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Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. This is about the family standing ahead of us.

The family had eight children. Their clothes were not expensive but clean.

The children were well-behaved. They stood in line, two by two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night. You could tell that they had never been to the circus before.

The tickets lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly replied, “I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets please, so I can take my family to the circus”.

The ticket lady quoted(报）the price. The man stopped holding his hand. The man’s lips started to quiver(颤抖). He leaned toward her and asked again, “How much did you say?”

The ticket lady quoted the price again. The man didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t take them to the circus.

My dad put his hand into his pocket, pulling out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground, though we weren’t rich. Then he reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He looked into my dad’s eyes, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn’t get to see the circus that night, but we didn’t care.

74.The children were talking about ________ .

A) clowns　　　　　　　　　　 B) other acts they would see that night　　
C) elephants　　　　　　　　　　D) all the above

75. 　 The underlined word ‘well-behaved’ in the third paragraph means ________.

A) holding hands　　　　　　　 B) talking excitedly

C) showing good manners　　　　 D) showing bad manners

76. How many tickets would the man buy altogether?

A) six　　　　　　　　　　　　 B) eight

C) ten　　　　　　　　　　　　 D) twelve

77. Why was the man disappointed when he heard the price of the ticket?

A) Because he had lost his money. 　　　　

B) Because he didn’t want to buy them.

C) Because he thought the circus was dull.

D) Because he didn’t have enough money for tickets.

78.Which of the following is NOT True?

A) The family didn’t go to the circus that night.

B) The writer and his father helped the family.

C) The father couldn’t afford the tickets.

D) The writer didn’t go to the circus that night.

79.From the passage we know that the big family was poor ________.

A) but worked very hard

B) and they felt very sad

C) but they were very happy

D) and they often asked for help from others

74. D 75. C 76. C77. D 78. A 79. C

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When Effendi was brought to him, the king shouted angrily, “Effendi, since you knew when my Minister would die, you must know the date of your own death. Say it out, or you’ll die today.”
Effendi looked at the king for a while. Then he answered, “But how can I know? I’ll die two days earlier than you.” The king was afraid that if he killed Effendi, he himself would die after that. He thought he must keep Effendi alive as long as possible, so he let Effendi go.
【小题1】This story tells us __________.

A．how Effendi fooled the king	B．when the king would die
C．why the Minister died	D．Effendi knew the date of everyone’s death

【小题2】The Prime Minister died because __________.

A．Effendi killed him	B．Effendi said he would die
C．he was badly ill	D．he fell off the horse

【小题3】Why did the king ask Effendi to tell him the date of Effendi’s own death?

A．Because the king wanted to know when he himself would die.

B．Because the king wanted to find an excuse to kill Effendi.

C．Because he himself had known the date of Effendi’s death.

D．Because he wanted to know when Effendi would die.

【小题4】The king let Effendi go because __________.

A．he hoped to live a long life	B．he was afraid of Effendi
C．he didn’t believe Effendi’s words	D．he knew the would die two days later

【小题5】Which of the following is not true?

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B．The king was afraid of death.

C．Effendi didn’t know when the king would die

D．If the king killed Effendi, he himself would die two days later.

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Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.	India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthdays, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolate to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh for girls and fifth for boys.	Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also puts flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.

【小题1】When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，you can see _____ outside the window.

【小题2】In _________ flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

【小题3】In India, birthday children wear _______ clothes to school.

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【小题1】What was the writer asked to do on his first night as a young policeman?

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C．To meet two women.	D．To deal with a traffic accident.

【小题2】We know _____ died in the accident.

【小题3】At that time, the man driver was_____.

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【小题5】In the writer’s opinion, a man can’t drive _____.

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【小题5】What’s the best title of the passage?

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