I took the bus to work for many years.___________ knew each other; the passengers all sat there sleepily in the morning. The bus was cheerless and quiet.

One of the passengers was a small old man _____________ gray hair. He took the bus to the center for the old every morning. None of us ever paid ______________ attention to him.

One July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled. The driver nodded without any expressions. The rest of us kept in ______________.

The next day, the old man got on with a big smile again and said in a ___________ voice: "And a very good morning to you all!" Some of us ___________, amazed, "Good morning." in reply. We ___________ began to nod and talk to each other.

One morning he _____________ a nice suit and tie. He even had a bunch of(一束)flowers in his hand. The driver turned around and asked: "Have you got yourself a ___________, Charlie?" We _____________ got to know if that was his name, but he nodded his head shyly and said yes. The _____________ passengers clapped(拍手叫好)at him.

Then, one morning, as autumn was closing in, Charlie wasn't _____________ at the stop. When we came __________ to the center, one of the passengers asked the driver to wait. He went in to ask about "Charlie".

The old gentleman was fine, _____________ one of his close friends had died at the weekend. The next Monday Charlie was at the stop as usual. His hair had turned grayer. We were silent as he walked onto the bus. We each handed him a bunch of _____________.We wanted to be there for this man who brought us together that summer.

1.A.Nobody B.Someone C.Anyone D.Everyone

2.A.in B.with C.under D.of

3.A.many B.much C.less D.most

4.A.silence B.excitement C.surprise D.shame

5.A.weak B.loud C.strong D.low

6.A.looked out B.looked down C.looked up D.looked after

7.A.suddenly B.carefully C.finally D.gradually

8.A.dressed B.hurt C.found D.worn

9.A.teacher B.girlfriend C.classmate D.friend

10.A.always B.seldom C.often D.never

11.A.few B.many C.other D.all

12.A.talking B.waiting C.looking D.checking

13.A.longer B.shorter C.farther D.nearer

14.A.for B.and C.but D.so

15.A.cakes B.books C.flowers D.gifts

Mark Zuckerberg was born on May 14. 1984. As a little kid, he loved creating little fun computer programs, especially communication tools and games He set up the network in February of 2004. He was then a second-year student at Harvard University. One day, he had an idea of building a website for Harvard students to get to know each other He set up the Facebook website. Harvard students could share their photos and personal information there. Soon, the website became very famous. Zuckerberg decided to leave Harvard to run Facebook full-time. It was the biggest advantage in his life and later brought him great success. Now the service is popular around the world.

Greetings such as "Have you checked your Facebook page today?" became a part of young people's everyday language in the US. People can exchange messages and get the latest information about their friends on Facebook. Zuckerberg's dream is to connect people through the Internet. “Facebook is to make the world more open and connected,” he said.

What's the young man's secret of success? Zuckerberg believes it's important to have an open mind and be ready to try new things. “The riskiest thing is to take no risks.” he once said in an open litter. Sometimes the simplest ideas go furthest. We hope Zuckerburg can go much further, maybe even further than Bill Gates.

1.People can do all things on Facebook EXCEPT_____.

A.exchanging messages B.seeing their friends' photos

C.sharing personal information D.setting up an online shop

2.Which is NOT a right word to describe Zuckerburg according to the passage?

A.Creative B.Patient C.Open-minded D.Successful

3.This passage is most probably from the part of _____in a magazine.

A.Sport B.Advertisement C.People D.News

A couple of weeks ago, my friend offered to sell some of our things for us. I thought it was a good chance to clean my 7-year-old son’s room and _____ some toys that were no longer suitable for him to play with. We _____ that all the money we got from selling the toys would be his money.

The night before the sale, we loaded up the truck with toys and a little bike that was too _____ for him. In the yard he _____ the bike for the last time and then happily put it onto the truck. This little bike had at least two previous owners as far as we knew. It wasn’t in the best  _____ and was certainly not new, but the tires(轮胎) were _____ good.

We put a price of $10 on it, but it didn’t sell. So, after the sale was over, my friend put it on the sidewalk, with a sign that _____ “FREE BIKE”. In five minutes her doorbell rang. A little boy was _____ there. In poor English he asked whether the bike was _____ free. She said yes and that he could have it for ______. He smiled, got on the bike and rode away.

Later that evening when I told my son how much money he had made at the sale, he was very ______, shouting happily. He asked about a few of his things, wondering ______ they had been sold. When he asked about the bike, I told him about the little boy and that made him ______. He was much happier than when I told him how much he had ______. He was so happy to hear that someone else would make good ______ of that little bike!

1.A.look for B.go through C.show off D.deal with

2.A.refused B.agreed C.wrote D.lied

3.A.weak B.small C.new D.thin

4.A.rode B.found C.watched D.felt

5.A.time B.chance C.place D.shape

6.A.also B.never C.still D.hardly

7.A.said B.repeated C.copied D.expressed

8.A.jumping B.standing C.walking D.shouting

9.A.barely B.usually C.really D.always

10.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

11.A.calm B.scared C.excited D.disappointed

12.A.when B.if C.why D.how

13.A.smile B.worry C.leave D.cry

14.A.enjoyed B.lost C.bought D.made

15.A.interest B.money C.use D.price

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