Each morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench(长凳).The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel in which the rich man lived. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, "Excuse me, but I ju.st want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning." "Sir", said the poor man, "I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I'll sleep in that hotel. " The rich man said, "Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.

A few days later, the rich man went by the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, "you see, when I am down here sleeping on my bench, I dream I'm up there, in that big hotel. It's a wonderful dream. But when I was up there, I dreamed I was hack to this cold bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all. "

1.The poor man lived in _ before he met the rich man.

A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. the car

2.Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and .

A. waited for the rich man B. looked at the rich man's hotel

C. looked at the rich man's car D. enjoyed the clean air

3.Every night the poor man dreamed of .

A. sleeping in that hotel B. becoming rich

C. owning that hotel D. being the rich man's friend

4.The poor man moved out of the hotel because .

A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room

B. he didn't like the rich man

C. he couldn't pay for the room

D. he couldn't get any sleep at all there

5.In the end, the poor man found it to sleep in the hotel.

A. sorry B. nice C, wonderful D. terrible

Can Mobile Phone Be Taken to School ?

Mobile phones have become a problem for middle school. Some middle schools in Australia have banned (取缔) students from carrying phones during school hours.

Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for schools this year. Several children have received mobile phones as Christmas gifts. Teachers say mobile phone use is a distraction(娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classroom. Teachers also said that sometimes students might use phone messages (信息) to cheat during exams.

She said some schools have tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

Many students said students shouldn’t have mobile phones when at school but if there was a good reason , they could leave their phones at the school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school. They are easily lost and are a distraction from students studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phone but they think schools should let students know when they can use their mobile phones .

1.Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones___.

A. because they are students B. when they are free

C. when they are at school D. because they are children

2.We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ________

A. the makers and the sellers B. the passers-by and strangers

C. their parents and friends D. some mobile phones users

3.What does the word “cheat” mean in the passage ?________

A. 聊天 B. 核对 C. 查询 D. 作弊

4.Some parents felt unhappy because they can’t __________ during school hours.

A. use their mobile phones B. leave their mobile phones at school office

C. help the teachers with their work D. get in touch with their children

5.The passage tells us that ________

A. students should not have mobile phones at school except for special reasons

B. it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C. some parents were unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school.

D. parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

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