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The family man?
Father was a hardworking man who tried his best to support his wife and three
children. He spent all his evenings attending classes, hoping to improve himself
so that he could one day find a better-paid job, except for Sundays. Father hardly ate
a meal together with his family. He worked and studied very hard because he wanted
to provide his family with the best things that money could buy.
Whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.
The day came when the examination results were announced. To his joy, Father passed with a good mark! Soon after , he was offered a good job as a senior supervisor (主管), which paid quite well.
However, the family still did not get to see Father for most of the week. He continued to work very hard, hoping to get the position of manager. Again, whenever the family complained that he was not spending enough time with them, he reasoned that he was doing all this for them. But he often wished to spend more time with his family.
Father’s hard word paid off and he was promoted(提升). Excitedly, he decided to hire a maid
so his wife did not have to do the housework any more. He also felt that their three-room flat was not longer big enough, and it would be nice for his family to be able to enjoy the comfort of a condominium(公寓). Having experienced the rewards of his hard work many times before, Father decided to further his studies and work at being promoted again. The family still did not get to see much of him again.
As expected, father’s hard work paid off again and he bought a beautiful condominium near the coast of Singapore. On the first Sunday evening in their new home, father told his family that he had decided not to take any more courses or pursue(追求) any more promotions. From then on he was going to spend more time with his family.
Father did not wake up the next day.
1.Father worked seven days a week, didn’t he ?
2.Why did father work and study hard?
3.What was father’s first well-paid job?
4.What did the family complain about father?
5.Where did father manager to buy a beautiful condominium for his family?
6.Do you want to have the “father”in your family? Why or not?
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A boy who was born in a rich family had lots of bad habits. His father was so _____. He requested an old teacher to advise his son to keep away from his bad _____. The teacher took the son for a slow walk through a _____. When they were walking, he suddenly stopped and told the boy to pull out a tiny plant growing in the garden. The boy held the plant in his hand and pulled it out _____. Then the old man asked him to pull out a little bigger plant. The boy pulled hard and the plant came out, roots(根) and all. “Now pull out that one，” said the old man, pointing to a small _____. The boy had to use all his strength(力气) to pull the tree out.
“Now take this one out，” said the old man, _____ a big tree. The boy held the trunk(树干) and tried to pull it out. But it would not move. “It's _____，” said the boy, out of breath with the effort. “So they are bad habits，” said the teacher. “When they are young, it is easy to pull them out _____ when they grow up they cannot be pulled out.” The old man's words _____ the boy's life. The lesson we can learn from the above story is: Don't ______ for bad habits to grow in you. Drop them while you can control it, or they will control you.
1.A. excited B. worried C. lazy
2.A. habits B. friends C. opinions
3.A. zoo B. yard C. garden
4.A. easily B. successfully C. carefully
5.A. dog B. hole C. tree
6.A. pointing to B. cutting down C. looking after
7.A. unbelievable B. impossible C. meaningful
8.A. and B. or C. but
9.A. changed B. saved C. improved
10.A. ask B. wait C. pay
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There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please him. So, he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money could buy. But for all days, the little boy was still unhappy. He wore a frown(皱眉) wherever he went, he always wished for something he did not have. The man didn’t know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
“All right.” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I'll give you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There on the paper came the words, “Do one kind thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.
Judge the following sentences true (T)or false(F)according to the passage.
1.The father wore a frown wherever he went.
2.The boy became happy after he got some presents from his father.
3.The magician helped the boy without any pay.
4.To do one kind thing for his father every day made the boy happy.
5.The passage mainly tells us how to be a truly happy man.
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There was once a rich man who loved his little boy very much. He wanted to try his best to please him. So, he gave him a horse to ride, beautiful rooms to live in, pictures, books, toys and everything that money could buy. But for all days, the little boy was still unhappy. He wore a frown(皱眉) wherever he went, he always wished for something he did not have. The man didn’t know how to make his son happy.
One day, a magician came to the man and said to him, "I can make your son happy and turn his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price for telling him the secret."
“All right.” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I'll give you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There on the paper came the words, “Do one kind thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the advice and became one of the happiest boys.
Only those who stop thinking about their own happiness can be truly happy.
Judge the following sentences true (T)or false(F)according to the passage.
1.The father wore a frown wherever he went.
2.The boy became happy after he got some presents from his father.
3.The magician helped the boy without any pay.
4.To do one kind thing for his father every day made the boy happy.
5.The passage mainly tells us how to be a truly happy man.
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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work. When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.” The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
1.A. enjoyed B. hated C. cared D. minded
2.A. sick B. lonely C. dead D. dying
3.A. box B. bag C. pot D. bucket
4.A. miss B. hate C. care D. want
5.A. make B. order C. let D. get
6.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
7.A. Since B. And C. So D. But
8.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned around
9.A. uncomfortable B. disappointed C. angry D. worried
10.A. picked B. collected C. sold D. found
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There was once a hardworking farmer who had a fine olive orchard (橄榄果园). But his three sons farm work. When the farmer was , he called the three sons to him and said: “My sons, there is a of gold hidden in the olive orchard. Dig for it, if you it.” The sons tried to him to tell them in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden, but he would tell them more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to work to find the pot of gold. they did not know where the hiding-place was, they agreed to begin in a line, at one end of the orchard, and to dig until one of them should find the money. They dug until they had the soil from one end of the orchard to the other. But no pot of gold was to be found. The three sons were very to have done all their work for nothing.
The next olive season, the olive trees in the orchard bore more fruit than they had ever given; when the fruit was , it gave the sons a whole pot of gold.
When they saw how much money had come from the orchard, they suddenly understood what the wise father had meant.
1.A. enjoyed B. hated C. cared D. minded
2.A. sick B. lonely C. dead D. dying
3.A. box B. bag C. pot D. bucket
4.A. miss B. hate C. care D. want
5.A. make B. order C. let D. get
6.A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing
7.A. Since B. And C. So D. But
8.A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned around
9.A. uncomfortable B. disappointed C. angry D. worried
10.A. picked B. collected C. sold D. found
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Who cooks dinner in the boy’s family?
A.His mother. B.His father. C.His grandmother.
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My father was German, but he worked in England. He married my mother, who was English. Her family name was Robinson, so when I was born in 1632,in England, they called me Robinson, after her.
My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job, and live a quiet, pleasant life. But I wanted adventure and an exciting life.
"I want to be a sailor and go to sea," I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.
"Please don't go." my father said, "You won't be happy you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life." And because I love him, and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.
But I couldn't forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town. His father had a ship and my friend said to me, "we are sailing to London tomorrow. Why don't you come with us?"
On September 1st, 1651，I went to Hull, and the next day we sailed for London.
But, a few days later, there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down. I was very ill，and was very afraid.
"Oh, I don't want to die!”I cried, "I want to live! If I live, I will go home and never go to sea again!"
The next day the wind stopped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.
"Well, Robinson," my friend laughed, "How do you feel now? The wind wasn't too bad."
"What!" I cried. "It was a terrible storm."
"Oh, that wasn't a storm," my friend answered, "just a little wind. Forget it, come and have a drink."
After a few drinks with my friend, I felt better. I forgot about the danger, and decided not to go home. I didn't want my friend and family to laugh at me!
I stayed in London for some time, but I still, wanted to go to the sea. So, when the captain(船长)of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed. And so I went to the sea for the second time.
It was a good ship, and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again. Then when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate(海盗)ship came after us. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time. There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners. The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves(奴隶)in the market. But in the end, the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him. This was a sudden and terrible change in my life. This Turkish captain was now my master.
1.Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning?
A.Because he had no money to own a ship. B.Because he hated to live a dangerous life.
C.Because he wanted to make his parents happy. D.Because he looked forward to getting a good job.
2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?
a. One of Robinson's friends invited him to sail to London.
b. The Turkish captain took Robinson home.
c. A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea.
d. Robinson drank with his friend.
e. A long and hard fight happened.
A.a-d-c-e-b B.d-a-c-e-b C.a-c-b-e-d D.d-c-a-b-e
3.What did Robinson think of his sea journey?
A.Everything was fine. B.The sea was quiet all the time.
C.The wind was weak. D.Sea life was dangerous at times.
4.What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
A.Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish captain.
B.Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain.
C.Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain.
D.Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain.
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My father was German, but he worked in England. He married my mother, who was English. Her family name was Robinson, so when I was born in 1632, in England, they called me Robinson, after her.
My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job, and live a quiet, pleasant life. But I wanted adventure and an exciting life. I wanted to be a sailor.
"Please don't go." my father said, "Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life." and because I love him and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.
But I couldn't forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town. His father had a ship. He invited me to London. On September 2nd, 1651, we sailed for London.
But, a few days later, there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down. I was very ill, and was very afraid.
I cried, "If I live through it, I will go home and never go to sea again!"
The next day the wind stopped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.
"Well, Robinson, " my friend laughed, "just a little wind. Forget it, come and have a drink."
"What! " I cried. "It was a terrible storm."
After a few drinks, I forgot about the danger, and decided not to go home. I didn't want to be laughed at!
I stayed in London for some time, but I still, wanted to go to the sea. So, when the captain(船长）of a ship asked me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed. And so I went to the sea for the second time.
It was a good ship, and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again. Then when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate（海盗）ship came after us. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time. There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners. The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves（奴隶）in the market. But in the end, the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him.
1.Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning?
A.Because he had no money to own a ship.
B.Because he hated to live a dangerous life.
C.Because he wanted to make his parents happy.
D.Because he looked forward to getting a good job.
2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?
a. One of Robinson's friends invited him to sail to London.
b. The Turkish captain took Robinson home.
c. A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea.
d. Robinson drank with his friend.
e. A long and hard fight happened.
A.a-d-c-e-b B.d-a-c-e-b C.a-c-b-e-d D.d-c-a-b-e
3.What did Robinson think of his sea journey?
A.Everything was fine. B.The sea was quiet all the time.
C.The wind was weak. D.Sea life was dangerous at times.
4.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
A.Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish.
B.Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain.
C.Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain.
D.Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain.
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My father was German, but he Worked in England. He married my mother, who was English. Her family name was Robinson, so when I was born in632, in England, they called me Robinson, after her.
My father did well in his business and I went to a good school. He wanted me to get a good job, and live a quiet, pleasant life. But I wanted adventure and an exciting life.
“I want to be a sailor and go to sea", I told my mother and father. They were very unhappy about this.
“Please don’t go. "my father said, "You won't be happy you know. Sailors have a difficult and dangerous life. "and because I love him, and he was unhappy, I tried to forget about the sea.
But I couldn't forget, and about a year later, I saw a friend in town. His father had a Ship and my friend said to me,” we are sailing to London tomorrow. Why don’t you come with us.”
On September 1", 1651, I went to Hull and the next day we sailed for London.
But, a few days later, there was a strong wind. The sea was rough and dangerous, and the ship went up and down up and down. I was very ill, and was very afraid.
“Oh, I don't want to die!” I cried,“ I want to live! If I live, I will go home and never go to sea again!”
The next day the wind stopped, and the sea was quiet and beautiful again.
Well, Robinson, my friend laughed," How do you feel now? The wind wasn't to bad.”
“What!" I cried. "It was a terrible storm.”
“Oh, that wasn't a storm, "my friend answered, "just a little wind. Forget it, come and have a drink.”
After a few drinks with my friend, I felt better. I forgot about the danger, and decided not to go home. I didn’t want my friend and family to laugh at me!
I stayed in London for some time, but I still, wanted to go to the sea. So, when the captain(船长)of a ship ask me to go with him to Guinea in Africa, I agreed, And so I went to the sea for the second time.
It was a good ship, and everything went well at first, but I was very ill again. Then when we were near the Canary Islands, a Turkish pirate(海盗)ship came after us. They were famous thieves of the sea at that time. There was a long, hard fight, but when it finished, we and the ship were prisoners. The Turkish captain and his men took us to Sallee in Morocco. They wanted to sell us as slaves(奴隶)in the market. But in the end, the Turkish captain decided to keep me for himself, and took me home with him. This was a sudden and terrible change in my life. This Turkish captain was now my master.
1.Why did Robinson forget about the sea at the beginning?
A. Because he had no money to own a ship
B. Because he hasted to live a dangerous life
C. Because he wanted to make his parents happy
D. Because he looked forward to getting a good job
2.Which is the right time order of what happened in the story?
a. One of Robinson’s friends invited him to sail to London
b. The Turkish captain took Robinson home
c. A captain asked Robinson to go with him to Guinea
d. Robinson drank with his friend
e. A long and hard fight happened
A. a-d-c-e-b B. d-a-c-e-b C. a-c-b-e-d D. d-c-a-b-e
3.What did Robinson think of his sea journey?
A. Everything was fine B. The sea was quiet all the time
C. The wind was weak D. Sea life was dangerous at times
4.Who took Robinson to Sallee in Morocco?
A. the Turkish Captain B. his friend
C. the captain of a ship D. his father
5.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?
A. Robinson wanted to serve the Turkish
B. Robinson lived happily with the Turkish captain
C. Robinson became a slave to the Turkish captain
D. Robinson made friends with the Turkish captain