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Introductory Chemistry was taught at Duke University for many years by Professor Bonk. One year, two guys took the class and did pretty well on all the quizzes and midterms. They each had a solid A. These two friends were so confident in going into the final that the weekend before the final, despite the chemistry final being on Monday, they decided to go to the University of Vir?ginia to party with some friends.

They had a great time there. However, with their hangovers(宿醉)and tiredness, they overslept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they found Professor Bonk after the final and explained to him how they missed the final. They told him they went up to the University of Virginia for the weekend and had planned to come back in time to study, but they had a flat tire on the way back and didn't have a spare. So they were late getting back to campus.

Professor Bonk thought this over and agreed that they could take the final the following day. The two guys, happy and relieved> studied that night and went into the classroom the next day at the time that Professor Bonk had told them. He placed them !n separate rooms and handed each of them a test book?let. He told them to begin.

They looked at the first problem which was something simple about solu?tion (溶 液). It was worth 5 points. Cool,"they thought, "this is going to be an easy final". They then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they saw on it. The question contained only two words : Which tire? (95 points)

6.The two guys decided to go to the University of Virginia because_______________ .

A. they were afraid of the final

H.  there was a match there

C.  the final would be held there

D. they thought they could pass the final easily

7.  When did they take the final at last?

A.On  Sunday.    B. On Monday.      C.  On  Tuesday.       D.  On Saturday.

8. From the passage we know_____________ .

 A.     the two guys came back to campus late on purpose

B.     Professor Bonk wasn't strict with the two guys

C.     repairing the flat tire took the two guys a lot of time

D.     Professor Bonk didn't believe the two guys' explanation

9.After the final, they_____________ .

 A.     may apologize to Professor Bonk

B.     must have the same scores

C.     wouldn't be confident in their chemistry

D.     would feel happy and relieved .

10. From the passage we can get a lesson that _______________ .

A.     he who makes no mistakes makes nothing

B.     he is wise that is honest

C.     one never loses anything by politeness

D.     think twice before you do

I never thought I would have a life-changing experi?ence at Wal-Mart.

Although my thoughts were only on speed, the checkout line I was standing in wasn't moving as quickly as I wanted, and I glanced towards the cashier.

There stood a man in his seventies, wearing glasses and a nice smile. I thought, well, he's an old guy!

For the next few minutes I watched him. He greeted every customer before scanning the items. Sure, his words were usual, " How's it going?" But he did something different~he actually listened to people. Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.

I thought it was odd. I have grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit. After a while, you don't give any

thought to the question and just mumble something back. I could say, "I just found out I have six months to live," and someone would reply, "Have a great day!,, But that wasn't the end.

He gave them the change, walked around the counter, and extended his right hand in an act of friend?ship. He looked at the customers in the eyes. "I surely want to thank you for shopping here today," he told them. "You have a great day. Bye.,,

The looks on the faces of the customers were price?less. There were smiles and some sheepish grins. All had been touched by his simple gesture―and in a place they never expected. They would gather their things and walk out, smiling.

Of course, he did the same to me and I got to know his name, Marty.

Who was that guy? It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy's body.

I had never walked away from that shop feeling like

that.

5.    The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because .

A.    the cashier couldn't work as fast as others

B.    there were some big purchases

C.    the cashier did more than scanning the items

D.    the writer was not patient enough

6.    What was most customers' reaction to Marty's behaviours?

A.    They thought it priceless.

B.    They were in some way moved.

C.    They thought it awful and odd.

D.    They felt somewhat offended.

7.    What can we infer about Sam Walton?

A.    He might be Marty's father or grandfather.

B.    He might be friendly and devoted to Wal-Mart.

C.    He might have died while working in the mar?ket.

D.    He might have come back from the dead once be?fore.

8.    What does the writer intend to express through the text?

A.    Our everyday life is always full of surprises.

B.    Most customers enjoy being treated this way.

C.    Being different is a good way of doing business.

D.    A little positive action can make a big difference.

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    There was a sweet, wonder-filled little girl who was hurt over and over again. She   1  that she was so bad that others just couldn't be 2 to her.

   She asked many wise people to help her 3 why she was so bad that even her mother hurt her, and why she was unable to be 4  so that others wouldn't hurt her. So she was on a   that she thought was to help her to be "better", but she carried a big  with her everywhere she went.7 was all the hurt she had experienced. During the trip she willingly  8what the wise people said about forgiveness(宽恕).

    After 50 years? she decided to   9  the bag up and just see what had happened. When she looked inside, it was filled with bits of paper. Once they had  10  on them, detailing the hurt. But as time went on, the words11 slowly. She had been carrying this bag that held nothing  12 the image(印象)of something that once was.

The little girl had now become an almost-old woman. She 13 the sil?liness of carrying that bag around. She started 14 and dancing and she felt free!

She was able to see that her 15 loved her child, but was  16that her little girl felt unloved. By throwing away the bag of paper and forgiving those who 17  her, she looked in the mirror and said, "I am clever, inter?esting and kind.  But most  18  , she was able to say "I am lovable. "19 it took many years, she was finally open to bringing  20  into her life.

She finally saw the sweet, wonder-filled little girl that she had always been.

1.     A. decided          B. considered       C. promised              D. hoped

2.     A. bad              B. sorry           C. thankful               D. nice

3.     A. guess           B. understand       C. expect                 D. invent

4.     A. better            B. worse          C. angrier              D. harder

5.     A. holiday           B. date             C.trip               D. path

6.     A. bowl           B. basket             C. bag                 D. purse

7.     A. Beneath           B. Above           C. Outside             D. Inside

8.     A. agreed with    B. fought against       C. gave up           D. suffered from

9.     A. pick           B. open              C. put             D. break

 10.     A. pictures       B. memories        C. words               D. dreams

11.     A. disappeared        B. appeared          C. showed              D. changed

12.     A. and             B. with            C. among             D. but

13.     A. refused        B. forgot          C. realized             D. preferred

14.     A. crying            B. laughing           C. shouting         D. worrying

15.     A. daughter      B. mother            C. teacher             D. friend

16.     A. sad            B. happy              C. excited          D. hopeful

17.     A. liked           B. hurt              C. educated            D. ignored

18.     A. surprisingly       B. terribly          C. nervously        D. importantly

19.     A. Although          B. If            C. Because             D. So

20.     A. trouble        B. love             C. money               D. future

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