A father isn’t happy with his only son. He doesn’t think his son is clever.

One day, the father gives his son a task. He says, here is a coin. Go to buy one thing. That must be something to eat, something to drink, and something to plant.

“What can I buy with one coin? It is too hard!” Then a girl finds the boy is not happy and comes up to him. “Can I help you? ” The boy tells her that hard task. “I know what you can do, ” she says. “Go and buy a watermelon with this coin. ” It will give you everything your father wants.” The boy thanks the girl and then runs to buy a watermelon.

When the father sees the watermelon, he is very happy. “Good Job!” “In fact, that’s not my idea. A girl helps me”, says the boy. The father then says, “Honesty is more important than cleverness.”

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.The father isn’t happy, because __________.

A．he doesn't think his son is clever

B．his son is lazy

C．his son doesn’t study hard

D．his son can’t buy something for him

2.The boy thinks about what his father says, but he still doesn’t know ______.

A．where to buy it                         B．what to buy

C．how to buy it                           D．why to buy it

3.__________ helps the boy.

A．A girl             B．An old man        C．A friend           D．A teacher

4.The father is _______ when he sees the watermelon.

A．sad              B．happy            C．excited           D．angry

5.The meaning of “honesty” is __________.

A．失败             B．坚持             C．诚实             D．骄傲

Most people graduate from school and then get a job. Everyone wants a job that pays well. How much money can you make? Ask yourself these questions: What can I do? What skills do I have? Also ask yourself: How much education do I have? For most jobs, the higher your education, the higher your earning power.

In the United States, high school graduates make about $ 18,600 a year. If you do not finish high school, you make only $10,800 a year. You can make $7,800 more each year by staying in high school!

If you stay in school, then you can make more money. A person with a high school degree makes about $18,600 a year. If that person goes to college and gets a bachelor's degree（学士学位), he can make S42,000. With a master's degree (硕士学位), he can make about $53,000. If the person gets a PhD（博士学位), he can make almost $79,000 or more a year.

We can learn a very important, thing from this information. If you want to work and make more money, get a good education.

1.The passage mainly talks about_.

A. how education and pay are connected               B. high paying jobs

C. jobs for high school students                     D. good schools

2.According to (根据) the passage, "earning power" means the ability to _____ money.

A. save B. spend C. pay D. make

3.The writer thinks that a high school graduate usually makes more money than_.

A. a university graduate                      B. a person who gets a PhD

C. a person who only finishes primary school     D. a person with a master's degree

4.Each year a person with a PhD can make more than a person who does not finish

high school.

A. $37,000               B. $68,200        C. $60,400    D. $26,000

5.From the last paragraph(段落) we know that______.

A. a high school degree is not important

B. university is too expensive

C. a person can make more money with a good education

D. people with a degree don't need to worn about finding jobs

1从方框中选择合适的句子完成对话，使对话完整并正确。

A: Hey, Robert! Wait a minute.

B: What's the matter, John?

A: 1.________

B: Of course I can. What can I do for you?

A: 2.________

B: Your birthday is next Saturday. We have more than a week to get ready for your party.

A: Yes, you are right. I want to write some invitation cards today.

B: That's great. 3.___________

A: 4.My handwriting is bad, so I want you to write them for me.

B: OK. 5.________You should practice writing to improve (提高) your handwriting.

A: Thank you very much. I'll do my best.

A: Morning! What can I do for you?
B: We’d like to make a trip for a weekend holiday, please.
A: There are many travel paths.    56  ?
B: We’d like to choose Jinggang Mountains.
A: It’s really worth visiting.    57  ?
B: We’re not sure. Which hotel do you think is comfortable?
A: The Holiday Home is very good. What’s more important,    58  .
B: We don’t want to live in an expensive hotel. That’s what we’ll do.
A:    59  ?
B: OK. I’ll ask my wife to fill in this form. By the way, is it all right if we pay by credit card?
A:    60  . Enjoy your weekend.
B: Thank you.