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"I will think of it." It is easy to say this, but do you know what great things have come from thinking? Though we can not see, or hear, or feel our thoughts, they have great power (力量) !

Isaac Newton was seated in his garden on a summer evening when he saw an apple fall from a tree. He began to think, and tried to find out why the apple fell. Then he discovered how the earth, sun, moon, and stars are kept in their places.

James Ferguson once saw the inside of his father?s watch, and he wondered, "Why should I not make a watch?" This made him think and it led to a wooden clock which kept good time.

Walt Disney, the famous American film-maker, was often thinking of new ideas. One day, when he was in a meeting, he suddenly stopped talking, deep in thought. He looked and looked at a place high up in the room. This continued for a long time, end then he got an idea for a new cartoon.

Ideas come at any time, and the important thing is to think. When you meet with any difficulty, don?t lose heart. Try to think of it before asking someone to help you. Think and by thinking you will learn how to think creatively.

1.Newton wanted to find out ________.

A. when the apple hit him B. why the apple fell

C. who made the apple fall D. where the apple fell

2.________ made a wooden clock.

A. Isaac Newton B. Walt Disney C. James Ferguson D. James’ father

3.Walt Disney was ________ when he got an idea for a new cartoon.

A. making a film B. telling a story C. having a meeting D. sitting in a garden

4.From the passage we can learn that ______ .

A. we should always ask others for help B. every one of us likes thinking

C. it is easy to see and hear our thoughts D. thinking helps to get new ideas

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Some British people like to invite friends for a meal at home. You should not be sad if your English friends don't invite you home. It doesn't mean they don't like you!

Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p. m. and end at about 11 p. m. Ask your hosts(主人) what time you should arrive. It's polite to bring some flowers, chocolate or a bottle of wine (酒) as a gift.

Usually dinners start with drinks. Do you want to be polite? Say how much you like the room or the pictures on the wall. But remember—it's not polite to ask how much things cost.

In many families, the husband sits at one end of the table and the wife sits at the other end. They eat with their guests.

You'll probably start the meal with soup or something small, and then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables. Finally, you'll have dessert. It's polite to finish everything on your plate and take more if you want.

Do you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts, or write them a short thank?you letter after that. British people like to say “thank you” all the time.

1.If your English friend doesn't invite you to have dinner at home, it doesn't mean he or she ________.

A. doesn't like you B. likes you

C. can't afford to do so D. is too busy

2.It's impolite ________.

A. to ask about the price of a certain thing

B. to say “thank you” to hosts

C. to take gifts with you when you are invited to have dinner

D. to eat up everything on your plate

3.The meal usually ends with ________.

A. soup B. coffee

C. meat or fish D. dessert

4.When you are invited to a dinner party, you'd better ________.

A. ask what time you should arrive

B. take your wife with you

C. drink as much as possible

D. eat as many snacks as you can

5.Which of the following is true?

A. The hosts like the people who sit closer to them.

B. The hosts like the people who ask them time, price, age, etc.

C. The husband and the wife usually sit together.

D. You can call your hosts or write a thank?you letter to them after that.

The Kind Waitress

Every evening at six o'clock an old man went to a restaurant near his house.He ate dinner.After dinner,he drank coffee and talked to the people at the restaurant.

The old man's name was Bill.Bill ate at the restaurant every evening because he was lonely.His wife had died,and he had no children.

Every evening the same waitress brought Bill his dinner.Her name was Cara.She was 17 years old.

Cara was kind to Bill.She knew he was lonely,so she talked to him.If Bill was late for dinner,she called him on the telephone."Are you OK?" she asked him.

One evening Bill didn't come to the restaurant.Cara called him,but he didn’t answer the phone.Cara called the police."Please go to Bill's house",Cara told the police.

Later the police called Cara at the restaurant."Bill died in his sleep," the police told her.Bill was 82 years old.

A week later,a man came to the restaurant."I have something for Cara," the man said.The man gave Cara a check for $500,000.The money was from Bill.

"This money is for me? From Bill?" Cara asked the man.

"Yes," the man answered.

"But...why?" Cara asked the man.

"Bill liked you," the man said."You were kind to him."

1.Bill went to the restaurant every day because the food was very good.

2.What did Bill do when he was at the restaurant?

_____________________________________________________

3.What did Cara do if Bill didn't arrive at the restaurant on time?

_______________________________________________________

4.Cara often talked to Bill because she knew _____________________.

5.___________________________________________

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