It was a dark and cold night. The car driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “Where do you want to go, sir?”
“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the car driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly, he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, the car finally arrived at the hotel. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What! Fifteen dollars? Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week I took a car from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other car driver last week.”
【小题1】          Which of the following is true? ____________

A.The young man went past the railway station.
B.The young man was working in the railway station
C.The young man had just got off a train.
D.The young man was waiting for his friend there.
【小题2】          What do you think of the car driver?__________
A.He was a nice and clever man.B.He liked to work very hard.
C.He was good at drivingD.He was not an honest person.
【小题3】           The driver felt very _________ when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station.
A.sadB.sorryC.happyD.worried
【小题4】          From the passage we know that the young man__________.
A.knew clearly how far it was from the station to the hotel.
B.had been to the hotel several times.
C.didn’t want to stay in this city.
D.Must be a stranger and didn’t know the city very well.
【小题5】          The young man should have paid the driver_____
A 15 dollars    B.13dollars   C.3 dollars   D. 8dollars

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the New York railway station, playing his violin. The music was so great that many people stopped to put some money into the hat of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it under his hat. Then he began to play the violin. It sounded more pleasant than ever.
Soon he was surrounded with people who were attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim (认领) it soon.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man rushed through the crowd to the violinist and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you were an honest man and would certainly come here.” The young violinist asked calmly, “Are you Mr George Sang?” The man nodded. The violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “It’s a lottery ticket,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded and took the lottery ticket and kissed it, then danced with the violinist.
The violinist was a student at an arts college and had planned to attend advanced studies in Vienna. Later his classmate asked the violinist, “At that time you needed money to pay the tuition (学费)and you had to play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”
The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest should always be with us.
【小题1】What did the young artist do at the railway station on Friday?

A.He played the violin to make some money.
B.He waited for the train to Vienna.
C.He came to buy a train ticket to Vienna.
D.He walked around the New York railway station.
【小题2】According to the words on the paper, which sentence below is TRUE?
A.It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his hat.
B.It asked a gentleman named George Sang to claim his important thing.
C.It was a lottery ticket and he needed to find the owner.
D.It was a lottery ticket and the owner is unknown.
【小题3】 From this article, we can learn that ____.
A.we should share with others if we find something valuable
B.we should know the importance of honesty and lead a happy life
C.keep the lottery if you find one
D.playing the violin could make you feel happy

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