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My brother, Henry, has a very good job at a bank. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to leave there. I tried to make him change his mind, but I failed. “You should reconsider your decision (决定),” I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future (将来). You might become a bank manager (经理) by the time you are thirty-five.”
“I know,” Henry answered. “I have got no complaints (抱怨) with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent (杰出的).”
“Then why do you want to leave?” I asked.
“It's the money,” Henry said.
“But you are getting a good salary (工资),” I answered.
“I don't mean that,” Henry said. “What do I do in the bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing (压抑).”
“What is depressing about counting money?” I asked.
“You don't understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!
(1) The writer wanted to know ________.
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A．why his brother did in the bank
B．how long his brother had worked at the bank
C．why his brother had decided to leave the bank
D．when his brother would become a bank manager
(2) His brother did not enjoy ________.
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A．working in a pleasant place
B．keeping happy hours
C．getting a good salary
D．counting other people's money
(3) In the sentence “You should reconsider your decision”, “reconsider” means ________.
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(4) From what the writer said we know that the bank paid his brother ________ for his work.
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A．quite a lot of money
B．as much money as the manager's
C．no money
D．not much money
(5) The best title (题目) for this story is ________.
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Once a man wanted to go 1 one side of a river to 2 in a boat. He 3 take 4 him a sheep, a wolf and a basket of vegetables. But he could take only one of them 5 , because the boat was very 6 . “If I 7 the wolf and the sheep together, the wolf may eat the sheep,” he said to 8 .“If I leave the sheep and the vegetables together, the sheep may eat the vegetables.” He thought and thought. At last, he had an idea. And he 9 able to get to the other side of the river with the sheep, the wolf, and the vegetables. Do you know 10 ?
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Grades at school are often a top worry for kids. if you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn't a test?
● Do I have a good place to do my homework?
● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down al! the things you could do-write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you're worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
（ ）11. What do kids often worry most about?
A. Their hobbies. B. Their homework.
C. Their marks at school. D. A fight with their friends.
（ ）12. According to the passage, when you're worried, you'd better _______.
A. work hard B. talk to someone
C. get ready for class D. write down your worries
（ ）13. If you're worried about grades, DON'T ask yourself "_______".
A. Why are grades important? B. What do grades mean to me?
C. How do I get ready for class? D. Why not give up my studies?
（ ）14. If you had a fight with a friend, you could _______.
A. invite him or her to watch a game B. put the blame on him or her
C. try to make new friends D. leave him or her alone
（ ）15. What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Who is often worried. B. When people are worried.
C. How to deal with worries. D. What kinds of worries people have. 查看习题详情和答案>>