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Long long ago, there lived a wise master in the mountains. He was considered to be the cleverest man in the world. One day, an unhappy young man came to an old master and told him that he had a very sad life and asked for a solution.
The old Master ordered the unhappy young man to put a handful of salt in a glass of water and then to drink it.
“How does it taste?” the Master asked.
“Terrible,” the young man answered, with a painful expression.
The Master then asked the Youngman to take another handful of salt and held it in his hand. The two walked in silence to the nearby lake and the young man was asked to put his handful of salt into the lake.
The old man said, “Now drink from the lake.”
As the water went down through the young man’s throat, the Master asked, “How does it taste?”
“Good!” said the young man, in a pleased voice.
“Do you taste the salt?” asked the Master.
“No.”
The Master sat beside this troubled young man, took his hands, and said, “The pain of life is pure salt, no more, no less. The amount of pain in life remains the same, exactly the same. But the amount we taste the pain depends on the container we put it into. So when you are in pain, the key thing you can do is to enlarge your sense of things. Stop being a glass. Become a lake.”
1.Why did the young man come to the old master?
A. Because he wanted to learn some living skills.
B. Because he wanted to ask for some advice.
C. Because he wanted to make friends with the master.
D. Because he lived close to the old master.
2.What did the master ask the man to do at first?
A. To put a handful salt in the lake.
B. To drink the salty water in the glass.
C. To taste the water in the lake.
D. To put some salt in the glass.
3.How did the man feel after he drank water from the lake?
A. He felt the water was terrible.
B. He felt unhappy.
C. He felt the water was OK.
D. He felt puzzled.
4.What does the underlined word “container” mean?
A. 条件 B. 容器 C. 结果 D. 集装箱
5.What’s the best title?
A. Salty water! B. Have a taste! C. Be a lake! D. No more, no less!
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Look at your classmates around you. You all wear the same uniform and similar shoes, even similar haircut. Do you want to be different from them? A fashionable and useful backpack can be a great idea!
Backpacks are lightweight and easy to carry on then go. They are great tools for students. They help you to stay organized and tidy. You can keep school things, books and personal items like cell phones and keys neatly(整洁地). With a special and cool backpack, you can also stand out among your classmates.
Tourists also love backpacks. With convenient backpacks, backpackers can move freely from one place to another. Meanwhile, they can also free their hands to do other things like taking photos.
But in the very beginning backpacks were not what we see today.
It is thought that US hiker Dick Kelty invented the first modern backpack in 1951. He used nylon(尼龙) to make backpacks lightweight. Then he added shoulder straps(带子) and waist straps to transfer much of the weight to the hips(臀部).
Today, backpacks come in different styles.
Rolling backpacks have wheels on the bottom. Users can pull them along the ground if they are too heavy to carry on their shoulders.
And with more people bringing notebook computers to school and work, backpacks also offer space for lightweight electronics. Most of them are in style and can be in good use.
A backpack has already become a symbol of fashion in some way. So, why not carry your fashion with your backpack?
1.What’s the writer’s idea for being different from other students?
A. To wear surprising school uniforms.
B. To get best grades.
C. To own a fashionable backpack.
D. To have a usual haircut.
2.Students can use a wonderful backpack to _________.
A. take photos B. lose weight
C. stand higher D. keep school things
3.Which of the following statement about the first backpack is NOT TRUE?
A. It was invented in the 20th century.
B. The inventor of it is an English hiker.
C. It was made of cotton and nylon.
D. It had shoulder straps and waist straps.
4.How many new styles of backpacks are mentioned in this passage?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
5.Where can we read this passage possibly?
A. A fashion magazine. B. A supermarket poster.
C. A school notice-board. D. A tour guidebook.
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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
1.Which of the opening time of this restaurant is RIGHT?
A. It is open till 6 pm every day.
B. It is open at 8 am from Monday to Saturday
C. It is open every day except weekends.
D. It is open till 1 pm on weekdays.
2.If Jerry and his friends want a platter and 2 cans of Coke, how much should he pay?
A. ＄31. B. ＄29. C. ＄34. D. ＄32.
3.What can you get for free when you order two platters and 5 lunch packs?
A. A sushi roll and two cans of Coke.
B. A sushi roll or a can of Coke.
C. A can of Coke and two Sushi rolls.
D. A Sushi roll and a can of Coke.
4.How many ways can we use to get in contact(联系) with the restaurant?
A. Four. B. Three. C. Two. D. One.
5.What can’t we learn from this passage?
A. The prices of different kinds of suchi.
B. The address of Coco’s suchi restaurant.
C. The steps about how to make suchi.
D. The conditions(条件) for free delivery.
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