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Starbucks is a chain of coffee company in America. It was f1.in 1971. The first coffee shop is located in Seattle, Washington, USA. Starbucks includes more than 30 top global coffee beans, hand-made espresso（浓缩咖啡）, cold and hot drinks a rich variety of coffee machines, coffee cups and other products. Starbucks has n2.21, 300 stores in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific.
Nowadays you can find one on every corner, but back in 1971, Starbucks was j3.another coffee place bringing caffeine to the sleepy masses. And no one k4.what a Pumpkin Spice Latte（拿铁）was. The new-born Starbucks came into the world on August 18, 1987. Starbucks provides the middle class with a fashionable social meeting place w5.is of pure and fresh style. It has three partners in China. The first Starbucks coffee shop in China opened s6.on Jan 11, 1999. By late March 2008, Starbucks had more than 16,226 stores worldwide, i7.11, 434 stores located in the United States.
Starbucks regards i8. as "the third place" and have a lot of loyal customers. And Starbucks takes majorities of manners to manage its brand, like top heavy roasting bean skill, professional employers, imitate relationship with customers and staff. Another is that Starbucks p9. favorable wages（工资）and benefits for their customers. Also, the high quality is the most key strong point in the competition. Last advantage is good location. Starbucks pays a10.to opening up their shop near the place where there are many stations, supermarkets and office buildings.
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My aunt is an engineer in America. She 1.(work) in Company of Microsoft since 1998. Last month she 2.(come) back to China. We were happy to see her on May Day. After 3.(finish) lunch, we showed her around our hometown. “This hotel4. (build) last year.”
“What a great change!” my aunt said.
“We 5.(plant) more trees and flowers in our town soon. And we’ll do something to stop the factories pouring the waste water into the river,” I told her.
Aunt was very pleased with what she saw. When we asked her 6. (stay) longer, she answered, “No, I can’t. I must fly to Beijing tomorrow because I have an important meeting. If I have time, I’ll certainly come back again. I’ll always be Chinese. I will do something for our hometown. Let’s 7.(make) a great difference to build our country together.”
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Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A．a newspaper B．a novel C．a detective story D．a science book
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
A．He is from Jiangsu.
B．He has visited many countries.
C．He has helped people in need.
D．He has got a lot of awards.
3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A．Earthquakes
B．Hope Primary Schools
C．Pioneer of the Year
D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
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Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist (慈善家), he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal. He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from ________.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.Chen Guangbiao says he will donate ________ to charity after he dies.
A. nothing B. some schools
C. everything he has D. his whole company
3.What does he do charity for?
A. He wants to do charity for money.
B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.
C. He wants to ask people to help him.
D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu. B. He has got a lot of awards.
C. He has helped people in need. D. He has visited many countries.
5.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes B. Hope Primary Schools
C. Pioneer of the Year D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
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Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan's earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn't do charity for honour(荣誉).He wants to encourage more people to make contributions(贡献)to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.Which of the following is NOT mentioned (谈到) in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu.
B. He has visited many countries.
C. He has helped people in need.
D. He has got a lot of awards.
3.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes
B. Hope Primary Schools
C. Pioneer of the Year
D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
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Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas(海外)Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist(慈善家),he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal(全国五一劳动奖章).He is considered as one of china’s top philanthropists.
1.The article is probably taken from _______.
A. a newspaper B. a novel C. a detective story D. a science book
2.He says he will donate _____ to charity after he dies.
A. nothing B. some schools
C. everything he has D. his whole company
3. What does he do charity for?
A. He wants to do charity for money.
B. He wants to do charity for pleasure.
C. He wants to ask people to help him.
D. He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. He is from Jiangsu.
B. He has visited many countries.
C. He has helped people in need.
D. He has got a lot of awards.
5.Which do you think is the best title for the passage?
A. Earthquakes. B. Hope Primary Schools.
C. Pioneer of the Year. D. Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao
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David was a successful young man who worked in a large company in a big city in America. His favorite hobby was fishing. But it was several years since he had last gone fishing. He was too busy to get a chance to practice.
Then one summer he decided to go on vacation to a village where there were a lot of streams(河流). “I ought to be able to have some good fishing there,” he said to himself confidently (自信地) and made good preparations for fishing.
The next morning after he arrived there, he walked to the nearest stream with his fishing rod (杆). To his surprise, he saw an old man standing beside the water, doing nothing. So he asked him whether it was a private stream. The old man answered that it was not a private stream and everyone could fish there, so David said to him, “ Well, then it won’t be fined(罚款)if I catch some fish here, will it?”
“Oh, no,” answered the old man. “It won’t be, but it will be a miracle(奇迹).”
1.David hadn’t gone fishing for a long time because_____________________.
A. he didn’t like fishing
B. he was not good at it
C. he was too busy
D. he couldn’t find a place for fishing
2. What did David expect when he decided to go on vacation?
A. He wanted to visit some beautiful villages.
B. He planned to go swimming in some streams.
C. He decided to meet some old friends.
D. He wanted to enjoy fishing there.
3.What did the old man mean by the word “miracle”?
A. He didn’t think David would catch any fish in that stream.
B. It was wonderful to catch some fish there.
C. David was not allowed to fish there.
D. The fish in the stream were very smart.
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Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
1.What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?
A．A worker. B．An assistant. C．A manager. D．The second board chairman.
2.Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?
A．He liked to have a nickname. B．It could make his workmates happy.
C．He could become famous. D．It was a free advertisement for his company.
3.What is the main idea of this passage?
A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.
B．It’s very important to do small things well.
C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.
D．You should make more advertisements for your company.
4.What would be the best title for this passage?
A．I Believe in You B．Albert and Rockefeller
C．Four Dollars a Bucket D．The Second Board Chairman
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It is known that the spelling of some words in America is different from ________ in England.
A.it B.that C.one D.those
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It was 8:40 in the evening and I was at Starbucks — Plaza Singapura，the place we are going to meet．I was 20 minutes before meeting time．It is not polite to be late for a date(约会) for the first time anyway．I waited，looking at the people coming and going．I was daydreaming about today's soccer match I played and started thinking about life and soccer．Life is like soccer．You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face．You have to live!
As I was trying to relax myself，I felt her appearance — the smell，I can never forget．I looked up and saw her smiling and making her way towards me．She was pretty-looking and she was in fashion(时髦的)．I stood there watching her coming．A bright color T-shirt with a beautiful skirt．Wow，I really love girls wearing skirts．It makes them look more attractive and natural．
"Sorry I am late．"
"No，it's OK．I am just early myself．"
"So what film are we going to see?"
"It's OK，we will check it out later，and anyway what matters most is whom I am going to see it with，not the show．"
1.Why was the man at Starbucks alone?
A．He got there much too early．
B．He was there for his first date．
C．He wanted to be more polite．
D．He enjoyed watching people there．
2.What can you know from "You never know when you are going to get hit by the ball in your face"?
A．He was worried about his date．
B．Soccer is a difficult game．
C．He was afraid to be hit in the face．
D．He lost a soccer match．
3.What did the man think of the girl at the first sight(视线)?
A．She was very young．
B．She was very careless．
C．She was very fashionable．
D．She was very popular．
4.What do you know from their dialogue?
A．The girl likes seeing films very much．
B．The man has two tickets in his pocket．
C．The girl felt sorry for her being late．
D．The man was good at expressing himself．