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     One day in early March of 1993,Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son Jason,were shopping for a toy in Buena Park,CA.Suddenly,Panline saw a wallet lying on the floor.When she looked inside,
she found $200.The family,homeless and without work,knew that could change their lives.But they took
the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in.The wallet was found to have some other pockets,
and more money in-over $2000!The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up.The man
thanked the Nichters and shook their hands,but didn't reward them.Luckily for the family,a TV news
reporter filmed the story.People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters,money and
even jobs.A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months.So far,the family has
received over $100 000.Now the Nichter's future is bright.
1.The best title(标题)of the reading would be_____________.
A.Money is Everything
B.From Poor to Rich
C.A kind Businessman
D.A Lost Wallet and the Police
2.Who found out the secret of the wallet?
A.The police.
B.Jason.
C.Someone else in the shop.
D.The man who lost the wallet.
3.From the reading,we know many people_____________.
A.work hard to change their lives
B.are friendly to the loser
C.are ready to help others
D.often have good luck
4.The words “reward them” in the reading mean_____________.
A.speak to the Nichters
B.give something to the Nichters
C.pay the police
D.meet the news reporters
5.Which of the following is true about the Nichters?

A.They got lots of money from a reporter.
B.They made friends with the loser of the money.
C.They posted letters to the people all over the world.
D.They became known to many people.

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  Dick was a sailor on a big ship.It went to Japan and Australia, so Dick was often on the ship for several months at a time.When he woke up in the morning and looked out, he only saw the sea, or sometimes a port.

  When he was twenty-six, Dick got married and bought a small house with a garden in his wife's town.It was away from the sea, then he had to go back to his ship and he didn't come home for two months.Two months later, he went from the port to town by bus, and was very happy to see his wife again.

  The next morning he slept until 9 o'clock.Then he woke up suddenly and looked out of the window.There were trees a few feet away.He was very frightened and jumped out of bed, shouting,“we've hit land!”

(1)

Dick's ship ________.

[  ]

A.

made long trips

B.

went to Japan and China

C.

went to Japan but not Australia

D.

was a French ship

(2)

During these trips, Dick ________.

[  ]

A.

never saw the land and the sea

B.

always saw the land

C.

saw the sea and ports

D.

saw trees around him

(3)

Dick bought a house ________.

[  ]

A.

in a town

B.

near the sea

C.

not far from the sea

D.

near the port

(4)

He left his wife for two months and when his ship came back, he ________.

[  ]

A.

stayed in his ship

B.

went to a garden in the town

C.

went home

D.

went to a hotel in the town

(5)

When he woke up the next morning, he thought ________.

[  ]

A.

he was on the ship and the ship had hit land.

B.

he had a terrible dream

C.

he had a good sleep

D.

the house had been hit by a ship

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Grace was fourteen years old and was in Grade Eight. She had a part-time job, so she had to get up at five o’clock. She was a newspaper girl.

Each morning, Grace left the house at 5:15. She always rode a bike to the corner to carry the newspapers.

In winter it was still dark when she got up, but during the rest of the year it was bright. Grace had to send newspapers to people’s houses in all kinds of weather. She tried to put each paper in the box where it would be kept safe from wind, rain or snow. Her customers thought she did a good job. Sometimes they gave her tips(小费).

Grace made about $70 each month and she was saving some of the money to go to college. She spent the rest on tapes and clothes. Once a month she got the money from her customers together. Since many of them worked during the day, Grace had to get the money at night. Sometimes when Grace was ill, her elder brother had to send the newspapers and Grace’s father had to help her.

Grace had 70 customers now, but she hoped to get more soon. Some day, if she got more customers, perhaps Grace could win a prize(奖赏) for being a very good newspaper girl. She wanted to win a visit to Europe, but she would be happy if she won a new bike.

根据短文内容,完成下列各题。

1.What was Grace’s part-time job?

_______________________________________________________________________

2. There is a word “customers” in the third paragraph. Please translate it into Chinese. _____

3. Why did Grace choose a part-time job?

________________________________________________________________________

4. From the story, we know customers liked ____ people to work for them.

A.clever

B.hard-working

C.young

D.poor

5. What do you think of Grace?

________________________________________________________________________

 

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     O. Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was born in North Carolina in 1862. O. Henry was
a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for
long because of being born in a poor family, but he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.
     When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked
on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. But he got himself into some trouble. Some money went missing
from the bank. O. Henry was believed to have stolen (偷) it, so he was sent to prison (监狱). During the three
years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.
     He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all
of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers surprised.
1. _______ was the real name of the famous American writer.
A. O. Henry
B. William Sydney Porter
C. Carolina
D. Texas
2. O. Henry was sent to prison because _______.
A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. People thought he had stolen money from the bank.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. he broke the law (法律) by not using his own name
3. Which of the following is true?
A. O. Henry was from a rich family
B. O. Henry was in school for a long time
C. O. Henry learned everything he needed by himself.
D. O. Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.
4. O. Henry got most materials for his stories from _______.
A. his happy life as a boy
B. New York and the poor of the city
C. the newspaper
D. his life in prison
5. People enjoyed reading O. Henry's stories because _______.
A. they had surprising endings
B. they were easy to understand
C. they showed love for the poor
D. they were about New York

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