题目内容
It was two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bike. Her Barbi bike was just too old,and it needed repairing as well.As Christmas came nearer,her dream for a bike seemed to disappear,for she didn't mention it again. We were busy buying some beautiful story books,a doll house,a holiday dress and some toys. Then much to our surprise,on December 24, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Now we didn't know what to do. It was just too late. We were busy with Christmas dinner and packing children's presents,parents' presents,a brother's present and friends' presents till midnight. So there was no time to take to buy the "right bike" for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their child unhappy , we felt guilty and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. " What if I make a little bike out of clay (泥土) and write a note that she could trade in(交换)the model bike for a real one?”So he spent the next five hours carefully working with clay to make a small bike.
On Christmas morning,we were so excited for Almie Rose to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and read the note loudly. She looked at me and Ron and said, "So,does this mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?" Smiling,I said, "Yes. " Almie Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, "/ would never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike. " At that moment,we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on the earth.
( ) 1. Rose's wish was to on Christmas Day.
A. get a new bike B. make a clay bike
C. receive a doll house D. repair her old Barbi bike
( ) 2. Rose's parents didn't buy her a bike because she .
A. didn't want a bike any more
B. changed her idea to some story books
C. didn't mention it in the last two months
D. asked for it only on December 24
( ) 3. The word "guilty" in the third paragraph means .
A. unhappy B. worried C. happy D. sorry
( ) 4. Rose's father got a good idea to .
A. spend five hours working with clay
B. make a small bike out of clay
C. make her old bike red and white
D. put the present in a box
( ) 5. From Rose's words in the last paragraph,we know that she
A. still wanted to get a real bike
B. didn't know the meaning of the note
C. preferred a real bike to the model one
D. was greatly moved by what her father had done
1. A 2. C 3.D 4. B 5. D
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FAIREMONT HOTEL | WILSON BOOKSTORE |
Five Waiters and Ten Waitresses : | Accountant(会计): |
Aged under 22. | Aged between 25 and 40. |
At least high school graduates. | With an experience of at least two years. |
Good-looking men at least 1. 72m tall and women | With a degree and an accountant |
at least 1. 65m. | certificate. |
Those knowing foreign languages favored (优先). | Paid 3,000-4,000 dollars monthly. |
Paid 1 ,600-2,200 dollars per month. | With a practical knowledge of computer. |
One Secretary(秘书): | |
Aged under 30. | Computer Salesclerk: |
Females favored. | Aged 25 or less. |
Good at writing and skilled at computers. | Basic education of 12 years or more. |
If interested,call 465-4768 | Good at computer. |
or write to : Mr. Jack Hundris | Paid 1,800-2,200 dollars monthly. |
Room 0825,Fairemont Hotel,567 Wood Street, | Tel: 447-4398 |
San Marers, 78003 | Fax: 3485269 |
Fax: 6954828 |
( ) 1. Where can we read the above most probably?
A. In an English bookstore.
B. In a newspaper.
C. In a hotel magazine.
D. In an English TV channel.
( ) 2. Which of the four jobs will be paid best monthly from the passage?
A. Computer salesclerk. B. Waiters or waitresses.
C. Secretary. D. We are not sure.
( ) 3. If you don't know how to use a computer,you can just apply for the position as
A. a secretary B. a waiter or a waitress
C. an accountant D. a computer salesclerk
( ) 4. If you want to work as an accountant at Wilson Bookstore,you don't have to .
A. be a woman
B. know well about how to use a computer
C. have working experience
D. have an accountant certificate
( ) 5. If you want to get a job in Fairemont Hotel,you .
A. have to be a woman and know foreign languages
B. had better be a college graduate
C. have to be taller than 1. 72 meters
D. should be younger than 30 years of age