Walter owns three Italian  restaurants which are running very well in Rhode Island in America. Every day his restaurants welcome crowds of customers（顾客） all over the world.

He studied to be a cook, but he sees now that his success is the result of a lifetime education. When he opened his first restaurant, all of a sudden his schooling knowledge , the history of his family and his ethics(道德准则) of his father came into play  . It made him a person who studied and explored （探索）the secrets in the food business.

Walter’s learning never stops. He says “ The food business is one where you need to stay on top. Cooks should be trained. You have to keep on studying or you will be left behind.” So he spent more time in reading. Every time he gets new ideas from the book, he brings them into his work.

Walter also has a clear understanding about success. That is he would like to be remembered as a person who is creative, who believes in the Italian cooking culture in America. Food is like a bridge connecting to the past, to the family and to the country. He says “Success to me is not how much money I make, but if at the end of the day I am able to make fifteen or twenty customers happy, I’m a happy man.”

1.The underlined phrase “came into play” means                

A. played a joke on him             B. needed to be used

C. gave him much help               D. began to be studied

2.The secret of Walter’s success is             .

   A. building a bridge to the country   

B. keeping on learning without any stops

C. getting new cooking ideas from his family

D. bringing the Italian cooking culture into America

3. From the last sentence of the passage, we can know that it is           .

   A. happy to make a lot of money

   B. exciting to have more and more customers

   C. important to make the customers pleased

   D. impossible to make 15 or 20 customers happy every day

4. We can learn from the passage that           .

   A. the lifetime education is important

   B. creative spirit always comes first

   C. exploring the food business is difficult

   D. new ideas are necessary in running a restaurant

5.The best title of this passage may be “           ”

   A. Culture is Important for Cooks

   B. A Cook and His Customers

   C. The Story of Three Restaurants

   D. A Winner is Made, not Born

At one time or another we have all stopped to think about the weather. Some days the weather is good. Some days the weather is bad. Sometimes a day that seems bad turns out better than you thought it would. There are ways of understanding the weather. One way is to study the clouds. No two clouds are ever alike. We can see the different kinds of clouds and watch them for signs of changing weather. To forecast the weather, there are three things about clouds. you should look for: movement, colour, and change. As a rule, the higher the clouds, the better the weather. And the lower the clouds, the worse the weather is likely to be. Fair-weather cumulus clouds* are another sign of good weather. These are clouds we often see on warm summer days. Clouds can tell you if a storm is on the way. If the thick, fluffy cumulus clouds get bigger early in the day, then you know it will rain. If there is a sudden, cool and dark thunder* cloud appears, then a storm is about to break out. Colours in the sky tell us about the weather, too. A golden ring around the moon warns us that a storm is on the way. A watery yellow sunset is a sign that rain may be near. The rainbow* has a message, too. The colours of the rainbow come from the sun rays shining through falling rain. If you see the sun in the east and a rainbow in the west, the rain may be coming your way. If the sun is in the west and the rainbow is in the east, the rain will be moving away from you.
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When you are about to do something brave, a cheerful wish of “Good luck!” from a friend can be helpful. But if you think you need lots of luck, what else might you do?

In the UK and US there are some strange traditions for bringing yourself a little more good luck. Some are hundreds of years old and some are much newer.

Have you heard the saying “When you wish upon a star”? If you are looking up at the sky on a clear night and you see a sudden flash of light, it is probably a shooting star! Seeing one doesn’t happen very often. The saying goes that if you see one you have been very lucky, and so if you make a wish, it will come true.

Maybe you have heard of the lucky rabbit’s foot. Some people believe that rabbits are lucky animals, so they carry a part of the rabbit, its foot, for good luck. There are all kinds of strange, unclear rules about which of the rabbit’s feet is the luckiest. It is said that this good luck tradition is the oldest one of all. However, as the funny saying goes, “Depend on the rabbit’s foot if you will, but remember it didn’t work for the rabbit!”

Traffic rules help to keep order on the road. They also help to keep people   26  . The pedestrian(行人) has as many rules to   27   as the driver of a car. You should walk on the sidewalk(人行道) or at the side of the road. Always look   28   before you walk across the street.

If you like riding a bike, don’t ride in the middle of the road or run   29   red traffic lights. When you ride a bike with a friend, don’t look around or talk.If you drive a car, you should   30   at the traffic lights. You must always   31   a seat belt(安全带). Without belts   32   the driver and the passengers may be badly hurt in a sudden accident.

You may not need to take a bus, but   33   if you have to travel in one. Get on or get off a bus only when it comes to a   34  . When it is full, don’t try to get inside   35   you may fall off.

Traffic rules are also called Road Safety rules. The maxim(格言) for all road users is “Thinking about others”.

1.A. healthy            B. safe            C. happy            D. careful

2.A. follow             B. make            C. break            D. pass

3. A. happy             B. happily         C. careful          D. carefully

4.A. through            B. across          C. along            D. around

5.A. speed up           B. go ahead        C. get off          D. slow down

6.A. take               B. wear            C. carry            D. bring

7. A. half              B. none            C. both             D. all

8. A. look around  B. take care           C. take a seat      D. look back

9.A. sign               B. stop            C. corner           D. crossing

10. A. and  B. so   C. or   D. but