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The clock in the old building in front of Max showed six o'clock. As the clock began1, he noticed a tall man with a bag walking to him. 2 turned around, looked at the clock, and then moved his steps 3. Max walked faster as well. Miss Fritz invited him for dinner. He didn't want to be4.
"I’m glad you can come," Miss Fritz said. "I've 5a lovely cake for us. " She pointed Max to a chair. "Good thing I prepared just now. A surprise visitor just left. " "Who6 you?" Max asked.
"A teacher7a school for the deaf. He was totally deaf （耳聋的）himself. What a poor man! But he could 8 the shape of my mouth perfectly. He wrote down 9 he wanted to tell me." "Why was he here?"
"Well, the 10 needs more money. I was glad to help out. I got 11 money from the bank so I was able to give him five hundred 12." "Did he just leave? Was he a 13 man with a bag?"
"Yes."
"We'd better14the police. I don't think that man is honest. I know for sure 15was not totally deaf," How did Max find it out?
1. A．to go B．to work C．to run D．to ring
2. A．Max B．A teacher C．The man D．Miss Fritz
3. A．farther B．closer C．slower D．faster
4. A．late B．early C．polite D．tired
5. A．passed B．given C．made D．sold
6. A．helped B．decided C．visited D．traveled
7. A．by B．behind C．around D．from
8. A．fit B．take C．read D．find
9. A．what B．who C．whom D．which
10. A．factory B．school C．police D．bank
11. A．little B．some C．no D．less
12. A．chairs B．bags C．clocks D．dollars
13. A．fat B．thin C．tall D．short
14. A．beat B．call C．catch D．save
15. A．I B．it C．he D．she
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In front of the classroom building ___________ two tall trees.
A. is B. are C. has D. have
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There used _______ a bus station in front of the building.
A. to have B. to be C. to having D. to being
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They will build a new bridge_______________ the river in front of our village.
A.on B.over C.under D.near
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A young boy was playing happily in front of his house when an old wise man turned up. The old man took him to a large rock and asked the boy to push against it with all his strength.（力量）
Then the boy did this after the school day. But every night when the boy returned home, he was feeling down—because he couldn’t move it a little though he was already sore and worn out.
A neighbor saw this and said to him, “You have been pushing against the rock for a long time,but it hasn’t moved. So, the task is impossible and you are a failure.” These words cut like a knife into the boy’s heart.
Then the neighbor added, “why do you keep doing this? Just have a try and that is enough.”
The boy didn’t say anything, but went to find the old man.
“Sir,” the boy said, “I have tried hard, putting all my strength to do what you have asked. However, after all this time, I haven’t even moved the rock a bit. What’s wrong with me? Why am I failing?” “ my boy, I told you to push against the rock with all your strength. Never did I ask you to move it. Remember: your task was to push. Look at yourself—your arms are strong; your back is shiny and brown; your hands are callused（使生茧）from constant pressure. Your abilities now surpass what you used to have. It is true that you haven’t moved the rock. But your task was to push and to exercise your faith. You have done a good job.”
1.What did the old man ask the boy to do?
A.To do more exercise to build strength.
B.To move the rock away.
C.To find out how strong he was.
D.To try his best to push the rock.
2.According to the neighbor’s words, we can know that______.
A.he thought the old man treated the boy badly.
B.he was touched by the boy and decided to help him.
C.he thought the boy was silly and he couldn’t finish his task.
D.he believed no one could move the rock.
3.The word “surpass” probably means “________” in Chinese.
A.超过 B.低估 C.损失 D.消耗
4.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The boy knew his task clearly and tried hard to do as told.
B.The boy never felt tired and upset though he failed many times.
C.All the neighbors thought the boy was totally a loser.
D.The old man expected to train a boy to be stronger.
5.The best the title of the passage could be “_______” .
A.A Hard Push B.Don’t Lose Faith C.Just Do the task D.Why Am I Failing
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_____________ the doctor , the old man is out of danger.
A. In front of B. Thanks to C. As for D. Across from
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This temple is one of _______ buildings in the town. We must take action to protect it.
A. old B. older C. oldest D. the oldest
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___ six years old, Millie took a train to Beijing____ the first time.
A.In; at B.Of; at C.At; for D.At; of
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In 1834, the clock tower in London was burned down. People planned to build a new clock which would be the biggest and best in the world. So the clock had to be big and keep very good time. The big clock was made in two years. Five more years later the tower was finished. Then people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on July 11, 1859.
In order to give the big clock a good name, people held a meeting. Someone wanted to call it the Queen of Bells, and someone thought Victoria was good. At last, a man named Benjamin Hall stood up. He was a big man. Before he started to speak, someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben?” Everybody laughed and agreed with him.
From then on, Big Ben became its name. And it also became a famous building of London. People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents---bottles of oil---to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend of people.
1.Big Ben’s birthday is __________.
A. July 11, 1854 B. July 11, 1834 C. July 11 1859 D. July 11, 1852
2.How did Big Ben get its name?
A. Benjamin Hall gave it the name. B. Big Ben got its name because of a joke.
C. Victoria gave it the name. D. Big Ben got its name from the Queen of the UK
3.“Keep very good time” means ___________
A. have a good time B. show people the correct time.
C. keep running D. be made in time
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People all over the world look upon Big Ben as their friends.
B. People all over the world even send oil to Big Ben.
C. People think Big Ben will answer their letters.
D. People think Big Ben is the biggest and the best clock in the world.
5.Benjamin Hall is ___________.
A. a man who built Big Ben
B. a man who was always very funny
C. the man who burnt down the old clock
D. a man who attended the meeting which was held to make a name for the big clock
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In 1834, the clock tower in London was burned down. People planned to build a new clock which would be the biggest and the best in the world. So the clock had to be big and keep very good time. Several years later the tower was finished. The people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on July 11, 1859.
In order to give the big clock a good name, people held a meeting. Someone wanted to call it the Queen of Bells, and someone thought Victoria was good. At last, a man named Benjamin Hall stood up. He was a big man. Before he started to speak, someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben?” Everybody laughed and agreed with him.
From then on, Big Ben became its name. And it also became a famous building of London. People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send bottles of oil to help keep Big Ben running. Big Ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend of people.
1.Big Ben’s birthday is _________.
A. July 11, 1854 B. July 11, 1834
C. July11, 1859 D. July11, 1852
2.How did Big Ben get its name?
A. Benjamin Hall gave it the name.
B. Big Ben got its name because of a joke.
C. Big Ben got its name from the Queen of the UK.
D. Victoria gave it the name.
3.“Keep very good time” means ____________.
A. have a good time B. show people the correct time
C. keep running D. be made in time
4.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. People all over the world consider (认为) Big Ben as their friend.
B. People all over the world even send oil to Big Ben.
C. People think Big Ben will answer their letters.
D. People think Big Ben is the biggest and the best clock in the world.