In today’s world many people seem to be hungry for money. Some of them even lose their lives for it. Money does have its most useful effect(影响)on the poor，but once a person has a rich life，a lot more money doesn’t mean more happiness.
If money was everything，all millionaires would have true love， true friendship，good health and a long life. However，this is not always true.
Nothing else is more pleasant than the three words which are “I love you”. But can love be bought？I’m afraid not. Love means to give，not to take. To every person，health and long life are probably the most precious(宝贵的)things. Well，can health and a long life be bought with money？The answer is “No”.
Of all the longest living people in the world， few of them are millionaires. True friendship can’t be bought either. In a word，Where money is worshiped(崇拜)，money can cause brothers to quarrel，lovers to hate，strangers to fight and so on. No matter how much money you have，it is still not enough to make you a happy person if you have no one to laugh with，no one to cry for.
1.According to the passage，which of the following do you think is right？
A. Money is everything.
B. Money isn’t necessary.
C. Money is important，but not the most important.
D. With no money，with no success.
2.What’s the most important thing for every person according to the writer?
A. Only money. B. Health and a long life.
C. Only friendship. D. A，B and C.
3.Which sentence of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. If you haven’t much money，you can’t get more happiness.
B. You may live a long life even if you are poor.
C. Every year many people die in the world because their family is poor.
D. If you are rich，you will have less friendship.
4.In fact, many millionaires _________.
A. have true friendship B. die earlier
C. have good health D. have true love
5.What does the sentence “Love means to give, not to take.” mean ?
A. 爱意味着给你，而不能带走。 B. 爱是可以得到的，不要走开。
C. 爱意味着奉献，而不是索取。 D. 爱是可以索取的，而不必付出
Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information, your life will be much safer.
●Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn't walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous happens, you can find them easily.
●Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting on your back. When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.
●If you are followed by someone you don't know, cross the street and go to the other way, let the person understand that you know he or she is after you. Next, don't go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift (电梯).
●If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops other people from studying you. On the bus, don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver or with other people. Don't sleep.
1.Which of the following is Not safe when you are out?
A. Go home alone late at night.
B. Make sure where the public phones are.
C. Don't get to the bus stop too early.
D. Always notice the environment around you.
2.You'd better put your bag _______ when there are too many people on a bus.
A. on your back B. beside you
C. in front of you D. behind the driver
3.When you are followed by someone on your way home, you should _________to make yourself safe.
A. run home
B. find a lift and go in
C. turn back and walk towards him or her at once
D. cross the street and go to the other way
4.When you take a bus alone, it's safe for you _____.
A. to sit behind the driver or with other people, but not to sleep
B. to talk with the driver
C. to call your friends
D. to get off the bus at once
5.What can you learn from the text?
A. How to notice the environment around you.
B. How to be safe in your everyday life.
C. How to cross the street.
D. How to use the public phones.
Even nowadays there are a lot of misunderstandings between nationalities. Let’s have a look at what the following people have to say.
Maria Conti: I find the English people insincere (虚伪), cold and unfriendly. They keep saying “Thank you”, “I’m sorry”, even when they don’t know each other. They are even polite to their own relatives! Except for helping you find your way in the streets, they aren’t really friendly and never invite you to their houses.
Giannis Sinios: On the contrary I found them both broad-minded and friendly. I was invited to people’s houses and they all showed great interest in my ideas, Greek life and people. In England I learned that it was possible to be warm, friendly and polite at the same time.
Judy Brown: I lived in both Italy and Greece for a few years. At first there were a few misunderstandings between my foreign friends and myself. For example, I once gave a Greek friend a present for her birthday. I was rather sorry that she didn’t unwrap it immediately. What’s more, she even didn’t thank me until I asked her if she liked it! I’ve learned from different experiences that a lot of foreigners find our attitude to what we English people call politeness is rather insincere. They feel that politeness isn’t necessary between friends.
1.According to Maria Conti, it is _________.
A. insincere to keep saying “thank you” and “I’m sorry” to strangers
B. necessary for relatives to be polite to each other
C. unfriendly for the English people to help your way in the streets
D. not polite for the English people to invite her to their houses
2.Giannis Sinios is from________.
A. England B. Greece C. Italy D. America
3.According to Judy Brown’s experience, ___________ .
A. what the English people call politeness is rather insincere
B. the English people are less polite than the people in other countries
C. ideas of what are good manners are the same in different countries
D. ideas of what is politeness are not always the same in different countries
A
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1.Among the books, there is/are ____ written for chilren.
A. one B. two C .three D. four
2.Which of the following books is after2009 in print ?
A. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. B. Deceptively Delicious.
C. Rich Dad , Poor Dad. D. The Road .
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Three men were caught in North China recently for killing four people in a HK $ 190 000 robbery in Shenzhen 10 years ago. The _______, Liu, Tian and Cao, were brought back to Shenzhen at the end of last month. They came to Shenzhen from their hometown of Changchun in Jilin in 2002, when they were ________ their twenties. Liu ran a beauty salon in Gangxia Village in Futian District, ________ was losing money. Short of money, the three decided to __________ a neighboring store which dealt in currency exchange (货币兑换). On Sept. 25, 2004, the three, along with ________ person, Gong, from Sichuan Province, went to the store _________ they wanted to exchange RMB into HK currency. They killed a woman and three men in the store, escaping to Shenzhen _________ HK $ 190 000. Shenzhen police began ________ them which remained fruitless for the following 10 years. But they were told last month that the suspects were probably ________ in Changchun. Changchun police caught Cao in a small village near his home. With _______ from Cao, police arrested Tian at a hospital where he was working as a doctor. Liu was arrested soon after.
1.A. suspects B. shoplifters C. thieves D. kidnappers
2.A. on B. at C. in D. for
3.A. where B. which C. who D. what
4.A. broke B. attack C. steal D. rob
5.A. other B. another C. the other D. others
6.A. saying B. talking C. speaking D. telling
7.A. on B. with C. without D. in
8.A. searching B. searching for C. looking D. finding
9.A. lived B. stayed C. worked D. hidden
10.A. words B. money C. information D. news
— We failed in the writing competition.
— _________. You can’t win every time.
A. No way B. Best wishes C. Cheer up D. Good job
