When I was little, my mother sold flowers at Camden Market in London, She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her. As I grew older, I began to give my mom a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Things changed when I was 14. My grandma gave me a book for Christmas, which was all about making candles . I loved it so much that I spent all my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. To my surprise, they were sold out in 20 minutes! The next week, my mom gave me some money to buy some wax (蜡) to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mom and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to help us. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun. and my friends worked with me in the market.
When I was 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop on Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficult times. At the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from designing furniture to paintings.
1.The sentence "I began to give my mom a hand" means" ".
A. I began to give my mom some gifts
B. I began to help my mom sell flowers
C. I began to wash my hands before working
D. I began to get along better with my morn
2.What did the writer do in her free time when she was 14？
A. She talked with her mother at the market.
B. She played with her school friends at home.
C. She read all kinds of books about Christmas
D. She made candles of different shapes and sizes.
3.The right order of the following things is
a. The writer's morn stopped selling flowers.
b. The writer went to the market with some candles.
c. The writer bought candles from her friends and sold them well.
d. The writer's morn fell ill.
e. The writer's candles sold well.
A. bdeac B. bedac C. adbec D. dbeac
4.The writer’s uncle helped her open a shop by when she was 22.
A. buying her a shop B. teaching her basic skills
C. lending her some money D. working together with her
5.From the passage you can learn that you should .
A. spend all your free time on developing your interests
B. have your own idea and work hard to make it succeed
C. get as much support as you can from your family
D. hold on to your dreams and never give up
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my bag strap(带子) got on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped(滑) my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, on a man who was just about to a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.
Then I my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of . Instead, he said "It’s OK" to me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky and unsure to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom, and our table. My heart almost stopped . I thought he was going to ask for my father's and call him.
To my surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said," yourself new hamburgers."
He then walked without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still in this world. I'll never his actions.
1.A. ordered B. made C. arranged D. demanded
2.A. food B. turn C. bill D. menu
3.A. fixed B. caught C. cut D. tied
4.A. by B. in C. from D. out
5.A. knocked B. fell C. stood D. hung
6.A. take B. taste C. make D. catch
7.A. discouraged B. disappointed C. shocked D. amazed
8.A. rolled B. rubbed C. narrowed D. closed
9.A. bitterness B. anxiety C. anger D. sorrow
10.A. satisfy B. comfort C. encourage D. praise
11.A. how B. who C. what D. which
12.A. well B. honest C. calm D. polite
13.A. pushed B. approached C. drew D. laid
14.A. beating B. breaking C. sinking D. shaking
15.A. help B. position C. number D. job
16.A. Prepare B. Buy C. Find D. Cook
17.A. on B. around C. up D. away
18.A. so B. since C. although D. but
19.A. kindness B. happiness C. politeness D. brightness
20.A. forget B. refuse C. follow D. replace
_________ close to the city centre, the modern six-star hotel is a landmark of our city.
A. Situated B. Situate C. Bing situated D. To be situated
We are all ____________ in books these days since the exams are coming.
A. caught B. missed C. stuck D. buried
There is no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery ______ another man, also intelligent, fails.
A. since B. if C. as D. while
Opposite my school _______ a book store, _______ was built ten years ago.
A. is standing, which B. stood, it C. stands, which D. stands, that
