One day, John read an advertisement (广告) in a...

One day, John read an advertisement (广告) in a newspaper. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world." John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job. "I'm the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager, "Give me the job."

"You must prove (证明) you're the best," the manager said.

"OK, I will." John said.

"Good." The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk. "Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job." said the manager.

"That's easy," John said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets. But he couldn't sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. "I'm sorry, sir," he said, "I was wrong about myself. I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is."

"Oh," said the manager, "Who?"

"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets."

1.John read the advertisement in a newspaper.

2.John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.

3.The manager asked John to sell the sweets all at the end of the month.

4.John didn't sell the sweets because they're too expensive.

5.The manager was the best salesman in the world.

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One day, John read an advertisement in a newspaper．It said, "Wanted．The best salesman in the world．" John thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job．" "I' m the best salesman in the world," he said to the manager．"Give me the job．"

"You must prove you're the best," the manager said．

"OK I will," John said．

"Good．" The manager took several boxes of sweets out of his desk．"Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets．If yon can sell them all before the end of the week, yon can have the job, " said the manager．

"That's easy, "John said．He took the boxes of sweets and left the office．

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the sweets．But he couldn't sell one．The sweets were too bad for him to sell．At the end of the week he went back to the manager．"I'm sorry, sir," he said, "I was wrong about myself．I'm not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is．"

"Oh" said the manager．"Who?"

"The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets．"

1.The manager told John________________________________________________________.

A. he could start work at once

B. he was the best salesman in the world

C. he wasn't a good salesman

D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

2.John could get the job if________________________________________________________.

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

3.The right order（顺序） of the story is ________________________________________________________________.

①John went to ask for the job.

②John told the manager who the best salesman really was.

③John read an advertisement in a newspaper.

④ John went to sell the sweets.

A. ①②③④,　　 B. ④③②①

C. ③①④②,　　 D. ③④①②

4.From this story we can know that________________________________________________  ．

A. John didn't get the job

B. John was a good seller

C. the manager was a good seller

D. the advertisement was a good one

5.John couldn't sell the sweets because________________________________________________．

A. he was not a good salesman

B. the sweets were too bad

C. he wanted to send them to his friends

D. nobody liked sweets

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—John,is there 　　 in,today's newspaper?

—No, nothing. So I don't want to read it.

A. anything interesting　　 B. interesting something

C. interesting anything　　 D. something interesting

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Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles.

The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom. Tom examined(检查)it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn't a lamp on this bicycle. hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement."

"Yes, Sir, "answered the man." But the lamp isn't included(包含)in the price of bicycle."

"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that's not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.” “Well, Sir,” answered the shop owner coldly. "There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement. but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either."

1.In the advertisement, there was a ______ and a ______ on the bicycle.

A. lamp; man                       B. picture; lamp

C. lamp; girl                        D. newspaper; shop owner

2. After he read the advertisement, Tom decided to ______.

A. see and buy the lamp               B. examine the bicycle

C. see and buy the bike               D. ask the shop owner

3.Tom ______ after he looked at the bike carefully.

A. returned the bike to the shop owner    B. didn't find a lamp on the bicycle

C. showed the bike to the shop owner     D. bought the bicycle at once

4. Tom thought it was ______ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.

A. necessary        B. good         C. right          D. wrong

5. The text gives us a lesson that ______.

A. sometimes we can't completely (完全地) believe an advertisement.

B. we must read the newspaper carefully

C. The price of something is often changed

D. we should examine bicycles carefully before we buy them

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Harry finished his college and wanted to find a job in the city. One day he saw an advertisement in a window. It said, "Wanted. The best salesman in the world. Top Pay. "

“I am a great salesman. ”Harry said to himself. “I’m sure that I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job. ’’

So Harry went into the building. He saw a manager in it. He said to the manager.“Good morning. I saw your advertisement. I think I’m the best salesman in the world. Give me the job, please.” “You must prove(证明)that you are the best，” the manager said. “I’ll pass every test that you give me, ”Harry said. “Good.” the manager said, and he took a box of sweets out of his desk. “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of the sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.” “That’s easy.” Harry said.

He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day he went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the sweets. But he couldn’t sell one. The sweets were so bad that he couldn’t even give them away. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I am sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh.” said the manager. “Who do you think is the best?”

‘‘The person who sold you a thousand boxes of the sweets.”

1.The manager told Harry______.

A. he could start work at once

B. he was the best salesman in the world

C. he wasn’t a good salesman

D. he must show he was the best salesman in the world

2.Harry could get the job if______.

A. he sold a thousand boxes of sweets

B. he gave away a thousand boxes of sweets

C. he sent the manager a thousand boxes of sweets

D. he bought a thousand boxes of sweets from the manager

3.Harry thought it was easy to sell the sweets because______.

A. he thought he was the best salesman and he could sell anything

B. he could give them away

C. he wanted to get the job

D. many people liked sweets

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Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper．Read and choose the right answer to each

question．

WANTED: BABYSITED

Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is six years old. Hours are Monday to Friday, 3.00p.m. to 6.00p.m. Sometimes you will work at the weekend. Pay is S10 per hour.

For the job, you will:

*Watch our son

*Read to him

*play with him

*You will work at our house. We live in London, near 10 Downing Street.

Please call (020)296—8956. Ask for Miss Smith

1.Which of these sentences is true?

A．Pay is more at weekends．

B．The babysitter must work six days a week．

C．The person must call Mr. Smith first．

D．The child is less than nine years old．

2.The best babysitter for the job

A．cannot read storybooks

B．is busy on Wednesday afternoon

C．wants $15 per hour

D．enjoys playing with children

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Here’s an advertisement from the newspaper. Read and choose the right answer to each question.

1.On Friday, the babysitter will 　　　　 .

A. not work　 B. work three hours

C. earn $10 D. live in London

2.Which is not part of the job?

A. Cooking for the child

B. Working at the child’s house

C. Reading books to the child

D. Taking care of the child

3.The babysitter must

A. go to the person’s office

B. drive a car to work

C. work every Saturday and Sunday.

D. play with the child

4.Which of these sentences is true?

A. Pay is more at weekends.

B. The babysitter must work six days a week.

C. The person must call Mr Smith first.

D. The child is less than nine years old.

5.The best babysitter for the job

A. cannot read storybooks.

B. is busy on Wednesday afternoon.

C. wants $15 per hour.

D. enjoys playing with children

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One day Jone saw an ad in a newspaper,and then he went to the job interview(面试)。When he arrived,he came into a large ,busy room filled with noise,including（包括） the sound of telegraph(电报).

Jone sat in the room with seven other people waiting for the interview.After a few minutes,Jone stood up and walked into the office where the interviewer(主考官) was.The other people were very surprised.They all thought that the young man made a mistake.

Ten minutes later,Jone and the interviewer came out of the office and the interviewer said to others,“Thank you very much for coming, but he has got the job.”

The other people were surprised,and one said,“Wait a minute！I don’t understand.He was the last to come in, but we never even got the chance to be interviewed.Yet he got the job.”

The interviewer said,“I am sorry, but while you were sitting here,we sent a telegraph message that said,‘If you understand this message,then come right in.The job is yours.’None of you heard it or understood it except Jone.So the job is his.”

1.How did Jone know there was an interview?

A.His friend told him.

B.He saw an ad on the internet.

C.His parents told him.

D.He saw an ad in a newspaper.

2.From the passage,we know　　 persons wanted to get the job.

A. five　　　　　　 B.seven　　　　 C.eight　　　　 D.nine

3.How long was Jone’s interview?

A.Five minutes　　 B.Ten minutes

C.Fifteen minute D.Twenty minutes

4.Jone got the job because　　　　　　　 .

A.he had a good education

B.the interviewer was his friend

C.he knew most about telegraph

D.he was the only one who listened carefully

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A.A job interview　　　　　　　　 B.How to find a job

C.How to telegraph　　　　　　　 D.The kinds of telegraph

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In an ancient country there were two great carpenters（木匠）, Andy and John.

One day, their king wanted to know who was better so he had a match for them two. During the three days, the one who carved（雕刻）the more lovely mouse would be the National First Carpenter.

The two carpenters worked hard day and night. Three days later, they showed the king their carved mice. The king asked all his soldiers to decide the result.

Andy’s mouse was so wonderful that it was just like a real one while John’s was ugly without its shape and look. So the king and his soldiers all agreed Andy was the winner.

But John disagreed. He shouted, “That’s unfair. It should be decided by cats.”

The King thought it was right. Then he asked his soldiers to take several cats there to decide which mouse looked more like a real one. Everyone became surprised because the cats all jumped on John’s mouse while Andy’s mouse was left alone.

Before the fact, the king had to say John was the final winner. Later, the king asked John, “How did you make the cats believe what you carved was a mouse?” John said, “In fact, it’s simple. I carved a mouse only with the fishbone（鱼骨）! What the cats care about is not its shape, but its taste!”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.How long did the two carpenters spend finishing carving the mice?

A.One day. B.Two days. C.Three days. D.Four days.

2.Whose mouse looked like a real one at first?

A.John’s. B.Andy’s. C.The king’s. D.The soldier’s.

3.How did John feel when he heard the first result?

A.It was fair. B.It was scary. C.It was unfair. D.It was exciting.

4.What was John’s mouse carved with?

A.Fishhone. B.Wood. C.Stone. D.Meat.

5.Why did John win the match finally?

A.Because his friends helped him. B.Because he came up with a good idea.

C.Because he had more outstanding skills. D.Because he gave some money to the soldiers.

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Mr. Li had never been up in an airplane before and,he had read a lot about accidents．So one day when a friend came to his house and wanted to take him for a ride in his own small plane，Mr. Li was very 16．He thought to 17 .“If I don’t agree,my friend may not be happy． 18 if I agree，I am really afraid that there might be some danger．” 19  ，however，his friend made him believe that it was very 20 ，and Mr. Li got on the plane．

His friend 21 the engine(发动机)and the plane began to move along on the ground of the  22 ．Mr. Li was very frightened and 23 his eyes．After a minute or two he opened them，looked out of the window of the plane，and said to his friend，“Look 24 those people down there．They look as 25 as ants(蚂蚁)，don’t they?”

“Those are ants，”answered his friend．“We are still on the ground．”

1.A．excited    B．pleased    C．worried        D．glad

2.A．him       B．himself    C．he            D．his

3.A．And       B．For       C．So            D．But

4.A．Finally     B．First      C．Last           D．Slowly

5.A．interesting   B．safe       C．comfortable     D．dangerous

6.A．began      B．carried    C．moved         D．started

7.A．airport      B．town     C．station         D．garden

8.A．opened     B．closed     C．with          D．looked

9.A．up         B．over       C．at            D．after

10.A．slow       B．big        C. strange         D．small

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