Yesterday I was shopping for a few items(物品).With nothing to do at home, my son, who just left university, was ready to go together with me.

  As I pushed the basket towards the register(收银机),I checked my items to see how many I had, thinking I might go to the Express Line(快速通道)where the sign said“Ten items or less”.

  I started to go to that line and my son said,“Mon, you have twelve items!”I said,“You know, but they’re close.” He said,“Why are you in such a hurry to get home? You should go to the Regular Line because you have over ten items.”

  Knowing he was right. I agreed and then pushed the basket to the next line. So I was waiting for my turn there and I was just removing my items from the basket to pay for them when a young man came up behind me in line with two items.

  I just left the Express Line because I had too many and now I really wanted to get finished. Again, my son came up.“Mom, he has only two items and the Express Line is very long now. Won’t you just let him go first?”I agreed, and the young man smiled widely and thanked me several times.

  It felt good to be with my son and have him remind me not to live a hurried life. Do what’s right and also be kind. I really take pride in him.

1. The writer ________ when she was pushing the basket towards the register.

  A. lost something she liked best              B. found her favourite item

  C. checked her handbag                        D. counted the items she had

2.The writer went to the Regular Line because _______.

  A. she had 2 items                            B. she had 12 items

  C. she was in a hurry to get home              D. she wanted to wait for her son

3.Of the following, which order is right according to the story?

  ①prepare to remove the items from the basket

  ②let the young man behind go first

  ③walk towards the Express Line

  ④return to the Regular Line

  A.②①④③　　　　　　B.④②③①　　　　　C.③④①②　　　　　　D.①③④②

4. If you pay for your items at the Express Line,_____.

  A. you need to help others

  B. you must wait for a long time

  C. you can get finished more quickly

  D. you should buy more than ten items

5.What did the writer learn from her son that day?

  A. Enjoy your life and be kind.

  B. Don’t buy too many at a time.

  C. Try to be friendly to your family.

  D. Never waste time waiting in line.

A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven （天堂）or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 56___ in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 57 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 58 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you．Moreover，　 59 needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

60 ，the man felt very happy，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things．But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 　61 in this kind of life any more．Would you mind 　62 me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no job here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　63 his present life any more and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not live here．　 64　 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell at once．”

The owner of the palace laughed 　 65　 and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

56．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　 D．visit

57．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

58．A．better　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　 　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

59．A．something　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　　 C．anything　　　　 D．everything

60．A．In the end　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. At last　　　 D. At the beginning　　

61．A．confidence　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．agreement

62．A．help　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to help 　　　　　　 C．helping　　　　　　 D．helped

63．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

64．A. But　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　 C. Because　　　 D. If

65．A．slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　 C．loudly　　　　 　　　 D．clearly

  e.g.. Jo/school last week?

Was Jo at School last week?

No, she wasn’t. She was on holiday.

1. John/ Spain/ last week?

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2. Cath/ shops/ last Tuesday morning?

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3. Mark/football club/ last Tuesday evening?

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4. Mike and Rachel/ work/ last/ week?

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