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John and Jim worked at the same company. They both worked hard. But soon John became one of the managers. So Jim felt angry. One day he told his boss that it was unfair(不公平)At Jim’s words, the boss knew that Jim did a lot for the company, but he lacked (缺乏) one quality. To help Jim to see the differences between him and John, the boss asked Jim to finish a task. He said, “Find out if there’s someone selling watermelons in the market.” Jim went and returned quickly and said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much are they?” But Jim didn’t care such a small thing. He had to go back to the market to ask about the prices and returned to answer the boss. Then the boss told Jim, “Wait to see what John will do. The boss asked John to finish the same task. John went and returned and said, “Only one man is selling watermelons there. Most of the water melons are the same size. He sells three of them for $10. And they have good quality.” Jim was then sorry for himself. He finally knew the differences between himself and John. So he decided to learn form John.

Jim’s trouble

He was angry because he thought the company is ____86____ to him.

The boss’s task

Go to the _____87___ and see if there’s someone selling watermelons.

Jim’s way

Jim wasn’t careful enough to answer the boss well. So he had to go to the market ____88____.

John’s way

John was careful ____89____ to tell the boss about the watermelons very well.

Result

Finally Jim knew the ____90____ between himself and John and decided to learn from him.

New York City isn’t the biggest city in the world, but it is the biggest city in the USA. Most American live in much smaller cities and towns, but almost 8 million people live in New York. Why did so many people come to live in one place?

A look at the city shows us that New York City has a very good port (商埠). The Dutch (荷兰) settlers (new comers ) wanted to use it for business. In 126, the Dutch paid the Indians twenty-four dollars for the island of Manhattan. Its Dutch name was New Amsterdam. Then the British took the land in 1664 and changed its name to New York.

The United States became an independent (独立的) country in 1783, and New York was its capital for a short time. The city became so crowded that some people moved out to other areas (places). But more people from everywhere went on coming into the city every day.

66. Which of them is the biggest city in the United States?

A. New York          B. Washington        C. New Amsterdam       D. Chicago

67. More and more people form different countries in the world come into New York because __________.

A. New York has the largest population in the United States

B. New York is as beautiful as a picture

C. New York is a developing city

D. they think it is a good place for business

68. The underlined word “took” means __________.

A. 花费                B. 耕耘                C. 占领                D. 测量

69. The United States became an independent country in __________.

A. the sixteenth century               B. the seventeenth century

C. the eighteenth century                     D. the nineteenth century

70. From the passage, we can know __________.

A. much about Dutch

B. how the Dutch took New Amsterdam

C. some of the history of New York

D. how the people form different countries come to the USA

Long long ago, there was a girl called Nuwa. Her father was Emperor(皇帝) Yan and he loved her very much. They often played together, and she also loved her father very much. One day, she had a wonderful time when she swam in the sea. She was too tired to swim and she was drowned (淹死). Because she wanted to see her father when she changed into (变成) a bird, she put some stones into the sea day after day and changed the sea into the land. She made a wish, and she would like to play with her father again.

This story was a little sad. It tells something important. When we do anything, we have to work hard. Learning English is difficult but if you study hard, you can learn it well.

61. Did Emperor Yan love her daughter very much?__________

A. Yes, he did.        B. No, he didn’t.           C. We don’t know. D. Yes, he didn’t.

62. What did Nuwa do when she changed into a bird? She __________.

A. had a wonderful time                             B. swam in the sea

C. put some stones into the sea                   D. played with her father

63. Why was she drowned? __________

A. Because she was happy.                         B. Because she was sad.

C. Because she was tired.                                  D. Because she was a little girl.

64. What is the meaning of “land”?

A. 大海                B. 岛屿                       C. 操场                D. 陆地

65. What do we know form this passage? __________.

A. We should change into a bird                  B. The girl loved her father very much

C. Don’t swim in the sea                                   D. Learning English is easy

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