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Several years ago, I was employed as a Housing Officer. One day, a young man aged 18 came into our office in Yorkshire, England. He was visiting 1. area on his own when his wallet 2.(steal). He couldn't get back home in Scotland, so he came to ask for help.

However, my job was dealing with housing applications and 3.(home), not providing money for travel. After hearing my 4. (explain) for being unable to help him, the young man started to cry. He said his mother was disabled and didn't know where he was. To make matters 5.(bad), his phone had been lost too and he hadn't contacted 6. for the past two days. I asked him to wait outside7. I finished work at 5:30 pm.

After work I drove him all the way 8. Scotland! We arrived at his mother's house at 10:30 pm. She answered the door 9.(sit) in a wheelchair. I saw tears in her eyes as she thanked me. She wanted to give me twenty pounds for helping her son, but I refused. I just hoped that 10. my son experienced something similar, someone would be kind enough to bring him home.

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One day, many years ago, when I was working as a psychologist in England, I brought David into my office. His face was pale and he looked at his own feet.

David lost his father when he was two years old and lived with his mother and grandfather ever since. But when he was 13, his grandfather died and his mother was killed in a car accident. His teacher told me that he refused to talk to others from then on.

David didn’t say a word. As he was leaving, I put my hand on his shoulder. “Come back next week if you like.” I said.

He came and I suggested we play a game of chess. He agreed. After that we played chess every Wednesday afternoon — in complete silence. Usually, he arrived earlier than we agreed. It seemed that he liked to be with me.

Maybe I gave David something. But I learned more from him. I learned that time makes it possible to get over what seems to be painful. David showed me how to help people like him.

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1.When David came into the writer’s office, he___________.

A. said hello to the writer　　 B. seemed happy　　 C. looked at his feet

2.David’s father died when he was ____________.　　

A. 13　　　　　 B. 2　　　　　　 C. 5

3.To help David, the writer ________ every Wednesday afternoon.

A. played chess with him　　　 B. told stories to him　　 C. played soccer with him

4.What club did David join?

A. A chess club　　 B. An art club　　　 C. A bicycle club

5.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Since his father died, David refused to talk to others.

B. David didn’t say anything to the writer at first.

C. David finally got friends in school.

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Can you imagine that several hundred years ago, tomatoes were seen as toxic food in Europe?

What made Europeans believe this was John Gerard’s publication of Herbal in 1597. Gerard wrote: “The leaves and stalks of the tomato plant are toxic.” Undoubtedly, Gerard’s opinion was based on a misunderstanding of tomatoes. But his opinion was widely spread in Britain and North America for over two hundred years.

In the late 1700s, a lot of Europeans held more fears for tomatoes. A nick name for the fruit was “poison apple” because it was believed that aristocrats(贵族) got sick and died after eating them. But the actual reason was the pewter plates they used. Since tomatoes are high in acidity, when placed on the plates, the lead(铅) in the plates would dissolve. This caused many deaths. This is unluckily, no one knew this at that time. So the innocent tomatoes were picked as the killer.

Today, more than one and a half billion tons of tomatoes are produced every year around the world. Tomatoes are cooked in various ways. This healthy and tasty food finally wins its innocence(清白) back.

1.What does the underlined word “toxic” in paragraph 1 mean?

A.delicious B.nutritious(营养) C.poisonous D.safe

2.What do we know about the book Herbal?

A.It was written by an American writer. B.It was published about 400 years ago.

C.Tomatoes were described as good food. D.Chinese herbal medicine was included.

3.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.Europeans’ fears for tomatoes B.History of tomato planting

C.Why do people eat so many tomatoes D.How did the tomato prove its value

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The painting by the artist is world-famous , but several years ago, no one could imagine what an important role he 　　　 in the painting field.

A.was playing B.would play C.played D.had played

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The painting by the artist is world-famous , but several years ago, no one could imagine what an important role he 　　　 in the painting field.

A. was playing　　 B. would play　　 C. played　　 D. had played

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Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

　The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

　The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”

　The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

　The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”

　The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

　“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

　“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

1.This story happened in ________.

A. U.N.                         B. U.S.A.                              C. U.K.         D. P.R.C.

2.There are________in this passage.

A. three men        B. three women and one man　

C. four men       D. three men and one woman

3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A. had similar opinions about the reporter’s question　　

B. disagreed with each other

C. had been invited to the White House many times

D. didn’t reply to the reporter

4.The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A. he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B. the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C. the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D. none of them was really important

5.The underlined word you in the last paragraph refers to (指的是) ________.

A. the television reporter　　                    B. the owner of many buildings

C. the President                   D. the visitor to the White House

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Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses.One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“Do you agree with that?” she asked.

The man shook his head, “No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man.“Do you think so?”

“No, I don’t.” he said.“I don’t think that makes the visitor important.That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

1.This story happened in ________.

A.U.N.　　　 B.U.S.A.　　　　　　 C.U.K. 　　 　 D.P.R.C.

2.There are________in this passage.

A.three men　　　 B.three women and one man

C.four men 　　　 D.three men and one woman

3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A.had similar opinions about the reporter’s question

B.disagreed with each other

C.had been invited to the White House many times

D.didn’t reply to the reporter

4. The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A.he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B.the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C.the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D.none of them was really important

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Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

1.This story happened in _______.

2.The banker thought _______.

3.The owner of many buildings thought _______.

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Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important. “How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker. The banker thought for a few moments and then said,” I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important. ”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked. The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it. ”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?” “No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important. ” “Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, “It’s for you.”

1.There are _______ in this passage.

A. two men and two women       B. three men and one woman

C. three women and one man      D. four women

2.The banker thought _______.

A. he was really important because he was a rich banker

B. the visitor to the White House was really important

C. the visitor who met the President of the United States

D. the reporter was really important

3. The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B. the owner of the very large company was really important

C. the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

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Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a while and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head and said, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You'd only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the President of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？” asked she.

“No, I don't，” he said. “I don't think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘It's for you.’”

1.This story happened in ________．

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

2.There are ________ in this passage.

A. two men and two women　　 B. three men and one woman

C. three women and one man　　 D. four women

3.The banker thought ________．

A. he was really important because he was a rich banker

B. the visitor to the White House was really important

C. the visitor who met the President of the United States was really important

D. the reporter was really important

4.The owner of the very large company thought ________．

A. he was really important because he owned one of the largest companies

B. the banker was really important

C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone calls

5.The owner of many buildings thought ________．

A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B. the owner of the very large company was really important

C. the visitor was really important if he was talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for him

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

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