The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. His poor jacket, patched（打补丁的）trousers, and worn - out shoes made him from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. With the help of his walking - stick, he walked toward a by the window. A young waitress named Mary watched him and ran over to him, and said, "Here, sir. Let me give you a with that chair.”

Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded a thank - you. She pulled the chair away from the table. And then she helped him move in front of the chair, and get seated with his walking - stick against the table. In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss." "You're welcome, sir." she replied. "My name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment. If you need , just wave at me!"

he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change from his ticket, helping him up from his chair and out from behind the table. She him his walking - stick, and walked with him to the door. Holding the door open for him, she said, "Come back and see us, sir!" He said softly with a smile, "You are very kind!" When Mary went to clean his table, she was greatly .Under his plate she found a business card and a$100 bill! The note read--"dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”

The man she had waited on was the of the restaurant, This was the first time that she, or any of her workmates had ever seen him in person.

1.A. give out B. put out C. stand out D. work out

2.A. waiter B. manager C. door D. table

3.A. menu B. dish C. hand D. bill

4.A. comfortably B. angrily C. unhappily D. excitedly

5.A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. many things

6.A. After B. Until C. Unless D. While

7.A. made B. took C. got D. handed

8.A. bored B. frightened C. surprised D. pleased

9.A. chat B. treat C. deal D. communicate

10.A. customer B. friend C. owner D. cleaner

It was very cold outside my car．I did not want tot of it  1   we passed by a cafe．Suddenly I noticed a short old man,   2   , shaking with the cold．He was waiting for anyone who would  3   him a coin or a cup of hot tea．

I asked my  4   to go over and hand this old man something．He  5   into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “  6  ．” I felt so happy could live   7  the cold night．

I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   8  , as I have to pass this way every day．I did so the next evening, and he the  9   and came up to my window and  10   at me．This offered him a  11   of food．He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand．He  12  food, smiled and said, “May you．” I and he   13   me think of my father．”

I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us,  14   please do not pass by a   15   person without least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind．

1．A．after                     B．when                  C．before                 D．if

2．A．covered                B．tied                     C．filled                  D．provided

3．A．send                     B．leave                   C．greet                   D．accept

4．A．father                   B．son                     C．husband              D．friend

5．A．watched                B．knocked              C．came                  D．looked

6．A．Excuse me            B．Beg your pardon   C．Take it easy         D．Thank you

7．A．in                         B．through              C．under                  D．off

8．A．year                      B．month                 C．week                  D．day

9．A．office                   B．gift                     C．car                     D．shop

10．A．smiled                 B．pointed                C．called                  D．shouted

11．A．box                     B．bag                     C．bottle                  D．basket

12．A．held                    B．ordered               C．dropped              D．received

13．A．got                     B．forced                 C．made                  D．allowed

14．A．so                      B． and                   C．or                      D．but

15．A．quiet                   B．sick                    C．poor                   D．shy

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

（1）What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

        A. a cure for colds               B. bottles

        C. a cure for old age              D. a medicine that made people live forever

（2） The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.      the medicine was too cheap

B.      the medicine was too expensive

C.      he looked quite old himself

D.     he didn’t look honest

（3） What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

        A. 变化        B. 付钱        C. 给……钱         D. 向……要价

（4） How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

        A. one dollar a bottle             B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

        C. ten dollars a bottle             D. fifty dollars a bottle

（5） What does this passage really mean?

A.      The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.      The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.      The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.     The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.

A man was selling medicine at a fair(集市). At first he sold bottles of a cure(药剂) for colds for just a dollar a bottle.

Many people wanted to buy it and the man’s young assistant moved quickly through the crowd collecting money and handing out bottles of the cure.

Then, when he had a bid crowd, the man stood up, held up a very small bottle and said, “And now, ladies and gentleman, I am not going to charge you a hundred dollars a bottle for this wonderful medicine. I am not going to charge you fifty dollars a bottle. I am not going to charge you twenty-five dollars a bottle. Now, ladies and gentleman. I am not going to charge you ten dollars, and you can live forever.

Most of the people in the crowd did not believe this. One person shouted, “ If you can make you live forever, why don’t you drink it?” Then the other man cried, “ Yes, you look as if you are at least sixty years.”

“ Thank you, sir, thank you,” the man answered, “ I am so glad you said that. My real age is three hundred and twenty-nine.” The crowd laughed at this but there were still some people who wanted to believe the man. One of them spoke to the man’s assistant as he passed by, “ Is that true?” he asked. “ Is he three hundred and twenty-nine?

“ Don’t ask me, ” the assistant said, “ I have only worked for him for a hundred and fifty years.”

（1）What did the man sell at first? He sold ________.

        A. a cure for colds               B. bottles

        C. a cure for old age              D. a medicine that made people live forever

（2） The people didn’t believe that the man’s medicine could cure old age because _______.

A.      the medicine was too cheap

B.      the medicine was too expensive

C.      he looked quite old himself

D.     he didn’t look honest

（3） What does the word “charge” mean in this passage?

        A. 变化        B. 付钱        C. 给……钱         D. 向……要价

（4） How much did the man charge for the cure for old age?

        A. one dollar a bottle             B. twenty-five dollars a bottle

        C. ten dollars a bottle             D. fifty dollars a bottle

（5） What does this passage really mean?

A.      The cure for old age is very useful and not so expensive.

B.      The man is not honest, and neither is his assistant.

C.      The cheaper the medicine is, the more people will buy.

D.     The two men are very honest, and they’d like to help people live forever.