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John Brown is an office worker. He lives in Washington（华盛顿）in America. When he was 23 years old, he inherited（继承）$1,000,000. So he became a very rich man. His friends said he was so lucky that they didn't believe that it was true. But John Brown didn't feel very happy. After he graduated from the college, his friends began to look for their first jobs, but John didn't. He wanted to keep living a simple（简朴的）life like everyone else.
Later John Brown heard of a charity（慈善团体）. The charity helped poor children to live better lives. So he gave the charity $100,000. But none of his friends knew what he did. Today John is 36 years old. Now John himself wears cheap shoes and clothes. He only owns a small car. But he feels very happy because he has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world. He gives each child $200 a month. The money pays for the children's food, clothes and so on. John Brown can receive a report on the children's progress（进步）every year. Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He felt very happy. He thought that his money was used for a very good plan. The money has helped lots of children to live happy lives. He said he wanted to do everything he could. He is going on helping those children in need.
(1) At the age of 23, John Brown inherited ________ dollars.
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(2) John helps the poor children ________.
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(3) John wears cheap shoes and clothes because _________.
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A．he wants to live a simple life
B．he gave all his money to the poor children
C．he wants others to give him much money
D．he can't buy expensive things
(4) When he met a little girl in Africa, he felt ________.
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A．he didn't do very well
B．he didn't want to do like that again
C．his money wasn't wasted
D．his money was wasted
(5) From the passage, we can know that John Brown ________.
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A．doesn't have much money
B．is a kind man
C．doesn't like children
D．wants to become richer
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Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 36 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 37 clothes. 38 , she spent millions in 39 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 40 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 41 because Sarah was afraid to 42 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 43 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 44 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 45 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 46 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 47 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 48 seemed to have worked 49 she lived to be
83 years old. But 50 , her house was finished.
36、 A. poor B. rich C. useful D. brave
37、 A. cheap B. expensive C. simple D. old
38、 A. Still B. Usually C. Instead D. Even
39、 A. building B. buying C. selling D. setting
40、 A. door B. window C. kitchen D. house
41、 A. years B. months C. weeks D. days
42、 A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. help
43、 A. drivers B. workers C. farmers D. visitors
44、 A. but B. until C. since D. so
45、 A. floors B. kitchens C. windows D. rooms
46、 A. bigger B. smaller C. stronger D. cleaner
47、 A. working B. dying C. living D. growing
48、 A. age B. family C. plan D. husband
49、 A. or B. because C. neither D. nor
50、 A. hardly B. usefully C. carefully D. finally
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Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn’t buy many jewels(珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah’s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah’s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn’t want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester’s 13 seemed to have worked 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
1. A．poor B．rich C．useful D．brave
2. A．cheap B．expensive C．simple D．old
3. A．Still B．Usually C．Instead D．Even
4. A．building B．buying C．selling D．setting
5. A．door B．window C．kitchen D．house
6. A．years B．months C．weeks D．days
7. A．keep B．enjoy C．stop D．help
8. A．drivers B．workers C．farmers D．visitors
9. A．but B．until C．since D．so
10. A．floors B．kitchens C．windows D．rooms
11. A．bigger B．smaller C．stronger D．cleaner
12. A．working B．dying C．living D．growing
13. A．age B．family C．plan D．husband
14. A．or B．because C．neither D．nor
15. A．hardly B．usefully C．carefully D．finally
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完形填空
Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn't buy many jewels(珠宝) or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions of dollars in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah's 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.
Sarah's house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.
Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 .She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn't want her house to be finished.
Sarah Winchester's 13 seemed to have worked(奏效) 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.
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