Several days ago, I was walking home from school and saw some writing on the fence of a house I was passing by. It said, “Happiness is a direction, not a destination (终点).” I had been having a bad day and just reading this brightened my day a little. I also took out a pen and wrote one of my favorite quotes (格言) down.

When I came back to the fence, I saw another quote under mine in the handwriting as the first one. I added another, and we kept at this pattern for quite a while. One day, I was writing another quote on the fence and the old man, one of my neighbors, who owned the fence, saw me. He came out and I was afraid he would be mad at me for writing on his fence; he was not known to be very friendly. He gave me a sharp glance and then read the quotes on the fence. Without saying a word, he said something to himself and then went back inside. I was a bit terrified for a while, afraid to go back to the fence, but when I did, I noticed not more quotes but two words in entirely different handwriting had been added, “Thank you.”

Later, I saw the old man in his front yard. He beckoned (召唤) me over and told me how my quotes had been inspiring him, how he thanked me and how he was glad to see young people still have “values”. We are now good friend and I talk to him a lot. This experience has changed my life. I still don’t know who wrote that very first quote, but if he is out there, I’d like to say “thanks” to that unknown friend.

1.How did the author feel before he saw the words on the fence?

A. Excited B. Bored C. Unhappy D. Tired

2.Why did the writer begin to write a quote on the fence?

A. He wanted to practice his handwriting.

B. He had gotten some help from the quote.

C. He thought doing this was interesting.

D. He wanted to catch his neighbor’s attention.

3.Why was the writer afraid when he found that his neighbor had seen him?

A. He had thought that the old man was a mad person.

B. he had once been told the old man was cold-hearted.

C. He thought the old man would scold(责骂) him for what he had done.

D. He thought the old man would tell his parents about his action.

4.Who must have added “Thank you.” to the fence?

A. The old man. B. Someone else.

C. The writer himself. D. That unknown friend.

5.We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. writing quotes on fences is a good idea

B. the writer has written three quotes on the fence

C. the good relationship between neighbors is very important.

D. the old man has changed his opinion about young people.

People eat different things in different parts of the world.

In some countries, people eat rice every day. Sometimes they eat it two or three times a day for breakfast, lunch and supper. They eat rice with meat, fish and vegetables.

Some people do not eat some kinds of meat. Muslims (穆斯林),for example, do not eat pork.

Japanese eat lots of fish. They are near the sea. So it is easy for them to get fish.

In some western countries such as Britain, Australia and the USA, the most important food is bread and potatoes. People there can cook potatoes in many different ways.

Some people eat only fruit and vegetables. They do not eat meat or fish or anything from animals. They only eat food from plants (植物). Some people say that food from plants is better than meat. These people are called vegetarians.

1.What is the most important food in Australia?

A. Fish. B. Bread. C. Vegetables. D. Fruit.

2.What does the underlined word “vegetarians” mean in Chinese?

A. 肉食主义者 B. 生食主义者

C. 果食主义者 D. 素食主义者

3.Why do Japanese eat lots of fish?

A. Because they like fish better than the other food.

B. Because it is easy for them to get fish.

C. Because fish can give them lots of calories.

D. Because they think eating fish can make them clever.

4.Which one of the following sentences is true?

A. People in different countries eat different food.

B. If you only eat food from animals, you are a vegetarian.

C. Food from animals is better than food from plants.

D. People in some western countries can only cook potatoes in one way.

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