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  Can dreams come true? John Godley bet money that his dreams could come true.During his life, Mr Godley dreamed of horse races several times.He did not know much about horses or horse racing, but in his dreams he saw the names of he horses that won races.He remembered these dreams after he woke up, and he put what he knew to good use.

  The first time Mr Godley dreamed of horses was on a Friday night.Mr Godley dreamed that he was reading the names of horses that won Saturday's races.The next morning he found the names of the horses from his dream in newspaper.The horses were racing that day.He bet on the horses and won.

  These horse racing dreams came to Mr Godley off and on for the next twelve years of his life.During that period, Mr Godley had eight dreams about horse winning races.He always bet on his dream, and he always won.

  Mr Godley never knew why the dreams started or why they stopped.Was he lucky or did he have a special gift? The world may never know.

(1)

The special gift Mr Godley had was that ________.

[  ]

A.

he raced well with horses

B.

he knew a lot about horses

C.

he dreamed about the future

D.

he ran very fast during the race

(2)

In his first dream, we knew that Mr Godley saw ________.

[  ]

A.

the names of the horses in newspaper

B.

himself winning the horse races

C.

someone riding on the horses happily

D.

himself riding on the horse proudly

(3)

According to the passage, Mr Godley dreamed about horse races ________.

[  ]

A.

every night

B.

eight times

C.

twelve times

D.

every Friday

(4)

What caused Mr Godley's dreams to stop?

[  ]

A.

He bet on the wrong horse.

B.

His lovely horse died suddenly.

C.

He stopped going to horse races.

D.

No one knows exactly.

(5)

What does the underlined part“off and on”mean in the passage?

[  ]

A.

Very often.

B.

Sometimes.

C.

Never.

D.

Hardly.


“Mum, I want to make you a bet,” I said. “If I go a whole year without TV, will you give me a hundred dollars?”  
“Well, if you can   1  do it, …”
“Of course I can,” I replied, trying to convince   2 .
In fact, all this started from my   3  of a picture in the newspaper. I couldn’t bear to look at that boy. He said that he had   4  one year without TV for a hundred dollars,   5 me with mocking eyes. It seemed he was saying, “I did it,   6  you can’t!”. I glared at the boy’s face.
That year I did a lot of things. For example, my father taught me to   7 , which became my favorite sport.   8  winter afternoons snowball wars with my neighbors offered daily drama. I went on bike trips with my friends and swam as much as a fish.  
It was unbelievable how much   9  I had without TV. I learned so many new games. I guess the   10  thing I learnt, though, was self-motivation(上进心).  
I started to do my homework. I went from a D student to an A student within a couple of   11 .  
I used to   12  reading if there were no   13 , but now I began to read and enjoy it. I could arrange off all the pictures just the way I wanted them—my own little TV, right   14  my head!
I’m surprised what I did. I got a lot more from the   15  than just the 100 dollars!

【小题1】
A.reallyB.finallyC.quicklyD.clearly
【小题2】
A.herselfB.myselfC.himselfD.ourselves
【小题3】
A.beliefB.loveC.joyD.anger
【小题4】
A.becomeB.goneC.arrivedD.reached
【小题5】
A.picking upB.laughing atC.talking withD.looking after
【小题6】
A.butB.andC.orD.though
【小题7】
A.drawB.readC.actD.ski
【小题8】
A.FewB.AnyC.SeveralD.Many
【小题9】
A.difficultyB.troubleC.funD.knowledge
【小题10】
A.smallestB.biggestC.firstD.last
【小题11】
A.yearsB.daysC.weeksD.hours
【小题12】
A.hateB.enjoyC.interestD.prefer
【小题13】
A.storiesB.wordsC.picturesD.plots
【小题14】
A.onB.withC.insideD.outside
【小题15】
A.TVB.readingC.tripD.experience

When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum(流浪汉), on the street comer. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir. ”
After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.
The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover fools you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?”
I said, “I guess so, sir.”
“Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest(富有的)men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom(智慧). ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves. His parting request(请求)was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have remembered until today.
【小题1】The boy    when he was 14.

A.liked runningB.left school
C.did well in study D.traveled around the world
【小题2】Which of the following is true?
A.The old man took the boy home.
B.The old man was homeless and poor.
C.The old man was friendly to the boy.
D.The old man and his wife went from city to city.
【小题3】The old man taught the boy how to          .
A.love peopleB.become wise
C.choose friends D.experience the bum’s life

When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Hawaii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum(流浪汉), on the street comer. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir. ”

    After talking a while, he told me that he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we came upon the downtown Public Library.

    The bum asked me to sit down and wait a moment. Later he returned with some books, and then said, “I want to teach you two things. Number one is never to judge a book by its cover, for a cover fools you. I’ll bet you think I’m a bum, don’t you?”

    I said, “I guess so, sir.”

    “Well, young man, I've got a little surprise for you. I am one of the wealthiest(富有的)men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain things I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people can’t take away from you, and that is your wisdom(智慧). ”At that moment, he gave me the books he’d pulled from the shelves. His parting request(请求)was for me to never forget what he taught me. I have remembered until today.

1.The boy     when he was 14.

    A. liked running        B. left school

    C. did well in study    D. traveled around the world

2.Which of the following is true?

    A. The old man took the boy home.

    B. The old man was homeless and poor.

C. The old man was friendly to the boy.

    D. The old man and his wife went from city to city.

3.The old man taught the boy how to           .

    A. love people          B. become wise

C. choose friends       D. experience the bum’s life

 

My father had returned from his business visit to London when I came in, rather late, to supper. I could tell at once that he and my mother had been discussing something. In that half-playful, half-serious way I knew so well, he said, “How would you like to go to Eton?”

“You bet,” I cried quickly catching the joke. Everyone knew it was the most expensive, the most famous school. You had to be entered at birth, if not before. Besides, even at 12 or 13, I understood my father. He disliked any form of showing off. He always knew his proper position(位置)in life, which was in the middle of the middle class, our house was medium-sized; he avoided joining Royal Liverpool Golf Club and went to a smaller one instead; though once he had got a second-hand Rolls-Royce(劳斯莱斯) at a very low price, he felt embarrassed driving it, and quickly changed it for an Austin 1100.

This could only be his nice way of telling me that the whole boarding school idea was to the dropped. I should also have remembered that he had a liking for being different from everyone else, if it did not conflict(冲突) with his fear of drawing attention to himself.

It seemed that he happened to be talking to Graham Brown of the London office, a very nice man, and Graham had a friend who had just entered his boy at the school, he thought he might just as well phone them. I remember my hands shaking with the puzzlement of my feelings. There was excitement, at the heart of great sadness.

“Oh, he doesn’t want to go away,” said my mother. “You shouldn’t go on like this.” “It’s up to him,” said my father. “He can make up his own mind.”

(    )66. The house the writer’s family lived in was        .

A. the best they could afford               B. right for their social position

C. for showing off                             D. rather small

(    )67. His father sold his Roils-Royce because        .

A. it made him feel uneasy            B. it was too old to work well

C. it was too expensive                D. it was too cheap

(    )68. The writer’s father enjoyed being different as long as(只要)       .

A.it drew attention to him          B. it didn’t bring him trouble

C.it was understood as a joke     D.there was no danger of his showing off

(    )69. What was the writer’s reaction(反应) to the idea of going to Eton?

A. He was very unhappy.             B. He didn’t believe it.

C. He was happy.                        D. He had mixed feelings.

(    )70. We can know from the passage that       .

A. Children who can go to Eton are very famous

B. Children can go to Eton if they will

C. It is very difficult for a child to be allowed to go to Eton

D. Children don’t have the right to decide whether they will go to Eton

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