Several years ago, a television reporter was interviewing three of the most important people from local businesses.One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company.“Do you agree with that?” she asked.

The man shook his head, “No.I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House.You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man.“Do you think so?”

“No, I don’t.” he said.“I don’t think that makes the visitor important.That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

1.This story happened in ________.

A.U.N. B.U.S.A. C.U.K. D.P.R.C.

2.There are________in this passage.

A.three men B.three women and one man

C.four men D.three men and one woman

3.The banker and the owner of one of the largest companies in the world ________.

A.had similar opinions about the reporter’s question

B.disagreed with each other

C.had been invited to the White House many times

D.didn’t reply to the reporter

4. The owner of one of the largest companies thought ________.

A.he himself was really important because he owned one of the largest companies in the world

B.the President was really important because the president of another country called him

C.the visitor was really important if the President would rather treat him than answer an important phone call from another country

D.none of them was really important

Happiness is for everyone. You don ’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money. Why? Because those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads in their free time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will help you; when you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health; when you get success, your friends will say congratulations to you; when you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. And when you do something good to others, you will feel happy, too. All those are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy, because you have something else that can ’t be bought. When you meet with difficulties, you can say loudly you are very happy, because you have more chances to challenge(挑战) yourself. So you can ’t always say you are poor or you have bad luck. As the saying goes, life is like a revolving (旋转的) door. When it closes, it also opens. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person .

1.Those who have big houses may often feel _____.

A. happy B. lonely C. free D. excited

2.What will your friends say to you when you make great progress?

A. Oh, so do I. B. Congratulations.

C. Good luck. D. It ’s just so-so.

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. People who have cars would never like to walk in the open air.

B. You can get help from others when you are in trouble.

C. You can still be a happy person even if you have little money.

D. Happiness is always around you though difficulties come towards you.

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