1.The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.
A. she liked to live in the busiest place
B. she didn’t like to live in the country
C. her home was far away from where she worked
D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer
2.In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ________. A. gave him two tickets for her show
B. sang and danced for him for hours
C. paid him 3 pounds
D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour
3.The actress got the painter’s bill ______.
A. to ask for the money of his painting work
B. to ask to pay for his watching her show
C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4.It can be learned from the text that one pound is __________ shillings.
A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 15
5. What kind of man was the painter?
A. He was a careful man.
B. He was a poor man.
C. He was not friendly to others.
D. He knew little about music and dances.
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One day a wealthy family went on a trip to the countryside. The father wanted to 36 his son how 37 people live, 38 they spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor 39 .When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was the 40 ?” “very 41 , Dad!” answered the boy. “Did you see how poor people live?” the father asked. “Yeah!” answered the son. “And what did you learn?” asked the father. The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a 42 that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a stream that has no 43 . We have imported lamps(进口灯具) in the garden and they have the 44 . Our patio(天井) reaches to the front yard, 45 they have a whole horizon(旷野).” When the little boy was 46 , his father was speechless.
His son 47 , “Thanks Dad 48 showing me how 49 we are!” Isn’t it true that it all depends 50 the 51 you look at things? If you have love, friends, humor and a positive attitude(乐观的态度) 52 life you’ve got everything! You can’t buy 53 of these things, 54 still you can have all the material possessions(财富) you can imagine, provisions(储备) for the future, etc. But if you are poor of spirit, you have nothing! Attitude is 55 ! Make a decision to have a good, positive and productive attitude every day!
1.A.show B. give C. send D. tell
2.A.happy B. sorrow C. rich D. poor
3.A.thus B. so C. therefore D. when
4.A.house B. home C. family D. room
5.A.journey B. trip C. stay D. travel
6.A.bad B. good C. well D. badly
7.A.river B. lake C. canal(运河/沟渠) D. pool
8.A.endless B. ending C. end D. ended
9.A.sun B. stars C. planet D. electricity light
10.A.yet B. however C. so D. though
11.A.finished B. finishing C. completed D. completing
12.A.adding B. added C. saying D. said
13.A.for B. of C. with D. about
14.A.poor B. rich C. glad D. happy
15.A.in B. on C. for D. about
16.A.method B. manners C. way D. means
17.A.of B. for C. towards D. at
18.A.nothing B. any C. some D. everything
19.A.then B. but C. though D. so
20.A.anything B. nothing C. everything D. something
The stadium was named ____ the club’s first chairman , who had high fame .
A. in case of B. in honor of C. in search of D. in place of
We must keep our room clean. Dirt and disease go _____, you know.
A. from time to time B. hand in hand C. step by step D. one after another
I thought you ____ like something to read, so I have brought you some books.
A. may B. might C could D. must
Every four years athletes from all over the world _____the Olympic Games .
A. join B. attend C. take part in D. sit for
