A wise(有智慧的)woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river．The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food．The hungry traveller saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired(羡慕)it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him．The wise woman did so happily．
The traveller left, excited with his good luck．He knew the stone was worth(值……)enough for him to live on for his whole life．
But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman．When he found her, he returned the stone and said,“I have been thinking．I know how valuable(有价值的)this stone is, but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious．If you can, give me what you have within(在……里面)you that made you give me the stone．”
(1)
Where did the woman find the stone?
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A．
In a bag．
B．
In a village．
C．
Under a tree．
D．
In a small river．
(2)
How did the man feel when he met the woman?
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A．
He was sorry．
B．
He was sad．
C．
He was hungry．
D．
He was excited．
(3)
What does“precious”mean in this passage?
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A．
古老的
B．
珍贵的
C．
坚硬的
D．
新奇的
(4)
We know from the passage that ________．
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A．
the man lived happily since he got the stone
B．
the man got the stone after he paid a lot of money
C．
the man wanted to have the same good feeling as the woman
D．
the woman and the man were travelling together in the mountain
Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的)fruits these days．In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places．
“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don't know what the future will bring．”
During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country's biggest banks have been forced to sell or close．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods．
Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet．
The crisis began last year．Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily．Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back．This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble．
This month the US government agreed on a ＄700 billion plan to try to save the financial market．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．President George W．Bush has warned it will take some time．
Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．
(1)
Why are people in the US afraid to spend?
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A．
Because they think it's unnecessary．
B．
Because they don't have the habit of spending money．
C．
Because they worry about their future．
D．
Because they don't have enough money．
(2)
The fifth paragraph mainly ________．
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A．
tells what it is like in a crisis
B．
explains why there is a crisis
C．
warns people of the danger of the crisis
D．
asks people not to borrow money from banks
(3)
People feel ________ about the US plan to save the market．
“Beijing，Toronto and Paris are the most 1 ndline cities bidding (申办) for the Olympic Games of 2008，”said Richard W．Pound, the IOC's first vice president． “The host (主办) city of the Olympic Games of 2008 will be 2 ndline at the IOC's meeting in Moscow in 2001． Beijing is ready on its way because it 3 ndline became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000，and Toronto and Paris also have 4 ndline power，”said Pound at an IOC meeting．
About ten cities are 5 ndline in bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008，of which，there are three most important cities．They are Beijing，Toronto， Paris．Some of 6 ndline cities are Osaka，Havana，Istanbul and Cairo．
For the first time，the host city will be decided 7 ndline IOC members visiting the places．The bidding scandals (丑闻) of the Salt Lake City have made the
IOC find new 8 ndline of bidding．That is 9 ndline the IOC members will not be allowed to 10 ndline the bidding cities．
