Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.
A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was back to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.”
1.The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.
A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. the car
2. Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.
A. waited for the rich man
B. looked at the rich man's hotel
C. looked at the rich man's car
D. enjoyed the clean air
3. Every night the poor man dreamed of _____________.
A. sleeping in that hotel
B. becoming rich
C. owning that hotel
D. being the rich man's friend
4.How long can the poor man live in the hotel for free?
A. Tonight. B. One night
C. A few days. D. A whole month.
5.The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.
A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room
B. he didn't like the rich man
C. he couldn't pay for the room
D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there
In schools all over the world boys and girls are learning foreign languages. Everyone knows his own language, but knowing another one is very useful. If we go to England or the USA, we must be able to speak English. And in Japan people will expect us to understand Japanese. How many languages are there in the world? There are thousands of languages, but most of them are not very important. English is one of the most important languages because so many people use it, not only in England and the USA but also in other parts of the world. About 300 million people speak it as their own language and another 200 million use it as a second language. It's difficult to say how many people are learning it. Million upon million of school children are trying to learn it.
1.There are ______________ languages in the world.
A. thousands of B. hundreds of C. millions of D. billions of
2._____ is one of the most important languages in the world.
A. Japanese B. English C. Spanish D. Russian
3.About 200 million people use English as _____.
A. their own language B. a second language
C. mother tongue D. first language
4.If you are from Japan, you must be able to speak _____.
A. French B. Chinese C. Japanese D. English
5.This passage may be from _____.
A. diary B. dictionary
C. workbook D. newspaper
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One night a man came to my house. He told me, “There is a family with eight .They haven't eaten anything for days.” After I asked him where the family was, I took some with me and left.
When I finally got to that family, I those little children were so hungry that they could not say . There was no sadness in their eyes, just the deep pain（痛苦）of hunger(饥饿). I gave the food to the mother, She took half of it, and then . When she returned, I asked her, “ did you go?” she gave me this simple , “To my neighbors. They are also !”
I was not surprised that she gave the food to others, because poor people are always very kind. But l was surprised that she knew her were hungry when she was also in need of food. Usually, when we are in trouble or in danger, we always ourselves first, and we have no time for others.
1.A. children B. boys C. girls D. workers
2.A. flowers B. water C. food D. juice
3.A. found B. watched C. showed D. looked
4.A. something B. nothing C. it D. a word
5.A. went out B. came back C. rushed in D. hurried back
6.A. How B. Where C. Why D. When
7.A. question B. answer C. smile D. reason
8.A. ill B. unhappy C. hungry D. tired
9.A. people B. neighbours C. family D. children
10.A. think of B. talk about C. look for D. laugh at
Shanghai is more modern than ________ in Jiangsu Province and it is also more modern than _________in China.
A. any city, any city
B. any city, any other city
C. any other city, the other cities
D. any other city, any city
Lily, is the red dress ____________ beautiful than the pink one?
A. very much B. much C. much more D. many more
Tom, what do you think of the school?--Oh, no other school is ___and it’s ___ one in the city.
A. better, a better B. the best, the best
C. better, the best D. the best, a better
