Difference

   John and Bobby joined a company at the same time. They both worked very hard. After several years , Bobby became the manager , but John thought it was unfair , so he gave his resignation （辞职信）to the boss .

   When the boss found out the reason why John wanted to leave, he said , “I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave . ”

   John agreed. The boss asked him to find out if anyone was selling watermelons at the market. John went and soon returned. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked him how much they were. John shook his head （摇头）and went back to the market . When he returned, he told the boss they were $ 1.2 per kg.

   Then the boss asked Bobby to find a watermelon seller at the market. Bobby went, returned and said, “Only one person is selling watermelons. $ 1.2 per kg, 340 melons in all , and each melon weighs about 2 kg . They are fresh. ”

   John realized（意识到） the difference between himself and Bobby . He decided not to leave but to learn from Bobby.

阅读短文，选择最佳的答案。

1．John and Bobby were _______.

A．friends                  B．workmates            C．classmates             D．brothers

2．Who became the manager after several years ?

    A．John                    B．Jonny                   C．Bobby                   D．No one

3．The boss asked John to ________ .

  A．give up his work

  B．work for Bobby

  C．find out if there were watermelons at the market

  D．go to the market to find out if anyone was selling watermelons

4．Which of the following is TRUE?

  A．Bobby thought it was unfair for John to give up his work.

  B．Both John and Bobby worked very hard.

  C．Bobby became the manager because the boss liked him.

  D．John left the company at last.

5．What’s the difference between John and Bobby?

  A．John is foolish, but Bobby is clever.

  B．Bobby knows that market better than John.

  C．Bobby is clever knows how to work better.

  D．John is lazy , he doesn’t like working .

　　Mark Twain（马克·吐温）is a famous American writer. He liked to know something about others' childhood. But one day someone asked him, “Could you remember the first money you got?” Mark Twain thought for a long time, then he answered, “Yes. I think I can't forget it all my life.” “Why? Is it much?” “No. It was only five dollars,” he said. “I was at school at that time. Some students didn't study hard in our class. And they didn't often finish their homework. They never respect（尊敬）teachers and often damaged desks or chairs. So our teachers were very angry with them. Then they made some rules so that we could take care of the desks and chairs. One of the rules was that anyone who damaged the desk or chair with a pencil or knife would be beaten before the whole school or have to pay for five dollars.”

　　“Did you damage that?” “Yes. One day I damaged my desk. I was very afraid.But I had to tell my father about it. I hoped he could give me five dollars. When my father understood what I did, he agreed to give me money and let me hand over（上交）to our teacher. I felt very happy. But to my surprise, before giving me the money, he gave me a beating. Because my father said it was too bad to have his face lost in front of the whole school.” “Bad luck! What did you do with the five dollars?” “Oh, it sounded very funny. I thought I had been beaten once, so I wasn't afraid of it any more. At last, I decided to receive another beating at school and keep the five dollars for myself. That was the first money I ever got.”

(1) When Mark Twain was at school, teachers liked those students who _______.

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(2) Teachers made some rules so that ________.

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A．students could study hard and take care of the desks and chairs

B．they could get much money from the students

C．students could buy new desks and chairs

D．students could play out of the classroom

(3) Mark Twain's father gave him the money because ________.

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A．Mark Twain needed the money to buy school things

B．his father had much money

C．he was afraid that Mark Twain could have his face lost

D．he asked Mark Twain to buy some things

(4) Mark Twain was beaten ________, and kept the five dollars for himself.

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(5) The best title of the passage may be ________.

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James and his wife went to Beijing Restaurant for dinner at 7：00 P．m．on April 1st，2009．While they were eating a waitress came to tell them that the two men at the next table were film--makers and that they would like to have fl talk with James．

    James agreed．One man came to sit down next to him and said that they were making a film named “The Magic Gloves”．The story was like “Harry Potter” and they were searching for an actor to play a magician（魔术师）．They would like to invite James to have a try．

    James was excited。“Many people think I look like Patrick Steward．”However，as he was

going to leave Cbin8 in 3 days，he wanted to act out after dinner．The man agreed．

At 9：00 p．m．when James asked for the bill SO that he could go with the film-makers，the manager of Beijing Restaurant said sorry to him with a smile．“It’s April Fool’s Day joke! Your meal is free．Thank you．”

    James completely forgot about it but when he found that he was fooled，he didn’t leave at once．The waitress asked him if he needed any help．James said，”I was fooled once．I’m afraid the meal is not free．I am waiting for the bill to see if it is another joke．”

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

（    ）1．James came to the restaurant ___________

A．to have dinner                                 B．to meet the film-makers

C．to celebrate April Fool’s Day                     D．to play a magician

（    ）2．James agreed to act out because___________

A．he was full

B．he thought he looked like Patrick Steward

C．he wanted to make some money

D．he liked Harry Potter

（    ）3．The phrase “was fooled” in the last paragraph probably means________

A．was hit            B．was laughed at         C．was killed     D．was played a joke on

（    ）4．Which of the following is true?

A．James stayed at the restaurant for less than two hours．

B．The two men sitting next to him were really film--makers．

C．James didn’t know it was April Fool’s Day until he was told so．

D．James left the restaurant right after dinner．

（   ）5．When the manager came to tell him the truth，James

A．was angry that he had been fooled

B．was pleased that he had been given a free meal

C．was still not sure if they were playing another joke on him

D．decided to wait for another free meal