A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft．The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test．"You are employed," he said．"Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as the date when you may start." The man replied, "But I don't have a computer, neither an e-mail." "I'm sorry," said the HR manager．"If you don't have an email, that means you do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job．"
The man left with no hope at all．He didn't know what to do, with only ten dollars in his pocket．He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes．He then sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital (资金). He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars．
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later．Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet (车队) of delivery vehicles．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance．He called an insurance broker and chose a protection plan．When the conversation was concluded, the broker asked him his e-mail．The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail．"The broker said curiously, "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire．Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?" The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft !"
1.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The man was one of the biggest food retailers in the world
B．The man didn't give up though he failed the interview
C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket
D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft．
2.The underlined word "tripled" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ____
A．became large B．became 3 times
C．decreased slightly D．decreased quickly
3.The man can be described as ____．
A．helpful and considerate B．positive and generous
C．smart and hardworking D．nervous and unselfish
4.Which proverb can best describe the story?
A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing．
B．Where there is a will, there is a way．
C．Accidents will happen
D．No pains, no gains
Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the Unites States.
Eco City Farms in Edmonton, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a working-class community. People do not have very much money. And they have limited access to fresh food in markets.
Over the past two years, the farm has attracted volunteers form the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson, her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know, you connect with the earth, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together, ”she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration (范例) to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels (板). In winter, the green house use a geothermal (地热) system.
Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest.
“I like eating the vegetables” say five-year-old Owen Moss.
1.What is mainly talked about in the passage?
A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy.
B．Eco City Farms are influencing community life.
C．Eco City Farms helps the working-class live better.
D．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity.
2.What is the author’s attitude toward Eco City Farms?
A．Enthusiastic. B．Disappointed.
C．Surprised. D．Doubtful.
3.According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT______.
A．shopping centers
B．car repair shops
C．fast-food restaurants
D．working-class community
4.In which of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?
A．People. B．Travel.
C．Environment. D．Education.
I was watching a TV series one night when I took in one scene. A man was seeking his community votes, and people 36 wanted to know why they should give him their 37 . He took them to his house and on every 38 in his house was the word “Faith” pasted. People raised lots of 39 to find out why the word was pasted on his mirrors. He said, “My dad often 40 me to believe that as long as you have 41 , you should have faith. Every time you look in to the mirror, you’re looking at yourself and see ‘Faith’. ”
The 42 I learned from this is simple — faith is a living thing and in the same way we’re all 43 given 24 hours a day and we’re all given the same measure of faith. Faith keeps us going when things get 44 ! Why is some people’s faith stronger than that of others? Exercise! If we choose to exercise our faith, it will 45 ; but if we choose not to, it remains weak. Some people might 46 that they don’t have faith, but we all practice faith every day even if we don’t 47 it was faith. Daily 48 , such as studying, investing or reaching for a dream, take faith.
Faith 49 hearing and doing. I made a decision yesterday — to 50 reading the newspaper full of too much sad and 51 news. Why? Because I 52 there was a drop of my mental state after reading the newspapers.
Faith, when it’s put to 53 , becomes a beautiful thing, It lifts your mental state to a higher place that 54 you to raise yourself up and declare, “Yes we can.” So make the decision today to strengthen your faith by 55 it.
1. A．mostly B．briefly C．bravely D．finally
2. A．support B．instruction C．pity D．information
3. A．wall B．mirror C．picture D．book
4. A．questions B．voices C．rules D．standards
5. A．teaches B．permits C．forces D．promises
6. A．friendship B．breath C．wealth D．success
7. A．view B．lesson C．choice D．example
8. A．extremely B．freely C．equally D．frequently
9. A．strange B．difficult C．funny D．different
10. A．stay B．return C．slow D．grow
11. A．realize B．argue C．understand D．predict
12. A．agree B．appreciate C．admire D．acknowledge
13. A．services B．steps C．tasks D．experiment
14. A．comes from B．dreams of C．feels like D．keeps on
15. A．consider B．delay C．stop D．risk
16. A．various B．genuine C．negative D．latest
17. A．heard B．noticed C．declared D．explained
18. A．check B．list C．sleep D．work
19. A．warns B．causes C．orders D．forbids
20. A．forming B．exercising C．obtaining D．thinking
There was something wrong with the network, or the e-mail____ earlier.
A．could have been sent B．might be sent
C．need have been sent D．must be sent
I’d rather have a room of my own, however small it is, than _____one with others.
A．share B．sharing C．to have shared D．to share
_______ she was invited to the ball made her very happy.
A．Whether B．Because C．What D．That
