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In this early day of the United States of America, it wasn’t easy ____ from one town or city to _____. There were no trains. Of course, and the roads were very poor. If a man wanted to go from one place to another, he often _____ a horse. And because the roads were bad, he sometimes got very dirty.
One day a man came into a hotel in a little country town. His clothes were very dirty, and he looked very tried. “ Do you have a room here _____ me?” he asked. The hotel man at the desk thought, “ I don’t want this man ____ here. He’s too dirty for my hotel.” “ I’m sorry.” He said. “ We don’t have any ___ rooms. There’s a small hotel down the street. You can ask there.”
Soon an important-looking man having fine clothes came into the hotel. “ I’ve come to see Mr. Jefferson,” he said. “ Mr. Jefferson?” “ Yes, Vice-president(副总统) Jefferson. We planned to meet here.” The hotel man was ____ “ A man _____ dirty clothes was just here. I thought he was a farmer, and sent him to another hotel a few minutes ago.” The
hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.“ Oh, Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “ I’m very sorry I thought you were a farmer. We have a room at our hotel. Please come back.”
“ No.” said Mr. Jefferson, “ If there’s no room for a farmer, there’s no room for the Vice president, _____.”
1.A.get B.got C.to get D.getting
2.A.other B.the other C.another D.the another
3.A.must to ride B.have to ride C.had to ride D.has to ride
4.A.for B.to C.of D.at
5.A.stay B.to stay C.stayed D.staying
6.A.many B.much C.a lot D.more
7.A.happy B.sad C.afraid D.lucky
8.A.of B.in C.on D.with
9.A.hurry B.hurried C.hurried to D.in hurry
10.A.too B.also C.neither D.either
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Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red
rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.
1.Mother's Day
______.A. is a holiday for mothers
B. is celebrated in the United Stated only
C. falls on May 10 every year
D. was given by Miss Anna Jarvis
2.What was the date of the Mother's Day this year?
A. May 7,1999. B. May 8,1999. C. May 9,1999. D. May 10,1999.
3.On Mother's Day, people ______.
A. send some flowers to their mothers
B. wear a pink or red rose or carnation
C. wear a white flower
D. send gifts of love to their mothers
4."Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".
A.美好的 B.无价的 C.永恒的 D.无私的
5.You've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?
A. Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother.
B. She was born in America.
C.She was killed on May 9,1999.
D. All of the above.
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In the days when an ice cream sundae（加水果或奶油的较贵的）cost much less, a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table.
A waitress (woman assistant) put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents”, replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit worried. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely(not politely). The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill at the counter（柜台）and went out. When the waitress came back, she began cleaning the table and then she couldn’t believe what she had seen. There, placed nearly beside the empty dish, were two five-cent coins and five one-cent coins---her tip（小费）.1.In this story “plain” means ________________________________________________________________________ in Chinese.
A．平原 B．普通 C．朴素 D．清楚
2.An ice cream sundae was ________________________________________________________________ a dish of plain ice cream.
A．fifteen cents cheaper than B．fifteen cents dearer than
C．fifty cents dearer than D．as expensive as
3.How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?
A．Just fifty cents. B．More
than fifty cents.C．Not more than fifty cents. D．Less than forty cents.
4.Why did the little boy have only a dish of a plain ice cream?
A．The plain ice cream cost him mu
ch less.B．He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.
C．The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.
D．He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.
5.We can imagine that the waitress might feel ________________________________________________________________ when she got the tip.
A．very surprised B．a bit of shame（羞愧） C．quite pleased D．a little worried
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hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.
rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.