Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me £12,” She said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me £12. ”

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

“Yes,” she answered shyly, “The beach was lovely. And I can swim, too!”

“That’s fine,” said Harry.

“My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”

“I’m four,” the child said proudly, “I’ll be four and a half.”

Harry turned to the mother, “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

“Er, well---” the woman looked at the child, “I mean…she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…£13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe £1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine… ”

The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.

1.Harry was worried because ________.

A.the woman was angry with him

B.he had not done his work properly

C.the Jersey timetable was wrong

D.the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

2.Harry started talking to the little girl ________.

A.because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

B.because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

C.because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

D.when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

3.When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he means that ________.

A.they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

B.he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn’t want to

C.the woman had to pay him £1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel

D.she should pay £1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

4.How did the woman feel when she left the office?

A.angry            B.peaceful          C.embarrassed       D.nervous

 

My friends, Emma Daniels, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During her monthlong stay in Jerusalem she often went to a café called Chocolate Soup. It was run by two men, one of whom – Alex – used to live in Montreal. One morning when Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, she mentioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothing else to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he’d be happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the café, he quickly ran up to get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a book by a former Secrcetary-General of the United Nations (UN).

Emma had never read it, nor had she ever bought a copy. But, when she opened it up, she was floored to see her own name and address inside the cover in her own handwriting.It turned out that the summer before, at a concert back in Montreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. They decided to exchange addresses, but neither of them had any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When he returned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alex kept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalcm, he took the book along.

1.Alex lent Emma the book, Markings,__________.

A.to show his friendliness to her

B.to show his interest in reading

C.to tell her about the importance of UN

D.to let her write her name and address inside

2.How did Emma feel the moment she opened the book?

A.Pleased.                              B.Satisfied.

C.Worried.                              D.Surprised.

3.We can learn from the text the Californian________.

A.met Emma at a concert

B.invited Emma to a concert

C.introduced Emma to his friend

D.left Emma his backpack

4.Who was supposed to be the first owner of the book?

A.An official of the UN.

B.A coffee shop owner.

C.A friend of the author’s.

D.Alex’s friend from California.

 

Cameron thought of himself as merely organized. He certainly did not consider that he took great pains over anything, he did just enough to get it right. Exactly right, of course, for as he was fond of telling his staff, "if it's not exactly right, it's wrong". Occasionally a worker might be sad on hearing these words, because it meant another hour or so of going over the same bit of work, correcting the mistakes which Cameron had patiently pointed out. And doing the corrections exactly right of course.

Strangely enough, his department had the reputation for performing the highest quality work in the company, and it was seen, and not only by those who worked in the department, as a sort of elite (出类拔萃) unit. Those programmes that had to work first time, straight out of the box, Cameron's men got those. "It's mission (任务) critical—give it to Cameron" was almost a catch-phrase with his team.

It helped that Cameron was not merely particular about things. He wanted things done just so, not because of a personal taste, but because he had discovered through patient experimentation that this was the best way for it to be done.

In Cameron's dictionary, "Take as long as you want" meant that you could work on your task not just in office hours, but that evening, and late into the early hours of the following morning if you so desired. But the project had to be in by its completion date, and yes, done exactly right. Or you did it again.

But he would always be regarded, and not least by himself, as someone who had failed to meet requirements, one of those who just couldn't cut it. You had to face it, if you were not working for Cameron, you were second best. So when word got out that Cameron had messed up, big time, the news was greeted with a mixture of sympathy, and entire relief that this perfection too was human.

1.Cameron was a___________.

A.software programmer                    B.a chief scientist

C.quality controller                       D.head of department

2."Mission-critical" work was given to Cameron because___________.

A.Cameron's work was error-free             B.Cameron was critical

C.he didn't mind working late                D.he had a good team

3.Working for Cameron, people felt that___________.

A.they were part of an elite

B.their mission was critical

C.Cameron was very particular about things

D.Cameron was patient and responsible

4.According to the underlined part in Paragraph 5, what is meant by someone “who couldn't cut it” ?

A.He didn’t cut corners.                  B.He wasn't good enough.

C.He had the wrong measurements.           D.He was a perfection.

5.What can we learn about Cameron?

A.He never got things wrong.

B.He didn’t allow for any mistake.

C.He encouraged work to be done in office hours.

D.He was often misunderstood.

6.The attitude of the author towards Cameron is that of being___________.

A.positive                               B.sympathetic

C.non-subjective                         D.optimistic

 

Nick is a 14-year-old school boy. His life is full of exams and studies on weekdays. He has little free time. He thinks playing computer games is the best way to make him relax. When he has free time, he sits in front of the computer. Just like that way, he neither eats nor drinks for several hours.

Last weekend, he played games on the computer again. He was too excited and didn't want to move. He didn't have anything for six hours. When he had to go to the bathroom, he found he could not move. He was taken to the hospital. The doctor told him he should do some more different kinds of activities. In other words, he needs more exercise and outdoor activities to make him have a healthy body.

After coming back from the hospital, Nick follows the doctor's advice. He often plays soccer with his friends. Sometimes he still plays computer games on weekends, but he never does it for long. Now, he lives a happy and healthy life.

1.How old is Nick?

A.13.

B.14.

C.15.

D.16.

2.Nick likes       in his free time.

A.riding a bike

B.playing the guitar

C.playing computer games

D.having a school trip

3.Why was Nick taken to the hospital?

A.Because he was too excited.

B.Because he had a cold in the morning.

C.Because he was too nervous of his studies.

D.Because he couldn’t move after playing computer games so long.

4.Nick should       to follow the doctor’s advice.

A.go to a movie

B.listen to music

C.take more exercise

D.play computer games

5.Which of the following is True?

A.Nick is very busy with exams and studies on weekdays.

B.Nick will never play computer games.

C.Nick likes eating and drinking when he plays computer games.

D.Nick has an unhappy and unhealthy life now.

 

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