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"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I'll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
【小题1】 Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?
| A.Because he loved his mother very much. |
| B.Because his mother needed these presents. |
| C.Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money. |
| D.Because he was the richest man in the world. |
| A.They rang John up. |
| B.They knew it from the newspapers. |
| C.John phoned them one by one. |
| D.They knew it on TV. |
| A.Two weeks before John's mother's birthday. |
| B.On John's mother's birthday. |
| C.About five days before John's mother's birthday. |
| D.Less than a week after John's mother's birthday. |
| A.Because it was such a beautiful bird. |
| B.Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird. |
| C.Because the bird could look after his mother. |
| D. Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy. |
| A.His mother ate the bird. |
| B.His mother let the bird fly away. |
| C.His mother began to learn languages from the bird. |
| D. His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world. |
Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.
To pass the time, they began talking to each other.
At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, "Tell me—what would you most like to do if your doctor tell you that you have only three months to live?"
The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.
“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I’d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I’ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I’ll have a wonderful time.”
“That’s very interesting,” Paul said.
With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”
“I’ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I’d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Maybe I can enter all the big motor races.”
Then he laughed, “I might even end up (以……而告终) world champion.”
“Now it’s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”
“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “I’ll go and see another doctor.”
【小题1】The three men were talking ________.
| A.in the post office | B.in the waiting room |
| C.on the train | D.on the chairs |
| A.Carl | B.Allan | C.Erik | D.Paul |
| A.didn’t know anything new |
| B.wanted to pass the time quickly |
| C.had nothing to do |
| D.were very interested in each other’s work |
| A.名人 | B.赛车手 | C.大款 | D.冠军 |
| A.The train didn’t arrive on time. |
| B.Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much. |
| C.Allan was the second man to answer the question. |
| D.Carl didn’t like traveling at all. |
There is _____ wrong with my computer. It doesn' t work now . I ' ll buy a new one .
A.nothing. B. something. C. everything.
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Can I have _________ sweets?
Sorry, I don’t have _________. I’ll buy _______ from the supermarket.
| A.some, any, some | B.any, some, any |
| C.any, some, some | D.some, any, any |