s oldest primary school student. She is studying at the local primary school to learn to read and write. She is from a small ________ in Kenyan. She has spent most of her life________ as a midwife(接生婆)， helping women to give birth to babies. She wants to pass on her midwife skills to the young. She said she didn’t have a chance to go to school when she was ________ . So she wants all the children in her village to ________ .
The head teacher at the school said, “I’m proud________her. She is loved by every pupil. They all want to learn and play with ________ .”He also said, “She is doing well considering her ________.” I can say I have seen a big difference in this school________ she came.
Sitienei often said, “I want to tell children, ________ girls in poor areas, that ________ will be your wealth.” She added, “With education, you can be whatever you want to be——a doctor , a teacher, a scientist, and so on.
1.A. school B. village C. town D. city
2.A. reading B. work C. playing D. working
3.A. young B. old C. famous D. free
4.A. study B. work C. leave D. listen
5.A. for B. with C. of D. in
6.A. her B. me C. him D. you
7.A. chance B. age C. skills D. ways
8.A. after B. when C. since D. before
9.A. naturally B. especially C. luckily D. certainly
10.A. friendship B. future C. competition D. education
Students into five teams to play games.
A. are divided B. divided C. divide D. are dividing
There are students on the playground.
A. hundred B. hundreds of C.hundred of D. two hundreds
It took the workers several months the task.
A. complete B. completely C. to complete D.completed
