A man bought a new pair of trousers for his primary school mates’ reunion（重聚）dinner. When he tried it out at home, he found that the trousers were too long by 10cm.
He asked his mother to help him shorten the pants. His mother said she could not do it as she was not feeling well. So the man asked his wife .His wife said she was very tired that night, so she could not help him. Then the man asked his daughter. His daughter apologized for not able to do it because she had agreed to go dancing with her boyfriend.
"Ah well!" The man decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion.
Later that night, his mother thought to herself, "My son has been very nice to me. I’ll just help him before going to bed." So she shortened the pants by 10cm.
Then his wife thought," My husband knows I am always busy and seldom ask me to help him. " So she shortened the man’s pants by another 10cm.
His daughter came home from dancing, and thought, "Daddy loves me very much. And he is such a cool daddy, allowing me to go out with my boyfriend. I would help him to shorten his pants." So she shortened her daddy’s pants yet another 10cm.
The next day, three ladies told the man that his pants were shortened. He tried them on and found that his pants had become shorter by 30cm!
He laughed heartily, and said, "I must wear this pair of pants to show my schoolmates that my mum, my wife and my daughter are such loving people." At the dinner, his old classmates were very envious of his loving family.
What would you do if it happened to you? Laugh out loud or start yelling?
Many of us have "High EQ" when dealing with the outsiders, "Low EQ" when dealing with our own family members!
Please be more patient with your families! Destiny is lucky enough to find the people who love you so much and bear everything of you.
1.When the man was refused by the three Ladies, he decided to _____.
A .ten the pants by himself
B. decided to wear new trousers to the reunion
C. bought another pair of trousers
D. decided to wear his old trousers to the reunion
2.The man laughed heartily because___.
A. he was happy to see his pants were shortened
B. his pants looked so funny
C. all his family wanted to help him
D. his new pants fit him so well then
3.The underlined word “envious” in the passage means “ ”in Chinese.
A.自豪的 B.厌倦的 C.羡慕的 D.渴望的
4.We can see from the passage that_____.
A. the man always asked his wife to help him
B. the man liked to show off his new trousers
C. the man was used to wearing short pants
D. the man loved his family very much.
5.The best title of this passage is____.
A. Pants Shorten by 30cm B.A Loving Family
C. The Reunion D. High EQ or Low EQ
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1. People can see the photo show at .
A. Grandview Mall B. City Art Museum
C. Racetrack D. Country Club
2. Who can NOT go to the horse race?
A. A single person. B. A couple.
C. Children. D. The sweet heart.
3.What can you do if you only have time between 5 p. m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday?
A. Go shopping.
B. Go to see the photo show.
C. Go to the dance with your sweet heart.
D. Go to watch the horse race.
4.How much will Mr. and Mrs. Smith pay if they want to go to the dance party?
A. 15 dollars. B. 25 dollars.
C. 20%~40% off. D. For free.
5. Where can you see the above advertisements?
A. In a book. B. In a magazine.
C. In a newspaper. D. On TV.
完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-5各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
I believe listening is a powerful medicine.
It was Sunday. I had the last ________to see and I got into her room . She was an old woman , sitting on the bed , trying to ________ her socks . Usually I said something like this : “How are you feeling ? The nurse says your son is visiting you today. I believe you are ________ seeing him.”
She________ me with a serious voice , “Sit down , doctor . This is my story , not yours .”
I was surprised and________ . I sat down and helped her with the socks . She began to tell me that her only son lived not far from her , ________ she had not seen him for five years . She believed her health problems were worse because of ________her son . After hearing her story and helping her put on her socks , I asked if there was ________ I could do for her . She ________ her head and smiled . All she wanted me to do was to________ .
Each story is ________ . Some are clear; others are not. Some are true; others are not , yet all those things do not really ________. What matters to the storyteller is that the story is heard .
Listening to someone’s story costs nothing but it is the key to healing (康复). I often ________ what the woman taught me , and I ________ myself of the importance of stopping , sitting down and truly listening . I________the power of listening .
1.A. doctor B. nurse C. patient D. student
2.A. take off B. get off C. clean out D. put on
3.A. looking forward to B. asking for C. going on D. worrying about
4.A. impressed B. stopped C. asked D. greeted
5.A. excited B. mad C. embarrassed D. angry
6.A. or B. so C. but D. if
7.A. missing B. loving C. understanding D. meeting
8.A. nothing else B. anything else C. nothing D. everything
9.A. shook B. dropped C. waved D. moved
10.A. see B. smell C. listen D. feel
11.A. terrible B. different C. similar D. true
12.A. happen B. appear C. matter D. change
13.A. think of B. dream of C. lead to D. laugh at
14.A. teach B. ask C. remind D. cheer
15.A. talk about B. show off C. believe in D. run out of
Keys ______ used for ______ the doors.
A. is；opening B. is；opened
C. are；opening D. are；opened
---Fights in action movies have a bad _______ on teenagers.
---I agree with you.
A. habit B. opinion C. lesson D. influence
---How do you like our new teacher?
---Very _______. He often says something funny to make us laugh.
A. helpful B. humorous
C. popular D. outgoing
