A young rich man was traveling down a street,...

A young rich man was traveling down a street, going a bit fast in his new sports car. There were many________-playing among the cars.

As his car passed, one child appeared, and_______a brick hit the car’s side door, The young man stopped the car and_______. He grabbed（抓住） the kid, shouting, “What is wrong with you?

That’s a new car.________you did will cost me a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

“I am sorry, sir. I didn’t know what else to do!” He said, “My brother fell out of his wheelchair. I can’t lift him up” Almost_________the boy asked the man, “ Would you please help me get him back to his wheelchair? He is hurt and he’s too________for me,”The young man was deeply moved. He lifted the kid’s brother back into the wheelchair.

“Thank you, sir.” the child said to him. The man then watched the little boy push his brother towards their home.

It was a long walk back to his car... a long, slow walk. He_______ repaired the side door. He kept it that way _______ a reminder. Don’t go through life so fast that someone_______ throw a brick at you to get your attention. Sometimes, when you don’t have the time to listen, life throw a brick at your head. It’s your _______.Listen to the sound of your sour(心灵),or wait for the brick.

1.A.men B.students C.kids

2.A.suddenly B.luckily C.importantly

3.A.took photos B.jumped out C.fell down

4.A.When B.How C.What

5.A.fighting B.shouting C.crying

6.A.heavy B.noisy C.scary

7.A.never B.sometimes C.often

8.A.with B.without C.as

9.A.may B.has to C.should

10.A.turn B.choice C.punishment

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A young rich man was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit fast in his new sports car. There were many kids p1.among the cars.

As his car passed, one child appeared, and s2.a brick hit the car’s side door. The young man stopped the car and jumped out. He 3. the kid and pushed him up against another car, s4., “What is wrong with you? That’s a new car. What you did just now will c5.me a lot of money. Why did you do it?”

“Please, sir, please, I’m sorry. I didn’t know w6. else to do! It’s my brother,” he said.　　

“He fell out of his wheelchair. I can’t lift him up.” Almost crying, the boy asked the man, “Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s h7.and he’s too heavy for me.”

The young man was deeply touched and had tears in his e8.. He lifted the kid’s brother back into the wheelchair.

The man then watched the little boy p9.his brother toward their home.

It was a long walk back to his car ... a long, slow walk. He never repaired the side door. He kept it that way as a reminder. Don’t go t10.life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at you to get your attention. Listen to the whispers of your soul or wait for the brick!

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A young man was traveling down a country road, going a bit too fast in his new car. There were many kids playing between the cars parked on the side of the street.

As his car passed, one child suddenly appeared and threw a brick at the car. The man stopped the car and jumped out. He caught the kid and shouted at him, “What are you doing?” He continued shouting, “That’s a new car. It will be expensive to fix the damage you did with that brick. Why did you do it?” “I’m sorry. I didn’t know what else to do. It’s my brother,” he said, “He rolled（滚落）off the side of the road and fell out of his wheelchair. I can’t lift him up. He is hurt and he is too heavy for me.”

The young man felt shameful and said nothing. He lifted the kid’s brother back into the wheelchair.

“Thank you, sir.” the child said. The man then watched the little boy push his brother toward their home.

The young man did not repair the dent（凹槽）in his car. He can hear the boy’s hopeless voice whenever he saw it.

Sometimes, when you don’t make the time to listen, life throws a brick at your head.

1.Where would the story probably take place?

A. in the market　　 B. on the street　　 C. at the boy’s home　　 D. in the repair shop

2.What did the boy hit the man’s car for?

A. He had nothing to do but for fun

B. His brother asked him to do so

C. He didn’t like the man and his new car

D. He wanted to catch the man’s attention

3.The man left the dent in his car because___________.

A. he thought it would be cool

B. he had no more money to repair it

C. he didn’t care about his car at all

D. he wanted to remind himself

4.What might be the best title for the text?

A. Learn to listen　　 B. A naughty（淘气的）boy

C. An adventure in countryside　　 D. The story between two brothers

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YEARS ago, a very rich man and his young son shared an interest in collecting art. They traveled around the world, collecting priceless works of art by famous artists like Picasso, Van Gogh and Monet.

The man became very lonely and sad. When war broke out, the son left to serve his country. After a few weeks, the old man received a letter saying his son had died while taking another soldier to a hospital.

One day, a soldier visited the old man and gave him a painting – it was a portrait of his son.

Though the world would never consider it a great work, the painting was important to the man.

The painting of his son became the old man’s most valuable item. He told his neighbors it was the greatest gift he had ever received. The following spring, the old man became ill and passed away.

All of the old man’s paintings would be sold at an auction. The auction began with a painting that was not on any of the buyers’ lists ... it was the painting of the old man’s son.

“Who will open the price at $100 ?” the auctioneer asked. Moments passed and no one spoke or raised their hand. Someone said: “Who cares about that painting? Let’s get on to the good ones.” More voices followed in agreement. “No, we must sell this one first,” replied the auctioneer. “Now, who will take the portrait of the son?”

Finally, a good friend of the old man spoke: “Will you take $10 for the painting? That’s all I have.” “Will anyone go higher?” called the auctioneer. After more silence he said: “Going once ... going twice ... sold!” The auctioneer looked at the crowd and announced that the whole auction was over. “According to the father’s will, whoever takes the son’s portrait gets the whole collection,” the auctioneer said.

Because of the father’s love, whoever took the son got it all.

1.Both the man and his son were interested in　　　　 .

A. collecting artwork　　 B. selling paintings

C. drawing famous artists　　 D. reading stories about famous artists

2.The letter said the son　　　　 .

A. left to serve his country　　 B. was safe

C. was sent to a hospital.　　 D. had died.

3.At the auction, the painting of the man’s son　　　　 .

A. was popular　　 B. was sold for $100

C. was sold for $10　　 D. wasn’t sold

4.The story wanted to tell us 　　　　 .

A. artwork is valuable　　 B. a father’s love is priceless

C. don’t look down at small works of art　　 D. nobody knows what will happen next

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A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging(挖) in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”

“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir.” He said.

“A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “How old are you, may I ask?”

“I am ninety years old.”

“What!” shouted the rich man, “You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don’t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”

“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.

The old man asked, “Who planted the fig trees?”

“Well, I don’t know.”

“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”

The rich man was quiet, then said, “You are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.

1.The old man was planting ________________when the rich man saw him.

A. an apple tree　　　 B. a fig tree

C. a pear tree　　 　 D. a banana tree

2.The old man was planting the tree________________.

A. to get himself some fruit to eat

B. for the people after him

C. to make his garden more beautiful

D. just for fun

3.The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_____________.

A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers

B. he didn't want to disturb the old man

C. he couldn't communicate with the old man

D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree

4.What kind of personality does the old man has?

A. creative　　　 　　 B. brave　　　 　 C. wise　　　 　　 D. curious

5.We can express the main idea of this passage “_____________” in Chinese.

A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉　　　　　　 B. 光阴似箭，一去不返

C. 君子爱财，取之有道　　　　　　 D. 财多惹祸，树大招风

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A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man.” what kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?”

“This is a fig（无花果）tree, sir.” He said.

“A fig tree?” The rich man was very surprised. “How old are you, may I ask?”

“I am ninety years old.”

“What!” shouted the rich man, “You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don' t hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree.” The old man smiled and said, “Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?”

“Sure” the man did not know why he asked this question.

The old man asked, “Who planted the fig trees?”

“Well, I don’t know.”

“You see, sir.” The old man said slowly, “our forefathers（祖先）planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me.”

The rich man was quiet, then said, “You are right, my good man. We should do some things

for the people after us. Thank you very much.” Then he rode away.

1.The old man was planting _　　　 when the rich man saw him.

A. an apple tree　　　 B. a fig tree

C. a pear tree　 　　 　 D. a banana tree

2.The old man was planting the tree____________.

A. to get himself some fruit to eat

B. for the people after him

C. to make his garden more beautiful

D. just for fun

3. The sentence in the last paragraph “The rich man was quiet” means_________.

A. he was thinking about who were his forefathers

B. he didn't want to disturb the old man

C. he couldn't communicate with the old man

D. he understood why the old man planted the young tree

4.What kind of personality does the old man has?

A. creative　　　　 B. brave　　　 C. wise　　　　 D. curious

5. We can express the main idea of this passage “_________” in Chinese.

A. 前人栽树，后人乘凉　　　　　　 B. 光阴似箭，一去不返

C. 君子爱财，取之有道　　　　　　 D. 财多惹祸，树大招风

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A Golden Watch

Mike was a young man. He was not very rich. One day he went into a watch shop to buy a nice watch for his girl friend, Rose. His fixed his eyes on a nice gold watch, and decided to buy it. The shop assistant took the watch out, and asked for three hundred pounds for it. Just then, a boy of about fifteen suddenly rushed over and grasped the watch from the assistant’s hand. The assistant hurried out to catch the boy. But it was too late, the boy had disappeared among the street people very quickly. On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the gold watch for only hundred pounds. “The boy didn’t know that I saw him stealing the watch from the shop. And he asked for much less money than that in the shop.” Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home. The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch. Rose looked at the watch for a while, then, laughed loudly, “You are really a fool!” she said, “his watch isn’t worth 100 pounds at all. The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together.”

1.The shop assistant said the price of the watch was ____.

A. 100 pounds　 B. 200 pounds　 C. 300 pounds

2.The shop assistant must have known _____ very well.

A. Mike　 B. the boy　 C. Rose

3.The boy would sell Mike the watch for _____.

A.200 pounds　 B. 300 pounds　 C. much less money than that in the shop

4.In fact, the watch was worth ____.

A. 100 pounds　 B. 300 pounds　 C. just a little money

5.In this story, who really lost something?

A. The shop assistant　 B. Mike　 C. The boy

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Paul was a rich young man. When his father died, he left Paul a beautiful forest manor (庄园). Unfortunately, before Paul could sell it for a lot of money, a lightning strike (雷击) caused a fire that destroyed it. Watching the beautiful green trees turned into ash (灰烬) overnight, Paul felt his heart break.

In order to bring back the forest manor’s beauty, Paul tried to borrow money from a bank. But the bank refused him, for the bank didn’t believe he’d pay it back. Then he felt too frustrated to eat or drink. So he hid himself in his room for days. His wife was worried about him and suggested he take a break outside.

Paul went for a walk. When he turned the first corner, he saw a store with lots of people. They were lining up to buy charcoal (木炭) used for winter heating.

　　　　 Then Paul’s eyes lit up. He ran home and hired some charcoal workers to process the forest’s burnt trees into charcoal. As soon as his charcoal went on the market, it was sold out quickly. Soon, he sold more than 1,000 boxes of charcoal and made much money.

　　　　 The following year in the spring, he used the money to buy a large number of little trees. After a few years, the forest manor that everyone thought had disappeared came to life again.

1.Paul wanted to borrow money from a bank because _________.

A. he wanted to buy some charcoal for winter heating

B. he wanted to use the money to make his manor beautiful again

C. he didn’t want to use the money his father left him

D. he didn’t want to borrow money from others

2.The word "frustrated" in Paragraph 2 probably means _______________.

A. 失意沮丧的　　 B. 斗志昂扬的　　 C. 神采奕奕的　　 D. 义愤填膺的

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Paul got the forest manor from his grandfather.

B. Paul’s wife suggested he take a break and go outside.

C. Charcoal was highly needed for winter heating at the market.

D. Paul made some money by selling charcoal made from the burnt forest.

4.What does the writer mainly want to tell us through the passage?

A. Lots of things are unexpected in the business world.

B. Avoiding the facts doesn’t solve problems.

C. If you don’t help yourself, then nobody else will help you, either.

D. There is something good even in an unpleasant situation.

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There was once a rich and kind store owner. He 　　 　　 to leave all his money to an honest young man when he was old.

A good friend of his had an idea and 　　　 　　 　 him. “The next time you are giving the customers their change. make sure you give them too much. He who returns the 　　　　 　　 　　 money to you is honest.” The rich man thought it was a good idea. so he decided to try it.

However. a neighbor happened to hear the 　　　　 　　 . He paid a witch(女巫) to cast spell (咒语) on the rich old man’s coins. Anyone who saw the coins 　　　　 　　 　 by the old man wouldn’t see them as coins. but as something that they wanted most in the world. The neighbor believed that 　　　　 　　 　 customer would return the old man’s money.

Indeed. everything went according to the neighbor’s 　　　　 　　 　 . When the old man had almost 　　　　 　　 　 trying. the greedy neighbor sent his nephew to the old man’s store. He had told the boy to return the old man’s money.　　　　 　　 　 when the boy received the coins. he saw in them all the money of his uncle. He didn’t want to return the money and　 　　　 　　 　 with the coins.

Finally. the rich old man was dying. He decided to give his servants some money so that they could live freely when he was 　　　　 　　 with them. Among these servants was a young man. who 　　　 　　 and respected the old man. He saw in the money a powerful medicine. which was　 　　 　　 　 what he most wanted in the world. On seeing this. the young man 　　　　 　　 　 the money back. saying. “Take this. sir. It’s 　　　　 　　 　 you. It will make you feel better.”

The old man felt happy that he finally found an honest person. He gave all his money to him.

1.A. encouraged　　　　 B. asked　　　　 　　 C. began　　　　 D. decided

2.A. advised　　　　　　 B. warned　　　 　 C. reminded　　 D. fooled

3.A. necessary　　　　 B. extra　　　　　 　 C. useful　　　　 D. surprising

4.A. conversation　　 B. question　　　　 C. message　　 　 D. sound

5.A. designed　　　　 B. created　　　　 C. touched　　 　 D. changed

6.A. all　　　　　　　 　 B. every　　　　　　 C. each　　　　　　 D. no

7.A. experience　　 　 B. plan　　　　　　　 C. try　　　　　　 D. lie

8.A. given up　　　　 　 B. thought of　　　 C. kept on　　　　 D. begun with

9.A. So　　　　　　　　 B. But　　　　　　　 C.And　　　　 　　 D. Or

10.A. sat　　　　　　　 B. talked　　　　　　 C. danced　　 D. left

11.A. as usual　　　 　 B. at once　　　　 C. no longer　 　 D. once again

12.A. surprised　　　 B. loved　　　　　　 C. described　　 D. pleased

13.A. probably　　　　 B. sometimes　　　　 C. hardly　　　 D. truly

14.A. brought　　　　 B. pulled　　　　　　 C. offered　　　 D. wanted

15.A. with　　　　　　 B. for　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　 　 D. beside

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It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),

Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place,  ironically(具有讽刺意味地)， was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school,   but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it,   sat down,   and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.

While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.

"Were they dark brown,   Italian shoes,   size 42?"he asked slowly.

"Yes!nsaid Terry,   excitedly.

"I haven't repaired them，”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”

1.How long had Terry been away from home?

A. Ten years.         B. Five years.              C. Twenty years.    D. Fifteen years.

2.Where was Terry before he went back home?   A prison in________.

A. Australia            B. England            C. America           D. London

3.Why was Terry sent to prison?   Because he________.

A. killed a man  B. hit a woman

C. cheated(欺骗) others-       D. robbed a bank

4.The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".

A. very happy       B. very unhappy     C. very excited       D. very nervous

5.What's the best title(标题) for the passage?

A，Some things never change

B.Everything have changed

C,A kind shoe repairer

D,A longly man

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