A young man was in love with a beautiful girl. One day the girl said to him, “It is my birthday tomorrow.”“ Oh,” said the young man, “I’ll send you roses, and one rose for each year of your life.”
The same evening he went to the flower shop. As he knew the girl was twenty-two years old, he paid for twenty-two roses and asked the shop assistant to send them to the girl the next day. The assistant of the flower shop knew the young man very well as he often bought flowers in his shop before. When the young man left the shop, the assistant thought, “The young man is very kind to me. He often comes to buy my flowers. In return I’ll send ten more roses.”
He did so. The next morning thirty-two roses were sent to the girl. When the young man came to see her, she didn’t want to speak to him. And he never knew why she was so angry with him.
【小题1】The young man wanted to send his girl friend _____roses for her birthday.

A.10B.22C.32D.many
【小题2】__________sent the roses to the girl.
A.The young manB.The assistant
C.Another young manD.We don’t know who
【小题3】The young girl received the roses ___________.
A.the same eveningB.a day before her birthday
C.a week laterD.on her birthday
【小题4】The assistant meant to _______.
A.make the girl angryB.sell more roses
C.make the young man gladD.get more money
【小题5】From this story we know that _______.
A.roses should be sent for one’s birthday
B.some girls don’t like roses
C.one may do something wrong even out of kindness
D.young people often buy roses

Hello, my name is Peter. I study at a secondary school in the UK. School days usually begin at 9 a.m. in the UK. So I usually go to school at 8.45 a.m. School is over at 3.30 p.m. So I have enough time to go to different clubs.

    I’m good at all my lessons. But my favourite lesson is Cooking. All my teachers are very friendly and helpful. I never go home for lunch, I have lunch at school with my classmates. After lunch, we often go to the school field. Sometimes we play ball games, sometimes we just sit under the trees, reading or chatting. Sometimes we also go to the Computer Center to listen to music or send e-mails to our friends.

    I like my school and have a wonderful time at school every day.

1.Schools in the UK usually start at ____________.

A. 8.45 a.m.                   B. 9 a.m.                    C. 3.30 p.m.                  D. 8.30 a.m.

2.—How are Peter’s teachers? —They’re all very ____________.

A. friendly and helpful     B. beautiful               C. polite                    D. busy

3.—How often does Peter go home for lunch? — ____________

A. Seldom                    B. always                   C. Every day               D. Never

4. After lunch, the students can ________.

A. listen to music           B. write e-mails        C. play ball games         D. A, B and C

5.Which one isn’t right?

A. School is over at 3.30 p.m. in the UK.

B. Peter is good at all his lessons.

C. Peter has no time to go to clubs every day.

D. Peter has a wonderful time at school.

 

Once I spoke at a high school. After the speech, the principal asked me to see a special student. An     1   had kept the boy home, but he had expressed an interest in meeting me, and it would mean a great deal to him. I agreed.

He was Matthew.   2  he was born, the doctor told his parents that he would not live to see five, then they were told    3  would not make it to ten. Now he was thirteen. He wanted to meet me because I was a gold-medal weight lifter.

I spent over an hour talking to Matthew. He spoke about   4  and succeeding and seeking(追寻)his dreams.

When we finished talking, I went to my    5 and pulled out the first gold medal I won and put it around his neck. I told him he was more of a winner and knew more about    6   and overcoming obstacles(克服障碍)than I ever would. He looked at it for a while, then took it off and handed it   7  to me. He said, “You are a champion. You earned that medal. Someday when I get to the Olympics and win my own medal, I will show it to you.”

Last summer I got the news that Matthew had   8   and a letter Matthew had written to me a few days before:

Dear Rick,

My mom said I should send you a thank-you letter. The doctors are   9  to tell me that I don't have long to live any more. But I still smile as much as I can.

I told you that in the future I was going to the Olympics and win a gold medal. But I know now I'll      10   . I know I'm a champion, and God knows that too. When I get to Heaven, God will give me my medal and when you get there, I will show it to you.

Thank you for loving me.

Your friend

Matthew

1.                A.excuse         B.effect          C.operation D.illness

 

2.                A.While          B.When          C.Although  D.Because

 

3.                A.they           B.he             C.she  D.I

 

4.                A.winning        B.teaching        C.playing   D.working

 

5.                A.home          B.desk           C.classroom D.bag

 

6.                A.failure         B.success         C.luck D.smile

 

7.                A.around         B.in             C.back D.down

 

8.                A.went away      B.passed away     C.stayed away   D.moved away

 

9.                A.surprised       B.brave          C.sorry D.happy

 

10.               A.never          B.ever           C.often D.seldom

 

 

Three days ago, the boss of a gold shop received a letter. As he was very busy, the letter was on his desk till dinner time. When he opened it, a $1000 note fell out onto the desk. With the note was a short letter:

Dear sir,

I got married forty years ago. Unfortunately, at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I got no job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.

I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away for a moment, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop with the ring but I didn’t pay for it. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience(让我良心不安)all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $100, and I think that is about ten times at today’s price.

Now, I am sending you that amount.

                                                        Yours truly,

                                                        A customer

  After reading the letter, the boss said,“Well, life is always full of surprise!”

1.The boss of the gold shop got a _________ 3 days ago.

   A. ring                      B. letter                    C. gold

2.The underlined word“unemployment”means“______”in Chinese.

   A.辞职                     B.失业                    C.就业

3.The ring the customer put into his pocket was __________ 40 years ago.

   A.$1000                    B.$10000                 C.$100

4.The customer wrote to the boss in order to ________.

   A. send the money for the ring      B. say thanks to him       C. return the ring

5.Which is NOT wrong according to the passage?

   A. The boss opened the letter by himself.

   B. The boss didn’t think life was always full of surprise.

   C. When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was annoyed.

 

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