"Here's the advance payment(预期款) of 10,000 dollars. You will get the other half when we get those papers," the agent told Mike. "But sir, Mr. Smith has been very suspicious (怀疑) since last week," Mike replied.

    "In that case, be careful and don't worry. You are very clever," the agent said." Take 5,000 dollars more," Mike looked around uneasily but took the money.

    Mike was a clerk in a large company. A few years ago he started to get very worried because it was very hard for him to support his family. He wanted to give his child an excellent education and a bright future, but the future looked rather hopeless.

    One day some agents called him. They were his company's competitors. At first he refused their offers. But when he thought his dream could come true, he agreed to their offers and began giving them information.

   However, his spy work started to get more and more difficult because his owner had become suspicious, since a lot of important information was leaking out.

   One night when Mike was on one of his spying tasks, he met Alim, the night watchman." What are you doing here, Mike?" shouted Alim.

  "Oh, I had just forgotten some documents here, Alim, "Mike replied, trying to look comfortable." I just came to get them."

    "Is that true?" Alim said." We’ll see what Mr. Smith says."

    Alim called Mr. Smith and told him to come right away. Mr. Smith looked at Mike and said. "So you are the thief! I believed in you, Mike."

   "Call the police, Alim. We have finally caught the spy," Mr. Smith said. "And by the way, Mike ,no man can serve two masters. You should have left if you did not work with us any longer."   

1.Why did Mike take the job as a spy? Because ______________.

A、he didn't want to work for his company any longer.

B、some agents forced him to do so.

C、he wanted to give his child an excellent education and bright future.

D、Mr. Smith did not give treat him very well.

2.What did the agents ask Mike to do?  

A、To give them some important information of his company.

B、To follow his boss secretly.

C、To serve his master very honestly.

D、To leave his company and join them.

3.Mr. Smith thought Mike was______ before he knew that Mike was a spy.

A、kind          B、clever        C、honest          D、dishonest

4.What's the meaning of the phrase "leak out" in the passage?___________.

A、land on        B、cross out     C、become known     D、come out

5.What can you learn from the passage?______________.

A、We should be careful at work.       B、We should be honest at work.

C、We should work hard.             D、We should serve the masters.

 

下面是5个中学生遇到的难题和某报专栏编辑给他们的建议。请将问题与建议配对。

(  )71. Sometimes I get angry easily and shout at my friends. That makes them think I’m not friendly to them.

(  )72. In my teachers’ eyes, I am a good student. Both my classmates and my parents also think so. No one knows what my problem is. I often feel worried about my schoolwork.

(  )73. My parents never allow me to play computer games at all. They want me to study all day and do well in my exams. I feel unhappy.

(  )74. I want to join in some after-school activities, but my parents think they are too dangerous and don’t allow me to go out alone.

(  )75. My mother gets me to take piano lessons. She makes it a rule that I must practice two hours a day. I really try my best, but I just can’t play well.

A. Let your parents know you will not be alone. Also, you can ask a teacher to talk to your parents about the after-school activities.

B. Don’t worry. You can still have some indoor sports. They are also fun.

C. Don’t worry, even great piano players have to practice. Hard work and a lot of practice are the only way to become a good piano player.

D. When you feel angry you should stop talking and count from one to ten or walk away until you keep quiet.

E. Tell your friends how you are feeling. You are in a new class, but you still need their friendship. Also, you can make new friends.

F. Don’t worry. Everybody worries about their schoolwork, even those students like you who study well. Find a hobby or a sport to help you relax for a while.

G. Tell your parents that many kids play computer games and do well at school, too. Ask them to let you play computer games for a short time on weekends.

 

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