Bill, a thirteen-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, “You won’t be a real man until you begin to  1  helping others.”
One morning, his parents gave him some money to  2  some milk for them. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked, “ What’s wrong with you?”
The old man answered, “I’m 3 . I haven’t had any food for two days.”
At the thought of his parents’ words, Bill said to the old man, “Let’s go to the 4 .”
When they got there, Bill asked the 5 to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. After the waiter 6 the plate and the cup, the old man said, “Sorry for giving you too much  7 . I’m fine now. I’ll   8 forget your kindness! You are a very good young man”
Bill was 9 when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came. Bill and the old man learned  10  that he food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customer that day.

【小题1】
A.think aboutB.depend onC.give upD.go on
【小题2】
A.lendB.buyC.drinkD.borrow
【小题3】
A.fullB.thirstyC.hungryD.dirty
【小题4】
A.bankB.libraryC.hospitalD.restaurant
【小题5】
A.waiterB.cookC.managerD.boss
【小题6】
A.sent outB.got downC.gave backD.took away
【小题7】
A.excuseB.moneyC.troubleD.difficulty
【小题8】
A.neverB.alwaysC.usuallyD.sometimes
【小题9】
A.nervousB.pleasedC.sorryD.shy
【小题10】
A.surprisinglyB.angrilyC.unhappilyD.easily

阅读短文,根据短文内容完成表格,每空一词。

John and Jim worked at the same company. They both worked hard. But soon John became one of the managers. So Jim felt angry. One day he told his boss that it was unfair(不公平)At Jim’s words, the boss knew that Jim did a lot for the company, but he lacked (缺乏) one quality. To help Jim to see the differences between him and John, the boss asked Jim to finish a task. He said, “Find out if there’s someone selling watermelons in the market.” Jim went and returned quickly and said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much are they?” But Jim didn’t care such a small thing. He had to go back to the market to ask about the prices and returned to answer the boss. Then the boss told Jim, “Wait to see what John will do. The boss asked John to finish the same task. John went and returned and said, “Only one man is selling watermelons there. Most of the water melons are the same size. He sells three of them for $10. And they have good quality.” Jim was then sorry for himself. He finally knew the differences between himself and John. So he decided to learn form John.

Jim’s trouble

He was angry because he thought the company is ____86____ to him.

The boss’s task

Go to the _____87___ and see if there’s someone selling watermelons.

Jim’s way

Jim wasn’t careful enough to answer the boss well. So he had to go to the market ____88____.

John’s way

John was careful ____89____ to tell the boss about the watermelons very well.

Result

Finally Jim knew the ____90____ between himself and John and decided to learn from him.

阅读理解。
                                                            Dividing Up the Work
      Mr Evans and I work in the same office. He's the oldest of all. So he's told to manage (管理) us. He's
strict with us all and makes us listen to him. We know he's kind and often ready to help everybody, and we
all like him. 
      Mr Evans began to work in our factory when he was twenty-three. He's worked her for twenty-five
years. Once he pulled our boss's (老板) son out of the river when the water washed the boy away. The
boss thanked him very much and has paid him more since then. He has his house, car and his servant (佣人)
does all housework for his family. Of course he lives a light life. But sometimes he looks unhappy. We asked
him what happened to him, he never told us why. One day I met him at a party. We began to drink together.
He was sad that night and drank much. And when the party was over, he couldn't go home by himself. I had
to take him home. In his house I asked, "Can you tell me how do you and your wife divide up work (分工)
at home?"
    "I manage our children and secant", answered the man.
    "What about your wife?" 
    "She manages our money and me!" our head said angrily.
1. Mr Evans is ______ now.
[     ]
A. twenty-three
B. twenty-five
C. forty-eight
D. forty-nine
2. We like Mr Evans because ______.
[     ]
A. he's the head of our office
B. he's Older than us all
C. he makes us listen to him
D. he's a kind-hearted man
3. The word "wash" in the story means ______.
[     ]
A. 冲走
B. 洗去
C. 冲击
D. 冲出
4. Mr Evans is paid more because ______.
[     ]
A. he's very able
B. he saved the boss's son
C. he's strict with his workmates
D. he's worked in the factory for twenty-five years
5. ______, so Mr Evans looks unhappy.
[     ]
A. He has to do much housework
B. He has to listen to his wife
C. His children don't listen to him
D. Something is wrong with him

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