Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the...

Every day I pass by a homeless old man on the street. He usually sat near where I go to school. Whenever I pass by, he says “hello” in a cheerful manner, and I always say it back. I give him any extra (多余的) change I have.

The old man always wears an old watch. It is not an expensive watch by any means, but it serves its purpose. One day I noticed he wasn’t wearing it any more. I asked him why and he looked down and told me that the battery (电池) had died so he threw it away. I knew he couldn’t buy a new battery and he had no enough money to buy a new watch.

He stayed on my mind all day, and I knew what I had to do. I went out to a shop and bought him a watch. It was not an expensive one, but one that was very similar to the one he had.

When I saw him the next day, he was smiling and cheerful as ever. When I bent down to put some change in his cup, I also dropped the watch in. I didn’t say anything about it. I just smiled at him and kept on walking. He didn’t even notice it until I left. I looked back and watched as he pulled the watch from the cup. He looked to me and I just smiled and nodded. He put the watch on with a big smile on his face and I walked happily on my way.

1.The old man always greeted the writer when she passed because _______.

A. she was a student　　 B. she usually gave him some money

C. she had a lot of money　　 D. she was always cheerful

2.Why did the old man throw the watch away?

A. The writer said she would give him one.　　 B. He wanted to get a new one.

C. The battery had no power.　　 D. The watch didn’t serve its purpose.

3.From the passage we can learn that _______.

A. the old man knew the writer had brought him a new watch

B. the old man didn’t see it when the writer put the watch in the cup

C. the writer dropped nothing but a watch in the cup

D. the watch must have cost the writer a lot of money

4.What do we know about the new watch?

A. It was a little expensive.　　 B. It was cheaper than the one the old man had.

C. It was more beautiful.　　 D. It looked like the one the old man had.

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

A. How to Help Others　　 B. Don’t Throw Old Things Away

C. An Expensive Gift　　 D. A Homeless Old Man

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We may pass by empty phone booths(电话亭）on the streets every day.But they have been something out of date because of cell phones. Old phone booths in Shanghai is trying to bring new life.

Shanghai will make changes to 263 phone booths in Xuhui district.There will be six new kinds of booths in Shanghai.Tee Library Booth is one of the six new kinds,It gives 60 books for people to borrow and read.Another kind will let users to listen to audio books(有声书）and even record their own voices.

Shanghai is not the only one trying to help phone booths stay useful.The UK Company British Telccom lets people use booths.Since 2009,people have changed more than 1,500 phone booths into flower shops,mini-cafes and even shower rooms.The British love their red phone booths and they have been a part of the country’s identity(标识)since the 1930s.

Maybe in the future phone booths will become a new identity again,but in a different way.

1.How many books will each library booth in Shanghai offer？

A. 6.　　 B. 60.　　 C. 263.　　 D. 1,500.

2.What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

A. People in the UK don’t use booths.

B. British Telecom is the best company in the UK.

C. The British love their phone booths so much.

D. The British are making new use of phone booths again.

3.What can we know from the story?

A. No one wants to use telephone booths now.

B. people will use phone booths in a new way.

C. Britain’s red phone booths are losing their identity.

D. Phone booths around the world are not popular.

4.In the passage,the writer wants to tell the readers about　　　 .

A. the fun of phone booths　　 B. the history of phone booths

C. the new life of phone booths.　　 D. the difference of phone booths

5.We can read the passage probably from 　　　 .

A. a newspaper　　 B. a picture book　　 C. a comedy　　 D. a storybook

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The old man goes to the park 　　　 every morning.

A.by foot　　　　　　 B.by feet　　　　　　　　 C.on foot　　　　　 D.on feet

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Once upon a time, an old man lived on a farm with his ___.Every day, the old man got up early to ___ his book.

One day, the grandson asked, “Grandpa! I don’t ___ books. What good does reading it do?” The grandfather said, “Take this coal basket(装煤的筐子)to the river and bring back some ___.” The boy did so, but all the water leaked(漏)out. The grandfather said, “You’ll have to walk ___ next time”. This time the boy ran more quickly, but again there was no water ___ he returned home. But he wanted to show his grandfather that ___ he ran fast, the water would leak out. The boy tried it again but there was no water left again. He said, “See, Grandpa, it’s useless!” The old man said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket. It was ___.The basket was ___,inside and out. “That’s what happens when you read books. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it,____will be changed, inside and out.”

1.A.son B.daughter C.grandson D.granddaughter

2.A.read B.write C.sing D.listen to

3.A.break B.understand C.forget D.change

4.A.sand B.food C.flower D.water

5.A.faster B.slower C.farther D.nearer

6.A.before B.since C.unless D.until

7.A.because of B.as soon as C.ever since D.even if

8.A.common B.different C.similar D.important

9.A.dirty B.full C.old D.clean

10.A.we B.it C.you D.they

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The old man exercises every day. He is in good health.

A. happy　　　　 B. healthy　　 C. rich　　　　　 D. hard-working

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This photo reminded the old man　　 the days when he was young.

A. with　　 　 　　　　 B. for

C. by　　 　　　　　 D. of

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A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by, "Let me clean your shoes." The young man said, "No, thank you." "You may pay me only a pound, sir," said the boy. But the young man refused(拒绝) again. Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly. The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless(除非) he was paid two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn't walk away. He had to turn back and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.

1.The boy was a shoe __________.

A. cleaner　　　　　　 B. maker

C. repairer　　　　　 D. seller

2.At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ___________.

A. he couldn't pay

B. he had not enough money

C. he didn't think it necessary

D. he had just cleaned his shoes

3.Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for _______.

A. two pounds　　　 B. one pound

C. nothing　　　　　 D. few money

4.The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ___________.

A. it was very dirty

B. the young man paid only one pound

C. it was difficult to clean

D. he asked to be paid two pounds

5.What do you think of the boy?

A. Generous.　　　　 B. Hard-working.

C. Polite.　　　　　　 D. Smart.

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A boy who was cleaning shoes in the street said to a young man passing by(路过的), “Let me clean your shoes.” The young man said, “No, thank you.” “You may pay me only a pound(英镑), sir.” said the boy. But the young man refused（拒绝）again. Then the boy told him that he would clean his shoes for nothing. The young man agreed(同意) to this, and soon one of his shoes was shining brightly(闪闪发亮). The man put the other shoe on the boy, but the boy refused to clean it unless he was paid（被付给）two pounds for his work. The young man refused to pay anything and went away. But the dirty one looked so bad that he couldn’t walk away. He had to turn back (转身)and gave the boy two pounds. In a very short time his shoes shone brightly.

1.The boy was a shoes ____.

A.cleaner B.maker C.repairer D.seller

2.At first the young man refused to clean his shoes, because ____.

A.he couldn’t pay B.he had not enough money

C.he didn't think it necessary D.he had just cleaned his shoes

3.Then the young man agreed to clean his shoes, because the boy asked for ____.

A.two pounds B.one pound C.nothing D.few money

4.The boy refused to clean the second shoe, because ____.

A.it was very dirty B.the young man paid only one pound

C.it was difficult to clean D.he asked to be paid two pounds

5.The boy said he would clean the young man’s shoes for nothing just in order to(为了)_____

A.show his kindness B.help the young man

C.get more money from him D.let everyone see

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On my way ________ school, I ________by a fruit shop every day.

A.to; pass B.to; past C.in; pass D.of; past

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An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books.

One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I want to read books as you . But I always forget what I read. What are the advantages of reading?”

The grandfather didn’t answer him, but he said to the boy , “Take this little basket to the river and bring back a basket of water for me .” The boy went to the river to fill the basket with water , but all the water leaked out before he got back home. The boy was sad , but his grandfather laughed and said, “You’ll have to walk faster next time.”

The next time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he returned home. The boy said, “See, Grandpa, it’s no use!”

“Is it useless ?” the old man said. “Look at the basket.”

The boy looked at the basket and found that the basket was different. It was much cleaner.

“That’s what happens when you read books. Maybe you can’t understand or remember everything .Something will change in your mind after you read . Just like the basket . ”

1.The old man _________________ every day.

A. carried water　　 B. read books

C. wrote books　　 D. told his grandson some stories

2.After the grandson read books, he _________.

A. threw the books　　 B. got up late

C. always forgot what he read　　 D. couldn’t sleep as well as usual

3.The grandson used_______________ to get some water from a river .

A. a basket　　 B. a bowl　　 C. a glass　　 D. a bottle

4.The underlined “leaked out” may mean_______________ in the passage .

A. 装满　　 B. 漏完　　 C. 沸腾　　 D. 灌溉

5.We will __________________after we read books .

A. not have any changes　　 B. understand everything

C. change something in our mind　　 D. never forget what we read

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