Frank WWoolworth was born in Rodman, New York in 1852His family was very   1   and even there was never enough food to eatSo, Frank decided he would do something else instead of being a farmerLater, he took a short business training to find a jobAs a result, he got a job as a  2   in a large city

It was not long before Woolworth realized that he had a natural skill(天赋) for displaying goods(商品) to attract the customers’(顾客)   3  , but he also learned something more important laterOne day his boss(老板) told him to sell some odds and ends(小商品) for as much as he could getA fresh idea came into his mindHe put all these goods on one table with a sign, it   4  : FIVE CENTS EACHSeeing this, people pushed to buy the goods and the   5   was soon cleared

Soon after that, Woolworth opened his own store, selling five and ten centsThis is the   6   of the famous "five and ten store"But he had another lesson to learn before he became successfulThat is, if you want to make    7   by selling goods at a low price, you have to buy them in large number directly from the factoryFor example, Woolworth once went to Germany and placed an order for knivesThe order was so large that the factory had to    8   running 24 hours a day for a whole yearIn this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half

By 1919, Woolworth had over l,000    9   in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in LondonHe made many millions, and his name became famous throughout (遍及)    10  He always ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT"

1Arich                           Bpoor                       Cbig                         Dsmall

2Asalesman                    Bfarmer                    Cteacher                   Ddoctor

3Afeeling                     Bideas                       Chelp                        Dinterest

4Awrote                         Bsaid                        Cspoke                     Dtalked

5Aground                    Btable                       Croom                      Dstore

6Abeginning                   Bend                         Csecret                            Drules

7Afriends                    Bmistakes                 Cprogress                 Dmoney

8Abegin                         Bfinish                      Ckeep                       Dstop

9Adollars                     Bstores                     Cfactories                 Dsalesmen

10Athe USA                   BCanada                   CGermany                Dthe world

Tim was walking alone in the parkHe said to himself," If I go on with the diet(节食), I will lose eight kilos by the end of" BOOM! He ran into a womanTim hit his head against hers

" I’m sorry, miss," said Tim"I was thinking about something and I didn’t see you! Sheila took off her glasses and said, "It’s OKNothing’s brokenI wasn’t watching my way, either" Suddenly, they stopped to look at each other carefully

"You’re Tim, Jack’s brother, aren’t you?" asked Sheila"Yes, how did you know? " " We met on Jack’s farm last weekHe had a party, and introduced me to youDo you remember?" Then they both began to laughSheila’s house was almost across from Tim’s on Krasnova Street of the cityTim said, "Would you like to have some coffee and hamburgers?" Sheila laughed and answered, "I thought you wanted to continue your diet!" They both laughed on the way to the coffee shop near the park gate

1Tim ran into Sheila because he               

Awas running too fast                                              Bdidn’t notice her

Cwas writing his thoughts down                               Dwanted Sheila to see him

2Where did Sheila live?

AIn the park                                                        BIn the countryside

CIn the city                                                  DIn the coffee shop

3Where did Tim first meet Sheila?

AAt the coffee shop                                      BIn the countryside

COn the street                                                     DAt Jack’s party

4Sheila thought Tim’s advice was funny because                       

ATim should go on with a diet

BShe didn’t like coffee or hamburgers

Cthere were no hamburgers in the park

DTim was telling an interesting story

5Which of the following is TRUE?

ATim went to the park with his friend

BSheila was wearing a pair of glasses

CJack and Tim were on the same street

DTim lost 8 kilos during a week

The story told to all American children about honesty(诚实) is about the cherry tree(樱桃树) that President George Washington cut when he was a boyWhen his father returned home, he asked George if he knew anything about who cut the tree downGeorge replied, "Father, I can not tell a lieIt was I who cut down the cherry tree"

In China, every child knows the story of Lei Feng, the young soldier who helped everyone and was very honestThe stories of George Washington and Lei Feng help us understand the importance of being honest

Every teacher wants his or her students to be honestIf every student can be honest in their childhood, they will be honest when they become adults(成年人)The country will then be known as an honest country and it will be respected(尊敬,尊重) by everyone

Usually, it is the father and the mother who give the first lessons of honestyGeorge Washington learned honesty from his father

A favorite Chinese story is about a young man who went to the market to buy food for his motherThere was a very young girl there who was selling flowersThe young man was asked to see and smell one flower and when the girl served another person, the young man stole the flower

When he went home, he began to think what he had doneHe went back to the market to see the girlHe told her that he was sorry and that he wanted to pay for the flower

The little girl refused and said, "You do not need to pay for the flower, elder brotherSince you took it I thought you had a reason to take itSo I did not worry, about receiving money for it"

The young man was ashamed(羞愧) that he stole the flowerHe never forgot the kind-hearted peasant girlTo him it was a strong personal lesson and he could never forget about the importance of being honest

1According to the text, George Washington learned honesty from      

Athe textbook        Bhis teacher                     Chis father         Dhis mother

2Who in human society is the first person to give lessons of honesty?

AThe parents

BGeorge Washington’s father

CThe eleventary school teachers

DA young girl who was a flower seller as told in a Chinese story

3Why is the education of honesty so important in school education?

ABecause it is one of the lesson required for study in every country

BBecause if a child is honest in his/her childhood, he/she will be honest when growing up

CBecause honest people are becoming less and less in most countries

DBecause teachers are afraid of students stealing things when they are still in school

4The writer gives the favourite Chinese story             

Aas an example of a touching love story

Bto show what may happen to a dishonest person

Cas an example of the meaning of " honesty" in Chinese

Dto show that society as well as parents and teachers may also have an effect on the building up of a person’s character of honesty

5Which of the following statements is NOT true?

AIf a person is honest in his childhood, he will be honest when he becomes an adult

BThe story about George Washington’s childhood is known to everyone in the USA

CThe young man who stole the flower admitted his wrong doing to his parents

DThe young man was ashamed of his wrong doing and could never forget the lesson he received from the kind-hearted peasant girl

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