Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before    26  every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn’t smoke and never    27  . She didn’t eat chocolate. She didn’t eat sweet and
fatty food,    28  . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a    29   sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking,   30   he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”
He had a wide smile    31   his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
“Good morning!” replied Alicia. “Yes, it is a lovely day.”
Alicia thought he    32  very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the    33   of a happy old age.”
“I hope you don’t    34   me asking,” she said, “but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do    35   I am your age.”
The man in the rocking chair said, “My secret for   36  ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day.”
Alicia was    37  . She didn’t expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did    38   wrong. She thought he should be    39   and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life    40   eating well or doing lots of exercise.
“How old are you?” she asked.
“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I’m forty-seven!”

【小题1】
A.lunchB.breakfastC.dinnerD.supper
【小题2】
A.exercisedB.drankC.workedD.slept
【小题3】
A.tooB.alsoC.eitherD.still
【小题4】
A.manB.womanC.boyD.girl
【小题5】
A.soB.butC.andD.or
【小题6】
A.inB.withC.atD.on
【小题7】
A.sawB.lookedC.listenedD.found
【小题8】
A.secretB.dreamC.planD.future
【小题9】
A.standB.mindC.allowD.enjoy
【小题10】
A.whenB.sinceC.thoughD.for
【小题11】
A.healthB.successC.happinessD.life
【小题12】
A.surprisedB.worriedC.excitedD.relaxed
【小题13】
A.something B.anythingC.everythingD.nothing
【小题14】
A.angryB.seriousC.quietD.sick
【小题15】
A.throughB.fromC.withoutD.by

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
【小题1】What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?

A.A worker.B.An assistant.C.A manager.D.The second board chairman.
【小题2】 Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?
A.He liked to have a nickname.
B.It could make his workmates happy.
C.He could become famous.
D.It was a free advertisement for his company.
【小题3】What is the main idea of this passage?
A.Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.
B.It’s very important to do small things well.
C.You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.
D.You should make more advertisements for your company.
【小题4】What would be the best title for this passage?
A.I Believe in YouB.Albert and Rockefeller
C.Four Dollars a BucketD.The Second Board Chairman

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