Robert Fredy was general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury park. New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pear man, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fredy’s car hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield．Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fredy turned on the wipers to show he wasn’t interested．
Pearman put his head close to the window．“Come on, mister．Give me a chance．I need a job,” he said．Something in Stephen Pearman’s voice moved Robert Fredy．In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fredy handed a business card and told him to call if he was serious．
“My friends told me he was just pulling my leg, ”said Pearman．“But I said, “ No, he’s a
businessman．I need to give it a shot．”
Two days later,29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel．Fredy gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him．
Today, Pearman works full time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings．In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fredy’s loans．
“Mr．Fredy gave me a second chance, “says Pearman, ” And I took advantage of it．I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left．But there is no future in washing windshields．”
Ordinarily, Fredy keeps away from the street people．“But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money,” Fredy says, “I don’t hand my business card to just anybody．But I’m glad I did in this case．”
1.When Pearman first appeared before Fredy, ．
A．Fredy took him as a beggar
B．Pearman was told to do it later
C．Fredy gladly agreed to let him do it
D．Pearman knew Fredy was a kind man
2.When Fredy told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if .
A．Pearman was really hardworking
B．Pearman was really looking for a job
C．Pearman’s conditions were truly scrious
D．Pearman was really interested in washing windshields
3.By saying “he was just pulling my leg (paragraph 3)”, Pearman’s friends meant.
A．Fredy knew Pearman intended to ask for a job
B．Fredy was making fun of Pearman
C．Fredy wanted to help the poor
D．Fredy was tired of being stopped
4.Pearman is now .
A．in charge of Fredy’s loans
B．still washing car windshields
C．full – time employed at the hotel
D．arranging dinner parties for the hotel
5.What can we learn about Fredy?
A．He helps those who will work hard themselves．
B．He likes to give his help to anyone in need．
C．He always gives help to the unemployed．
D．He is easily moved by poor people．
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。
Yesterday I totally changed my views about life after a talk with one of my friends. He told me despite being 36 , he was happy and 37 that it was because of something he saw in India．
A few years ago he was 38 feeling sad and was touring India．He said right in front of his very eyes, he saw an Indian mother 39 her child's right hand with a knife．The helpless 40 in the mother's eyes and the painful scream of the 41 four-year-old child still remained in his mind．
The 42 mother made the child handicapped （disabled） 43 he could go out on the streets to beg． 44 by the scene, he dropped a small piece of bread he was eating．And almost at once, several children 45 around this small piece of bread covered with sand, 46 bits from one another．It was the 47 reaction of hunger．He then went to the nearest bakery and bought every single loaf of bread． 48 he gave out the bread to the children （mostly handicapped）, he 49 cheers and bows from these 50 children．For the first time in his life, he understood 51 people could give up their 52 for a loaf of bread．He came to 53 how fortunate he was to be able to have a sound body, have a job, have a family, have the chance to 54 about food that didn't taste good, and have the many things that these people in front of him 55 dreamed of having．Perhaps life wasn't bad at all．
1.A．in poor health B．on a diet C．in debt D．out of work
2.A．explained B．recalled C．mentioned D．insisted
3.A．certainly B．really C．seriously D．absolutely
4.A．took off B．carved from C．scratched on D．cut off
5.A．expression B．despair C．impression D．anger
6.A．guilty B．tiresome C．innocent D．numb
7.A．merciless B．upset C．desperate D．crazy
8.A．unless B．so that C．in case D．because
9.A．Puzzled B．Attracted C．Disgusted D．Shocked
10.A．gathered B．looked C．sat D．turned
11.A．sharing B．taking C．offering D．giving
12.A．mental B．physical C．natural D．emotional
13.A．Since B．Until C．If D．As
14.A．received B．accepted C．heard D．rejected
15.A．polite B．unfortunate C．energetic D．greedy
16.A．whom B．what C．how D．when
17.A．honor B．identity C．morals D．dignity
18.A．acknowledge B．realize C．conclude D．recognize
19.A．complain B．comment C．argue D．decide
20.A．even B．ever C．never D．hardly
—You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.
—
A．Oh, don’t you like it. B．That’s all right.
C．I’m glad you like it so much. D．You’ve a gift for music, don’t you?
The systemn has been designed to give students quick and easy to the digital resources of the library.
A．access B．passage C．way D．approach
—You see how thin Ann is!
—She gain some weight but she too little.
A．would; eats B．will; eats C．would; ate D．will; ate
Most of us know we should cut down on fat, but knowing such things isn’t much help when it shopping and eating.
A．refers to B．speaks of C．focuses on D．comes to
