Once upon a time, a wealthy old man lived alone in a big house. He was growing weaker day by day and was unable to take care of himself, so he decided to hire (雇佣) a nurse to help with housework and take care of him.

One day, the old man interviewed two nurses—Anthony and Peter. Anthony happened to be a handsome young man, while Peter looked quite ordinary (普通的). The old man asked Anthony to make tea for him. After Anthony left, the old man turned to Peter and said,

"Anthony has given me a very bad account (描述) of you. He said you are rude and untrustworthy. Is this correct?"

Peter thought for a minute and said, "If Anthony has a bad opinion of me, there must be something wrong with me. I should take some time to change these things."

The old man was very impressed by Peter's character. Meanwhile, Anthony returned with a cup of tea for the old man. The old man sent Peter to make breakfast for him. He then turned to Anthony and told him, "Peter spoke very poorly of you while you were gone. What do you think about this?" After hearing this, Anthony became angry and started cursing (咒骂).

In the end, the old man hired Peter. Although Peter looked quite ordinary, he had impressive inner (内在的) beauty.

1.What did the old man want a nurse to do?

A.Live with him.

B.Help with housework and look after his wife.

C.Work as a doctor.

D.Help with housework and look after him.

2.The old man told Peter that Anthony__________.

A.had had some bad words of him

B.had praised him

C.did not trust him

D.considered him to be not important

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Ordinary people are more trustworthy.

B.Handsome men must be good men.

C.Inner beauty is more important than appearance.

D.Others’ opinions are always correct.

A habit is an action that we have acted so often that it becomes something we do almost without thinking. Some of them are not good habits. People spend many hours and dollars each year trying to give up ( 放 弃 ) these bad habits but often fail. Why? Change is hard work and there is no shortcut to get it. However, there is still some advice for you to follow.

First, look at why you do it. In other words, what’s the result of doing this thing? If your bad habit is shouting at people when you are unhappy or under pressure(压力), what do you get from it? It may make you feel a little better for the moment. Or maybe you have a bad habit of leaving your homework undone. The result could be that you get more time to spend on the Internet!

Next, take a look on the other hand. What are you losing because of your habit? Shouting at other people is a bad habit because it makes people around you feel bad and unhappy. Leaving your homework undone is a bad habit because you may be punished by your teacher. Having more Internet time means that you are losing the chance to learn the things you need to learn. When you think that way, you’ll find that it’s not wise to keep your bad habit! Now it is time to make a decision. What will you choose? I’m sure you will choose to do something that is more important.

1.From the first paragraph, we know that .

A.people always fail to break bad habits B.we must change all the habits we have

C.a habit is a terrible thing we can never change D.we can easily change bad habits

2.The underlined sentence “there is no shortcut to get it” means that .

A.something dangerous may happen B.there is a long way and a short way

C.it is not easy to give up bad habits D.we must cut bad habits in a short time

3.According to the passage, if you want to give up your habits, you have to .

A.talk to others B.know why you do and what you do

C.finish your homework first D.spend less time on the Internet

4.What does the underlined word “punished” mean in Chinese?

A.表扬 B.奖励 C.挨打 D.惩罚

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