On a British Airways flight from Johannesburg, a middle-aged, rich white South American lady found herself sitting next to a black man. She called the cabin stewardess(机舱乘务员)over to complain about her seating.

“What seems to be the problem, Madam?” asked the stewardess.

“Can’t you see?” she said. “You’ve sat me next to a black man. I can’t possibly sit next to this kind of human. Find me another seat!”

“Please calm down, Madam,” the stewardess replied. “The flight is very full today, but I’ll tell you what I’ll do---I

Will go and check to see if we have any free seats in Club(商务舱)or First Class.”

The lady had an unfriendly look at the outraged(被激怒的)black man beside her.

A few minutes later the stewardess returned and said to the lady with a self –satisfied smile, “I’m sorry, Madam, this Economy(经济舱)is full, and Club is also full. However, we do have one seat in First Class.”

The lady could not help looking at the people around her. But before she had a chance to get up or make any answer, the stewardess continued , “ We seldom make this kind of upgrade(升级),however, and I had to report it to the captain(机长).When the captain heard this, he said that it was not proper to make someone sit next to such an obnoxious(令人讨厌的)person.” Having said that, the stewardess turned to the black man sitting next to the lady, and said, “So if you’d like to get your things, sir, I have a seat ready for you…”

At this time, the people around stood up and clapped their hands. The black man walked up to the front of the plane.

That was an unforgettable flight for me, for I was the black man who had never flown First Class before.

1.Where did this story happen?

    A.At the booking office.                            B.In the Economy cabin.

    C.In the Club cabin.                              D.In the First Class cabin.

2.The black man was finally upgraded to the First Class cabin because _____________.

    A.the stewardess loved him                        B.he was angry with the white lady

    C.the captain knew him                           D.the white lady was too impolite

3.What might be the correct order of the cabins from the front to the back on this place?

A.Club→Pilots’ →Economy →First Class

B.Pilots’ →Club →Economy →First Class

C.Club→Economy→ First Class→ Pilots’

D.Pilots’ → First Class →Club→ Economy

4.What can be the best title of this article?

A.Flying First Class

B.On a British Airways Flight

C.Sitting Next to a Lady

D.An Unforgettable Free Flight

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                                Future and Today

It is well known that everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. But do you know what future really is ? I have to say that future is now. That is to say we must treasure every minute now. If we want to have a bright future, we should know how important time is and use it well.

There is an old English saying: “Gain time, gain life.” Then what’s time? Time is something that we can’t see or touch, but we can feel it passing by. Time is always with us. When we are at table, time passes; when we play, time goes by unnoticeable. We always say “Time is money”, but time is even more precious(珍贵的)than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But if time is gone away, it will never return. So, some of us even say time is priceless(无价的).

We should always remember: future is now. For us students, we should try our best to work hard in order to create a great future of our own. We should make the best use of every hour and be the master of today. We should do everything before us as well as possible. And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow.

As we all know , “Time and tide wait for no man.” If you waste today, you will regret tomorrow. So from now on, work hard.Tomorrow will be better, and your future will be brighter .Remember: “No pains, no gains.” Today’s hard work is the cause of tomorrow’s harvest.

                 Title: Future and Today

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Future is now.

Everyone has his own dream as well as his own future. If we want to have a bright future, we should know the (1)            of time and make every minute(2)            .

(3)       is priceless.

Time is money, but time is even more valuable than money, because when money is spent , we can earn it back. But (4)         time will return no more.

Be masters of today

Today’s hard work (5)         to tomorrow’s harvest. As students, we should never put off what can be done today till tomorrow and we should try our (6)to do everything well.

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