题目内容
John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承)$ 1,000,000 when he was 23. He didn't feel ____1___ at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. John decided to ____2___ living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave his $100,000 of his money to a ____3____ that helped poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36, he ____4____ wears cheap shoes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier.Once, John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said the meeting was very ____5___. “When I met her, I felt very, very happy,”he said. “I saw that the money ____6____ for a very good plan. It brought me ____7___ to the child in a way that giving money ____8___ cannot.”“ I want to do everything I can.” he added.
( )1. A. rich B. happy C. lucky D. confident
( )2. A. stop B. have C. keep D. agree
( )3. A. hospital B. family C. school D. charity
( )4. A. also B. still C. ever D. never
( )5. A. exciting B. relaxing C. boring D. frustrating
( )6. A. invented B. was invented C. used D. was used
( )7. A. friendly B. honest C. closer D. quieter
( )8. A. pretty B. alone C. sure D. extremely
A man is going to open a shop selling hats. He wanted a good sign to put over his shop. He wrote:
| JOHN BROWN HATTER Makes and Sells Hats for Ready Money |
| JOHN BROWN Makes and Sells Hats |
But when another friend saw “ John Brown Sells Hats”, he said , “ Of course you sell hats. No one thinks you give them away for free.” So, at last the sign read:
| JOHN BROWN |
A. pay for the hat here when you buy it
B. if you buy the hat you can pay for it in a few days
C. hats here are only for the people with much money
【小题2】How many friends gave John some advice on how to write the sign?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Two.
【小题3】___________________was crossed out first.
A. “ John Brown Sells Hats” B. “Hatter” C. “for Ready Money”
【小题4】 Each friend has___________________thought.
A. no B. the same C. his own
【小题5】This story tells us that _____________________.
A. it isn’t possible to please everybody
B. it’s easy to sell hats
C. sellers must please everybody
选词填空:用方框中所给词适当形式填空,使短文正确、通顺、连贯。
| heavy, have, stop, dark, fish, with, take, both, shine, not listen |