John and Henry studied in the same school. John lived in fear of Henry — every day he gave his lunch money to Henry, but Henry still beat (揍) him up. He said that if John told anyone he would beat him up in front of all the other kids in his class. John had to ask his mom for more and more lunch money, but he seemed   1   than ever and came home from school hungry every day.
John even cried one day, and a girl told everyone that he was just like a baby and had cried. John was   2   and felt so bad about himself and about school.
One day, John met Jimmy, a boy   3   also had to give his lunch money to Henry. John told Jimmy how he    4   bullying (欺侮), and found that Jimmy felt the same. They finally thought of a good way of dealing with their   5  .
The following day, Henry came to John to ask him for his lunch money.
“I don’t want to give my money to you,” said John.
“What?” Henry shouted.
John said   6  , “I want to have my lunch today, and you, get away (滚开)!”
“You want to get beaten up?!”
Just then Henry’s fist (拳头) was hitting John’s face, they heard   7   shout, “Stop!” Henry was very angry to hear that. He turned around   8   found that his teacher Ms Brown was standing just behind him. He felt very surprised. Jimmy had taken Ms. Brown to John’s class and she   9    the bullying with her own eyes. Henry was taken to the head teacher’s office.  10  that, he never bullied others again. John and Jimmy helped not only themselves but Henry and other kids.

【小题1】
A.betterB.thinnerC.heavierD.happier
【小题2】
A.embarrassed B.excitedC.relaxedD.pleased
【小题3】
A.whichB.whomC.whoD./
【小题4】
A.likedB.suggested C.appreciatedD.hated
【小题5】
A.accidentB.taskC.troubleD.friendship
【小题6】
A.stronglyB.politelyC.sincerelyD.fortunately
【小题7】
A.nobodyB.anyoneC.everybody D.someone
【小题8】
A.butB.andC.orD.however
【小题9】
A.listenedB.sawC.lookedD.heard
【小题10】
A.BeforeB.BehindC.AfterD.Except

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

  One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserted(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

  John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

  Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels(轮子) were upward(向上).He called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

  All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

1.John didn’t know his father because        .

A. the man was rich            B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man        D. the man didn’t like him

2.John was short and thin because       .

A.he didn’t like sports          

B. his parents were short, too

C.he was often hungry when he was young           

D. his mother never gave him food

3.The woman told John who his father was        .

A. after she was knocked down by a car

B. before her son left

C. before she was in hospital

D. before she died

4.After John found his father,       .

A.he was angry with the man

B. he started a rich life

C.he wouldn’t live with him

D. the man was bad to him

5.The people at the party laughed at him because         .

A. he held the newspaper upside down

B. he wasn’t polite

C. the newspaper was yesterday’s

D. he wasn’t clever

 

John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.

The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.

The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.

John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.

1.Who was the market manager?

A. John.                  B. Bobby.                C. Ted.

2.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?

A. Moved.                B. Annoyed.               C. Accepted.

3.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?

A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.

B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.

C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.

4.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?

A. More, Details, More Chances.

B. More Practice, More Success.

C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.

 

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