Once, there was a poor old shoemaker called Mike. He had a shop next to a big restaurant. Every day at lunch time, Mike would come out and eat his bread with the nice smells coming from the restaurant.
One morning, the shoemaker was asked to go to the restaurant to pay a bill.
Not knowing what had happened, he went there and pointed out that he hadn’t bought a thing from them.
The manager said, “You’re enjoying our food, so you should pay for it.” And he went on explaining, “Every day, you come and sit outside our kitchen and smell our food while eating yours, and of course, you should pay us.”
The old man didn’t say anything but smiled. He put his hand into his pocket and made the coins inside let out loud sounds.
The manager asked him, “What does it mean?” Mike replied with a big smile on his face, “I’m paying for the smell of your food with the sound of my money.”
The manager went into his office without a word.
1.The shoemaker would eat his bread with the nice smells ______.
A. from the restaurant B. from his shop
C. out of his home D. out of his office
2.Finally, the shoemaker paid the manager with ______.
A. a few coins B. the smell of the food
C. his smile D. the sounds of coins
3.From the passage, we know the shoemaker was very ______.
A. happy B. brave C. clever D. angry
It’s well known that Albert Einstein was one of the greatest scientists of all time and he was also a really great person. Here are some ______ things about him.
When Einstein started to work in America, someone asked him ______ he needed. He said he needed a desk, some paper and a pencil. He also asked for a big waste-paper basket to hold all of his ______. This shows that he knew even the cleverest man in the world can only learn by making mistakes.
Einstein considered ______ very important. He never wore socks and he thought it was a waste of time ______ socks _____people had already worn shoes. He also thought it was a waste of time remembering things that could be ______ quickly in a book. That’s why he never remembered his own phone number in the phone book. He knew what should be remembered. It’s ______ that if we’re going to do great things in our lives, we cannot waste our time.
Einstein liked to joke, too. Once in an exam a student asked _______why all the questions were the same as the last year’s. Einstein replied that the questions were the same but the answers were ______!
1.A. bad B. interesting C. great D. successful
2.A. what B. that C. which D. whether
3.A. paper B. pencils C. mistakes D. questions
4.A. time B. money C. success D. socks
5.A. putting off B. putting on C. taking off D. taking out
6.A. if B. because C. unless D. after
7.A. bought B. brought C. found D. taken
8.A. true B. dangerous C. nice D. basic
9.A. his B. he C. her D. him
10.A. difficult B. easy C. free D. different
（2012重庆）
—Hello，may I speak to Sandy？
—______．
A. Yes，I’m Rose
B. I’ll call back again
C. Yes，I can’t hear you
D. This is Sandy speaking
I didn’t know _______________.
A. when would the train arrive B. who left the message
C. what has been done D. where could I get the book
It is raining heavily outside, ______ we decide to stay at home and watch TV.
A. because B. or C. but D. so
You ______ open the door before the car stops. It’s dangerous.
A. needn’t B. may not C. mustn’t D. don’t have to
