Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came up to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office unless it was raining, because it gave him some exercise.

 him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without a penny in my pockets, I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me £ 5, because you said you were willing to take a chance so as to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!” “Well,” answered the stranger, “are you still willing to take a chance?”

67. How did Mr. Grey get to his office?

   A. He went up to work by train.

   B. He walked to his office.

   C. He went to his office on foot unless it rained.

   D. He usually took a train to the station and then walked to his office if the weather was fine.

68. Mr Grey liked walking to his office because ________.

   A. he couldn’t afford the buses       B. he wanted to save money

   C. he wanted to keep in good health  D. he could do some exercises on the way

69. Mr. Grey had been willing to lend money to a stranger in order to_______

   A. give him a start in life            B. help him on the way to success

   C. make him rich                  D. gain more money

70. One morning the stranger recognized Mr. Grey, and_______

   A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

   B. again asked Mr. Grey for money

   C. would like to make friends with him

   D. told Mr. Grey that he had been successful since then

Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”

    He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.

    Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.

    “Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”

    “What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.

    “We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”

    “Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.

63. Paul felt uneasy because he

   A. was seriously ill.                   B. was too tired.

   C. was worried about the coming test.     D. couldn’t find his history notebook.

64. It seemed that Paul __________

   A. was good at history.                 B. liked to study history.

   C. lost interest in history.               D. was ready for the history test.

65. What made Paul feel fine at once?

   A. The telephone call.          B. the coming test.

   C. Jack’s notebook             D. The fact that the test was not to be given that day.

66. “How do you feel this morning?” From this question we can see Jack________

   A. knew Paul.                         B. knew Paul very well.

   C. wanted to help Paul with his history.     D. would lend Paul his notebook..

A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspaper. “Last week,” he said, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, I spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn’t get it back.”

 “Here it is,” said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, “Lost from the City Church last Sunday evening, a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No. 10 Broad Street.”

“Now,” said the merchant, “I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try for your umbrella again, and if it fails, I'll buy you a new one.”

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday evening doesn’t wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No.10 Broad Street. He is well known.”

This appeared in the newspaper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors, and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that

59. The result of the first advertisement was that ______________.

A. the man got his umbrella back

B. the man wasted some money advertising

C. nobody found the missing umbrella

D. the umbrella was found somewhere near the church

60. The merchant suggested that the man should _______________.

A. buy a new umbrella

B. go on looking for his umbrella

C. write another and better advertisement

D. report the police

61. “If it fails, I’ll buy you a new one,” suggested that the merchant

_______________.

A. was quite sure of success

B. wanted to buy him a new umbrella

C. didn’t know what to do

D. was rich enough to buy one

62. The story is mainly about _________________.

A. a useless advertisement

B. how to make an effective advertisement

C. how the man lost and found his umbrella

D. what the merchant did for the umbrella owner

What is your favorite English letter? Many of you may say Q. Why? Because so many of you chat with your friends on QQ. What do you like about QQ? What do you talk about? The CCTV reporter, Miss Wang, interviews three kids. Let’s listen to what they say.

    When do you chat on QQ? What do you talk about?

    Lin yuhan, Xi’an: On weekends. We talk about homework and chat with each other.

    Tang Xuting, Shanghai: At weekends and when I don’t have much homework. We exchange test answers and chat.

    Yang yuhang, Dalian: Our class goes online together at 4:00----6:00pm on weekends. We complain about homework, chat and talk about computer games.

    What do you put on your QQ blog(博客)?

    Lin: I put good articles I have found online on my blog. I also write articles myself. They are about funny things that have happened in my class.

    Tang: I put picture on my blog. Not my own photos, but pictures from my favorite Japanese cartoons(动画片)like Tennis Prince Conan.

    Yang: I put DV films on my blog. I shoot(拍摄)them during sports meetings and school parties. The most popular one is about a dancing teacher,  he is so funny that everyone watches it.

    How do you like QQ?

    Lin: It’s a good space for us to make a record of our lives of both good times and sad times.

    Tang: My friends and I may not have time to chat at school. But we can do it on QQ. It’s very helpful to our friendships.

    Yang: If you chat with friends on the telephone, your parents sometimes listen to your conversation. There’s no such problem with QQ. You can relax and talk freely.

56. What does Yang yuhang talk about on QQ on weekends?

    ①homework      ②chat     ③test answers    ④computer games

A.①②             B. ②③             C. ①②④        D.②③④

57. What does Lin Yuhan put on her QQ blog?

   A. Some pictures.   B. Good articles.   C.DV films       D.Japanese cartoons

58. Which one is TURE according to this article?

    A. Lin says QQ is very helpful to their friendships.

    B. Yang says he can chat freely with many friends and relax on QQ.

    C. Tang says QQ is a good space for them to make a record of their lives.

    D. Tang says he chats on QQ on weekends though he has lots of homework.

Andy was born with a developmental(发展的disorder. The two sides of his brain were not 36  normally together. The right side of his 37  could not communicate with the left.  At the age of three, it was 38 for him to walk, speak, and play. He could only echo (重复) back a few words, and walked  39 while someone held each of his hands. 

Then came the 40. He attended an all-day center where he 41 every unimaginable treatment. He struggled, sometimes in 42 , to get stronger. Andy hated it when his parents would 43 him there in the mornings. However, they 44—against all odds(逆境)—that he would grow up to live a 45 healthy life.They believed it for themselves, and for Andy.

It 46 .Today Andy is a successful 13-year-old high school student and has won the gold  lot of 49 to move from adversity (逆境) to victory.  

Ask yourself: “What are the seeds of  50  hidden in my struggles today? If I get up when I 51 , what will that make possible tomorrow? ”

“Overnight success” is the 52 of years of tenacity (坚韧)and continued  53  . 

Victory is possible for those who never give in to whatever bad  54  to them. They’ll find the path to their dream.  55 , they will accept adversities as universities that will foster (促进) strength, growth, and skills to attract the victory they seek.  

36. A.touched      B.used     C. mixed       D. joined

37. A.ear      B. body   C. foot      D. shoulder

38. A. difficult   B.easy    C. interesting D. funny

39. A. fast      B.strangely C. strongly  D. slowly

40. A.power    B.attention C. struggles  D. failures

41. A.watched  B.followed  C. received  D. enjoyed

43. A.make     B.leave    C.forget     D.put

44. A.doubted  B.believed   C.guessed    D. imagined

45. A.lovely   B.rich     C.normal   D.colorful

46. A.paid off  B.set out    C.ran out   D.went off

47. A.story    B.problem   C. experience D progress

48. A. sees     B. visits    C. invites    D. joins

49.A.objects    B.Enemies    C.habits    D.difficulties

50. A.flower   B.spirit   C.strength  D.pride

51. A.lose     B. fail    C.fall      D.stop

52.A mark     B.result   C. symbol  D. sign

53.A.learning   B. taking    C.offering   D. refusing

54.A.related    B. happened  C.appealed  D. referred

55.A.However   B. Otherwise  C Besides  D. Rather

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