In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station. He was playing his  16   .His music was so great that many people put money into his   17   .The next day, the young artist came to the   18   place, and played the violin as usual. Different from the day before, he took out a piece of paper and put   19   on the ground. The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat  20   .Please come to get it soon.”   21   about half an hour, a(an)   22   man there in a hurry, “Oh ,it’s you. You did come here.” The young violinist asked   23   , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked, “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,” said the man.

The violinist   24   a lottery ticket. George Sang’s name was on it, so the violinist   25   it to him. Later someone asked the violinist, “Since you   26   play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didn’t you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “   27    I don’t have much money, I live happily; But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.” Through our lives, we can get a lot and lose so   28   . But being   29   should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way, we may   30    in a short period(短期). However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser.

In New York，on a Friday night，a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station．He was playing his ___1___．His music was so great that many people put money into his ___2___．

The next day，the young artist came to the __3___ place，and played the violin as usual．Different from the day before，he took out a piece of paper and put __4___ on the ground．The paper read，“Last night，a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat __5___．Please come to get it soon．”

___6___ about half an hour，a（an）__7___ man ran there in a hurry，“Oh，it’s you．You did come here．” The young violinist asked __8___，“Are you Mr. George Sang?” “Yes! Yes!” Then the violinist asked，“Did you lose something?” “Lottery（彩票）．It’s the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life，” said the man．

The violinist ___9___ a lottery ticket．George Sang's name was on it．so the violinist ___10___ it to him．

Later someone asked the violinist，“Since you ___11__ play the violin every day to make your tuition fee（学费）in the university，why didn't you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?”

The violinist said，“___12___ I don't have much money，I live happily；but if I lose honesty，I won't be happy forever．”

Through our lives．we can get a lot and lose so ___13___．But being ___14___ should always be with us．If we act in a dishonest way，we may __15___ in a short period．However，from the long-term view，we will be a loser．

1．A．piano                     B．guitar                   C．violin                     D．sax（萨克斯）

2．A．bowl                     B．hat                      C．pocket                   D．hands

3．A．similar              B．different           C．strange            D．same

4．A．it                   B．its                 C．they              D．them

5．A．by then             B．by mistake          C．by the way       D．by hand

6．A．After                B．Before             C．From               D．When

7．A．young               B．old                C．small            D．tall

8．A．coldly              B．angrily             C．calmly             D．sadly

9．A．took out             B．took off           C．took back        D．took away

10．A．sold               B．bought            C．gave                 D．lent

11．A．could              B．had to             C．should              D．must

12．A．Although           B．Once              C．If               D．Unless

13．A．many            B．much             C．little               D．few

14．A．kind              B．rich               C．honest             D．poor

15．A．fail               B．relax               C．suffer             D．succeed

John doesn't like vegetables．Every day when he has his meal，he plays with his ___1___ in his bowl．He doesn't eat them，but Just throw ___2___ here and there on the table．

One day at ___3___ John's mother says，“Vegetables are ___4___ for your body and it's not easy ___5___ good vegetables．”After lunch，John and his mother go to visit ___6___．For the whole afternoon，John __7___ Grandma grow vegetables in the garden．They pull wild grass __8___，water the cabbage，dig potatoes out of the earth，and even catch worms on the vegetables．At dinner，John says，“It's ___9___ hard to grow vegetables．I get so ___10___ today! I'll not play with my vegetables any more．” His grandma and mother smile when they hear that．

1．A．rice                       B．vegetables            C．chopsticks

2．A．it                          B．them                    C．those

3．A．1unch                   B．breakfast              C．dinner

4．A．fit                         B．good                    C．better

5．A．to buy                   B．to find                 C．to grow

6．A．his grandma           B．his grandpa          C．his old friend

7．A．taught                   B．watched               C．helped

8．A．down                    B．out                      C．in

9．A．really                     B．strangely              C．usually

10．A．worried               B．upset                 C．tired

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses.

Last year, a serious school bus accident happened in China, when a nine-seat minibus crashed. There were 62 children inside , and 21 of them died. To stop such accidents, the Center Government decided to strengthen（加强）the rules for school buses.

On April 5, the Government published new rules about school safety. These new rules are much stricter than the old ones.

Under the new rules, local governments must make sure that students attend nearby schools or boarding （寄宿的）schools to reduce traffic risks（风险）. Also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on ,school buses have a speed limit（限速）of 80km per hour on highways and 60km per hour on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school bus go first.

The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded（超载）.

There are many other rules as well. A school bus must have than seven seats. On each bus, there must be at lest one adult（成年人）to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher（灭火器）,a first aid kit（急救箱）and a GPS.

1.What does the underlined word“attend”mean?

A. join in               B. drop out           C. go to

2.Under the new rules, which of the following is TRUE?

A. School buses can be overloaded when necessary.

B. School buses can go first when there are other cars.

C. School buses must driver 80km/h or less on normal roads.

3. According to the new rules, a school bus must have the following EXCEPT      .

A. more than seven seats.

B. a parent of one of the students.

C. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit.

4.The government made new rules for school buses because     .

A. school buses in China were not safe enough before.

B.62 students died in a school bus accident last year

C. 200 million children in China go to school by bus every day.

5.What’s the best title of this passage?

A. How to Avoid Bus Accidents

B. Safety First on School Buses

C. Bus Speed Limit Is Necessary

- What? You have donated $10,000 to the disaster area9

    - Oh, no, _______. I don't want to let anybody but you know it.

A. be patient          B. look out    C. stay calm             D. keep quiet