While I was waiting to go to college, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job about ten miles from where I lived. Because I needed money and wanted to_______something useful, I applied

Three days later, a letter_______. It asked me to see the principal(校长) at Croydon. It was an_______journey-a train to Croydon station, a_______bus ride and then a walk of at______a quarter of a mile. It was clear that the principal(校长) ______opened the door. He was_____and round. "The school," he said, "has a group of twenty-four boys between seven_______thirteen." I had to_______all the subjects except Art which he taught himself. It was______that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon.

Before I had time to ask about my salary(工资) , he stood up. "Now," he said, "you'd better meet my wife（妻子）. She is the one who really runs this school."

1.A. buy B. give C. teach D. write

2.A. arrived B. reached C. got D. wrote

3.A. comfortable B. difficult C. uncomfortable D. short

4.A. 10-minute B. 10 minute C. 10-minutes D. 10 minutes

5.A. first B. last C. least D. most

6.A. himself B. him C. his D. he

7.A. bad B. glad C. short D. smiling

8.A. to B. and C. for D. or

9.A. like B. practice C. study D. teach

10.A. bad B. better C. worse D. good

"Be proud of(骄傲） what you do," my father always told me, "whether you are a boss or a cleaner". When I was 15, I got a summer job in a hospital. I was told that my duties would include cleaning floors. I smiled and remembered dad's words.

My job was the lowest, but it made me feel excited. I saw it as a challenge(挑战) because it was my first job. I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well. In return, I got respect(尊重) by doctors, nurses and patients(病人). Each morning I imagined(想象) that the dirty dishes would make patients sicker if I were not there to wash them clean. After breakfast, I started cleaning the floors of all patients' rooms and cleaning toilets. I was tired but I wanted to do the job well. People would say, "That young boy really does a good job." That made me happy.

Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one's job was important. I have swept floors, and I have been a manager. "Be proud of what you do." My father's words influenced(影响) me all my life. And I'm sure dad must be proud of me.

1.The writer's first job was a_______.

A. boss B. cleaner C. manager D. doctor

2.Which of the following didn't the writer do in the hospital according to the passage?

A. Looking after patients. B. Washing dishes.

C. Cleaning toilets. D. Cleaning the floor.

3.When the writer was in the hospital, he_______.

A. made the patients sick B. wasn't tired

C. worked hard D. did everything

4.From the passage we know that

A. the writer's father always stayed with him

B. the father didn't like the writer's first job

C. the writer wasn't proud of his first job

D. the father's words encouraged（鼓励）the writer to do everything well

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Smiling with Yourself. B. My Father

C. My First Job D. Working in the Hospital

Joe was going into his usual bar before lunch when he saw a poorly dressed man fishing in a small pool about five centimeters deep outside it.

Joe stopped and watched the man for a few minutes. He saw that most of the people who passed by him believed he must be quite mad(发疯的).

Joe pitied the man, so after a while he went up to him and said kindly, "Hello, would you like to come into the bar and have a drink with me?"

The fisherman was glad to accept his offer(主动提议). Joe bought him a few drinks and finally said to him, "You've been fishing outside here, haven't you? How many did you catch this morning, if I may ask?"

“You are the eighth,” the fisherman answered happily.

1.Before lunch Joe usually had_______.

A. a drink at the bar B. tea at the bar C. dinner at the bar D. a drink with the fisherman

2.Who took pity on the fisherman?

A. Nobody. B. Only Joe.

C. Everyone who passed by him. D. Some of the people who passed by him.

3.The poorly dressed man_______.

A. must be mad B. must be hungry C. must be thirsty D. was not mad at all

4.The fisherman pretended(假装) _______．

A. to be mad B. to be fishing C. to be poor D. to have no job

5.The fisherman fooled_______.

A. all the people B. most of the people

C. Joe as well as the other seven people D. eight people except Joe

句型转换

1.You’d better stick the picture on the cover.(改为否定句)

You’d better ________ ________the picture on the cover.

2.I made a big birthday cake for my mother by myself.(对划线部分进行提问)

________ __________you make a big birthday cake for your mother?

3.He has to stay in a hotel by the sea on family holidays.(改为一般疑问句)

________he ________to stay in a hotel by the sea on family holidays?

4.He learned English by himself when he was a child.(改为同义句)

He ________ _________English when he was a child?

5.I will watch TV. I won’t do my homework(合并为一句话)

I will watch TV ___________ ________doing my homework.

任务型阅读

An American named Crum invented potato chips in 1853, although that was not his intention (意图). He was a cook at a beautiful restaurant in Saratoga Springs, New York. A regular dish on the menu was fried (油炸的) potatoes, which was an idea that had started in France. At that time, French fried potatoes were cut into thick slices (片).

One day, a dinner guest at the restaurant sent back his fried potatoes to the chef because he did not like them so thick. So Mr Crum cut the potatoes a little thinner and fried them. The guest did not like those either. That made Mr Crum angry, so he thought he would just show the man. He sliced the potatoes paper-thin and fried them, thinking that the man would say nothing about it. However, to his surprise, the man loved the thin potatoes very much. Other guests tried them and liked them. So, Mr Crum's potato chips were added to the menu. They were called Saratoga Chips.

Finally, Mr Crum opened his own restaurant to sell his famous chips. Now potato chips are packaged (包装) and sold in stores.

1.Who invented photo chips?

_________________________________________________________________________

2.What was his job?

_________________________________________________________________________

3.Why did the dinner guest send back the fried photos to the cook?

__________________________________________________________________________

4.Did the dinner guest love the thin potatoes?

__________________________________________________________________________

5.What did Mr. Crum do at last?

__________________________________________________________________________

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Here is a useful and interesting computer game. Let me tell you how to play it.

The game is called Draw Something. It needs two players to work t1.. One draws a picture and the o2.guesses what it is.

The game g3. you three words each time. Then you choose one to draw. Some are easy but some are difficult. For example, it is much e4. to draw a moon than a cat. If your partner guesses the c5. word, you both will get one to three “coins”. Coins are very u6.. The more he guesses the pictures correctly, the m7.

coins you both will get. If you can’t draw any of the words, you can use a “bomb”(炸弹) to get three new words. Of course, the bombs are not f8.. You need to buy them with the coins.

This game can help you remember English words and p9. drawing pictures. But you’d better not s10.too much time on it. It will be bad for your eyes.

Now can you play the game? And why not play it with your buddy?

—Ann is not good at speaking English.

—I ______ he should practice speaking English for two hours every day.

A. suggest B. request C. produce D. refuse

—Could you tell me ______？

—Look！He is playing soccer on the playground.

A. where Scott is B. what is Scott doing

C. how Scott did it D. why Scott is doing it

—The Internet has made communication much more ______.

—I agree.For example,I can communicate with my friends on Wechat any time.

A. popular B. convenient C. important D. necessary

—Do you know________Amy came to school this morning？

—Her bike was broken，so she had to walk．

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．where