Many years ago, I lived in a building in a large city．The building next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon．
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”
One morning I cleaned my room, including washing the window on the inside．
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly seen．Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window．
That was quite an important lesson for me．Since then, whenever I wanted to judge(判断)someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．
(1)
The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________．
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
[ ]
A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
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A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
