__________ , she won’t talk to you after what you said to her


  1. A.
    Surprising
  2. B.
    Surprised
  3. C.
    Not surprisingly
  4. D.
    Not surprising

A long time ago, there lived a poor man whose real name has been forgotten. He was little and old and his face was wrinkled, and that was why his friends called him Mr. Vinegar. His wife was also little and old, and they lived in a little old cottage at the back of a little old field.
"John," said Mrs. Vinegar, "you must go to town and buy a cow. I will milk her and churn（搅拌） butter and we shall never want for anything."
"That is a good plan," said Mr. Vinegar, so he started off to town while his wife waited by the roadside.
Mr. Vinegar walked up and down the street of the town looking for a cow. After a time, a farmer came that way, leading one that was very pretty and fat.
"Oh, if I only had that cow," said Mr. Vinegar, "I would be the happiest man in the world!"
"She's a very good cow," said the farmer.
"Well," said Mr. Vinegar, "I'll give you these 50 gold pieces for her."
The farmer smiled and held out his hand for the money, "You may have her," he said, "I always like to oblige（施恩惠） , my friends!"
Mr. Vinegar took hold of the cow's halter and led her up and down the street. "I am the luckiest man in the world," he said, "for only see how all the people are looking at me and my cow!"
But at one end of the street, he met a man playing bagpipes（风笛） . He stopped and listened -- Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dee.
"Oh, that is the sweetest music I ever heard," he said, "and just see how all the children crowd around the man and give him pennies! If I only had those bagpipes, I would be the happiest man in the world!!"
"I'll sell them to you," said the piper.
"Will you? Well then, since I have no money, I will give you this cow for them."
"You may have them," answered the piper, "I always like to oblige a friend."
Mr. Vinegar took the bagpipes and the piper led the cow away.
"Now we will have some music," said Mr. Vinegar, but try as hard as he might, he could not play a tune. He could get nothing out of the bagpipes but "squeak, squeak". The children instead of giving him pennies laughed at him.
The day was chilly and in trying to play the pipes, his fingers grew very cold. He wished he had kept the cow.
He just started for home when he met a man who had warm gloves on his hands. "Oh, if I only had those pretty gloves," he said, "I would be the happiest man in the world."
"How much will you give for them?" asked the man.
"Oh, I have no money, but I will give you these bagpipes," answered Mr. Vinegar.
"Well," said the man, "you may have them for I always like to oblige a friend."
Mr. Vinegar gave him the bagpipes and drew the gloves on over his half frozen fingers. "How lucky I am," he said as he trudged（跋涉） homeward. His hands were soon quite warm, but the road was rough and the walking hard. He was very tired when he came to the foot of the steep hill. "How shall I ever get to the top?" he said. Just then he met a man who was walking the other way. He had a stick in his hand which he used as a cane to help him along.
"My friend," said Mr. Vinegar, "if only I had that stick of yours to help me up this hill, I would be the happiest man in the world!"
"How much will you give me for it?" asked the man.
"Well, I have no money, but I will give you this pair of warm gloves," said Mr. Vinegar.
"Well," said the man, "you may have it for I always like to oblige a friend."
Mr. Vinegar's hands were now quite warm, so he gave the gloves to the man and took the stout（结实的） stick to help him along. "How lucky I am!'' he said as he toiled upward.
At the top of the hill he stopped to rest. But as he was thinking of all his good luck that day, he heard someone calling his name. He looked up and saw only a green parrot sitting in a tree.
"Mr. Vinegar, Mr. Vinegar," it cried.
"What now?" said Mr. Vinegar.
"You're a dunce（傻瓜） , you're a dunce!'' answered the bird, "you went to seek your fortune and you found it, then you gave it for a cow, and the cow for some bagpipes, and the bagpipes for some gloves, and the gloves for a stick which you might of cut by the roadside. He He He, you're a dunce! You're a dunce!''
This made Mr. Vinegar very angry. He threw the stick at the bird with all his might. But the bird only answered, "You're a dunce! You're a dunce!" And the stick lodged in the tree where he could not get it again.
Mr. Vinegar went on slowly for he had many things to think about. His wife was standing by the roadside and as soon as she saw him, she cried out, "Where's the cow? Where's the cow?" "Well, I just don't know where the cow is," said Mr. Vinegar. And then he told her the whole story.

  1. 1.

    What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the passage?

    1. A.
      成功
    2. B.
      财富
    3. C.
      幸福
    4. D.
      健康
  2. 2.

    How many exchanges happen in the passage?

    1. A.
      1
    2. B.
      2
    3. C.
      3
    4. D.
      4
  3. 3.

    Why does the parrot think Mr.Vinegar foolish?

    1. A.
      Because Mr.Vinegar married an old woman
    2. B.
      Because Mr.Vinegar gave his fortune for nothing
    3. C.
      Because Mr.Vinegar was little and old
    4. D.
      Because Mr.Vinegar did nothing but be angry
  4. 4.

    What’s Mrs.Vinegar’s feeling after she knew the fact?

    1. A.
      Sad
    2. B.
      Calm
    3. C.
      Happ
    4. D.
      Angry

A teenager says he convinced the White House that he was Iceland’ s president and managed to schedule a call with George W.Bush , but was found out before he got to talk to the US president.
“My call was transferred around a few times until I got hold of Bush’s secretary and managed to book a call meeting with Bush the following Monday evening ,” Vifill Atlaso, 16, told Reuters.
Several Icelandic police turned up at his door two days later---the day of the planned call---and took him in for questioning.
“They told me the CIA had called the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police and asked if the police could try and find out where I received that phone number from,” said Atlason.
The teenager said he was unable to recall where he had discovered the telephone number of the White House.
“I know I’v had it on my phone card for at least four years now and that an Icelandic friend gave it to me, but I don’t remember who,”he said.
At a White House news conference on Monday, Bush’s spokeswoman Dana Perino said her understanding was that Atlason had called a public line “that anybody can call”, according to a transcript(记录).
Jon Buartmarz, Chief Superintendent at Iceland’s national police headquarters, said Icelandic police had not spoken to their US counterparts about the matter. He declinced(拒绝) to say how police were tipped off (通告) about Atlason’s call.
“As far as we’re concerned, there will not be any further investigation, and I don’t know if the American government is taking any action because of this,”he said.

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, when did Atlason call the White House ?

    1. A.
      On Friday     
    2. B.
      On Saturday    
    3. C.
      On Sunday   
    4. D.
      On Monday
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined “it ”refer to ?

    1. A.
      The telephone number of the White House.
    2. B.
      The telephone number of his friend.
    3. C.
      A White House news conference .
    4. D.
      CIA
  3. 3.

    How did Atlason get the telephone number of the White House ?

    1. A.
      From a newspaper   
    2. B.
      From Bush’s secertary
    3. C.
      From an Icelandic friend  
    4. D.
      By calling the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police.
  4. 4.

    What is the main idea of the article ?

    1. A.
      An Icelandic teenager tricks the the White House
    2. B.
      CIA found out the truth of a trick.
    3. C.
      A teenager pretended to be the Icelandic president.
    4. D.
      The telephone number of the Whiite House is known by public.

Freda Bright says, "Only in opera do people die of love." It's true. You really can't love somebody to death. I've known people to die from no love, but I've never known anyone to be loved to death. We just can't love one another enough.
A heart-warming story tells of a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary. All day she felt nervous and apprehensive. Late in the afternoon she summoned the courage to approach her employer. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise.
The woman arrived home that evening to a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had tipped him off, or... did he just somehow know that she would not get turned down?
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They embraced and kissed, and then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully lettered note. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. Picking it off the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Someone has said that the measure of love is when you love without measure. What this man feels for his wife is total acceptance and love, whether she succeeds or fails. His love celebrates her victories and cure her wounds. He stands with her, no matter what life throws in their direction.
Upon receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family." And love your friends. Love them without measure.

  1. 1.

    By saying "Only in opera do people die of love.", the writer wants to tell us that ______.

    1. A.
      giving love is better than receiving love
    2. B.
      love in opera is better than that in real life
    3. C.
      people are too greedy to have enough love
    4. D.
      to die from love is no better than to die from no love
  2. 2.

    From the passage we can infer that ________.

    1. A.
      the woman must have thought about asking for a salary raise for a long time
    2. B.
      the boss of the woman must be a kind person
    3. C.
      the woman was a courageous person
    4. D.
      the husband must have got the news before his wife got home
  3. 3.

    The husband prepared a festive meal in order to _______.

    1. A.
      show how good he was at cooking
    2. B.
      celebrate her wife’s success in raising the salary
    3. C.
      thank her wife’s boss for raising her salary
    4. D.
      show how deeply he loved his wife
  4. 4.

    What Mother Teresa said means that _________.

    1. A.
      loving your family is more important than promoting world peace
    2. B.
      loving your friends is to promote the world peace
    3. C.
      everybody can promote the world peace by loving his own family without measure
    4. D.
      no matter what life throws in our direction, our family is always our first concern

Operation Green Sweep
For Teens Currently in 6th-12th Grades
Operation Green Sweep is a volunteer program for teens who want to earn community service
hours by helping to clean up our city parks and community centers. Teens will clean up various
local parks, remove light rubbish and learn a thing or two about our parks and surrounding
environment.
Fridays, April 17 to May 29, 2009
3:30 to 5:00
Meet at the Teen Center, 2203 Central Avenue, Room 170
Cost: $45 --- covers the uniform shirt, training guidebook and transportation
Note: If you miss more than two days, you may be dropped from the program without earning
your hours. Please bring a snack, wear work clothes (no skirts or open-toed shoes) and sunscreen.
Teens are expected to arrive at the meeting place on time, learn communication skills and learn to plan ahead. All volunteers must meet at the Veteran’s Memorial Building to receive their tasks. Do not be late because transportation is provided to take teens to their selected sites.
Save your receipts(收据). There will be a $15 charge per receipt to reprint receipts.
In the event if a class is cancelled(取消) by us, full refunds(退款) will be given. There will be a $15 administration(管理) fee for cancellations put forward by participants.

  1. 1.

    Operation Green Sweep is intended for those who __________.

    1. A.
      are willing to serve the community
    2. B.
      are interested in playing in the parks
    3. C.
      hope to learn how to plant various flowers
    4. D.
      expect to work in parks after graduation
  2. 2.

    What do we know about the program Operation Green Sweep?

    1. A.
      Teens should pay $45 for transportation.
    2. B.
      It lasts from 3:30 to 5:00 pm every day.
    3. C.
      Teens will go to their working places themselves.
    4. D.
      Teens can learn communication skills there.
  3. 3.

    To join in the program, teens are asked to ___________.

    1. A.
      bring their own uniform shirt
    2. B.
      pay $45 for it
    3. C.
      promise to serve the community all life
    4. D.
      wear skirts and open-toed shoes
  4. 4.

    If you give up the activity, how much money is left for you?

    1. A.
      $45  
    2. B.
      $5    
    3. C.
      $30   
    4. D.
      $15

Last night I had the best gift ever.
My older son was reading a detective novel while my younger son was reading fairy tales. They were each in different rooms, engrossed in their books with no TV, music or anything else distracting (使分心) their attention.
I read a lot during my childhood, curling (蜷缩) up in sofa or lying in bed. Like anyone else, I had lots of other interests, but once I discovered reading, I really enjoyed it. I read everything — books, magazines, newspapers, even the back of food packages if there was nothing else to read at the moment. I must thank my parents for their love of reading. Longing for more information and knowledge, my parents were always reading a lot.
Today’s children are provided with a variety of choices. It is so easy for them to become uninterested in reading and to view it as boring, uncool and unnecessary. There are TVs with astonishing choices of programs; there are MP3 players with thousands of songs at their fingertips; there are the Internet and mobile phones.
I’ve told my sons that reading comes with information, understanding and connection, each of which will help them at every stage in their lives now and forever. So when my sons were reading their books last night, I watched them, noticing them put a bookmark into their books. That’s the most amazing gift that I have ever received.

  1. 1.

    The best title for this passage is _____.

    1. A.
      My Two Sons
    2. B.
      An Amazing Gift
    3. C.
      My Favorite, Reading
    4. D.
      Let’s Read Together
  2. 2.

    The phrase “engrossed in” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “_____”.

    1. A.
      connected by
    2. B.
      separated by
    3. C.
      devoted to
    4. D.
      worried about
  3. 3.

    What does the author think of TVs, MP3 players, the Internet and mobile phones?

    1. A.
      They are boring, uncool and unnecessary.
    2. B.
      They are too expensive for a family to afford.
    3. C.
      They might distract children’s attention.
    4. D.
      They might enrich children’s lives and make them happy.
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, the author’s best gift is _____.

    1. A.
      her sons’ love for reading
    2. B.
      reading books alone
    3. C.
      bookmarks from her sons
    4. D.
      having a happy family

Dear Aunty,
After years of her crying, I finally gave in and allowed my daughter to have a cat. I now regret my decision. As someone needs to have a clean, tidy house, I no longer feel relaxed in my own home. If I tell her, “sorry, the cat has to go.” She will be heartbroken. What can I do?
-Feline Phobic
Dear Phobic,
I’m an animal lover and on your kid’s and cat’s side. Tell your daughter your problem. Ask her to help you come up with a plan. Perhaps you can agree to allow the cat only in certain areas of the house. This is a chance for your daughter to develop the sense of responsibility owning a pet requires.
Dear Aunty,
I got the highest grade on a biology test. Now the popular kids think I’m brainy, and want me in their lab group. I knew I was being used. Now, they want my homework. What should I do?
-Lily
Dear Lily,
Popularity can come at a price, but it’s no excuse to cheat. Offer to help new friends with their homework, but don’t give them yours.
Dear Aunty,
I’m one of six assistants in a dental (牙科的)office. But I’m new there just four months. I’ve tried to join conversations, but they just ignore me. They go shopping together. No one invites me. How can I break into the circle?
-Crystal
Dear Crystal,
Humans run in packs like dogs. When a new dog enters the pack, a lot of discovery goes on. So bring cookies for everyone! Then try making friends with one co-worker. Invite her to lunch. When you get familiar with each other, tell her how hard you’re finding the situation at work. Chances are, she’ll take you under her wing.

  1. 1.

    Aunty thinks that Phobic should _____.

    1. A.
      try to persuade her daughter to give in
    2. B.
      spend more time cleaning the house
    3. C.
      ask her daughter to help tidy up
    4. D.
      find a better way to keep the cat
  2. 2.

    The underlined word “brainy” in the passage means _____.

    1. A.
      excited
    2. B.
      friendly
    3. C.
      intelligent
    4. D.
      hard-working
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, _____.

    1. A.
      Phobic can’t get along well with her daughter
    2. B.
      Aunty is fond of animals like cats
    3. C.
      Crystal’s coworkers are cheating her
    4. D.
      Lily has no interest in lab experiments

Levi Strauss was born in Bavaria (巴伐利亚) in Europe in 1829. He emigrated（移居）to the United States of America when he was seventeen years old. His brothers sold cloth, and he worked for them even though he could not speak English very well. At this time many people were moving to California because gold was discovered there. Strauss went to look for gold, too.
Strauss took a lot of cloth with him to San Francisco. He thought that he could make tents out of the cloth and sell them to people working in the gold fields. But when he got there, he saw that people had a greater need for clothes than tents. Clothes did not last very long in the gold fields. At first Strauss made pants out of canvas（帆布）. They were very strong ---- much stronger than other pants. Soon everyone was wearing them , so he decided only to make pants. He opened a small store and made a lot of money from selling pants.
After a while, Strauss found a material even stronger than canvas. It came from a town in France called Nimes. The French called the material serge de Nimes, which means “cloth from Nimes”. The Americans called it denim. Strauss also bought some cloth from Genoa, a town in Italy. To Americans this name sounds like “jeans”, so they called his pants jeans. The cloth that Strauss used was always blue, so people also called his pants blue jeans and blue denims. Other people called them Levi’s. Levi Strauss jeans are some of the best-selling jeans in the world today. They last a long time and are very comfortable.
56.

  1. 1.

    When Levi Strauss went to San Francisco for the first time, he wanted to ______.

    1. A.
      find a strong material to make pants
    2. B.
      work for his brothers
    3. C.
      make money by selling tents
    4. D.
      open a store to make pants57.
  2. 2.

    In the beginning Strauss made pants from ______.

    1. A.
      serge de Nimes
    2. B.
      silk
    3. C.
      denim
    4. D.
      canvas58.
  3. 3.

    The name “jeans” was first used by ______.

    1. A.
      Bavarians
    2. B.
      Americans
    3. C.
      Italians
    4. D.
      Frenchmen59.
  4. 4.

    The story is about ______.

    1. A.
      where cloth came from
    2. B.
      the man who first made jeans
    3. C.
      how to make lots of money
    4. D.
      life on the gold fields

I met the old man at a cafe. “Did you hear the radio news yesterday?” he asked me. “No,” I replied. “Anything exciting?”“Exciting? NO! Something very sad. A group of hungry dogs killed and ate my best friend.”?
“Oh, dear!” I cried. “How did it happen?”“He was working on the hillside when the dogs attacked him. When he didn't return, I went to the hillside and found…”“His body?” I asked. The old fellow drank half of his coffee. “No. I told you they were hungry dogs, didn't I? The big bones were lying every where. But they found this.” He pushed open a match box he was holding in his hand. In it was a man's thumb, lying on some white bloody material.?
“This is my friend's right thumb. The dogs ate the rest of him”. The old man began to cry. He finished his coffee quickly and left the cafe. I drank mine and called the waiter. “I'll pay the gentleman's bill. His poor friend—how terrible!”“You've heard the news?” The waiter laughed. “Sure. There's a hole in the bottom of the match box. He put his own thumb through the hole. The blood is red ink, I believe. Is the story worth a cup of coffee, sir?”“But he held the box in his right hand.”“Yes, but listeners look into the box. They just can't take their sight off that terrible thing.”“And when he tells the story, he gets free cup of coffee!” I said, laughing. “Yes, sir, but only from strangers who come to this town, and, of course, he does us no harm!”?

  1. 1.

    We can learn from this passage ________.?

    1. A.
      the writer came to the cafe for the first time?
    2. B.
      the old man made a living by telling jokes in the cafe?
    3. C.
      the writer had known about the old man before?
    4. D.
      what had happened to his best friend made the old man mad?
  2. 2.

    Having heard the old man's story, the writer _______ .?

    1. A.
      couldn't help laughing immediately?
    2. B.
      showed great mercy upon him?
    3. C.
      didn't believe him at all?
    4. D.
      bought the old man another cup of coffee?
  3. 3.

    It turned out that the thumb in the match box was actually __________.?

    1. A.
      the right thumb of his best friend?
    2. B.
      the thumb he stole from the dead body of an unknown person?
    3. C.
      something made of bloody white materials?
    4. D.
      his own right thumb?
  4. 4.

    The waiter hadn't let out the truth of the old man's story earlier because _______ .

    1. A.
      he was nobody but the best friend of the old man?
    2. B.
      the old man wouldn't pay for his coffee if he did ?
    3. C.
      the waiter hadn't seen through the old man's trick?
    4. D.
      the old man helped the cafe in some way?
  5. 5.

    As suggested by the passage, what might happen in the end?      ??

    1. A.
      The writer refused to pay the old man's bill.?
    2. B.
      The writer decided to make the trick known to the public.?
    3. C.
      More strangers would hear the old man's story.?
    4. D.
      The old man wouldn't visit the cafe any more.

I started winning competitions. We still had very little money -- my father had to borrow $5,000 to pay for a trip to the International Young Pianists Competition in Ettlingen, Germany, in 1994, when I was 12. I realized later how much pressure he was under. Tears streamed down his face when it was announced that I'd won -- earning enough money to pay back our loan.
It was soo n clear I couldn't stay in China forever. To become a world-class musician, I had to play on the world's big stages. So in 1997, my father and I moved again, this time to Philadelphia, so I could attend The Curtis Institute of Music. Finally our money worries were easing. The school paid for an apartment and even lent me a Steinway（斯坦威钢琴）.At night, I would sneak into the living room just to touch the keys.
Now that I was in America, I spent two years practicing, and by 1999 I had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard me play and liked me, but orchestra schedules were set far in advance. I thought I might join them in a few years.
The next morning, I got a call. The great pianist Andre Watts, who was to play the "Gala Benefit Evening" at Chicago's Ravinia Festival, had become ill. I was asked to replace him. That performance was, for me, the moment. After violinist Isaac Stern introduced me, I played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. My father's mouth hung open throughout the entire song.
I played until 3:30 a.m. I felt something happening. Sure enough, it was a great success. Still, my father kept telling me, "You'd better practice!" But living in America with me was beginning to relax him. In Beijing I'd been fat -- he made sure I ate -- and he'd been skinny. Now I was getting thin. He wasn't.
My father and I had often practiced a piece called "Horses," a fun version for piano and erhu. One night in Carnegie Hall, after I played Chopin and Liszt, I brought Dad out on the stage, and we played our duet（二重奏）. People went crazy -- they loved it. My father couldn't sleep for days. He was too happy to sleep.
There have been lots of concerts in Carnegie Hall, but for me playing there was especially sweet when I remember the cold days in Beijing. Together, my father and I worked to reach the lucky place where fortune spots you, and lets you shine.

  1. 1.

    In the first paragraph his father cried when it was announced that he'd won mainly because__________.

    1. A.
      his father was excited that his son succeeded at last.
    2. B.
      his father was under too much pressure.
    3. C.
      they could pay back the loan with the prize.
    4. D.
      his father was proud of him.
  2. 2.

    Tell the order of the events.
    a. He and his father moved to Philadelphia.
    b. He was asked to replace the great pianist Andre Watts.
    c. He and his father played “Horses” together.
    d.The Chicago Symphony orchestra heard his performance.
    e. The Curtis Institute of Music lent him a Steinway

    1. A.
      a, e, c, b, d
    2. B.
      b, e, a, d, c
    3. C.
      d, a, e, b, c
    4. D.
      a, e, d, b, c
  3. 3.

    Which of the following statements agrees with the author?

    1. A.
      The writer’s father had been very fat before they went to America.
    2. B.
      The writer thought he would be one of them soon when he knew the Chicago Symphony orchestra heard him play and liked him.
    3. C.
      The Curtis Institute of Music finally eased their money worries.
    4. D.
      One can achieve his dream if he is lucky enough.
  4. 4.

    The underlined word there in the last paragraph refers to_________.

    1. A.
      America
    2. B.
      Beijing.
    3. C.
      Carnegie Hall
    4. D.
      All the places he went to.
  5. 5.

    What is the best title of the passage?

    1. A.
      I Took Off!
    2. B.
      When Fortune Spots Me.
    3. C.
      No Pain, No Gain.
    4. D.
      My father and I
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