One day , there was a blind man called John was on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read , “I am blind . Please help me .

A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat . He put a few of his own coins in the hat . Without asking for permission , he took the sign , turned it around and wrote a new message . Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost

full of bills and coins . The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign . He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it .

The publicist said , “I just wrote the message a little differently .” He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read , “Spring has come , but I can’t see anything .”

1. What’s the blind man’s name ?

A. Tom B. John C. Tony D. Sorry , I don’t know .

2.Who wrote a new message ? _________________

A. The blind man B. The teacher

C. The publicist. D. The farmer’

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist? _______________ .

A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps.

C. By his voice D. By his coins.

4.When did the story happen ? _______________ .

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn D. In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage ? _______________ .

A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful .

B. We can get more money by changing a sign .

C. The blind man is very stupid , so he has little money .

D. The power(力量) of language is great .

The 88th Academy Awards, once again thrilled (使兴奋) people around the world, the Chinese, who were excited about Leonardo DiCaprio getting the Best Actor Award.

But the yearly presentation (颁奖仪式) also made Chinese filmmakers , as no Chinese films have ever won a golden prize. The hard truth leaves people wondering the nation will get a place in the famous Academy Award, as China is already the second largest film market.

The condition for our national artists is similar to that of Chinese writers and scientists Mo Yan and Tu Youyou won Nobel Prizes in 2012 and 2015. Just as Chinese people are used to seeing their fellow citizens (同胞们) taking home Nobel Prizes from Stockholm, it is time for them to see that an Oscar is also achievable (可实现的).

There are good reasons for the Chinese people to such a bright future.

First, China is one of the fastest growing film in the world. Lots of businesses from home and abroad are willing to invest here. It will more talented people to get into the industry because of more and more relaxed environment for development.

The latest survey Chinese cinemas took a record 6.87 billion yuan (about $1.05 billion) in ticket sales in February, with the monthly box office (票房) going past that of North America for the first time.

The achievement may be in the future. It is supposed that China’s yearly box office could continue to go beyond North America in 2017.

1. A. but B. with C. except D. including

2. A. happy B. relaxed C. impossible D. uncomfortable

3. A. where B. when C. what D. why

4. A. while B. after C. before D. since

5. A. winning B. developing C. choosing D. deciding

6. A. cancel B. excuse C. doubt D. expect

7. A. artists B. markets C. awards D. companies

8. A. encourage B. remain C. insist D. realize

9. A. showed B. studied C. started D. sent

10. A. replied B. repaired C. required D. repeated

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