At the meeting the boss was explaining his pl...

At the meeting the boss was explaining his plan while his secretary_________ the notes.

A. is taking　　　         B. was taking　　　     C. has taken　　         D. takes

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An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to leave his work. He told his boss about his plans to leave the house building company and live a free life with his wife.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker go. He asked the carpenter if he could build just one more house as personal help. The carpenter agreed. But soon it was easy to see that his heart wasn’t in his work. 1..

When the carpenter completed his work, his boss came and handed the front-door key to him. The boss said, “This is your house, my gift to you.”

2. If the carpenter had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all differently. However, it was too late to regret. Now he had to live in the house he had built not too well.

Life is like the house. 3. Think about your “house”. Each day you need to place a brick(砖) or build a wall. Build wisely and make every effort to do the work well. It’s the only life you will build for yourself.4.And your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitude and choices you make today.

A.We should build our house with others’ help.

B.Think of yourself as the carpenter.

C.Your life today is the result of your attitude and choices in the past.

D.He built the house with poor skills and bad materials.

E.What a surprise! What a shame!

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An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休).He told his boss of his plans to leave the house business and live a more comfortable life with his wife enjoying his big family, looking after their grandchildren. He would miss the paycheck (薪金), but he really needed to retire. The boss was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter agreed, but this time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad materials and worked carelessly. It was an unlucky way to end his career. When the man finished his work and the boss came to check the house, he handed the front door key to the carpenter. "This is your house," he said. "My gift to you." What a shame! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he has to live in the home he had built sadly.

So it is with us. We build our lives in an absent-minded way, willing to do less than the best. At important points we do not give the job our best effort. Then with a shame, we fall into the situation we have created and find we are now living in the "house" we have built.

1.The elderly carpenter planned to live a more comfortable life alone.

2.The boss asked the man to build just one more house as a personal favor.

3.The man agreed with the boss, he used the good materials and worked carefully.

4.After checking the house, the boss didn't give it to the man as a gift.

5.From the story, we learn your life today is the result of your attitudes and choices in the past.

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An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to 1  the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.

The boss was 2  to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 3  it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and 4  materials. It was an unfortunate way to 5  his career.

When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to 6  the house. After he checked it out, he handed a 7  to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”

What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so 8 .

So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a 9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will 10  from the attitudes you choose today.

1.. A. open                    B. begin               C. leave                D. find

2.. A. happy                  B. worried          C. angry           D. sorry

3. A. but                  B. and                         C. or                           D. so

4. A. fresh                B. cheap                C. rich                   D. expensive

5. A. start                     B. improve       C. meet         D. end

6. A. buy                     B. build                     C. see                         D. sell

7. A. bill                      B. letter                     C. key                          D. phone

8. A. differently      B. difficultly           C. possibly         D. simply

9. A. present                  B. journey                      C. map                      D. house

10. A. learn                 B. result                   C. hear                         D. answer

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Is this the reason ______ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

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An elderly carpenter (木匠) was ready to retire (退休). He told his boss that he planned to leave the building business and live a more relaxing life with his wife, enjoying his big family. He would miss the pay check each week, but he needed to retire. He believed they could get by (勉强过活) even on a small amount of money.

The boss was sorry to see his good worker leave and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, but soon afterwards he was found to be absent-minded. He used shoddy materials to build the house. How disappointing it was to end his career in this way!

When the carpenter finished all his work, the boss came to inspect (检查) the new house as usual. But after that, he handed the front-door key to the carpenter, saying. “This is your house, my gift to you.”

What a shock! What a shame! If he had known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently. Now he had to live in the worst house he had ever built in his life.

Think of yourself as the carpenter. Think about your house. Each day you hammer a nail, place a board, or put up a wall. Build wisely. It is the only life you ever build. Even if you live it for only one more day, that day deserves (值得) to be lived comfortably. Life is a do-it yourself project. Your life today is the result of your attitudes (态度) and choices in the past. Your life tomorrow will be the result of your attitudes and the choices you make today.

1.According to the article, the carpenter　　　 .

A.was too old to build a fine house B.had a large family to raise

C.was not in need of money D.was not welcome

2.The carpenter was　　　 when he learned that the house he had built was for himself.

A.excited B.delighted C.worried D.surprised

3.What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the text?

A.We should build a house wisely. B.Building a house is like building a life.

C.We should pursue (追求) a comfortable life. D.We should have the right attitude towards life.

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A few years ago，Masaru Ibuka，the head of Sony，was at a company planning a meeting.Suddenly he had an idea.He stopped the meeting and asked everyone what would happen if Sony took away the recording function (功能) and speakers and sold headphones with a tape player instead.

Almost everyone thought he was silly.Still，Ibuka kept his idea and worked at it.The result，of course，turned out to be the successful Sony Walkman.Good ideas often start with a really silly question.Bill Bowerman was making breakfast one day.As he stood there making cakes for his son，he asked himself what would happen if he put rubber into his mold(模具)．Later，he tried it and the result was something like the bottom of most sports shoes we see today.Still，when he took his idea to several shoe companies，he was laughed at.In fact，every single company turned him down．Though rather disappointed，Bill Bowerman went on to form his own company，making NIKE sports shoes.

We know today，that each of these ideas caused a successful thing that has changed the way many of us live.The best questions are usually open­ended and are often silly.Children aren't afraid to ask such questions，but adults usually are.Think how different the world might be if people never asked “silly” questions!

1.At first，almost everyone thought Masaru's idea was________.

A. good　　 B. easy　　 C. silly　　 D. difficult

2.Bill Bowerman got his idea________.

A. at a meeting

B. while he was making breakfast

C. from another company

D. while he was making sports shoes

3.What might the underlined phrase in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

A. 拒绝　　 B. 欢迎　　 C. 调低　　 D. 讨厌

4.Bowerman felt very disappointed because ________.

A. he didn't make a cake for his son

B. he had to set up his own company

C. his idea was hard to come true

D. no companies accepted his idea

5.From the passage we know________.

A. it's easy to make one's idea come true

B. adults like asking open­ended questions

C. good ideas only start with a really silly question

D. sometimes “ silly ” questions may cause successful inventions

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One day, Mr. Smith drove his car to meet his friends at the station. When he found there was still quite some time before the train arrived, he 1. to take a short sleep. He was about to fall 2.when a young lady came and asked him the time. Mr. Smith opened his eyes and answered “half past eight”. With a “Thank you”, the woman 3.. After a short while this happened 4., so Mr. Smith wrote “I don’t know the time!” on a piece of paper and put it on the window of his car. But only a few 5. later, an old man came and woke him up, “Hi, young man, I can tell you the time, its nine o’clock now.”

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Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out in the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn't ______. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the latest films on TV. ______ became heavier and heavier as the time passed.

Suddenly Herb's eyes opened wide. What was that ______ in the next room? Herb heard the window slowly being inched (一点一点地) open. For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not ______， and his body felt like ice. He knew that he mustn't lose his ______and began to think of the things he could do. He couldn't ______ the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to ______ into his room through the window.

Herb's drums were standing near the TV. “Wait, maybe there is something I can do，” thought Herb. He picked up the drumsticks and beat on the drums as ______ as he could. The commotion (骚动) was so terrible that Herb surprised ______himself. He also surprised the person ______ the window, who ran away as fast as possible.

1.A. worried　　 B. lonely　　 C. afraid　　 D. sad

2.A. The films　　 B. His body　　 C. The night　　 D. His eyes

3.A. talk　　 B. noise　　 C. person　　 D. thing

4.A. hear　　 B. cry　　 C. move　　 D. think

5.A. head　　 B. heart　　 C. hope　　 D. way

6.A. reach　　 B. touch　　 C. watch　　 D. catch

7.A. walk　　 B. run　　 C. jump　　 D. climb

8.A. fast　　 B. hard　　 C. carefully　　 D. strongly

9.A. still　　 B. even　　 C. perhaps　　 D. rather

10.A. at　　 B. to　　 C. on　　 D. in

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Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out in the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn’t____. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the latest films on TV._______became heavier and heavier as the time passed.

Suddenly Herb’s eyes opened wide. What was that _______in the next room? Herb heard the window slowly being inched (一点一点地) open. For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not ____ , and his body felt like ice. He knew that he mustn’t lose his _____ and began to think of the things he could do. He couldn’t ____ the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to_______into his room through the windows.

Herb’s drums were standing near the TV. "Wait, maybe there is something I can do," thought Herb. He picked up the drumsticks and beat on the drums as _____ as he could. The commotion (骚动) was so terrible that Herb surprised______ himself. He also surprised the person_______the window, who ran away as fast as possible.

1.

A. worried　　 B. lonely

C. sad　　 D. afraid

2.

A. The films　　 B. His body

C. His eyes　　 D. The night

3.

A. noise　　 B. talk

C. person　　 D. thing

4.

A. hear　　 B. cry

C. think　　 D. move

5.

A. heart　　 B. head

C. hope　　 D. way

6.

A. touch　　 B. reach

C. watch　　 D. catch

7.

A. walk　　 B. run

C. climb　　 D. jump

8.

A. fast　　 B. hardly

C. strongly　　 D. carefully

9.

A. even　　 B. perhaps

C. still　　 D. rather

10.

A. at　　 B. in

C. on　　 D. to

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