My First Job

I was six when I joined my father and two elder brothers at sunrise in the field

s of Eufaula Okla.__36  the time I was eight I was helping Dad fix up old furniture.He gave me a cent for every nail I___37  out of old boards.I got my first__38   job,at JM's Restaurant in town,when I was 12.My main responsibilities(职责)were__39       tables and washing dishes, __40   sometimes I helped cook.Every day after school I would__41   to JM's and work until ten.Even on Saturdays I_  42    from two until eleven.At that age it was difficult going to work and__43   my friends run off to swim or play.I didn't necessarily like work,but I loved what working__44   me to have.Because of my___45   I was always the one buying when my friends and I went to the local Tastee Freez.This made me__46  .

    Word that I was trustworthy and hard-working__47  around town.A local clothing store offered me credit(赊账)__48  I was only in seventh grade.I immediately__49   a $68 sports coat and a $22 pair of shoes.I was___50  only 65 cents an hour,and I already owed the storekeeper$90!So I learned_ 51  the danger of easy credit.I paid it__52  as soon as I could.

My first job taught me self?control,responsibility and brought me a__53 of personal satisfaction few of my friends had experienced.As my father, __54   worked three jobs,once told me,“If you__55 sacrifice(奉献)and  responsibility,there are not many things in life you can't have.”How right he was.

36.A.Before        B. Within        C. From          D. By

37.A.pulled        B. put           C. picked        D. pressed

38.A.usual         B. real          C. main          D. particular

39.A.sweeping      B. packing       C. clearing      D. emptying

40.A.or            B. so            C. but           D. even

41.A.head          B. turn          C. change        D. move

42.A.studied       B. worked        C. played        D. slept

43.A.helping       B. having        C. watching      D. letting

44.A.asked         B. told          C. promised      D. allowed

45.A.study         B. power         C. age           D. job

46.A.proud         B. friendly      C. lucky         D. hopeful

47.A.ran           B. got           C. flew          D. carried

48.A.although      B. while         C. if            D. since

49.A.sold          B. borrowed      C. charged       D. wore

50.A.keeping       B. making        C. paying        D. taking

51.A.gradually     B. greatly       C. hardly        D. early

52.A.out           B. over          C. away          D. off

53.A.point         B. level         C. part          D. sign

54.A.he            B. that          C. who           D. whoever

55.A.understand    B. demand        C. offer         D. fear

I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979,when I was 5, my family immigrated to California, USA . I remember that on my 9^th birthday, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.

The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩) of my Doctor’s degree in the Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. I and Larry quickly became friends when we were working together.

We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for . Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part ,maybe—we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Peplo Park, California , the USA into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14^th,1998—www.Google.com. Now after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

   A. The Birth of Google            B. The Founder of Google

   C. The Importance of Cooperation   D. The Great Contribution to the Internet

From the passage we know that Larry Page________.

A. was born from a rich merchant family        

B. was once a student in the Stanford University

C. published some academic articles when young

D. was Brin’s important partner in starting Google

Why did they found Google ?

A. Because they loved working with the Internet so much.

B. Because they wanted to make a lot of money through the Internet

C. Because they hoped to make it easy to find specific information online

D. Because they believed everything is possible.  

Which is the right order of what happened ?

   a. My family moved from Russia to the USA

   b. I met Larry Page

   c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9^th birthday.

   d. google was born in an ordinary garage in California.

   e. I graduated from the university in Mathematics and IT.

   A. a-c-e-b-d       B. c-a-b-e-d      C. a-c-b-d-e     D. c-b-a-e-d

Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we __21__ realize that those challenges are the very things that __22__ us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with __23__.

    When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two __24__: we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing presenting the challenge isn’t worth the _25__ and call it quits. Although there are _26_ times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most cases all that is needed is commitment and _27_.

    When we are devoted to something, it means that no matter how __28__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __29__ it through instead of running away from it. Communication is making a __30__ for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to (对照) just saying what the other person did wrong. __31__ you can say to a friend, “I got my feelings hurt.” __32__ “You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able to solve the problem much faster.

    In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for __33__ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or _34__ on your way through life. Nothing is so big that it is impossible to get over, and hurt only _35__ to make us stronger. It’s all part of growing up, it happens to everyone, and some day you will look back on all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it made me who I am today. And that is a good thing.”

1.

 A. seem to          B. come to           C. hope to            D. try to

2.

 A. design        B. promote                     C. direct    D. shape

3.

A. success                B. pressure        C. friendship      D. difficulty

4.

 A. opportunities      B. expectations      C. choices         D. aspects

5.

A. comment             B. loss              C. trouble          D. expense

6.

 A. hardly         B. certainly       C. consequently      D. exactly

7.

A. communication          B. confidence                           C. courage    D. consideration

8.

A. doubtful          B. shameful                        C. harmful        D. painful

9.

 A. keep                              B. control           C. face            D. catch

10.

A. space         B. plan              C. topic          D. room

11.

 A. If                            B. As                C. While          D. Unless

12.

 A. other than          B. rather than       C. or rather      D. or else

13.

A. what                                B. who               C. where         D. which

14.

A. pass by                               B. come across       C. get through     D. run over

15.

A. serves          B. means             C. aims            D. attempts

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout（ 锻炼） before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy­ nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality（活力）and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on（ 回顾）my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life？”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲理的）answer to your philosophical question：

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for（开往）North America, that was the best time of my life.

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy­ nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

1.When was the writer's birthday?

A．June 13           B．June 15           C．June 17           D．June 19

2.Why was the writer anxious?

A．He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B．He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C．He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D．He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

3.What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A．brought up        B．developed         C．trained           D．encouraged

Each time I see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a rainy

Sunday and my father had recently died. I asked my mom if Dad had gone to heaven. "Yes, honey. Of course." she said.    

    "Can we write him a letter?"

    She paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, "Yes."

    My heart jumped. "How? Does the mailman go there?" I asked.

    "No, but I have an idea." Mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. I asked her what it was for.

    "Just wait, honey. You'll see." Mom told me to write my letter. Eagerly, I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. I wrote about my day, what I learned at school, how Mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive. I gave the letter to Mom. She read it over, and a smile crossed her face.

    She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. We went outside and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining.

    "Okay, on the count of three, let go. One, two, three."

The balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.

Later I realized, like the balloon, that Dad had never let his sickness get him down. He was strong. No matter what he suffered, he'd persevere, dart up, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. He rose into sky and became something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and I prayed that his strength was hereditary. I prayed to be a balloon.

1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _________.

A．felt it hard to answer       B．thought her a creative girl

C．believed it easy to do so           D．found it easy to lie

2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _________.

A．jumped with joy

B．became excited

C．started writing immediately

D. was worried that it couldn't be delivered

3.In the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?

A．An incurable disease.

B．An unforgettable memory.

C．The hard time her father had.

D．The failures her father experienced.

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．An unforgettable experience          B．The strong red balloon

C．Fly to paradise                           D．A great father