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A man claiming to be a pastor(牧师) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one.
A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for 数学公式6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip.
“I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18?” He then wrote “Pastor” above his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)
The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the gratuity was automatically added.
“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the server wrote. "It’s in the computer; it’s not something I do.”
The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didn’t want to pay when the time came.”
Scribbling(乱涂) notes on receipts has become something of a trend. Earlier this month, the manager of a North Carolina Red Robin surprised an overdue pregnant woman by comping her meal.
“Once seated, a manager came up to us and started talking,” the woman's husband told Consumerist. “He was extremely friendly and jokingly asked my wife if this was her last meal before heading to the hospital.”
When the check came, a note from the manager next to her portion of the bill read: “MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.”
“It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired-of-being-pregnant wife a little more cheery,” the man said

  1. 1.

    What did the pastor mean by saying, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”

    1. A.
      He was bargaining with the waiter
    2. B.
      He didn’t mean to pay the gratuity at all
    3. C.
      God gave him the privilege not to pay a gratuity
    4. D.
      The gratuity had already been paid by his friends
  2. 2.

    What do you learn from the article?

    1. A.
      The pastor paid ten percent gratuity of the meal to God
    2. B.
      A party of six diners can choose whatever gratuity they want to pay
    3. C.
      According to the husband, the wife enjoyed the process of being pregnant
    4. D.
      The pastor paid $34.93 in total for the meal
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “stiff” mean?

    1. A.
      amuse
    2. B.
      abuse
    3. C.
      persuade
    4. D.
      fail to pay
BBD
试题分析：文章大意：文章介绍一个牧师不想付小费给餐馆，因为他认为自己是为上帝工作的，为什么要付小费，但是小费的账单是电脑自动生成的，因为他们是20人的聚餐。对于规定的8人。
1.细节题：从第三段的句子：“I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18?” He then wrote “Pastor” above his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be..这个牧师把小费改成0，说明他不想付小费。选B
2.推理题：从第五段的句子：“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity,"可知8个人以内的聚会，食客可以自己选择小费的数量，所以6个人也是。选B
3.猜词题：从后面的句子：explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one.牧师说他为上帝工作允许他不要留下小费。说明他不想付小费（fail to pay）。A. amuse使好笑。B. abuse辱骂，C. persuade说服，选D
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The organization representing British universities has expressed concern about the potential effect of tuition fees（学费）after figures showed a drop of more than 6% in student applications with less than a month to go before the deadline for 2013 applications.
Data from the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) showed there were 265,784 university applications by UK-based candiates up to 17 Decemeber, 6.3% down on the parallel period in the admissions cycle the year before. While this is less than the 8.4% year-on-uear fall seen in earlier Ucas figures, released in mid-November, the coming January deadline makes it ever more likely that the total 2013 applicant figure will see a second sizeable fall following the introduction of annual fees of up to ￡9,000.
Nicola Dandridge, the chairman of Universities UK, said : “However, we must be concerned about any drops in the numbers applying to university and in particular, we must look closely at how the increase in graduate contributions in England may be affecting the decisions of promising students. However ,the December figures show a drop in numbers across the UK, suggesting that it is not only a question of tuition fees in England putting off from applying.”
A report of the Uncas figures to mid-December shows a 6.5% fall for applicants in England and 11.7% for those in Wales, with smaller drops of 3.9% for Scotland and 0.5% for Nortern Ireland. Scotiish students at home insitiutions pay on fees, while those from Nothern Ireland have fees capped to ￡3,575 for Northern Irish universities.
Dandridge added: “No one should be put off applying to university because of worries about finance.”
“It is important that no one is put off applying to university because they do not have information about the student support available to them. Most new students don’t need to pay directly. There will be more financial support for those from poorer families and everyone will make lower loan repayments thatn they do now once they are in well paid jobs.”

  1. 1.

    A drop of more than 6% for 2013 applications is probably the effect of        

    1. A.
      the increased tuition fees
    2. B.
      the approaching deadline
    3. C.
      the concern from applicants
    4. D.
      the difficulties with applications
  2. 2.

    Compared with the previous year, the fall in student applications is         

    1. A.
      3.9%
    2. B.
      6%
    3. C.
      6.3%
    4. D.
      8.4%
  3. 3.

    Why is the fall for application the smallest in Soctoland and Northem lreland?

    1. A.
      Because they have more financial support
    2. B.
      Because the tuition is much cheaper for them
    3. C.
      Because the education is better there
    4. D.
      Because the universities are free for them
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is true?

    1. A.
      The application for universities is on a rise continuously
    2. B.
      The fall for applications is due to family problems
    3. C.
      The education in Scotland and Northern Ireland is worse
    4. D.
      The rise of tuition fees has an effect on applications
  5. 5.

    The last paragraph tells us that        

    1. A.
      everyone should apply to university
    2. B.
      students may get financial supports
    3. C.
      lower loan repayments is unavailable
    4. D.
      most new students will not pay fees

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Rain, locally heavy across northwest Scotland. Mostly cloudy but dry in other northern and western areas.  Dry with clear spells(持续时间)in more central and eastern parts, but some low cloud and fog will develop. Generally mild with light winds.
Saturday:
Cloud and rain over western Scotland at the beginning will gradually push down over N. Ireland and northwest England. Largely dry, warm with sunny spells elsewhere, once early fog and low cloud clears.
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NEW YORK—Heavy rain was forecast throughout Friday in parts of the Midwest. The heaviest rainfall was over northern Illinois, with more than 4 inches possible around Chicago.
Wet weather was also expected in the Plains as the same storm system tracks through the region.
Periods of heavy rain were also forecast for the Northeast as the remnant(剩余部分)of tropical storm Erin moves into the Canadian Maritimes.
Hot weather was expected to continue in the South and West.
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BEIJING— At least 36 people were killed by Typhoon Sepat in four provinces in eastern and central China in widespread destruction that also forced the evacuation (撤退)of l.37 million people.
More than 60,000 homes in the provinces of Fujian, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Hunan also were destroyed or damaged, Xinhua News Agency said.
Total economic losses in the provinces have reached $ 663 million.
Fujian was the worst-hit province, with 18 people killed, Xinhua said.
Earlier, the storm, named after a Malaysian fish, killed at least one person in Taiwan, and left three dead in the Philippines.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap

  1. 1.

    On August 25, in N. Ireland and northwest England, there will be _____

    1. A.
      low cloud and fog
    2. B.
      typhoon and flood
    3. C.
      cloud and rain
    4. D.
      sunshine and mild wind
  2. 2.

    What was the weather like in the south and west of the USA on Thursday?

    1. A.
      It was hot
    2. B.
      It was rainy
    3. C.
      It was foggy
    4. D.
      It was warm
  3. 3.

    The storm named Sepat _____

    1. A.
      caused one death in the Philippines
    2. B.
      killed 18 people in Taiwan
    3. C.
      destroyed about 60,000 homes in Fujian
    4. D.
      caused great economic losses
  4. 4.

    The name of Typhoon Sepat comes from  _____

    1. A.
      a tropical storm
    2. B.
      a Malaysian fish
    3. C.
      a place
    4. D.
      a person

BEIJING — China’s education authority will tighten the widely criticized policy of “extra credits” for the national college entrance examination to ensure a fairer chance for all exam-takers.
Under the policy, high school students who win awards in national Olympic competitions could get ‘‘extra credits’ up to 20 points for the national college entrance exam. Students with talent in sports and students who are from ethnic groups can also benefit from this policy. The extra credits have increased these students’ chances of being admitted by famous universities. Some parents were found to have helped their children fabricate(伪造)award experiences or falsify qualifications to get extra credits.
“It has harmed education equality，” the ministry said.
Xiong Bingqi, vice-chief of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, said the policy is designed to help students who have special talents but may be weak in academic performance to have a chance to receive higher education. uIt will still be needed but it is time to make the rules fairer," he said.
The ministry said it will reduce the range of competitions whose winners can get extra credits, and limit the winners, privileges(优先权).
The new policy will apply to students who begin high school in 2011, it said.
Chen Lei, a mother of a 10-year-old girl, said she welcomed the ministry's policy adjustment as she does not want her daughter to become an Olympic competition geek.
But not all the Chinese parents welcomed the new policy. “It is like a thunderbolt for me. My - 13-year-old son has spent so much time studying Olympic math，and participated in so many technological competitions during vacations. It is useless now,” said Dong Wen, a 43-year-old mother.
A student said, “Many students have changed the current study plan, and they can abandon the competition. I will be interested in learning the courses which can improve my abilities.”   
Yuan Guiren, minister of education, told China Daily that the reform is an attempt to consider  the overall quality of an applicant. “But the country will not stop the national college entrance  examination as it is still the most objective way to evaluate talent in China，” lie said

  1. 1.

    It can be inferred from the passage that_____

    1. A.
      high school students with talent in sports are weak in academic performance
    2. B.
      students who win awards in Olympic competitions can’t get extra credits in 2011
    3. C.
      the number of competitions whose winners can get extra credits will be smaller
    4. D.
      the extra credits have reduced students' chances of being admitted by famous colleges
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “geek” probably mean?

    1. A.
      a winner
    2. B.
      a smart learner
    3. C.
      a competitor
    4. D.
      a dull student
  3. 3.

    Which person in the passage was strongly against the new policy?

    1. A.
      Xiong Bingqi
    2. B.
      Chen Lei
    3. C.
      Dong Wen
    4. D.
      Yuan Guiren
  4. 4.

    What might be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      “Extra credits policy in China to be adjusted
    2. B.
      Promotion of national Olympic competitions
    3. C.
      Advice on the national college entrance exam
    4. D.
      Chinese government to push education reform

Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected “the Spanish bin-quisition”？
Organizers of a plan persuading celebrities（名人）to lend their voices to “talking bins”believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.
A similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.
Twenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed（安装）in the streets of London and Liverpool next  month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example，one near the Royal Opera House will play a “thank-you” message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others，Britain’s Got Talent  judge Holden is expected to record the message：“This is Amanda, and this city’s got talent.”
The campaign，entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful，talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain’s streets.
Colette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, “ The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.”

  1. 1.

    What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at？

    1. A.
      Attracting passers’-by attention on celebrities
    2. B.
      Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy
    3. C.
      Making fun of those who won’t keep the streets and parks clean
    4. D.
      Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun
  2. 2.

    The following stars’ voices are to be lent to “talking bins” except_________________

    1. A.
      Amanda Holder’ s
    2. B.
      Michael Palin’s
    3. C.
      Janis Kelly’s
    4. D.
      Nessun Dorma' s
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the text that_________________

    1. A.
      children are most attracted by “talking bins”
    2. B.
      different messages will be played due to different streets
    3. C.
      Britain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was made
    4. D.
      “talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Lending your voice to “talking bins”
    2. B.
      Sing London art organization
    3. C.
      A campaign named Bin Thinking
    4. D.
      A new experiment on litter bins

We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests’ coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.
The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.
Each of the guests liked Kelly more, the younger one, enjoying her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a unusual girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.
I thought to myself that we adults usually make a big “to do” over the younger one because she’s the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.
But we seldom think of how it might affect（影响） the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being paid no attention. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying. I said, “What are you doing here, my dear?”
She turned to me with a sad expression and said,” Mommy, why don’t people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I’m not pretty? Why don’t they say nice things about me as much?”
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging（拥抱） her to make her feel better.
Now whenever I visit a friend’s home. I make it a point to speak to the elder child first

  1. 1.

    The underlined expression “make a big ‘to do’ over” (paragraph 4) means_______

    1. A.
      show much concern about
    2. B.
      have a special effect on
    3. C.
      list jobs to be done for
    4. D.
      do good things for
  2. 2.

    We can conclude from the passage that_______

    1. A.
      parents should pay more attention to the elder children
    2. B.
      the younger children are usually more easily hurt
    3. C.
      people usually like the younger children more
    4. D.
      adults should treat children equally
  3. 3.

    Kristen felt sad and cried because_______

    1. A.
      the guests gave her more coats to carry
    2. B.
      she didn't look as pretty as Kelly
    3. C.
      the guests enjoyed her sister more than her
    4. D.
      her mother didn’t introduce her the guests

Water is very important to living things. Without water there can be no life on the earth. All animals and plants need water. Man also needs water. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean ourselves. Water is needed in offices, factories and schools. Water is needed everywhere.
There is water in seas, rivers and lakes. Water is found almost everywhere. Even in the desert part of the world, there is some water in the air. You can not see or feel it when it is a part of the air. The water in the seas, rivers and lakes is a liquid, the water in the air is a gas, and we call it water vapour (蒸气).
Clouds are made of water. They may be made of very small drops of water. They may also be made of snow crystals(结晶体). Snow crystals are very very small crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water. It is a solid. There can be snow and ice everywhere in winter.
Water may be a solid or a liquid or a gas. When it is a solid, it may be as hard as a stone. When it is a liquid, you can drink it. When it is a gas, you can not see or feel it

  1. 1.

    Where can we find water?

    1. A.
      Water can be found almost everywhere
    2. B.
      We can find water when it turns into vapour
    3. C.
      Water is only in seas and rivers
    4. D.
      We can see water in deserts here and there
  2. 2.

    We can drink water when it is     .

    1. A.
      a solid
    2. B.
      in the air
    3. C.
      aliquid
    4. D.
      turned into ice
  3. 3.

    Clouds are made of     .

    1. A.
      seas, rivers and lakes
    2. B.
      solid, liquid and gas
    3. C.
      very small drops of water or snow crystals
    4. D.
      blocks of ice
  4. 4.

    Water has three states(状态). They are        .

    1. A.
      solid, liquid and gas
    2. B.
      solid, vapour, snow
    3. C.
      drops of water, blocks of ice and crystals of water
    4. D.
      ice,snow and air

Eddie’s father used to say he’d spent so many years by the ocean, breathing seawater. Now, away from that ocean, in the hospital bed, his body began to look like a beached fish. His condition went from fair to stable and from stable to serious. Friends went from saying, “He’ll be home in a day,” to “He’ll be home in a week.” In his father’s absence, Eddie helped out at the pier (码头), working evenings after his taxi job.
When Eddie was a teenager, if he ever complained or seemed bored with the pier, his father would shout, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?” And later, when he’d suggested Eddie take a job there after high school, Eddie almost laughed, and his father again said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?” And before Eddie went to war, when he’d talked of marrying Marguerite and becoming an engineer, his father said, “What? This isn’t good enough for you?”
And now, regardless of all that, here he was, at the pier, doing his father’s labor.
Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. It is not until much later, as the heart weakens, that children understand: their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit on top of the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives.
Finally, one night, at his mother’s urging, Eddie visited the hospital. He entered the room slowly. His father, who for years had refused to speak to Eddie, now lacked the strength to even try.
“Don’t sweat it, kid,” the other workers told him. “Your old man will pull through. He’s the toughest man we’ve ever seen.”
When the news came that his father had died, Eddie felt the emptiest kind of anger, the kind that circles in its cage.
In the weeks that followed, Eddie’s mother lived in a confused state. She spoke to her husband as if he were still there. She yelled at him to turn down the radio. She cooked enough food for two. One night, when Eddie offered to help with the dishes, she said, “Your father will put them away.” Eddie put a hand on her shoulder. “Ma,” he said, softly, “Dad’s gone.”
“Gone where?”

  1. 1.

    In Paragraph four, the writer indicates that______.

    1. A.
      Children like moving away from their parents
    2. B.
      Children often feel regretful because they leave their parents
    3. C.
      Children wouldn’t have achieved so much without their parents’ support
    4. D.
      Children can never understand how much their parents have devoted to them
  2. 2.

    The underlined sentence “Don’t sweat it” (Para. 6) probably means______.

    1. A.
      Don’t touch it
    2. B.
      Don’t give it up
    3. C.
      Don’t let him down
    4. D.
      Don’t worry about it
  3. 3.

    Which of the following shows the right order of the story?
    a. Eddie’s father died.
    b. Eddie married Marguerite.
    c. Eddie worked as a taxi driver.
    d. Eddie was bored with his father’s job

    1. A.
      dbca
    2. B.
      dcab
    3. C.
      bcda
    4. D.
      bacd
  4. 4.

    From the last paragraph, we learn that______.

    1. A.
      Eddie’s mother liked to listen to the radio
    2. B.
      Eddie’s mother missed her husband so much that she was at a loss
    3. C.
      Eddie and his wife lived in his mother’s apartment
    4. D.
      Eddie often helped his mother wash the dishes

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---Oh, not at all, I______ here only a few minutes.


  1. A.
    have been
  2. B.
    had been
  3. C.
    was
  4. D.
    will be

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