Richard found work in a big office after he had finished college. He liked to use his head and was good    46   his work. So he was often paid more than his workmates and he worked faster. But something was wrong with the young man one month. He couldn't fall    47   at night. So he was always    48   in the daytime and often made mistakes. He had to go to a hospital. The doctor looked him over and    49   him to buy some highly effective sleeping pills(高效安眠药). He took them    50   he went to bed. Soon after that he went to asleep.  Richard    51   in the morning, he had a look at the    52   on the wall. It was a quarter to seven. He got up and went to work after breakfast . As soon as he went in the office, he said to the head of the office, "Good morning, Mr. Clarke! I've    53   had a good sleep like last night's. And I'm feeling   54   better now!"  "Skunk(混蛋)!" the head    55   loudly.”We've looked for you for two days! I wanted you to do something important, but it's too late now!"

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1.The w______ report says there will be a strong wind today.

2.The t_______ will stay above zero in the daytime.

3.The rain will stop our school’s a_____. The students won’t be happy about it.

4.What good weather! I think the r____ season stops.

5.Will the good weather l_______ long?

Balzac(巴尔扎克) was a great French writer. But he was very poor before he became famous. He lived in a dirty, wet room and was often worried about food. All his friends were very poor and they could not help him.

  One night it was very cold. The wind blew and it was snowing heavily. Balzac went to bed early but couldn’t fall asleep. He didn’t get any food before he went to bed. He thought and thought, but he couldn’t have a good idea. At midnight he saw a man climb in through the broken window. The man began to steal something on his bookshelf. Balzac got up quietly and said, “Don’t waste time, my friend! I couldn’t find any money in the daytime. How can you find some in the dark?”

1.Balzac was a ________.

A. worker          B. writer            C. doctor           D. cleaner

2.Balzac lived in a dirty, wet room because ________.

A. he was very poor             B. he wanted to live there

C. it was cold                  D. he was a famous man

3.Why didn’t he ask his friends for some food? Because __________.

A. he had no friends

B. his friends didn’t want to help him

C. all his friends were very poor

D. his friends didn’t like him

4.How was the weather that night? It was ___________

A. rainy          B. cloudy       C. sunny            D. snowy

5.Could the thief find any money? __________

A. Yes, he could.                       B. No, he couldn’t.

C. Maybe.                            D. I don’t know.

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This is my story. I'm French. I fly planes in Africa.

    One day, when I was flying a very small plane, there was something wrong with the engine(发动机).The engine stopped. The plane was light and I could land it safely on the ground.

    Where was I? I couldn’t see any houses or farms. I had a bottle of water and two oranges. I had a map, too. The first day, I didn't eat anything. In the evening, I began walking. When the sun went down, the air got cold. Where should I walk? I looked at my map and the moon and the stars. I walked and walked.

      The sun came up on the morning of the second day. It was too hot to walk. In the evening, I began walk. I ate an orange and drank a little water.

     The third day, I ate the second orange. The bottle of water was now empty. There were no houses, no trees, and no water.

     The hot sun came up on the fourth day. Would this be the last day on the earth? I didn't know. What was that? A bird? A man on a hill? No! Yes, it was! I walked to him excitedly and said hello to him. He looked at me and then gave me some water. I drank and drank...

1.Where does the writer come from?     

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2.What happened to the writer one day?           

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3.What did the writer take with him?       

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4.How was the weather in the daytime?     

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5.When did the writer see a man on a hill?        

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