The famous writer often says that he ________...

The famous writer often says that he ________ so much without the support and encouragement from his wife.

A. shouldn’t achieve

B. shouldn’t have achieved

C. couldn’t achieve

D. couldn’t have achieved

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The famous writer often says that he ______ so much without the support and encouragement from his wife.

A. shouldn’t achieve　　　　　　　　　　 B. shouldn’t have achieved

C. couldn’t achieve　　　　　　　　　　　 D. couldn’t have achieved

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A great French writer said that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. To this effect, he tells a simple story.

An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. She tried hard to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant, almost tired out, was still bravely doing her best when a bird saw her. Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade (ҶƬ) of grass, which supported her like a boat, and thus she reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass she heard a man coming near. He was walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. As he saw the bird he wished to kill her, and he would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just before he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the bird immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.

1. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, therefore we should________.

A. not help others                  B. help those who may be helpful to us

C. get as much help as possible     D. help others as much as we can

2.The ant finally got on the bank _______.

A. when the water pushed her      B. with the help of a piece of wood

C. with the help of a blade of grass  D. when the bird reached out a leg for her

3.The French writer tells the story in order to show _______.

A. how an ant saved a bird         B. how brave the ant is

C. how clever the bird is           D. even the small can help the great

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One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking, and is often able to　 _____ new jokes about the people and things around him.

A. come up with　　 B. come across　　 C. come up　　 D. come to

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The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ______ what the writer is trying to say.

A. turn out　　　　 B. make out　　　　 C. let out　　　　 D. try out

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The novel is so badly written that I can hardly ________what the writer is trying to say.

A. turn out　　 B. make out　　　 C. let out　　　 D. try out

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Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of American movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had, known for making movies that offered sharp social comment.

Between the 1930s and the 1980s, Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies. During that time he received more than twenty nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world, like “Sunset Boulevard”, “Some Like It Hot”, “The Lost Weekend”, “The Apartment”, and “The Seven Year Itch”.

Samuel Wilder was born in 1906 in the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. His mother had enjoyed spending several years in the United States when she was young. So she called him Billy because she thought it sounded American. Billy Wilder started law school in Vienna, Austria. Then he decided not to become a lawyer. Instead, he began reporting for a Vienna newspaper. By the 1920s, he was writing movies in Germany.

However, the Nazis had risen to power in the nation. Wilder was Jewish, and he recognized that he had no future in Nazi Germany. In 1933, he went to Paris. There he directed a movie for the first time. It was called “The Bad Seed”. Then he received word that producers in the United States had accepted one of his scripts. Billy Wilder left Europe for America.

Billy Wilder had only eleven dollars when he arrived to settle in the United States in 1934. He decided to live in the center of American movie making, Hollywood, California. Then he formed a writing team with Charles Brackett. The two writers created many successful films together. Wilder always praised this man as a friend and teacher whose humor and expert direction greatly influenced his work.

In his love stories, Billy Wilder did not follow the Hollywood tradition of sweet boy-meets-girl situations. He had an unusual way of showing relations between men and women. Wilder died in March, 2002. A current Hollywood producer said: “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget.”

1.Billy Wilder is known for ________.

A. making almost fifty wonderful movies

B. making movies offering insightful comments

C. wining ten of the Oscar awards

D. changing the way people see movies

2.The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph refers to ________.

A. Samuel　　 B. Empire

C. Wilder　　 D. Billy

3.From the passage we learn that ________.

A. in 1933, he directed a movie called “The Apartment” for the first time

B. when he arrived in America in 1934, he became famous

C. Charles Brackett impressed and helped Billy Wilder a lot

D. Billy Wilder loved the Hollywood tradition of boy-meets-girl situations

4.The passage is about Billy Wilder’s ________.

A. achievement　　 B. education

C. life experience　　 D. theory

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We didn’t have a tree. My dad had as much pride as anybody, I suppose, so he wouldn’t just say that we couldn’t afford one. When I mentioned it, my mother said that we weren’t going to have one this year, that we couldn’t afford one, and even if we could, it was stupid to mess up your house with a dead tree.

About three days before Christmas, I was out collecting for my paper route. It was fairly late, snowing and very cold. I went to the apartment building to try to catch a customer who hadn’t paid me for nearly two months. she owed me seven dollars. Much to my surprise, she was home. She invited me in and not only did she pay me, she also gave me a dollar tip.

On the way home, I walked past a Christmas tree shop and the idea hit me. The selection wasn’t very good because it was so close to the holiday, but there was this one real nice tree. It had been a very expensive tree and no one had bought it; now it was so close to Christmas that the man was afraid no one would.

He wanted ten dollars for it, but when I told him what I had, he said he might sell it for that. I really didn’t want to spend the whole money on the tree, but it was so pretty that I finally agreed. I dragged it all the way home and I tried hard not to damage it. I arrived at home at last. My heart was bursting as I announced that I had a surprise.

“Where did you get that tree?” my mother exclaimed. But it wasn’t the kind of exclamation that indicates pleasure. After she knew the truth, she said that I was going to end up in the poorhouse(救济院) because I believe in stupid things like Christmas trees. My mother had never talked to me like that before and I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

1.Why did the writer’s mother refuse a tree?

A. Because she couldn’t afford a dead Christmas tree.

B. Because she thought it was unreasonable to have a tree.

C. Because she was much so proud that she felt better.

D. Because she thought she wasn’t very proud of herself.

2.How did the writer feel when he got home?

A. Upset and calm.　　 B. Anxious and happy.

C. Proud and excited.　　 D. Sorry and confused.

3.What made the shop owner sell the tree?

A. His pity on the writer’s situation　　 B. His desire of offering help

C. His worry of keeping the tree.　　 D. His kindness of helping others

4.What the writer’s mother said in the last paragraph means ______.

A. she was pleased　　 B. she was angry

C. she was doubtful　　 D. she was embarrassed

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A great French writer has said that we should help everyone as much as we can because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. About this, he told the following story.

An ant was drinking at a small river and fell in. she tried her best to reach the side, but she couldn’t move at all. The poor ant got too tired but was still doing her best when a big bird saw her. With a pity, the bird threw a piece of wood. With it the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in grass she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wished to kill her, and he would certainly do so, but the ant bit(咬) him in one of his feet and at that moment the bird flew away at once. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than the bird herself that had saved her life.

1. According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should _____ .

A．help others as much as we can

B．help the people who may be useful to us

C．get as much help as we can

D．first need to help ourselves

2.Why could the bird fly away at once?

A．Because the bird could fly very fast.

B．Because the man hurt his feet himself.

C．Because the man didn’t want to kill her.

D．Because the ant bit the man in one of his feet.

3.The writer tells this story to show ____  _.

A．how brave the bird is

B．even the small can help the great

C．how an ant saved a bird

D．how clever the ant is

4.The title of this story can be “___  __”.

A．The Ant           B．Pity              C．Help             D．The Bird

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The writer ___ his writing so that he forgot to have his lunch.

A．absorbed                                          B．was absorbed into

C．absorbed into                                     D．was absorbed in

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