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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work 1.he was only eight.When George was fourteen, he2.（become） his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time 3.（learn） about the engine（发动机）. And on holidays he often took one into pieces and studied each 4.（piece） carefully. Soon he became a very good5.（work）, though（尽管） he could not read 6.write. He began to learn the English letters when he 7.seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday, he8.（write） his own name for the first time in his life. George invented（发明） many things9.his life. The train was the greatest one of 10.（they）.
Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we’ll think of this great man—George Stephenson.
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Shakespeare1.（结婚） in 1582 and had three children. He became famous2.（围绕） the world for his 3.（戏剧；剧本） and you can see them in many different4.（语言）. Shakespeare wrote 5.（诗歌） as well. He was also a6.（富有的） and 7.（成功的） actor. You can see his Globe Theatre in London today, but it’s not the same building. There was a
8.（火灾） in the old theatre and they9.（建造） it again. He10.（去世） at the age of 52.
One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read: “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist（广告员） named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognised（识别） his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read: “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
1.What’s the blind man’s name?
A. Tom. B. John. C. Tony. D. Sorry, I don’t know.
2.Who wrote a new message?
A. The blind man. B. The teacher. C. The publicist. D. The farmer.
3.How did the blind man recognise the publicist?
A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice. D. By his coins.
4.When did the story happen?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.
5.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.
B. We can get more money by chang-ing a sign.
C. The blind man was very stupid, so he had little money.
D. The power（力量） of language is great.
Last Saturday, Tonny went to see Benny.But he didn’t know Benny lived. the way, he stopped in front of a yellow house, and asked an old woman the to Benny’s house. “ His house is not far from my house,” said the woman, “ It’s behind the trees. But you can’t get there . You can go there by bus. It’ll you hours to get there foot.” “What’s with her ?”Tonny thought. “I can see Benny’s house from here now. It’s behind the .” Then Tonny walked to the other side of the trees. He found the old woman was there. There was a river in front of him, and he couldn’t see a boat. The house was on the other side of the .
1.A. what B. where C. how D. why
2.A. By B. On C. Near D. In
3.A. place B. house C. bus D. way
4.A. well B. now C. easily D. hurry
5.A. spend B. take C. bring D.carry
6.A. in B. on C. by D. with
7.A. matter B. trouble C. wrong D. right
8.A. houses B. rivers C. trees D. boats
9.A. right B. good C. wrong D. fine
10.A. road B. street C. tree D. river
四、句型转换
1.We enjoyed ourselves at the party last night. （改为同义句）
We ___________ _____________ ________ _______________at the party last night.
2.Jim got married in 1582. （对画线部分提问）
_______________ ____________Jim______________ ____________?
3.Tan Lei became a member of the Party in 1995. （改为同义句）
Tan Lei____________the Party in 1995.
4.She is a successful actress. （对画线部分提问）
___________ ___________she?
5.He moved to New York when he was eighteen.（改为同义句）
He moved to New York___________ ______ ____________ __________ eighteen.
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