Winning the lottery (彩票) is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners. Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (乱花) winning within a few years." Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse.

Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer. When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life. But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations. When Schenk died in 2007, he'd only received one payment of $34,000.

Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr. killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn't end me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.

Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes. Many suffer bankruptcy (破产) after the big jackpot (头奖) is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.

The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Most lottery winners use up money quickly.

B. Most lottery winners don't really end up well.

C. Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.

D. Financial experts are against the lottery industry.

2.Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?

A. He was diagnosed with lung cancer.

B. He was unwilling to give away his money.

C. They had to observe the official rules.

D. They didn't want to disturb his peace.

3.The author supports his main idea by ____.

A. giving examples                               B. making comparisons

C. listing numbers                                          D. listing reasons

4.In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____.

A. advice given by financial experts

B. happy stories of the lottery winners

C. conclusion drawn by the author

D. regulations about lottery winning

Winning the lottery (彩票) is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners. Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away (乱花) winning within a few years." Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse.

Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer. When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life. But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations. When Schenk died in 2007, he'd only received one payment of $34,000.

Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr. killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997.He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn't end me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money.

Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes. Many suffer bankruptcy (破产) after the big jackpot (头奖) is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006.

The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners.

1.What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. Most lottery winners use up money quickly.

B. Most lottery winners don't really end up well.

C. Winning lottery means relationships destroyed.

D. Financial experts are against the lottery industry.

2.Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?

A. He was diagnosed with lung cancer.

B. He was unwilling to give away his money.

C. They had to observe the official rules.

D. They didn't want to disturb his peace.

3.The author supports his main idea by ____.

A. giving examples                               B. making comparisons

C. listing numbers                                          D. listing reasons

4.In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____.

A. advice given by financial experts

B. happy stories of the lottery winners

C. conclusion drawn by the author

D. regulations about lottery winning

Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport．The airline had announced her departure and standing near the security gate，they hugged and he said，“I love you．I wish you enough”

She in turn said，“Dad，our life together has been more than enough．Your love is a11 I ever needed．I wish you enough，too，Dad．”They kissed and she left

He walked over toward the window where I was seated Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to cry．I tried not to disturb his privacy, but he welcomed me in by asking,“Did you ever say good—bye to someone knowing it would be forever?’’

“Yes，I have．”I replied“Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?”“I’m old and she lives much too far away I have challenges ahead，and the reality is，the next trip back will be for my funeral．”He said．

“When you were saying good-bye 1 heard you say,‘1 wish you enough．’May I ask what that means?”

He began to smile．“That’s a wish that has been handed down for many generations within my family．My parents used to say it to everyone．”

He paused for a moment，looking up as if trying to remember it in detail，and then he smiled even more“When we said‘I wish you enough’，we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain(使…持续)them．，，He continued and then turning toward me be shared the following：

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright。

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more．

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive．

I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger．

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting．

I wish you enough loss to appreciate a11 that you possess

I wish you enough ‘Hellos’ to get you enough the final ‘Good—byes’”

Then he walked away．

I WISH YOU ENOUGH !

1．The father at the airport to         ．

A．see his daughter off              B．welcome his daughter home

C．meet his daughter and the author   D．share the touching poem with the author

2．It can be inferred that        ．

A．it was not convenient for the father and daughter to see each other face to face

B．the daughter was eager to leave his father

C．the daughter was looking forward to her father’s funeral

D．the daughter did not care about his father at all

3．What is probably the author’s feeling after hearing the father’s words explaining the meaning “1 wish you enough”?

A．Satisfied       B．Interested      C．Moved     D．Curious

4．Which is probably the best title of this story?

A．Enough is Enough                     B．Father and Daughter

C．I Wish You Enough                    D．You Can Never Be Happy Enough

Hoping he would not disturb his sleeping father, Bob stole in, ____ and waited for him to wake up

       A．didn’t speak     B．not to speak          C．not speak        D．not spoke

Winning the lottery （彩票） Is not the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many past winners．Sad stories do exist in large numbers for the past lottery winners and that's why some financial experts say "70 percent of lottery winners will squander away （乱花） winning within a few years．" Some end up losing all within two years, family relationships destroyed or even worse．

Wayne Schenk was an old soldier diagnosed with lung cancer．When he won a million dollars in a lottery he thought his troubles were over and he would get the advanced medical treatment that might save his life．But Lottery officials refused to pay him the total sum in a single payment and they said they could not make an exception to the regulations．When Schenk died in 2007, he'd only received one payment of $34,000．

Another lottery winner, Billy Bob Harrell, Jr．killed himself two years after winning 31 million dollars in the Texas lottery in 1997．He'd spent large amounts of money and given large amounts away, but he didn't End me expected peace that should have come with the freedom of money．

Other lottery winners have ended up in prison for crimes．Many suffer bankruptcy （破产） after the big jackpot （头奖） is spent and given away, including some of the eight people who won the 365 million Powerball in 2006．

The examples given paint a sad picture of what can happen if you win a big lottery jackpot, but fortunately, these examples don't tell the stories of all jackpot winners．

67．What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

       A．Most lottery winners use up me money quickly．

       B．Most lottery winners don't really end up well．

       C．Winning lottery means relationships destroyed．

       D．Financial experts are against the lottery indusiry．

68．Why did lottery officials refuse to give Wayne Schenk the million dollars in one payment?

       A．He was diagnosed with lung cancer．

       B．He was unwilling to give away his money．

       C．They had to observe the official rules．

       D．They didn't want to disturb his peace．

69．The author supports his main idea by ____．

       A．giving examples                     B．making comparisons

       C．listing numbers                    D．staling reasons

70．In the following paragraph, the author will probably talk about_____．

       A．advice given by financial experts

       B．happy stories of the lottery winners

       C．conclusion drawn by the author

       D．regulations about lottery winning