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Miss Hall, a beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night, so she rented (租用) an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture (家具) and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colors.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill(账单）. At the bottom of it were the words “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance, 3 dollars,” She had to pay the painter 3 dollars for the two tickets.

1.What did the actress hired a man to do?

A. To paint the rooms in new colors　　 B. To drive for her

C. To watch her show　　 D. To dance for her

2.The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping he would______.

A. be pleased

B. ask less money for his work

C. charge(收费） more money for his work

D. say a good word for her musical show

3.After the painter got the tickets from the actress,　 he ______.

A. sold them for £3　　 B. went to watch the musical show

C. paid £3 for them　　 D. was very thankful to her

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A beautiful and very successful actress was the star of a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to have to go back there every night. So she rented an expensive flat in the centre of the city, bought some beautiful furniture and hired a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it, so she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better and more willingly for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were the words: “Four hours watching Miss Ball sing and dance: $3,” with this note: “After 5 p.m., I get fifteen shillings an hour instead of ten shillings.”

1.In this article, “Miss Ball” was the name of _______.

A. a place where people sang and danced

B. a dance party

C. an actress

D. a ball

2.The actress gave the painter two tickets, hoping ________.

A. he would be pleased　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. he would ask less money for his work

C. he would charge more money for his work　

D. he would praise her musical show

3.After the painter got the tickets from the actress, he _______.

A. sold them for $3                B. went to watch the musical show　　

C. paid $3 for them                D. was very thankful to her

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A beautiful and very successful actress played the lead role in a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, she got some beautiful furniture(家具) and had a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

1.The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _________.

A. she liked to live in the busiest place

B. she didn’t like to live in the country

C. her home was far away from where she worked

D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

2. It can be learned from the text that one pound is_________ shillings.

A. 10　　　　　　 B. 12　　　　　　 C. 20　　　　　　 D. 15

3.What kind of man was the painter?

A. He was a careful man.

B. He was a poor man.

C. He was not friendly to others.

D. He knew little about music and dances.

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A beautiful and very successful actress played the lead role in a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, she got some beautiful furniture(家具) and had a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill (帐单). At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m. I get 15 shillings (先令) an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

1.The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _________.

A. she liked to live in the busiest place

B. she didn’t like to live in the country

C. her home was far away from where she worked

D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

2. It can be learned from the text that one pound is_________ shillings.

A. 10　　　　　　 B. 12　　　　　　 C. 20　　　　　　 D. 15

3.What kind of man was the painter?

A. He was a careful man.

B. He was a poor man.

C. He was not friendly to others.

D. He knew little about music and dances.

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-Zhao Liying is a very beautiful and famous actress. How I wish to be a person Like her!

---Don’t ___ anyone else only. Believe in yourself.

A. Create　　 B. Admire　　 C. Influence.

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– How about the Winter Olympics in Sochi this year, Miss Hunter?

– It was very wonderful, and Chinese team really _______ me a lot.

A. impressed　　 B. changed　　 C. bothered　　 D. annoyed

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The meeting was very successful and our teacher____in English.

A.end up speaking　　 B.ended speaking　　

C.ended up to speak　　 D.ended up　 speaking

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This was a luxurious hall of a beautiful restaurant with modern cars parking around and people wearing beautiful clothes were sitting at the round tables enjoying their delicious food. Mary, a young waitress , worked here for just a month.

One day, an old man in an old jacket and broken shoes walked slowly into the restaurant with his cane(拐杖).He looked unusual in this big hall. Mary watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”

Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice he said, “Thank you, Miss.”

“You’re welcome, sir,” she replied, “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”

After he had finished a good meal, Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!” The old man turned around and smiled.

When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the dish, she found a business card, a 100-dollar bill and a note. The note said, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself, too. It shows the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness.”

In fact, the old man was the owner of the restaurant. That was the first time that she, or any of his waitresses, had seen him.

1.What does the underlined word “luxurious” in the first paragraph probably mean in Chinese?

A. 宏伟的　　 B. 豪华的　　 C. 简陋的　　 D. 空旷的

2.Mary was　 　　　　 of a beautiful restaurant.

A. a young waitress　　 B. a young guest

C. a young owner　　 D. a young boss

3.As soon as the old man entered the restaurant, Mary greeted him and　　　　 .

A. helped him politely

B. moved to him slowly

C. put his cane away angrily

D. ran away from him quickly

4.What did Mary do after the old man had finished the meal?

A. She went to clean his table quickly.

B. She paid for his bill.

C. She walked with him to the front door.

D. She found the secret of happiness.

5.How did Mary feel when she saw the business card, the 100-dollar bill and the note?

A. Pleased.　　 B. Interested.

C. Surprised.　　 D. Worried.

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There was a big sea bird that was very beautiful. One day, the sea bird 46_________ to a country and stayed outside of a palace. The Emperor asked his men to bring it to the palace. Then he said , “As a welcome for the sea bird, we’ll 47___________the band and get the best food and wine ready for 48____________.

So they played the best music for the sea bird, but it 49__________ bored. The Emperor introduced the most delicious food and best wine and asked the bird to have them. But the sea bird 50__________.  After three days 51_________ eating or drinking, the sea bird died.

The Emperor said 52__________, “Why didn’t you eat? I have you all of the best!”

The 53__________ tells us that what some people believe to be the best music and the best food aren’t so for 54_________. Feed a bird according to a bird’s wants, not a 55_________. The saying “Do to others as you would have others do to you.” Is never really suitable or right.

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The girl was very beautiful and Tim ________ in love with her at the first sight.

A. falls　　 B. fell　　 C. falled　　 D. felt

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