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Frank W. Woolworth was born in Rodman, New York, in 1852. His family was very poor, and there was never enough to eat. Frank decided he did not want to be a farmer. He took a short business course, and went to work as a salesman in a large city.

Frank realized he had a natural skill for displaying goods to arouse people’s interest, but he soon learned something more important. One day his boss told him to sell some odds and ends(小商品)for as much as he could get. Frank put all these things on one table with a sign which said: FIVE CENTS EACH. People fought and pushed to buy the things and the table was soon cleared.

Soon afterwards, Frank opened his own store, selling goods at five and ten cents. But he had another lesson to learn before he became successful. That is, if you want to make money by selling low-price goods, you have to buy them in large quantities directly from the factories. Once, for example, Frank went to Germany and placed an order for knives. The order was so large that the factory had to keep running 24 hours a day for a whole year. In this way, the price of the knives was cut down by half.

By 1919, Frank had over 1,000 stores in the USA and Canada, and opened his first store in London. He made many millions and his name became famous throughout the world. He always worked hard and ran his business according to strict rules, of which the most important was: "THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS RIGHT."

1.Were Frank’s parents rich?

2.Why did Frank take a short business course?

3.Where did Frank once place an order for knives?

4.How many stores did Frank have in the USA and Canada by 1919?

5.How did Frank make his business successful?

Do you think of white when someone talks about a polar bear(北极熊)? In fact, the polar bear does not have white fur. It just appears to be white. Polar bears have a very good sense of smell. It helps them to find food. During summer, polar bears sleep longer, because they are able to find their food more easily at night. Usually, after a meal, polar bears have a short sleep. A polar bear can have 2-3 babies at a time. They live with their mothers until they are about two-and-a-half years old.

However, polar bears will die out soon because of people. There are only 20,000 to 25,000 polar bears in the world. The polar bears are trying to survive today. The number of polar bears is becoming smaller and smaller because of the loss of sea ice— polar bears mostly inhabit (居住于) the sea ice, not the land ice. This is happening because of global warming (全球气候变暖), pollution, hunting and so on.

Ordinary people don't care, but great people have the power and want to save tigers, fight for giant pandas and save polar bears. Ordinary people will wait, but great people will find a new world. For me, I will not waiting. I will take the bus more often from now on. Join me and save the polar bears, and, of course, the tigers, the giant pandas and...

1.According to the passage, which of these answers does NOT make sea ice less?

A.Global warming. B.Pollution.

C.Hunting. D.Travelling.

2.which is right of the following sentences?

A.Polar bear’s fur is white.

B.Perhaps the writer will drive his car less.

C.It's harder for polar bears to find food in summer.

D.Polar bears have a good, happy life now.

3.What does the word "ordinary" mean in Chinese?

A.勤劳的 B.聪慧的

C.普通的 D.坚强的

4.Where can this passage come from?

A.A magazine about animals.

B.A book about greetings.

C.A poster about working plans.

D.An instruction book

A businessman lost his wallet. There was much money in it. So he makes a promise(诺言), “If someone finds my wallet and returns it to me, I'll give half the money to him.” A dustman(清洁工) found the wallet in a dustbin(垃圾箱). He sent it back to the loser. But the businessman changed his mind.

“There was still a diamond ring(钻戒) in my wallet,” said the loser. “I won't give half the money in my wallet to you before you return it to me!”

“I've never seen a diamond ring in the wallet,” said the dustman.

They began to quarrel. The businessman didn’t do what he had said. The dustman became angry and took him before a judge (法官).

After the judge heard what had happened to them, he said to the businessman, “I'm sure you are an honest man. It's true that you have lost a wallet in which there was a diamond ring. But it's also clear that there is only a lot of money in this wallet. I don't think it's yours. Wait for some time. Perhaps someone will be able to return your wallet to you!”

Then the judge turned to the dustman and said, “Take the wallet home. If the loser doesn't go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”

1.The wallet the businessman lost __________.

A. was found in a shop B. was sent to the judge

C. was found in a dustbin D. was never to be found

2.The businessman was eager (渴望) to get back the wallet because __________.

A. there was the address of an important judge in it

B. there was a lot of money in it

C. he put in it a diamond ring he had just bought

D. it was a very expensive one

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

A. The businessman broke his promise.

B. The dustman asked the businessman to give him more money.

C. They began to quarrel because the wallet got dirty.

D. The dustman kept the diamond ring for himself.

4.Where do you think the diamond ring was?

A. The businessman hid it.

B. The dustman kept it.

C. The judge stole it.

D. The story of the ring was nothing but a lie.

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