A woman called Julia lived in the countryside...

A woman called Julia lived in the countryside, one year she decided to visit the capital city to see the sights. She stayed at a hotel near the central market. She had seldom been to the city before, and was very excited about what she would find.

On the first morning of her visit, as she walked from the hotel to the market, she passed a beggar (乞丐). He was holding up a notice, which said, “Blind from birth. Please give generously(慷慨地).”Julia felt sorry for the beggar and she bent down and put a dollar coin into his bowl. “Thank you.” he said. The same thing happened again the following day. On the third day, however, Julia did not have a dollar coin. She had only fifty cents, so she dropped this into the beggar’s bowl. “What have I done wrong?” the beggar said, “Why are you so stingy (吝啬的) today?”

Julia was very surprised at the beggar . “How do you know I haven't given you a dollar?” she said, “If you’re blind you can't know what coin I put into your bowl.” “Ah,” explained the beggar, “The truth is that I'm not blind. I'm just looking after this place for the regular beggar while he’s on holiday.” “On holiday?” Julia said, “And what exactly does your blind friend do on holiday?” “He goes into the countryside,” the man said, “and takes photographs. He's a very good photographer.”

1.Where was the beggar sitting?

2.On the first two days, ____.

3. On the third day, the blind man____ .

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Alice _____ in a book that the city she lives in was _____ one hundred years ago.

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One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n)　 　　 　　 on me. When she had finished　 　　 　 me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”

Well, at that　　 　　 　 , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what　 _59　 out for us was, “I’m thinking about　　 　　 　　 the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”

The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had　　　 　　 　　　 my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a 　　 　　 　　　 from Larry King, asking me to go on the　　　 　　 　 . They would　 　 　　 　　 me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!

I 　　 　　 　　 the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out　　 　　 　　 to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began 　　 　　　 　 . I was both　　 　　 　　 and excited at the same time.

At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the　 __　 　　 　 _ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What　　 　　 　　 I don’t break the record?”

“Larry doesn’t　　 　　 　　 if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the　　 　　 　　 that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A　　 　　 　　 thing, I told myself,　　 　　 　　 I could live through that. And what if I break the record?

So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female 　　 　　 　　 speaking 585 words in one minute!

1.A. article    B.experiment    C. research    D. study

2.A. studying    B.interviewing    C. calling    D. praising

3.A. day    B. university    C. time    D. century

4.A. provided    B. gave    C. took    D. came

5.A. setting    B. breaking    C. playing    D. holding

6.A. set    B. made    C. spoke    D. included

7.A. time    B. chance    C. call    D. notice

8.A. show    B. stage    C. movie    D. book

9.A. bring    B. pick    C. call    D. drive

10.A. thought of    B. stared at    C.went through    D. heard of

11.A. what    B. whether    C. when    D. how

12.A. practicing    B. singing    C. learning    D. reading

13.A. horrible    B. tired    C. nervous    D. happy

14.A. studio(演播室)    B. theatre    C. lab    D. office

15.A. unless    B. if    C. though    D. how

16.A. wonder    B. consider    C. care    D. know

17.A. best    B. most    C. least    D. worst

18.A. small    B. nice    C. terrible    D. big

19.A. reading    B. carrying    C. thinking    D. going

20.A. in    B. on    C. with    D. by

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One day, a woman from The Express News called. She said she wanted to work on a(n) 　　 　 on me. When she had finished　 　　 me for the article, she asked, “What are you planning to do next?”

Well, at that　　 , there was actually nothing I was planning on doing next, and what　 _　 out for us was, “I’m thinking about　　　 the Guinness Book of World Records for Fastest-Talking Female.”

The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had　　　　 my final remarks(评论)about trying to break the World’s Fastest-Talking Female record. At about 5:00 that afternoon, I got a 　　 from Larry King, asking me to go on the　　 . They would　　　 me up at 8:00 — because they wanted me to do it that night!

I 　　 the phone for a while, and then I called Guinness to find out　　　 to break a fast-talking record. They told me I would have to recite something. I began 　 　　 . I was both　　 and excited at the same time.

At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the ___ . I was tongue-tied. I asked the woman in charge, “What　　　 I don’t break the record?”

“Larry doesn’t　　　 if you break it or not,” she said. ” “He just cares that you try it on his show.” So I asked myself, “What’s the　　　 that can happen? I’ll look like a fool on television!” A　　　 thing, I told myself,　　 I could live through that. And what if I break the record?

So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female 　　 speaking 585 words in one minute!

1.A. article    B.experiment    C. research

2.A. studying    B.interviewing    C. calling

3.A. day    B. university    C. time

4.A. provided    B. gave    C. took

5.A. setting    B. breaking    C. playing

6.A. set    B. made    C. spoke

7.A. time    B. chance    C. call

8.A. show    B. stage    C. movie

9.A. bring    B. pick    C. call

10.A. thought of    B. stared at    C.went through

11.A. what    B. whether    C. when

12.A. practicing    B. singing    C. learning

13.A. horrible    B. tired    C. nervous

14.A. studio(演播室)    B. theatre    C. lab

15.A. unless    B. if    C. though

16.A. wonder    B. consider    C. care

17.A. best    B. most    C. least

18.A. small    B. nice    C. terrible

19.A. reading    B. carrying    C. thinking

20.A. in    B. on    C. with

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As prices______ too much in town, he decided to go to the countryside and make a living by______ sheep.

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There lived in South Carolina a young woman named Eliza Lucas. Her father was governor of one of the islands of the West Indies. Miss Lucas often got seeds from her father, and then she planted them in South Carolina.

Once, her father sent her some seeds of the indigo (靛蓝) plant. She planted some of them in March, but a frost (霜冻) came and killed all her plants. However, she decided to plant some more seeds in April. These grew very well until a cutworm found them and ate her plants. Once more Miss Lucas planted some of the seeds. This time the plants grew very well. She wrote to her father about it. He sent her a man who knew how to get the indigo out of the plant.

However, the man tried not to show Miss Lucas how to make the indigo. He did not want the people in South Carolina to learn how to make it. He was afraid his own people would not get so much money for their indigo if other people made it as well. So he destroyed the indigo on purpose. But Miss Lucas watched him closely. She worked out how the indigo could be made. Some of her father’s land in South Carolina was now planted with the indigo plant.

Then Miss Lucas got married, and became Mrs. Pinckney. Her father gave her all the indigo growing on his land in South Carolina. It was all saved for seeds. Mrs Pinckney gave some of the seeds to her friends while her husband sowed others. They all grew and were made into the blue dye(染料) that we call indigo. In a few years, South Carolina was producing more than a million pounds of indigo every year. All the people were grateful to her.

1.The indigo plant died at first because of ______.

A. a cutworm　　 B. a frost

C. strong sunlight　　 D. heavy rain

2.What might be people’s attitude toward Eliza Lucas in South Carolina?

A. They were afraid of her.　　 B. They were doubtful of her.

C. They were thankful to her.　　 D. They were worried about her.

3.The man Miss Lucas’s father sent her ______.

A. was not as helpful as she expected　　 B. knew little about planting seeds

C. helped her a lot in making the indigo　　 D. made a lot of money in South Carolina

4.What’s the main idea of the text?

A. Eliza Lucas learned to plant seeds.

B. Eliza Lucas became Mrs. Pinckney.

C. Eliza Lucas got her father’s land in South Carolina

D. Eliza Lucas introduced indigo to South Carolina.

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2. What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.　　　　 B. Worry.　　　　 C. Health.　　　　 D. Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1. How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.

B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag.

D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.　　　　 B. Worry.　　　　 C. Health.　　　　 D. Trouble.

3. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone

B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man

D. An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A. He found it in his food.    B. He dug it out in a valley.

C. He saw it in the woman’s bag. D. He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A. Money.          B. Worry.        C. Health.        D. Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A. he found the stone was not precious

B. he understood the real meaning of joy

C. he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D. he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A. A special stone             B. The joy of giving

C. A woman and a young man  D. An experience in the mountains

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One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining（发光） in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious（宝贵） stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.

The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”

“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.

The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”

The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”

The young man felt ashamed（羞愧） and left silently.

1.How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food.                   B．He dug it out in a valley.

C．He saw it in the woman’s bag.             D．He noticed it shining in the stream.

2.What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Money.           B．Worry.            C．Health.           D．Trouble.

3.The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A．he found the stone was not precious

B．he understood the real meaning of joy

C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D．he wanted to get something even more precious

4.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．A special stone                         B．The joy of giving

C．A woman and a young man                D．An experience in the mountains

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