One afternoon, my son Adam asked me, “Are all people the same even if they are different in color?”
I thought for a minute, and then I said, “I’ll explain, ________ you can just wait until we make a quick ________ at the grocery store. I have something ________ to show you.”
At the grocery store, we ________ some apples—red, green and yellow ones. Back home, I told Adam, “It’s time to ________ your question.” I put one apple of each ________ on the table. Then I looked at Adam, who had a ________ look on his face.
“People are like apples. They come in all ________ colors, shapes and sizes. On the ________, some of the apples may not ________ look as delicious as the others.” As I was talking, Adam was ________ each one carefully.
Then, I took each of the apples and peeled (削皮) them, ________ them back on the table, but ________ a different place.
“Okay, Adam, tell me which is which.”
He said, “I ________ tell. They all look the same now.” “Take a bite of ________. See if that helps you ________ which one is which.”
He took ________, and then a huge smile came across his face. “People are ________ like apples! They are all different, but once you ________ the outside, they’re pretty much the same on the inside.”
He entirely ________ it. I didn’t need to say or do anything else.
1.A. althoughB. soC. becauseD. if
2.A. stopB. startC. turnD. stay
3.A. expressiveB. encouraging
C. informativeD. interesting
4.A. boughtB. countedC. sawD. collected
5.A. checkB. mentionC. answerD. improve
6.A. sizeB. typeC. shapeD. class
7.A. worriedB. satisfied
C. proudD. curious(好奇的)
8.A. ordinaryB. normalC. differentD. regular(规律的)
9.A. outsideB. wholeC. tableD. inside
10.A. stillB. evenC. onlyD. ever
11.A. examiningB. measuring
C. drawingD. packing
12.A. keepingB. placingC. pullingD. giving
13.A. onB. towardC. forD. in
14.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. shouldn’tD. needn’t
15.A. each oneB. each other
C. the otherD .one another
16.A. admitB. considerC. decideD. believe
17.A. big bitesB. deep breaths
C. a firm holdD. a close look
18.A. justB. alwaysC. merelyD. seldom
19.A. put awayB. get downC. hand outD. take off
20.A. madeB. tookC. gotD. did
Shaking hands, American style
People often shake hands in the United States. American men shake hands with other men. American women often shake hands with men, and sometimes they shake hands with other women. Adults shake hands with children. And some people even teach their dogs to shake hands! ___1.___ How do they shake hands just long enough? Just hard enough? Here are four little rules to remember.
1. Use your right hand.
2. Use good eye contact(眼神交流). Look at the person in the eye while you are shaking hands.
3. Don’t shake too long. __2.___ Then let go and pull your hand back toward you.
4. __3.___ When a handshake is weak, Americans think the person may not be a hard worker or a good leader. When a handshake is too strong, Americans think the person is too rough(粗鲁) or has bad manners.
___4.__ They shake hands when they meet for the first time. They shake hands to say congratulations. They shake hands when they meet after not seeing each other for a while. And they often shake hands when they say good-bye. In business, shaking hands shows agreement and honesty.
Handshakes are good everywhere. ___5.__ So make sure to shake plenty of hands.
A. Offer you hand first.
B. Shake for no more than three seconds.
C. How do people shake hands correctly?
D. Don’t shake too strongly or too weakly.
E. It is not polite to refuse a person’s hand.
F. When do people in the United States shake hands?
G. Make sure your hands aren’t sweaty when you do this.
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If yes, don’t care about sex(性别) or age! Come and join us, then you’ll make it!
Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals)
Place: Manchester
Hours: Part Time
We are now looking for volunteers to help people with learning disabilities(障碍) to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don’t miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help others!
Role:
You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects(方面) of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.
Skills and Experience Required:
You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent(流利的) written and spoken English since you’ll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous(之前的) care-related experience will be a great advantage for you.
1.The text is meant to ________.
A. leave a note
B. send an invitation
C. present(展现) a document
D. carry an advertisement
2.What does the underlined part mean?
A. You’ll make others’ lives more meaningful with this job.
B. You’ll arrive home just in time from this job.
C. You’ll earn a good salary(薪水) from this job.
D. You’ll succeed in getting this job.
3.Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?
A. The one who can drive a car.
B. The one who has done similar work before.
C. The one who has patience to listen to others.
D. The one who can use English to communicate.
Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in the strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a faraway country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile(堆) of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents(文件). Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar(不熟悉的) papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A. Go shopping.B. Find a house.
C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.
2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.
A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policeman
C. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney
3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Showed.B. Sent out.
C. Delivered(递送).D. Gave back.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. From India to AustraliaB. Living in a New Country
C. Turning Trash to TreasureD. In Search of New Friends
A great French writer says that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. Then he tells a simple story. An ant is drinking at a small stream and falls in. She tries to reach the side but makes no progress at all. The poor ant, almost exhausted, is still doing her best when a bird sees her. Moved with pity the bird throws a blade of grass into the water. It supports(支撑) the ant like a boat, and the ant reaches the bank. When she is having a rest in the grass, she sees a man walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. He wants to kill the bird nearby. When he raises his gun to fire, the ant bites him in the foot. So he stops to look down and the bird flies away quickly. It is an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that has saved her life.
1.According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should ________.
A. not help others
B. help those who may be helpful to us
C. get as much help as we can
D. help others as much as possible
2.The ant finally got on the bank ________.
A. when the water pushed her
B. with the help of a piece of wood
C. with the help of a piece of grass
D. when the bird reached out a leg for it
3.The French writer tells the story in order to show ________.
A. how an ant saved a bird
B. how brave the ant was
C. how clever the ant was
D. even the small can help the great
4.Though the poor ant was too tired, she ________.
A. lost hopeB. stopped trying
C. stopped to restD. didn’t give up
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1.How much will the magazine pay for a joke to be published?
A. ＄50.B. ＄100.C. ＄150.D.＄350.
2.If you want to share a story of your pets with the readers, you need to send it to ________.
A. Anecdotes and JokesB. Smart Animals
C. Power of LoveD. My Story
3.A story showing people’s generosity should be emailed to the editor(编辑) at ________.
A. juliet@sws.comB. susan@sws.comC. Audrey@sws.comD. nanjc@sws.com
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A. describe strange behaviour B. contain less than 800 words
C. be real and original D. be published before
