One day an old man _______ into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for ______to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria _____.
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and _______what you want. At the other end they will tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s ________ everything works in the US,” the old man later told his friend. “________ is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want ______ you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to _________ it for you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”
_____, life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own _______.
1.A. goes B. enters C. went D. entered
2.A. his friend B. his wife C. a stranger D. someone
3.A. worked B. painted C. repaired D. planned
4.A. send out B. give out C. pick out D. look out
5.A. what B. how C. why D. when
6.A. School B. Life C. Office D. Company
7.A. if B. because C. though D. until
8.A. carry B. lend C. move D. bring
9.A. In peace B. In the end C. In fact D. In a hurry
10.A. work B. hands C. opinion D. books
My name is Lily. My father is a teacher. His students love him a lot because he is funny. I love him, too. But I think he can be ‘silly’_____.
Once we moved into a new house and had to go shopping to buy new chairs and lights. In the supermarket, I am interested in some of the beautiful lights with good qualities and made my father _______ them..
When we got home, my father began to work out how much money we had _______ that day. Suddenly, he stopped. “Something is wrong.” he said. “I have got 30 yuan ______than I should.” “That’s great.” I said. “You can buy me that ________ book I want.”
Father said nothing. Instead, he counted how much money he had again and again.
“The salesgirl must have made a mistake. We _______go back to the shop,” he said.
“Do you have to go back?” I asked. “Nobody will know we ________ too much change. It would be foolish to go back.”
“It would not be ‘silly’,” my father said angrily. “It’s called being ______.” At that moment, I looked into his eyes and knew he was right.
The salesgirl was surprised to see us in the shop again. But _______we gave her the money, she thanked us a lot.
On my way home, my father stopped me _______smiled. “Do you still want that cartoon book?” he asked. I looked at my ‘silly’ father and answered loudly, “Father, you are the greatest!”
1.A. sometimes B. often C. always D. never
2.A. to buy B. to bought C. buy D. bought
3.A. took B. lost C. cost D. spent
4.A. much B. more C. less D. fewer
5.A. story B. cartoon C. music D. magic
6.A. may B. can C. should D. need
7.A. gave B. have given C. is given D. were given
8.A. clever B. honest C. selfish D. cool
9.A. how B. why C. when D. where
10.A. and B. but C. or D. so
– Whose coat is this?
-- It_______ be John’s. It’s ______small for him.
A. can’t; much too B. can’t; too much
C. mustn’t; much too D. mustn’t; too much
She loves singers ______ write their own music.
A. which B. whom C. who D. whose
Michael Jackson, a superstar, ________ at the age of 50 in Los Angeles.
A. passed away B. gave away
C. put away D. sent away
It is _______ fine weather that _____ many people come to the park.
A .such a, so B. such, so C. so, so D. so a, such
