You choose to be a winner!
The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7–that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
It’s a club with impressive features for teenagers:
●No account keeping fees!
You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!
●Excellent interest rates!
You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.
●Convenient
Teenagers are busy–we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet … You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part–time job!
●Mega magazine included
Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.
The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key–card) but it is easy. We can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!
1.The Winners Club is a bank account intended for .
A. parents B. teenagers
C. winners D. adults
2.Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?
A. Special gifts are ready for parents.
B. The bank opens only on work days.
C. Services are convenient for its members.
D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.
3.The Winners Club provides magazines which .
A. encourage spending
B. are free to all teenagers
C. are full of adventure stories
D. help to make more of your money
4.If you want to be a member of the Club, you must .
A. be an Internet user
B. be permitted by your parent
C. have a big sum of money
D. be in your twenties
5.What is the purpose of this text?
A. To set up a club.
B. To provide part–time jobs.
C. To organize key–cards.
D. To introduce a new banking service.
Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.
He got up one morning very late because he had forgotten to wind up his alarm clock(闹钟). He tried to shave(刮脸) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his clean shirt, so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean needed ironing(熨), so he ironed it. While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to read the electricity meter(表). He showed him where the meter was, said good-bye and found that the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he decided he couldn’t go to work by bus. He telephoned for a taxi to take him to work. The taxi arrived and Harry got in and began to read the newspaper.
In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman with a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman happened to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was kept till 3 o’clock in the afternoon before the police were sure that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about four, his boss took a look at him and told him to go away and find another job.
1.Harry had .
A. a lucky day B. an unlucky day
C. a busy day D. a good day
2.Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage.
a. The man who read the electricity meter came.
b. Harry ironed his shirt.
c. Harry got blood all over his clean shirt.
d. There was a knock at the door.
e. Harry wore the shirt with blood on it.
A. a, b, c, d, e B. b, a, d, c, e
C. b, a, c, d, e D. c, b, d, a, e
3.Why did Harry wear the shirt with blood on it?
A. The iron had burnt a hole in his clean shirt.
B. The only other needed ironing.
C. He had only one shirt.
D. He cut himself and got blood all over his shirt.
4.Harry was taken to the police station because .
A. his taxi stopped outside his office and a policeman happened to be there
B. there was blood on his shirt and he was in a taxi
C. a man killed a woman with a knife
D. the murderer was seen to run away in a taxi
5.His boss told him to go away and find another job because .
A. he had been kept by the police
B. there was blood on his shirt
C. he was late for work
D. he had killed a woman
An old man lived in the suburb of London, and he would wake up every morning and go to the subway. He would get the right to Central London, and then sit at the street corner and beg. He would do this every single of his life. He sat at the street corner and begged for almost 20 years.
His house was , and a stench (恶臭) came out of the house and it smelled horribly. The could not stand the smell anymore, they asked the police officers to clean the place. The officers down the door and cleaned the house. There were small bags of money all over the house that he had over the years.
The police the money, and they soon that the old man was a millionaire. They waited outside his house in anticipation to the good news with him. When he arrived home that evening, he was met by one of the officers who told him that there was no for him to beg any more as he was a rich man now, a millionaire.
He said nothing at all: he went into his house and the door. The next morning he woke up as usual, went to the subway, got into the train, and sat at the street corner and to beg.
, this old man had no great plans, or anything significant for his life. We learn nothing from this story except staying on the things we enjoy doing, commitment (专心,敬业). We should remain true to our , although it may mean committing ourselves to things that people around us would normally . Just keep it in mind that commitment attracts .
1.A. bus B. car C. taxi D. train
2.A. day B. week C. month D. year
3.A. wide B. dark C. same D. lonely
4.A. huge B. dirty C. pleasant D. neat
5.A. officials B. neighbors C. onlookers D. children
6.A. but B. so C. yet D. as
7.A. knocked B. climbed C. jumped D. rolled
8.A. stolen B. donated C. collected D. hidden
9.A. counted B. washed C. burned D. made
10.A. admitted B. denied C. agreed D. realized
11.A. enjoy B. share C. hear D. announce
12.A. doubt B. evidence C. need D. time
13.A. locked B. opened C. cleaned D. broke
14.A. refused B. continued C. learned D. requested
15.A. Sadly B. Surprisingly C. Obviously D. Luckily
16.A. cars B. friends C. jobs D. dreams
17.A. focused B. calm C. open-minded D. silent
18.A. career B. god C. money D. country
19.A. agree B. enjoy C. disapprove D. advise
20.A. confidence B. courage C. attention D. wealth
--What shall we do tonight then?
--________ --whatever you want.
A. Help yourself B. It’s a deal
C. No problem D. It’s up to you
She was invited but she didn’t want to go to the party, so she________an excuse.
A. put up B. gave up
C. made up D. showed up
A lot of dirty clothes require ________ so she will not go out shopping this weekend.
A. clean B. to clean
C. being cleaned D. cleaning
