A businessman walks into a bank in San Francisco and asks for the loan officer. He says he is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a loan. So the businessman hands over the keys to a Rolls Royce parked on the street in front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank’s underground garage and park it there.

Two weeks later, the businessman returns, and repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41

The loan officer says, “We are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multimillionaire. What puzzles us is that why you would bother to borrow $5,000?”

Laughing, the businessman replies, “Where else in San Francisco can I park my car for two weeks for $157.”

The businessman walks into the bank with the true purpose of        .

A. borrowing $5,000               B. meeting the loan officer

C. finding a place to park his car       D. showing how rich he is

The loan officer is puzzled because         .

   A. he never thought he could meet a multimillionaire in his bank

   B. he thinks the businessman is crazy to leave his car in the bank

   C. he never thought the businessman could drive a Roils Royce

D. he thinks $5,000 is so small a sum of money to the businessman

The underlined word “collateral” In Paragraph 1 most probably means “          ” .

   A. security       B. payment       C. reward         D. deal

Which of the following words can best describe the businessman according to the story?

   A. Honest.      B. Clever      C. Rich           D. Kind

I believe that my country,Poland,is a perfect example for a place where food is particularly important.When we were little children,we began to understand how much a loaf of bread meant to our parents—to some it might sound silly but for me the custom of kissing bread before you started cutting it was simply amazing.It’s not so common nowadays to treat food that way,since you hardly ever bake your own bread.Besides,everyone would call you crazy if you tried to kiss every bread roll before you ate them!But though we no longer make our food from scratch(起点),some customs have been kept—that’s why I feel so sorry every time I have to throw any food away—even though I no longer live with my parents and nobody would blame me for this anymore!

Many people of our nation are still working as farmers,eating what they grow and harvest and therefore enjoying everything more.It’s widely known that you value more anything that needs your effort in the first place.In most homes in Poland,especially those of farmers,the whole family would try and have their meals together—extremely difficult now,but so rewarding(值得)!You can share other members’ troubles and successes,give your children some attention,or just sit down for a moment instead of rushing through life aimlessly.Furthermore,your body,and stomach in particular will be very grateful(感激) for such a time!

In Poland,a wedding,Christmas or even a birthday is celebrated with a great meal.Women in the house get together and cook,sometimes for a few days before the event,and the extremely good or unusual food will be remembered and widely talked about.

You cannot over-value the importance of food in the country.What’s more,almost everyone in Poland will be as interested in the topic as I am.

When the writer was a child,he/she ______.

A.found people were crazy about bread

B.began to realize the importance of food

C.thought that cutting bread was amazing

D.learned people hardly baked their own bread

The writer feels very sorry when he/she has to throw away any food because ______.

A.he/she makes food from scratch

B.his/her parents would blame him/her

C.some customs still have effect on him/her

D.many people are still working hard as farmers

From the text,we can learn that,in Poland,_______.

A.most meals can be interesting topics for a long time

B.the whole family often have meals together nowadays

C.it’s common for women to get together to cook for a few days

D.family members can know more about each other by having meals together

One day, Wilson was walking quietly along the road when someone hit him hard on the back of his neck.He looked behind him, and saw a young man whom he had never seen before.    

“How dare you hit me like that?” shouted Wilson.    

The young man said he had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his and that he thought Wilson was making a lot of noise about nothing.    

This insult (侮辱) made Wilson even angrier, of course, and he at once decided to bring the young man before a judge.    

Now, the judge, who heard the case, was a friend of the young man’s father’s, and, although he pretended to be quite fair, he was thinking about what he could do to protect the young man from being punished while at the same time not to be appearing unfair.   

Finally he said to Wilson, “I understand your feelings in this matter very well.Would you be satisfied if I let you hit the young man as he hit you?”    

Wilson said he would not be.The young man had insulted him and should be properly punished.    

“Well, then,” said the judge to the young man, “I order you to pay ten coins to Wilson.”    

Ten coins was very little for such a crime, but the young man did not have it with him, so the judge allowed him to go and get it.    

Wilson waited for him to return with the money.He waited an hour, and then two hours, while the judge took care of other business.    

When it was nearly time for the court to close, Wilson chose a moment when the judge was especially busy, came up quietly and hit him hard on the back of the neck.Then he said to him, “I am sorry, but I can’t wait any longer.When the young man comes back, tell him that I have passed my right to the ten coins on to you.”

1.Why did the young man hit Wilson from behind?

A.Wilson had hit him before. 

B.He had mistaken Wilson for a friend of his.

C.Wilson was a stranger there. 

D.Wilson made a lot of noise when he was walking.

2.Which of the following explanations has the closest meaning with the underlined word “properly”?

A.completely         B. correctly     C. immediately    D. finally

3.The best title for this passage is ________.

A.I’ve passed my right on to you     

B.The judge and Wilson

C.Wilson and the young man      

D.The young man was set free

 

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