“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6thgrade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.

Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.” “Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A. History B. Science

C. Maths D. Business

2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A. Tom B. James

C. Peter D. Sandy

3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A. He himself kept talking.

B. He just read from a textbook.

C. He showed a movie to his students.

D. He got his students to take part in a discussion.

4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A. Strange B. Patient

C. Shy D. Proud

5.What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Get What You Want B. Needs and Wants

C. Try to Get More Money D. How to Live Well

A woman was waiting for her plane at an airport.

She bought a bag of cookies,found a place to ______ and took out her book.She started to read and ____ noticed that a man,sitting beside her,took a cookie from her bag.She just _____ not to see this.So she ate the cookies quickly and at the same time watched how the shameless thief was stealing her cookies.She thought to herself,“If I wasn't such a(n) _____ person,I would hit him in the eye.”

When only one cookie was left,she looked with interest and _____ what he would do.He smiled,took the ____ cookie and broke it in half.She thought,“This guy is so impolite,he didn't even show any thanks”.

After her flight was called,the woman ___ her luggage and headed to the gate.She took her seat in the ____and started to look for her book,which was almost completed.As she reached her luggage,she gasped(喘气)with _____,because there was an unopened bag of cookies.A terrible thought crossed her mind,“If my cookie bag is here,the other one was his and he just tried to ____”. She realized that she was the impolite one,but it was too late to say sorry to him.

1.A. stand B. sit C. lie D. seat

2.A. proudly B. hardly C. suddenly D. happily

3.A. tried B. preferred C. hoped D. excited

4.A. right B. nice C. special D. Polite

5.A. planned B. asked C. wondered D. spoke

6.A. big B. first C. last D. end

7.A. posted B. opened C. collected D. made

8.A. hall B. airport C. plane D. lobby

9.A. surprise B. happiness C. sadness D. upset

10.A. save B. take C. share D. give

A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were very naughty. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief(恶作剧) happened in their town, their sons were probably considered.

The boys’ mother heard that a clergyman(牧师) in town had been successful in dealing with naughty children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but wanted to see them separately. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first in the morning, with the elder boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man, sat the younger boy down and asked him seriously, “Where is God?”

The boy’s mouth dropped open, but he made no reply, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even more serious voice. “Where’s God!!?” again the boy made no try to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even louder and shook his finger in the boy’s face and shouted, “WHERE IS GOD?”

The boy screamed and ran away from the room, ran directly home and hid himself in the cupboard, closing the door heavily. When his elder brother found him in the cupboard, he asked, “What happened?”

The younger brother replied in a nervous voice, “We are in big trouble this time. God is missing—and they think WE did it!”

1.The two boys were always getting into trouble because they were very________ .

A. bad B. naughty C. stupid

2.In order to deal with the two boys successfully, the clergyman decided to________ .

A. sit them down B. see them separately C. repeat the question

3.What did the younger do after the clergyman asked the question twice?

A. His mouth dropped open B. His eyes kept wide. C. He still said nothing

4.The elder brother felt ________ after he heard what his younger brother said.

A. scared B. upset C. sorry

5.From this passage we know that ________.

A. The younger brother is very smart B. The mother made a wrong decision

C. The clergyman is pretty wise

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