Mr. Black was a wealthy businessman, but he w...

Mr. Black was a wealthy businessman, but he was not ___ with his life. He always tried his best to make more money for his company. He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him. The situation lasted for some time. Finally, after a number of sleepless nights, he ___ to see his doctor.

The doctor advised a change of surrounding (环境). "Go abroad," he said.

"But I'm not good at foreign languages," said Mr. Black.

"It doesn't matter," said the doctor. "It won't hurt you if you talk ___. Go on a trip. Take plenty of exercise. Try to ____your weight. Avoid eating rich food. "

Mr. Black went to Switzerland. He did not know French or German, and had to ____ himself through gestures(手势). He took part in a physical training course. The instructor (指导者)____ him shake his head, swing his arms, stretch his neck and bend his knees. He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs in turn. ____some time his muscles (肌肉) grew hard and firm. He almost put aside his financial (金融) worries and ____forgot the importance of making more money. He even began to ____ trees and birds. He ate and slept well. Finally he returned home. But unfortunately (不幸地) his ___did not last long. Soon he was a normal businessman again, worried about his wealth, his savings, his success in a competitive society, and things in general.

1.A. good B. interested C. satisfied

2.A. decided B. refused C. suggested

3.A. too much B. a little less C. a little more

4.A. add B. increase C. lose

5.A. express B. say C. talk

6.A. forced B. asked C. made

7.A. While B. After C. Past

8.A. nearly B. never C. not

9.A. think B. avoid C. notice

10.A. worries B. improvement C. friendship

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Mike was in trouble these days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. But he often drank too much and once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and wanted to fire (解雇) him. Mike had a big family, so he was afraid of losing his job. He said he would stop drinking at once. But things were not like Mr Black looked forward to.

On a Monday morning, Mike came into the office, with two badly burned ears. “What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well,” said Mike, “last night while I was watching a football match on TV in the bedroom, I was drinking because I was free on Sunday. At that time, my wife was ironing (熨烫) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. My favourite team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting room, the phone rang and I answered it, but I picked up the iron.”

“Terrible, but what happened to your left ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again.”

1.From the passage, we know that Mike was a ________.

A. car seller　　 B. businessman　　 C. car driver　　 D. cook

2.Mike once almost fell into the river because ________.

A. his eyesight was bad

B. the bridge was not wide

C. he hated working for Mr Black

D. he drank too much

3.Mike was ________ while his wife was ironing clothes.

A. answering the telephone

B. cleaning the bedroom

C. watching TV

D. cooking supper

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Mr Black was angry about Mike’s bad drinking habit.

B. Mike didn’t drink any longer after the car accident.

C. Mike answered the telephone in the bedroom.

D. Mike’s left ear was burnt by the iron first.

5.After hearing what Mike said, Mr Black might ________.

A. take Mike to hospital　　 B. give Mike a pay rise

C. fire Mike at once　　 D. be proud of Mike

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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"Well," said the man." I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"

"And what happened to the other ear ?"

"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"

1._____, so he almost drove the car into the river.

A、Mr Smith was not careful

B、Mr Smith drank too much

C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A、Monday　　 B、Saturday　　 C、Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A、Mr Smith drank much after the match

B、Mr Smith was angry with his team

C、Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A、telephone　　 B、drinking　　 C、iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B、He would never watch any match

C、Mr Black would send him away.

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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"Well," said the man." I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"

"And what happened to the other ear ?"

"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"

1._____, so he almost drove the car into the river.

A、Mr Smith was not careful

B、Mr Smith drank too much

C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A、Monday　　 B、Saturday　　 C、Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A、Mr Smith drank much after the match

B、Mr Smith was angry with his team

C、Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A、telephone　　 B、drinking　　 C、iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B、He would never watch any match

C、Mr Black would send him away.

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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"Well," said the man." I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron(熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!"

"And what happened to the other ear ?"

"When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"

1._____, so he almost drove the car into the river.

A．Mr Smith was not careful

B．Mr Smith drank too much

C．Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A．Monday　　　　 B．Saturday　　　　 C．Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A．Mr Smith drank much after the match

B．Mr Smith was angry with his team

C．Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A．telephone　　　　 B．drinking　　　　 C．iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A．He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B．He would never watch any match

C．Mr Black would send him away.

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Mr Black was walking in the forest（森林） He was scared when he heard a terrible noise. But he could not get out of the forest. His friends were waiting for him in a village outside the forest. They would give him a lot of money if he took a tiger to them, or they were going to laugh at him.

Mr Black liked hunting(打猎). He usually killed some birds and animals. But a week ago, after he drank too much, he called himself a brave hunter. So his friends bet(打赌) him twenty thousand dollars if he could kill a tiger.

Suddenly, he heard a little noise. He ran to a big tree,and climbed up it quickly.He didn’t come down until he saw it was a farmer. He went close to him and asked, “Excuse me, sir.Are there any tigers in the forest?”

“Yes,” said the farmer. “I saw a lot of tigers’ tracks（足迹）about a kilometer north near here.”

“Good!”Mr Black said in a hurry. “Which way is to the south,then?”

1.Mr Black was good at________

A drinking   B hunting small animals  C running   D betting

2.Which is NOT true?

A Mr Black was a brave hunter.

B Mr Black was scared of tigers.

C He thought a tiger was close to him, so he climbed up the big tree quickly.

D Mr Black asked the farmer the way to run away.

3.We can guess ________ finally.

A Mr Black got twenty thousand dollars

B his friends would think he was very brave

C Mr Black won the bet

D Mr Black lost the bet

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When Mr Black was young, he often played football, and he was good 　　 it. But then he went and worked in a town and there was 　　 football team for him there, so he stopped 　　 . Then he began to get fat, so he thought, “I stopped playing football and I’ve got fat. What shall I do?” He thought about it for 　 　　 days and he said to 　　 , “I’ll play pingpong.” He had some 　　 　　 and he played for a few months. He met a nice girl at the club　　 day and they played a game of pingpong against　　 young man and young woman. Mr Black played very 　　 , and he was very sad about this. “I never played 　　 than this before,” he told the girl. “Oh,” she said, “You played pingpong before, didn’t you?”

1.A. at　　　　　　 B. in　　　　 C. for　　　　　 D. about

2.A. no　　　　　 B. an　　　　 C. on　　　　　 D. a

3.A. play　　　　 B. playing　　 C. played　　 　 D. to play

4.A. every　　　　 B. much　　　 C. a little　　 　 D. a few

5.A. himself　　 B. herself　　 C. themselves　 D. itself

6.A. games　　　 B. friend　　　 C. times　　　 　 D. lesson

7.A. every　　　 B. one　　　　 C. each　　　 　 D. whole

8.A. the other　　 B. others　　 C. each other　 　 D. another

9.A. worse　　 B. badly　　 C. good　　 　　 D. well

10.A. badly　　　 B. well　　　　 C. worse　　　 　 D. better

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Mr. Black is American, but he is in Canada now. He is a tall man with funny glasses. He works in a big city but lives in a town far away. He lives on the twentieth floor of a building. Every morning he gets up early. Then he gets into the lift and it takes him down to the first floor. He runs to the bus stop and catches the early bus. It usually takes him about two hours to get to the factory by bus. Then he gets off the bus and walks into the workshop(车间) quickly. He starts his work at eight in the morning.

1.Mr. Black is from ________.

A. England　　　　　　　　 B. Canada　　　　　　　 C. America

2.The city is NOT _______ to the town.

A. far　　　　　　　　　　 B. near　　　　　　　　 C. from

3.Mr. Black lives on the ________ floor of the building.

A. twenty　　　　　　　　 B. twelfth　　　　　　 C. twentieth

4.How long does it take him to get to the factory from his home?

A. One hour

B. One and a half hours

C. About 120 minutes

5.When does he start his work in the morning?

A. At nine

B. At eight

C. At eight to eight

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Mr. Black ______ my art teacher last term, but now he ______.

A. was, isn’t

B. is, isn’t

C. was, wasn’t

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Mr. Black ______ my art teacher last term, but now he ______.

A. was, isn’t

B. is, isn’t

C. was, wasn’t

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