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Helen Keller Born: June 27,1880 Died: June 1, 1968 From: America Job: the writer of The Story of My Life Others: There was something wrong with her eyes. |
Sophie Marceau Born: November 17, 1966 From: France Job: an actress in Brave Heart Others: She is one of the most beautiful French women. Now, she has two children, Vincent and Juliette. |
Da Vinci Born: April 15, 1452 Died: May 2, 1519 From: Italy Job: the painter of Mona Lisa Others: He did well in other subjects, such as maths and music. |
Isaac Newton Born: January 4, 1643 Died: March 31, 1727 From: the UK Job: scientist Others: He loved science so much and he didn’t get married. |
1.Of those four people, who was born the earliest?
A. Helen Keller. B. Sophie Marceau.
C. Da Vinci. D. Isaac Newton.
2. How old was Isaac Newton when he died?
A. 56. B. 84. C. 67. D. 88.
3.Where did Helen Keller come from?
A. The USA. B. The UK.
C. Italy. D. France.
4.What may Brave Heart be?
A. A book. B. A movie.
C. A song. D. A painting.
5.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Helen Keller was 77 when she died.
B. Da Vinci was not good at maths.
C. Vincent was the child of Da Vinci.
D. Isaac Newton didn’t get married.
On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station．The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．
The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual． Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，"A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to claim(认领)it．"Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be．After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist's shoulders and said，"I knew you would certainly come here．"The violinist asked，"Did you lose something?" "Lottery(彩票)．"The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang's name on it．Sang took it and danced happily．
Sang was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000．But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in，too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance．
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn't take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee(学费)．He said" Although I don't have much money，I live happily．If I lose honest，I won't be happy forever．"
1.The young man played the violin for ______at the entrance．
A．pleasure B．money C．1ove D．friends
2.George Sang was very _______ to see the young violinist the next day．
A. worried B．sorry C．sad D．happy
3.George Sang put ______ into the violinist's hat on a Friday night．
A. money B．lottery
C．money and lottery D．nothing
4.The underlined word "cancelled" means _________．
A．取消 B．延误 C．预定 D．结束
5.What's the best title for this article ?
A. The meaning of honesty
B．An office worker and a lottery ticket
C．The importance of being honest
D．A violinist and an office worker
— Whose bike is that under the tree over there?
— _____ But it’s not mine.
A. Good idea. B. I see! C. No idea. D. Bad luck!
Because it is the _____ street of the town, often there is a traffic jam.
A. main B. wide C. broad D. long
Tian’anmen Square is one of _____ squares in the world.
A. large B. larger C. largest D. the largest
— Emma failed her exams. I think she should work harder.
— I agree. _____ she does, she’ll get good grades.
A. If B. However C. Before D. Since
