When I lived in France last year, my friends and I decided to have a "friends giving" in November because we were so far away from our families. We decided to have the dinner at my friend Brigitte's apartment in Paris. There was only one problem. It was difficult to get a turkey because French people don't celebrate Thanksgiving. The day before our "friends giving" dinner, Brigitte and I went to four different markets to look for a turkey. It took us five hours, but we finally found one. We were so excited!
The next day, everyone brought different foods from their home country to share. There was Moroccan (摩洛哥的) food, Italian food, German food, and of course French food. While we waited for the turkey to cook, we played cards and told stories. That's when we heard a loud BANG! We all ran to the kitchen. There was water everywhere. The water pipes under Brigitte's kitchen sink were broken. The kitchen was filling with water very fast.
"Jack, you all grab the food and run to the roof (屋顶)!" Brigitte yelled. We took all the food, plates, drinks and silverware and ran to the roof. Brigitte ran outside to turn off the water. That's when we realized the turkey was still in the oven. We ran to the flooded kitchen, grabbed some gloves, and pulled the turkey out of the oven.
In the end, we all had an amazing "friends giving" dinner on a Parisian rooftop with all of our good friends. The turkey was a little darker and "crispy" but still delicious.
1.Jack decided to have ________ in France in November last year.
A.a party B.a picnic C.a friends giving D.a Thanksgiving
2.In order to find a turkey, it took them ________ to look for it in four different markets.
A.five hours B.forty minutes C.two days D.a week
3.What happened when they heard a loud BANG?
A.The friends shared different foods. B.They played cars and told stories happily.
C.Jack and Brigitte cooked the turkey. D.The water pipes were suddenly broken.
4.What did they do to save the turkey in the oven?
A.Run to the roof with all the food. B.Run outside with all of the things.
C.Turn off the water with the gloves. D.Pull the turkey out with the gloves.
5.How did Jack and his friends feel in the end?
A.Amazing turkey, delicious dinner. B.A little afraid, pretty amazed.
C.A little darker but still delicious. D.Just amazed, totally afraid.
A man goes to apply for a job with Microsoft as a cleaner.
He was tested by the manager there on sweeping and cleaning. After the ______ , the manager says, "You will get the job, $5.5 an hour. Let me have your ______ address, so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day." However, the man says he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this the MS manager replies, "Well, then, that means you can ______ expect to get the job."
Not knowing where to turn and having only $10 in his ______ , he decides to buy 8.5 kilos of tomatoes at the supermarket. Within less than2 hours, he sells all the tomatoes at 100% profit (利润). ______ the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night. And he realized that he could quite easily make a living ______ selling tomatoes.
Getting up early every day and going to bed ______ , his profits increases quickly. By the end of the second year, he is the ______ of a group of pick-up trucks and manages a staff of a hundred people, all selling tomatoes.
Planning for the ______ of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance (保险). Talking with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan to ______ his new conditions. At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the ______ documents electronically.
When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser ______ loudly, "What? You don't have an e-mail? How have you had such wealth ______ the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce (电子商务)? Just imagine where you would be now, ______ you had been connected to the internet from the very start!"
After a moment of thought, the tomato millionaire replied, "Why, of course! I would be a floor ______ at Microsoft."
1.A.test B.party C.report D.Rest
2.A.home B.school C.e-mail D.Internet
3.A.clearly B.quickly C.easily D.hardly
4.A.study B.wallet C.mind D.office
5.A.Repeating B.Starting C.Guiding D.Controlling
6.A.for B.by C.at D.in
7.A.early B.late C.fast D.slowly
8.A.driver B.inventor C.maker D.owner
9.A.travel B.health C.future D.past
10.A.change B.improve C.fit D.create
11.A.final B.first C.public D.private
12.A.laughs B.sings C.talks D.shouts
13.A.among B.through C.without D.with
14.A.so B.if C.unless D.But
15.A.seller B.manager C.designer D.cleaner
—Did the guide tell you ________?
—No, he just told us to wait a moment.
A.why the bus didn't come on time B.how long will it take to the end
C.what the weather will be like D.where was the nearest toilet
—When will John and Tom arrive?
—I don't know. I have ________ here for about an hour.
A.come B.waited C.left D.arrived
—Jeff, would you like to go hiking with us?
—I'd love to. But we ________ to go out on weekdays.
A.won't allow B.don't allow C.haven't allowed D.aren't allowed
—Gina, Could I use your computer?
—________. I'm going to work on it now.
A.Yes, sure B.No problem C.No, you couldn't D.Sorry, you can't
