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Michael and Dick are good friends, but they like to play jokes on each other. One holiday, they decided to go to London together. They went to the station and bought their tickets.

Michael got on the train first. He dropped his ticket on the platform when he got into the carriage. Dick, who was close behind, saw the ticket fall and quickly picked it up. He put it in his pocket, but didn’t tell Michael. After they had been in the train for a while, they heard the conductor coming down the corridor, shouting, “Tickets, please!” Michael looked for his ticket and of course couldn’t find it.

“Oh dear, I can’t find my ticket, Dick,” Michael said.

“Look for it carefully, Michael; it must be somewhere.” said Dick.

“No, I can’t find it anywhere. What shall I do?” said Michael.

“Perhaps you’d better hide under the seat; then the conductor won’t know you are here.” So Michael hid under the seat. At this time, the conductor came in. “Tickets, please,” he said. Dick handed him tow tickets and said, “This is mine. The other is my friend’s. But he prefers to stay under the seat.”

1.Michael and Dick would spend their holiday in________.

A. train  B. London   C. Pairs      D. Rome

2. Where did Michael lose his ticket?

A. On the platform   B. In the carriage

C. In the corridor   D. Under the seat

3.What did Dick do after he picked up Michael’s ticket?

A. He gave it to his friend.             B. gave it to the inspector.

C. He put it in his bag.                D. He put it in his pocket.

4.Michael hid under the seat when the conductor came to check the ticket because _______.

A. he didn’t buy the ticket             B. he liked to hide under the seat

C. he couldn’t find his ticket          D. he wanted to lay with the inspector

5.From the last sentence we can know that when Michael heard Dick’s words, he would feel___________.

A. angry        B. happy      C. sad          D. worry

Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.

　　After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in his life.

　　Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

　　In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was so successful that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

He often said, “I live in order to change the world, there aren’t any other reasons. The only way to have a great achievement is to love your own career. If you can’t find your  favorite career ,go on looking for it and never give up.”

This is Steven Jobs, though he is dead, his spirit and achievements still influence our lives.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A．never did his lessons

B．dropped out

C．always made troubles with his schoolmates

D．he was full of new ideas

2.Why did Steven Jobs go to India?

A．Because he wanted to be a video game designer.

B．Because he wanted to get some new ideas.

C．Because he wanted to make a new type of computer.　

D．Because he wanted to have a happy summer.

3.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A．new ideas　　     B．Apple Computer　　 C．video games       D．saying

4.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.

A．didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

B．liked traveling in India and California

C．liked trying new things and making his new ideas come true

D．thought he had many reasons to live in the world

5.Which of the following sentences is NOT true according to this passage?

A．The only way to have a great achievement is to love your career.

B．The name “Apple” helped Jobs to remember a happy summer in an apple tree garden.

C．If you can’t find the career you love, give it up and try another one.

D．People remember Jobs because of his achievements.

Long long ago, there was a man whose name was Frank. He loved his  46  very much. A special day was coming. It was his wife’s birthday. Frank decided  47  something for her.

The next day he  48  home and said to his wife, “I bought something  49  you.” “Thank you!” said his wife  50 . “What have you bought for me?” “I’ve bought a gold ring. Here it is.” He took it out for his wife to see. Carelessly, he dropped it onto the ground. He began to look for it on the ground,  51  it was dark in the house and he could not see  52 . Then he went out and began to look for it in the street.

He looked and looked. After a while, a friend came along. “What’s the matter with you?” asked his friend. “I am  53  for my ring. It was for my wife. But I lost it just now.” said the poor man. “  54  did you lose it?” “I lost it in my house.” “You lost your ring in your house, but you are looking for it in the street. How foolish you are!” “Ah,” said the man, “but it is dark in my house. I will never find it there. Anyhow, here in the street, it is much  55 . I can see everything more clearly.” My dear friend, do you think Frank could find his gold ring in the street?

1. A. wife                                                         B. daughter                                      C. son

2. A. to show                                                  B. to buy                                           C. to cook

3.  A. go                                                         B. goes                                              C. went

4. A. for                                                            B. with                                               C. to

5. A. angrily                                                     B. sadly                                             C. happily

6. A. but                                                           B. so                                                   C. because

7.  A. something                                          B. anything                                       C. nothing

8.  A. asking                                                  B. calling                                           C. looking

9.A. Where                                                      B. When                                            C. Why

10. A. darker   B. brighter        C. harder

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One Sunday , Cody decided to go sailing in his boat with his friend Dane , but Dane happened to be away. Dane’s brother Brett wanted to go instead though he did not know anything about sailing. Cody agreed and they set out to sea.

Soon they found themselves in a thick fog. Cody was sure they would be hit by a big ship. Fortunately（幸运地）he saw a large buoy（浮标）through the fog and decided to tie the boat to it for safety. As he was getting onto the buoy , however , he dropped the wet rope. The boat moved away in the fog carrying Brett who did not know how to use the radio. He drifted（漂流）about and was not seen until twelve hours later.

Cody spent the night on the buoy. In the early morning he fell asleep and was having a bad dream when a shout woke him up. A ship，the Good Hope，came up and he climbed onto it and thanked the captain. The captain told him that Brett had been picked up by another ship and the ship’s captain had sent out a message.

1.Cody went sailing in his boat with his friend’s brother Brett,

2.About sailing, Brett knew a little.

3.Soon they got into trouble because of the thick fog.

4. They drifted about and were not seen until twelve hours later.

5. Brett was saved by the ship, the Good Hope .