A famous speaker was in such a hurry to go to...

A famous speaker was in such a hurry to go to an important dinner. When he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.

Turning to a man next to him, he said, “I forgot to take my teeth. Could you help me?” The man said, “No problem.”He took out a pair of false teeth from his pocket.

“Try these”, he said. The speaker tried them. “Too loose,” he said. The man then replied, “I have another pair. Try these.” The speaker tried them and said, “Too tight.

The man seemed very patient and then said, “I have one more pair of false teeth. Try them.”After wearing them, the speaker cheered,” Perfect! They fit very well.”

Then he gave his address to the man and began enjoying his meal. After the dinner meeting, the speaker went over and thanked the man who had helped him. “I want to thank you for your help. Where is your office? I’ve been looking for a good dentist.”

The man’s face turned red, “Sorry, I’m not a dentist. I’m the local undertaker（殡仪员）.”

1.How many pairs of false teeth did the speaker try in total?

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

2.What did the speaker think the man might be?

A. A dentist.　　 B. A speaker.　　 C. A teacher　　 D. An undertaker

3.Why did not the speaker take his false teeth? Because he _______.

A. knew someone would help him

B. was too hurried to remember it

C. didn’t need them for the dinner

D. wanted to buy another new pair

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The man was strange to the speaker.

B. The man was friendly to the speaker.

C. The speaker enjoyed his dinner though he didn’t wear the false teeth.

D. The speaker thanked the man for lending him a pair of perfect false teeth.

5.How would the speaker feel after he heard the last words?

A. Relaxed　　 B. Tired　　 C. Pleased　　 D. depressed

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A famous speaker was in such a hurry to go to an important dinner. When he arrived and sat down at the head table, he suddenly realized that he had forgotten his false teeth.

Turning to a man next to him, he said, “I forgot to take my teeth. Could you help me?” The man said, “No problem.”He took out a pair of false teeth from his pocket.

“Try these”, he said. The speaker tried them. “Too loose,” he said. The man then replied, “I have another pair. Try these.” The speaker tried them and said, “Too tight.

The man seemed very patient and then said, “I have one more pair of false teeth. Try them.”After wearing them, the speaker cheered,” Perfect! They fit very well.”

Then he gave his address to the man and began enjoying his meal. After the dinner meeting, the speaker went over and thanked the man who had helped him. “I want to thank you for your help. Where is your office? I’ve been looking for a good dentist.”

The man’s face turned red, “Sorry, I’m not a dentist. I’m the local undertaker（殡仪员）.”

1.How many pairs of false teeth did the speaker try in total?

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

2.What did the speaker think the man might be?

A. A dentist.　　 B. A speaker.　　 C. A teacher　　 D. An undertaker

3.Why did not the speaker take his false teeth? Because he _______.

A. knew someone would help him

B. was too hurried to remember it

C. didn’t need them for the dinner

D. wanted to buy another new pair

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The man was strange to the speaker.

B. The man was friendly to the speaker.

C. The speaker enjoyed his dinner though he didn’t wear the false teeth.

D. The speaker thanked the man for lending him a pair of perfect false teeth.

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Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.

One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.

“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.

“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”

Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.

1.Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.

2.When the conductor came to check the tickets, the friend was ________.

3.Mark Twain spoke in a loud voice because ______.

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Mark Twain was famous as a public speaker. In his speeches(演讲) he always liked to tell f　 1.　 stories. He also liked to l　　 2.　　 to funny stories and play j　　 3.　 on his friends.

One day , one of his friends l　　 4.　 his wallet and ask him to b　　 5.　 a railway ticket for him. Mark Twain told his friend that he didn't have e　 6.　 money to pay for b　　 7.　 tickets. He asked his friend to hide under his seat.

Later, when the conductor(列车员) came to c　 8.　 the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two---one for h　 9.　 and one for his friend. Then he said in a loud v　　 10. ,"My friend is a strange man , when he travels on a train, he doesn't like to sit on the seat, but he likes to lie on the floor under the seat.”

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Mr.Robinson had to travel somewhere on business，and as he was in a hurry，he decided to go by________．He liked sitting________a window when he was flying，so he got onto the plane and looked for a window seat．He________all of them taken except one．There was a young man________beside it，and Robinson was surprised that he had not taken the one by the window．Anyhow，he went towards it．

When he________it，however，he saw that there was a notice on it，written________large letters，________“This seat is kept for proper balance．Thank you．”Mr.Robinson had never seen such a notice before，but he thought the plane must be carrying something particularly heavy in its room________made it necessary to have the passengers properly balance．So he walked on and found________empty seat，not beside the window______．

Two or three other people______to sit in the window seat next to the young man，but they also read the notice and went on．Then when the plane was nearly______a very beautiful girl______into the plane．The young man，who was watching the passengers coming in，______took the notice______the seat beside him，and by this means succeeded in having a pretty companion during the whole trip．

1.A．air　　　　 B．water　　　 C．train　　　 D．bus

2.A．on　　　　 B．nearly　　 C．beside　　 D．far from

3.A．wanted　　 B．found　　　 C．thought　　 D．hoped

4.A．seating　 B．seated　　 C．seat　　　　 D．sat

5.A．arrived　 B．sat on　　 C．reached　　 D．left

6.A．through　 B．by　　　　　 C．with　　　　 D．in

7.A．said　　　 B．saying　　 C．spoken　　 D．speaking

8.A．and　　　　 B．this　　　　 C．who　　　　 D．which

9.A．another　 B．other　　　 C．the other D．the only

10.A．to sit　 B．to be sat C．to sit on D．to be sat in

11.A．stuck　　 B．tried　　　 C．managed　　 D．refused

12.A．empty　　 B．full　　　　 C．up　　　　　 D．down

13.A．reached B．stepped　　 C．entered　　 D．left

14.A．quickly B．quick　　　 C．slowly　　 D．soon

15.A．onto　　 B．in　　　　　 C．off　　　　 D．up

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I'M GOING TO BE FAMOUS!

I thought I was in big trouble, for sure.

But Mr. Dayton wanted to hear my side of the story. So I told him about trying to break a world record by eating seventeen bananas in less than two minutes. And I told him about my bets with Kerry and John. And I even told him about the Positive Brain Approach (积极思维法) that Ben and I were using. I told him about Murray, and how mad it made me that everybody was telling me I couldn't break a world record and that it was stupid that I would even try. I told Mr. Dayton everything. Then I stood there like I'd been caught with my hand stuck in the cookie jar. And I waited.

Mr. Dayton looked at me really hard and twitched his mustache again. “Arlo," he said, “I don't see anything wrong with trying to break a world record." I think I probably let out a big sigh then. “But," Mr. Dayton said, “I can't help wondering why you really want to do it."

That seemed a plain fact to me: I want to do it so I can be in the Guinness Book of World Records. It'll be Arlo Moore, world-famous banana-eater extraordinaire (卓越). I'll be on TV. I'll be in the movies. I'll win my bets. “Arlo," Mr. Dayton said." “Yes sir, Mr. Dayton,” I replied. "Think about why you are doing this. OK?" That sounded easy enough. I've already thought about it enough to turn an apple brown. “And don't let this interfere (干扰) with your schoolwork," he added.

That didn't sound easy. But I figured I could manage to pay better attention in class. And I couldn't have been so determined (有决心的) if I hadn't talked to Mr. Dayton.

1.What did Arlo try to do to break a world record?

A.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two hours.

B.He tried to eat seventeen bananas in less than two minutes.

C.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two hours.

D.He tried to eat seventy bananas in less than two minutes.

2.Who seems to be helping Arlo with his goal?

A.Kerry. B.John. C.Ben. D.Murray.

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Arlo was a naughty boy and always got into trouble.

B.Arlo couldn't get on with classmates and had no friends.

C.Mr. Dayton understood Arlo but expected more from him.

D.It was impossible for Arlo to pay better attention in class.

4.What is most likely to happen next in the story?

A.Arlo will choose a completely different record to try to break.

B.Mr. Dayton will decide to try to break a record of his own.

C.All the boys will help Arlo as he tries to break the record.

D.Arlo will work on ways to break the banana-eating record.

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2019 is the year of the pig in China. A famous British cartoon show Peppa Pig was going to celebrate Chinese New Year with a film in February 2019.

Behind the film are Alibaba Pictures and a famous Canadian company. The film will be the first cartoon in China to have all the characters from Peppa Pig. The film will also show a number of Chinese cultural symbols. Chinese people will see a dragon parade (舞龙), firework shows and cute red scarves (围巾), which mean good luck in China.

Peppa Pig is on British TV every day, showing what happened to Peppa and her family. Along with the cartoon series, Peppa Pig books and toys are also popular with both Chinese children and adults.

Earlier this year, Peppa also appeared in a book on Chinese New Year. In the book, all characters dressed in festive Chinese clothes and celebrated the Spring Festival.

1.Peppa Pig is a famous ________ cartoon show.

A.Chinese B.American C.British D.Canadian

2.Chinese people will see cute red scarves in the new film because ________.

A.they mean good luck B.they look nice and lovely

C.people love wearing them D.they are not expensive

3.According to the passage, all the things are popular with both Chinese children and adults EXCEPT (除了) ________.

A.the cartoon series B.Peppa Pig books

C.cute red scarves D.Peppa Pig toys

4.The underlined word “festive” means ________ in Chinese.

A.有趣的 B.喜庆的 C.悲伤的 D.难看的

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After a quick breakfast, I went into the lecture(讲座) hall in a hurry. A famous teacher was speaking to the students. He was holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to over 300 students, “ Who would like this $100 bill?” The students put up their hands at once. Then he said, “I am going to give this $100 bill to one of you, but first, let me do this.” He made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands went back into the air. “Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went back again into the air.

“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter what I did to the $100 bill, you still want this bill. Many times in our life, we are dropped and stepped on. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value. You are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come form what you do or whom you know, but who you are.”

1.The lecture was given _____________.

2.How many students went to listen to the lecture?

3.What did the teacher do before he said, “Who still wants it?”

4.The lesson tells us a truth, that is____________.

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Mark Twain was a great American 1 . He was also a famous speaker. Many people liked to listen to his 2  .

One day Mark Twain was going to a small town3  his writing.  4he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 5 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.

After he  6   the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that.  “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 7  mosquitoes in our town,” he said.

Mark Twain ,  however, 8  a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very   9 . They know my 10   number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”

1.                A．writer          B．singer          C．painter   D．astronaut

2.                A．to talk          B．talking          C．talk  D．talks

3.                A．thank for       B．because of      C．get on with    D．take part in

4.                A．After          B．In front of       C．Since     D．Before

5.                A．It doesn’t matter.                  B．I’m sorry for that.  C．Good idea. D．You’re welcome.

6.                A．arrived at       B．arrived to       C．get to    D．reached in

7.                A．too much       B．much too        C．too many D．many too

8.                A．makes          B．has made       C．was making    D．made

9.                A．clean          B．clear           C．clever    D．happy

10.               A．hotel          B．room          C．hospital   D．bed

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---Why are you in such a hurry, Mike?

---There 　　　　 an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

A. will have　　 　　 　 B. is going to be

C. is going to have　 D. are going to be

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