When I was reading a post about taking someone to the movies, something happened a couple of years ago suddenly hit me.
I used to drink Cokes and they had a competition where there was a code inside the bottle cap. You might win something so long as you went to a website and entered the code. I won some free Cokes. But what astonished and delighted me was the Grand Prize I won then.
The Grand Prize was free movies for a year. They pointed out that one movie a week was what free movies for a year meant. All of the tickets were valid(有效的) for one year from the day I received them. So I must use them in the following year. I used quite a few taking friends to movies we all wanted to see.
But the best thing I did with them was that I donated 20 tickets (all I had left by that time) to the local Women’s Transition House, a place where women and children could go when avoiding a bad situation in general and get help to make a new start.
My workplace team had decided to help people in need, so we collected donations for that particular New Year’s Day. I knew that the Women’s Transition House provided some childcare for the women so they could go for job interviews and things like that.
I put those tickets in a box and wrote a note on the outside, asking the Women’s Transition House staff to give movie tickets to women there over the holidays to have some fun to do, with or without their children, which made me really happy.
1.How did the author get the tickets?
A.By visiting a website by chance. B.By using some Cokes to get them.
C.By getting a code at the bottom of a bottle. D.By winning the prize for drinking Cokes.
2.How many tickets did the author and his friends use?
A.About 22. B.About 32. C.About 52. D.About 365.
3.Which of the following best describe the author ?
A.Lucky and caring. B.Creative and careful.
C.Responsible and cheerful. D.Thankful and generous.
4.Which of the following proverb can best explain the main idea of this article?
A.The roses in their hands, the flavor in mine.
B.Good luck favors those who are always ready.
C.Actions speak louder than words.
D.God helps those who help themselves.
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听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
1.What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A.The film industry in India.
B.The brief introduction to Bollywood.
C.The comparison between Hollywood and Bollywood.
2.What does the speaker say about Bollywood?
A.It pays the actors much.
B.It produces 29,000 films a year.
C.It is the largest film industry in the world.
3.What do most Indians like doing during their free time?
A.Doing sports.
B.Singing and dancing.
C.Watching films.
4.How much do most Bollywood films cost?
A.$ 2 million.
B.$ 5 million.
C.$ 50 million.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What did the man want to do last year?
A.Move house.
B.Buy a car.
C.Drop out of university.
2.What does the man think of his life?
A.Unsatisfying.
B.Enjoyable.
C.Worrying.
3.What did the man use to do at university?
A.He worked part-time.
B.He visited the woman.
C.He attended parties.
4.What does the woman do?
A.A student. B.A teacher. C.A designer.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What did the man buy on Saturday?
A.A watch.
B.A shirt.
C.A pair of shoes.
2.What did the man do on Sunday?
A.He read a book.
B.He went swimming.
C.He did his homework.
3.What is the woman’s opinion about her trip to the amusement park?
A.Special. B.Boring. C.Exciting.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
1.What is the man worried about?
A.His son doesn’t like his major.
B.His son won’t make a good living in the future.
C.His son doesn’t get used to the university life.
2.What does the woman think the man should do?
A.Let Tony make his own choice.
B.Have a talk with his wife.
C.Give Tony some advice.