Years ago, I celebrated my 40th birthday with my friends. I arrived at the restaurant ahead of time, ________I waited outside the restaurant. Then a homeless man came up to me and asked for ________. I had been given strict orders by my friends not to bring my wallet in case(以防) I paid for the meal. So I told the man that I had________money. He quietly smiled at me, and then left.

Just then a friend who just arrived called out "Happy birthday!" Hearing this, the man turned and asked, "Hey man, it's your birthday today?" "Yes, it is", I said. He________, smiling and said loudly, "Happy birthday, man!" But I could hardly imagine what happened next. The man reached into his pocket, pulled out a dollar bill and said "Here man, take this."

Though I was________his action, I didn't want to accept money from a homeless man. I said, "Thanks. That's really________of you, but that's OK." The man looked directly into my eyes and said, "Please take this." I still hesitated (犹豫)to accept this________, but I heard a voice within me shouting, "TAKE THE MONEY!" I hesitantly reached out and said, "Thank you". Excitedly, he caught my________, gave me the dollar and said, "No, thank you brother!"

That experience made me feel like I had got far more than $1! This was one of my greatest life________: No matter how poor we may be, we always have something valuable to__________with others.

1.A.until B.if C.so D.but

2.A.money B.food C.opinions D.directions

3.A.some B.no C.much D.enough

4.A.returned B.appeared C.jumped D.explained

5.A.angry about B.worried about C.surprised at D.proud of

6.A.nice B.silly C.wrong D.clever

7.A.news B.invitation C.job D.gift

8.A.leg B.hand C.feet D.eyes

9.A.meetings B.plans C.competitions D.lessons

10.A.share B.learn C.remember D.find

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There are stock (股票) markets in large cities. Stock markets in Paris, London, Tokyo, Shanghai and New York are the largest and most well-known. The stock market also called Stock Exchange, is a place where people can buy or sell shares of a factory or company. And each share means certain owner-ship (股份) of a factory or company.

Different people go to stock markets. Some are rich, who want to get more: money than they already have. Others are not very rich, who buy stocks to try to become rich. Still others buy stocks as part of their plans to save money.

Of course, investing (投资) money in the stock market is not the safest way to make money. No one can tell exactly whether the shares will be doing well. The factory or company may do badly. Then stocks will go down, and investors (投资者) will lose money. The stock may go up, but sometimes even if a factory or company does a good job, the stock may still go down.

No wonder going to the stock market is compared to gambling (赌博). All are eager to make money by ‘gambling’ in the stock market. Factories and companies that need money are pleased that so many people willing to ‘gamble’. Indeed, the stock market is an attractive and complex part of the business world.

1.Stock markets in ________ are the largest and most well-known.

A.Pairs, London, Washington, Shanghai and New York

B.New York, London, Tokyo, Pairs and Shanghai

C.Pairs, London, Los Angeles, Shanghai and New York

D.Pairs, London, Sydney, Shanghai and New York

2.If you are an investor, you ________.

A.can tell exactly when the stock goes up and down B.may sometimes lose money

C.are sure to gain or lose money D.can always make money

3.Which of the following statements is NOT right?

A.Going to the stock market is like gambling.

B.The stock will always go up if a factory or a company does a good job.

C.People buy or sell stocks in the hope of making money.

D.Some of the people who are not rich will probably become rich by buying or selling stocks.

4.Factories and companies are pleased that so many people “gamble” because ________.

A.they need their money to do business B.they need more people to work for them

C.they can make them rich D.some people win and some lose

5.The underlined word “complex” in the last sentence probably means ________.

A.complete B.worthy C.modem D.difficult to control

6.The passage mainly wants to tell us ________.

A.how to buy and sell shares B.the stock market is a gambling house

C.the common knowledge of stock markets D.investing money in the stock market is not the safest way

Adolescence(青春期)is a very important time in one's life. During the time, a person's character is being developed. Parents play the main roles in teenage life. What they say and do have a great effect on their children, and even decide the children's future. So parents need to pay attention to right education.

First parents should treat their children as grown-ups. In parents' eyes, no matter how old their children are, they always treat them as babies. So they will be easy to make every decision for the children. Then the children will be rebellious(叛逆的)and don't want to talk to their parents, because they think there is nothing in common between them.

Second, parents should encourage their children. As parents always treat their children as the babies, they will deny(否定)their children’s ideas all the time. It is wrong to do so, parents should encourage their children and lead them to have their own thinking. It is better to let the children realize their mistakes by themselves.

Teenagers' education is of great importance, and parents should do it in the right way.

根据上面短文的内容填空。

1.A person's____________ is being developed _____________ adolescence.

2.Parents' ____________ and deeds _____________ their children greatly.

3.Parents always treat their _____________. So they will make every decision for the children.

4.It is wrong to deny their children's ideas_______________. It is better to let the children realize their mistakes on ______________.

5.Teenagers' education is very ____________ , and parents should do it _____________.

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