----Although you failed three times, I hope you can have 　　　　try.

----Thank you. I will.

　　 A. the fourth　　　 B. a fourth　　　 C. a fifth 　　　　 D. a five

阅读理解

　　Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first time come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

　　The Indians have a habit of shaking their head slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn't mean “No”, but “Yes”.

　　If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

　　At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once！” The driver said in a low voice ,“Yes, sir. ” Smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

(1) Generally speaking, nodding the head means _________, and shaking the head means　　　　   .

[　　]

(2) According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _________.

[　　]

A. nod his head

B. shake his head

C. neither nod his head nor shake his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

(3) Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver had something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him a little money

C. the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. the Indian shook his head to mean agreement

(4) Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B. he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in Indian

C. he asked the driver to send him to the office, but the driver didn't say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

(5) The phrase “on the contrary” means________.

[　　]

A. just the opposite

B. clear difference between two things

C. doing what you want to do

D. on the other hand

阅读理解

　　Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first time come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

　　The Indians have a habit of shaking their head slightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn't mean “No”, but “Yes”.

　　If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

　　At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once！” The driver said in a low voice ,“Yes, sir. ” Smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

(1) Generally speaking, nodding the head means _________, and shaking the head means　　　　   .

[　　]

(2) According to the habit of India, if someone agrees with you, he will _________.

[　　]

A. nod his head

B. shake his head

C. neither nod his head nor shake his head

D. either nod his head or shake his head

(3) Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because_________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver had something important to do

B. the foreigner promised to give him a little money

C. the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D. the Indian shook his head to mean agreement

(4) Why did the foreigner become angry? Because _________.

[　　]

A. the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B. he misunderstood the meaning of shaking the head in Indian

C. he asked the driver to send him to the office, but the driver didn't say any words

D. the Indian driver asked him for a lot of money

(5) The phrase “on the contrary” means________.

[　　]

A. just the opposite

B. clear difference between two things

C. doing what you want to do

D. on the other hand

Happiness is for everyone. You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their free time.

　In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

　Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also say you are very happy, because you have something else that can’t be bought with money. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(向…挑战)yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving(旋转)door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

(　 ) 11. Those who have big houses may often feel　　　 .

A. happy　　 B. lonely　　 C .free　　 D. excited

(　) 12.When you fall down in a PE class, both your teacher and your classmates　　 　will　　　 .

A. laugh at you　 　 B. play jokes on you

C. quarrel with you 　D. help you up

(　 ) 13. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?　　 .

A. Oh, so do I　　　 B. Congratulations

C. Good luck D. It’s just so-so

( 　) 14. Which idea is NOT right according to the passage?　　　 .

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air

B. You can get help from others when you make mistakes

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you

(　 ) 15. Which of the following is this passage about?　　　　 .

A. Bad luck　 B. Good luck　　 C. Happiness　　 D. Life

阅读理解

　　Even a child knows that nodding the head means “Yes”. But some people will probably be puzzled when they first come to India. When they talk to an Indian, he often shakes his head. They might think that the Indian does not like what he said, but on the contrary he is expressing agreement.

　　The Indians have a habit of shaking their heads lightly when they talk to somebody. It doesn't mean “No”, but “Yes.”

　　If a person doesn't know this, it might cause misunderstanding.

　　At one time a foreigner in India told his driver who was an Indian to take him to his office. The driver shook his head. The foreigner repeated his request and the driver shook his head again. At last, the foreigner shouted angrily, “Drive me to my office at once!” The driver said in a low voice, “Yes, sir.” Smiling and shaking his head again at the same time.

1．Generally speaking, nodding the head means ________ and shaking the head means ________.

[　　]

2．According to the habit of Indians, if someone agrees with you, he will ________.

[　　]

A．nod his head

B．shake his head

C．neither nod his head nor shake his head

D．either nod his head or shake his head

3．Why did the Indian driver shake his head when the foreigner asked him to drive him to his office? Because ________.

[　　]

A．the Indian driver had something important to do

B．the foreigner promised to give him a little money

C．the driver felt uncomfortable at that time

D．the Indian shook his head to mean agreement

4．Why did the foreigner become angry? Because ________.

[　　]

A．the Indian driver didn't want to send him to his office

B．he misunderstood the meaning of driving him to his office

C．he asked the driver to send him to the office, but the driver didn't say any words

D．the Indian driver asked for a lot of money

5．The phrase “on the contrary” means ________.

[　　]

A．just the opposite

B．clear difference between two things

C．doing what you want to do

D．on the other hand