I was going to bed the other night when my wife told me that I had left the light on in the shed（储藏室）. She could see it from the bedroom window. As I looked for myself, I saw that there were thieves in the shed taking things. I phoned the police, but they told me that no one was in this area to help at this time, but they would send someone over as soon as they were free.

I said OK, hung up, and waited one minute, then phoned the police back, “Hello, I just called you a minute ago because there were thieves in my shed. Well, you don’t have to worry about them now because I’ve killed them all.”

Within five minutes there were six police cars in the area. Of course, they caught the thieves very quickly. One of the officers said: “I thought you said that you’d killed them!” I replied with “I thought you said there was nobody free!”

1.There were thieves in the        .

A. shed                  B. bedroom     C. kitchen     D. garden

2.The man        when he found the thieves.

A. caught them by himself                     B. called the police at once

C. did nothing but wait            D. killed them

3.The police said that        so they couldn’t come and help at first.

A. it was too far                                      B. the car was broken

C. they were all busy          D. it was too cold

4.The police        when the man called them again.

A. found it boring                                  B. took it serious

C. let it go                    D.have a rest

5.The thieves were        at the end of the story.

A. lost                 B. killed                  C. caught     D. away

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.
As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!
One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.
Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”
I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my   31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this,   32  it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become   33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some   34  on my computer while Mike was listening to music.  35  , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I   36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program   37  saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I   38  him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework   39  . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the   40 , I saw the photo of my   41  that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how   42  he was when my mom beat him. I really felt   43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was   44  in my parents’ bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is   45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

1.                A．clothes         B．food           C．room D．toys

2.                A．because        B．but            C．or   D．so

3.                A．dirty           B．empty          C．quiet D．tidy

4.                A．business        B．homework      C．reading   D．shopping

5.                A．Later          B．Instead         C．However  D．Sometimes

6.                A．danced         B．fell            C．returned  D．slept

7.                A．after           B．by             C．for D．without

8.                A．agreed with     B．heard from      C．looked after   D．shouted at

9.                A．as well         B．for ever         C．in the end     D．once gain

10.               A．computer       B．fan            C．radio D．TV

11.               A．brother        B．cousin          C．father     D．grandfather

12.               A．clever          B．happy          C．sad   D．silly

13.               A．bored          B．excited         C．proud     D．sorry

14.               A．jumping        B．sleeping        C．sitting     D．singing

15.               A．his            B．hers           C．ours D．theirs

I used to live in my own room alone. But one day it all changed when my brother Mike asked to share my 　31 . At first, my parents said “no” to him, but at last my mother agreed. I cried and asked my parents not to do this, 　32 it didn’t work.

As soon as Mike entered my room, it began to become 　33 . To my anger, he often left his unwashed clothes and toys everywhere!

One evening, I was doing some 　34 on my computer while Mike was listening to music.　 35 , I left my seat to get some water. A big surprise was waiting for me when I 　36 . He was using my computer to play game. I had forgotten to save the homework. Sadly, he had closed my program 　37 saving it—all I had done had disappeared! I 　38 him. He cried a lot as my mother came and beat him. My mother also asked him to leave my room at once.

Then I did my homework 　39　 . At 10: 00 pm. I finished it. When I was going to turn off the 　40 , I saw the photo of my 　41 that he had put on my table. I looked at his lovely face and remembered how 　42 he was when my mom beat him. I really felt 　43 . I went to see what he was doing. I found he was 　44 in my parents’bed. I kissed his face. He woke up, got up and said. “I’m sorry. I won’t bring you any more trouble.”

I was as moved and said. “From now on, my room is not only mine. It is 　45 !” That very night, Mike and I shared not only the room, but the bed.

31. A. clothes 　　　　 B. food 　　　　 C. room　 　　　　 D. toys

32. A. because 　　　 B. but 　　　　　 C. or 　　　　　　　 D. so

33. A. dirty　 　　　 B. empty 　　　 C. quiet 　　　　　　 D. tidy

34. A. business　 　 B. homework C. reading 　　　　 D. shopping

35. A. Later　 　　 B. Instead 　　 C. However　 　　 D. Sometimes

36. A. danced 　　　 B. fell 　　　　　 C. returned　 　　 D. slept

37. A. after 　　　　　 B. by 　　　　　　　 C. for 　　　　　　　　 D. without

38. A agreed with 　 B. heard from 　 C. looked after 　 D. shouted at

39. A as well 　　　　 B. for ever 　　　 C. in the end 　　　 D. once gain

40. A computer 　　　 B. fan 　　　　　　 C. radio 　　　　　　 D. TV

41. A. brother 　　　　 B. cousin 　　　　 C. father 　　　　　　 D. grandfather

42. A. clever 　　　　 B. happy 　　　　 C. sad 　　　　　　　 D. silly

43. A. bored 　　　　　 B. excited 　　　 C. proud 　　　　　　 D. sorry

44. A. jumping 　　　 B. sleeping 　　　 C. sitting 　　　　　　 D. singing

45. A. his 　　　　　　　 B. hers 　　　　　 C. ours 　　　　　　　 D. theirs

“Would you tell me which way I should go from here?” asked Alice.

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.

“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.

“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.

--- from “ Alice in Wonderland ”

My name is David. And I have a brother called Mike.

One day, my brother called me and asked me for some advice. He was trying to decide between two job offers:

Job 1 – The first job was your typical 40 hour a week “office” job.

Job 2 – The second job was more of a career in the insurance industry(保险业), where he would start at the bottom, and after many years and many long hours eventually rise to the top (if he was good).

The second job did not pay as well as the first job (at the beginning), but the pay-off of the second job (in the future) was much greater than the first job. So which job should my brother take? Well the answer is…it depends.

Just like the Cat was trying to tell Alice, which road you take depends a great deal on where you want to end up.

Begin with the End in Mind

I asked my brother what was his life’s purpose. He said his purpose was to “teach,” but he wanted to make a lot of money first. I told my brother to forget about the money, and I advised him to focus on his purpose. I then asked him which job best supported his end result of “teaching.” He said the first job best supported his goal because he would only have to work 40 hours a week, which would give him spare time to teach. He continued on to say, “but if I take job number two, I can work hard and make more money, then I can retire early and “teach” later in life.” I again advised him to “focus” on his purpose, not money. Things don’t end wrong, they begin wrong!

You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well

It would be very difficult to have a successful teaching career while you’re working 70-80 hours a week in the insurance business; no one can ride two horses well. As they say, you can do anything, but not everything. I advised him to get started today by choosing the job that best supported that decision.

Tomorrow Never Comes

My brother was thinking that he could always start teaching later in life, but the reality is, tomorrow never comes. Unless you decide right now to follow your feelings, they will probably never be completed. You only live once, don’t go to the end of your life with one regret.

The Money Will Come

My brother seemed to be overly concerned with making money. I told him not to be anxious about making money. You will always have greater money when you’re doing what you love.

In a word, whenever you’re at a cross-road, be sure to make the decision that best supports the goal of your life. If you do, then you will be well on your way.

1.Mike ___________ David one day.

A．visited            B．met              C．made a telephone call to   D．found

2.Mike was trying to ____________.

A．look for a job                          B．start a career

C．wok in an office                         D．decide between two job offers

3.As for the life’s purpose, Mike ______________.

A．wanted to teach first                     B．wanted to make a lot of money first

C．wanted to work in the insurance industry     D．wanted to work 40 hours a day

4.You Can’t Ride Two Horses Well means _____________.

A．you’d better have two horses

B．you can only ride one horse well

C．you can do everything well.

D．you can’t do two things well at the same time

5.The best title of the passage is ______________.

A．How to choose a better job

B．It is more important to begin than to end

C．How to make a better decision

D．Make more money because tomorrow never comes