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4. 向这个小小的岛国宣战，看起来像是一个懦弱之国的行为。

               looks like the action of a cowardly nation.

4. To declare war on the small island state

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  Any passenger on the subway who caught a glimpse of me may have already thought that I was strange. In particular this gentleman sitting opposite me was staring at me,at the cheese bun on the floor in front of me,and then back at me. “Next stop,St Patrick Station. ” My stop was quickly coming up. I had minutes to either take the cheese bun,which nobody else was claiming (as a passenger probably dropped it by mistake and got off at a previous stop) ，or leave it there and hope that it didn’t go to waste.

  In those few minutes I felt my pride getting in the way. “What would other people on this subway think of me if I took the cheese bun? Would they think that I was poor and hungry? Would they think that I’m stealing?”

  The ignorant thing to do was say “yes” to any of those self-imposed (自我强加的) questions,which would only justify my ego. But then I’d get off the subway,walk a block up the street to my office,get settled at my desk,and despite feeling comfortable,warm,and being well fed myself for the whole day,there would be a weight of guilt and regret weighing on my consciousness.

  My thoughts were pushing me towards pride and ignorance when the truth was evident：this missing cheese bun is a gift for a homeless person who is hungry and cold. For me it is a gift to overcome a little bit of ego and pass along so much kindness. It was clear that the homeless person who would receive this cheese bun needed it just as much as I did.

  Just as the doors opened at my stop,I grabbed the cheese bun and exited the subway. It felt awesome and I didn’t care if people were looking or what they thought. Instead of going directly to my office as usual,I walked a few more blocks up to Queen’s Park where I have seen a homeless man sitting outside many times on my walk from the gym to my office. I always wanted to give him something. There he was this morning,wrapped in a sleeping bag.

(   ) 1. As the author was getting off the subway,he    

   A. felt worried about where to go because he was a stranger in this city

   B. was suffering from hunger as he was hurrying to work without breakfast

   C. couldn’t decide whether to take the cheese bun on the floor in front of him or not

   D. took a glimpse of all the passengers,especially the gentleman sitting opposite him

(   ) 2. What is mainly discussed in the 2nd paragraph?

   A. The author’s concern about others.

   B. The inner struggle within the author.

   C. The author’s reaction to the problem.

   D. The author’s opinion towards the issue.

(   ) 3. The author grabbed the cheese bun the moment before he got off because    .

   A. he thought it a waste to leave the cheese bun there

   B. it reminded him of a homeless man he had met recently

   C. nobody was noticing him as they were getting ready to get off

   D. he valued kindness more than his own pride after a careful thought

(   ) 4. From the text we can know the author was    .

   A. caring   B. generous

   C. selfish   D. timid (胆小的)

  I was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in New York,when one of my students,15-year-old Mikey,gave me a note from his mother. It explained his absence from class the day before.

  I had seen Mikey himself writing the note at his desk. Most parental-excuse notes I received were forged by my students. If I were to deal with them,I’d be busy 24 hours a day.

  The forged excuse notes made a large pile,with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. The writers of those notes didn’t realize that honest excuse notes were usually dull, “Peter was late because the alarm clock didn’t go off. ”

  Isn’t it remarkable,I thought,how the students complained and said it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject? But when they produced excuse notes,they were brilliant.

  So one day I typed out a dozen excuse notes and gave them to my classes. I said, “They’re supposed to be written by parents,but actually they are not. True,Mikey?” The students looked at me nervously.

“Now,this will be the first class to study the art of the excuse note—the first class,ever,to practice writing them.

You’re so lucky to have a teacher like me who has taken your best writing and turned it into a subject worthy of study. ”

Everyone smiled as I went on, “You used your imaginations. So try more now. Today I’d like you to write ‘An Excuse Note from Adam to God’ or ‘An Excuse Note from Eve to God?. ” Heads went down. Pens raced across paper. For the first time ever I saw students so careful in their writing that they had to be asked to go to lunch by their friends. The next day everyone had excuse notes. Heated discussions followed. The headmaster entered the classroom and walked up and down,looking at papers,and then said, “I’d like you to see me in my office. ”

  When I stepped into his office,he came to shake my hand and said, “I just want to tell you that that lesson,that task,whatever the hell you were doing,was great. Those kids were writing on the college level. Thank you. ”

(   ) 5. What did the author do with the students found dishonest?

   A. He reported them to the headmaster.

   B. He lectured them hard on honesty.

   C. He had them take notes before lunch.

   D. He helped improve their writing skills.

(   ) 6. The author had the students practice writing ex cuse notes so that the students could learn

   A. the importance of being honest

   B. how to write excuse notes skillfully

   C. the pleasure of creative writing

   D. how to be creative in writing

(   ) 7. The underlined word “forged” in the second para graph means "________"

   A. former   B. copied

   C. false   D. honest

(   ) 8. What did the headmaster think of the author’s way of teaching?

   A. Effective.

   B. Difficult.

   C. Misleading.

   D. Reasonable.

3. 要是这台机器情况良好，我们上次就将它用于实验了。

If the machine were in good conditions,               

7. The guests were      (震惊) by the boy's foul language.

4.      (坐落于) the centre of the city,the hall enjoys conven- ient transportation.

4. This boy was      (scold) for what he had,done in the class.

1. A recent report stated that the number of Spanish speakers in theUSwould be higher than the number of English speakers by      year 2090.

5. Shops are being forced to put their prices     in order to attract customers.

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