Jenny found her old bicycle at the back of the garage.It was a lot smaller than she remembered.When she sat on it and put her feet on the pedals,her knees nearly touched her chin. She then asked her dad for a new bicycle.
“Well,I’m sorry,but I can’t afford a bicycle now,“said Dad.“Why don’t you work and earn some money? You can save up for a bicycle yourself.”
Jenny began to work.That day she earned five dollars for cutting the grass and ten dollars for mowing the lawn for her dad.
That night Jenny went on the computer.She wrote“Gardening and Housework—Ten dollars an hour.Call Jenny at 23 Roseville Lane.“She decorated the page with pictures of cleaning and gardening equipment.She printed it fifty times.Then she posted the pages through all the doors on her street.
That week,Jenny was very busy! Lots of people had jobs to do,but they didn’t have time to do them.So they called Jenny.Every day,Jenny rushed home from schoo1.She did her homework quickly,and then she went out to work.
At the end of the week.she had$65! She told her father.
“That’s enough for a second hand bicycle.”he said.
“Yes,but if I work for one more week,I might have enough money for a new bike,“said Jenny.“In two more weeks,I could buy a really good bicycle! I think that's what I'll do. I want to have the best bicycle in the class,because I earn it myself!”
Jenny’s dad hugged her.“I think you learned something important.We appreciate things a lot more when we earn them.When we get something without earning it,we do not realize its true value.”
1.What was the problem with Jenny’s old bicycle?
A.It was broken. B.It was too small.
C.Jenny didn't like it.D.It was too dirty.
2.Why didn’t Jenny’s dad buy her a bicycle?
A.He had just bought Jenny a birthday present.
B.He was too busy.
C.He wanted to teach her a lesson.
D.He didn’t think it was a good idea.
3.How much money did Jenny earn on the first day?
A.$10. B.$15. C.$65.D.$5.
4.How did Jenny tell her neighbors about her new business?
A.She mailed letters to them. B.She talked to all her neighbors.
C.she sent them an email.D.She delivered messages by hand.
5.We can infer from Jenny’s words at the end of the story that she was ___________.
A.optimistic about making more money
B.grateful to her father for his advice
C.pleased because she had learnt a useful lesson
D.disappointed because she couldn’t afford a new bicycle
“Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they're given after all. Choices can be hard.”
I got the to start Amazon 16 years ago.I the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per year.I’d never seen or heard of anything that grew so fast,and the idea of building an bookstore with millions of titles was very to me.I had just turned 30,and I’d been married for a year.I told my wife that I wanted to my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn’t since most start-ups don’t,and I wasn’t sure what to .She told me I should the idea.I’d always wanted to be an inventor,and she wanted me to follow my .
I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a boss that I admired very much.I went to my boss and with him that I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park,listened to me,and finally said,“That sounds like a really good idea, it would be an even better idea for someone who didn’t already have a good job.”That logic made some to me,and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours making a final decision.Seen in that light,it really was a difficult ,but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn’t think I’d regret and failing.And I suspected I would always be troubled by the decision not to try at a11.After much ,I took the less path to follow my dream,and I’m of that Choice.For all of us,in the end,we are our choices.
1.A.idea B.support C.fund D.message
2.A.got throughB.set aside C.came across D.turn down
3.A.online B.available C.intelligentD.expensive
4.A.practical B.exciting C.flexible D.productive
5.A.take B.1and C.exchange D.quit
6.A.matter B.work C. fail D. exist
7.A.do B.finish C.plan D. expect
8.A.give up B.set up C.stick to D.put off
9.A.dream B.pace C.hobby D.example
10.A.cruel B.brilliant C.greedy D.honest
11.A.shared B.argued C.reasoned D. required
12.A.gradually B.eventually C.carefully D.generously
13.A.so B.and C.otherwise D.but
14.A.sense B.difference C.bet D.bargain
15.A.while B.before C.once D.since
16.A.puzzle B.suggestion C.choice D.report
17.A.managing B.requesting C.changing D.trying
18.A.considerationB.determinationC.conversationD.application
19.A.difficult B.secure C.amusing D.interesting
20.A.confident B.regretful C.hopeful D.proud
They could have attended the awarding ceremony,but their flight due to the bad weather.
A.was delayed B.had been delayed
C. has delayed D.was delaying
—My dear, you ______ things about. Look, what a mess in the room!
—Sorry, Mom.
A.have always thrown B. always throw
C. are always throwing D. always threw
I really don’t know I put my wallet after I paid the bill.
A. where was it B. it was where that
C. where it was that D. where was it that
_______ the exact time departure time, he missed his train.
A. Being not told B. Having not been told
C. Not having told D. Not having been told