The greatest saleswoman in the world today doesn’t mind if you call her a girl. That’s because Markita Andrews has got more than eight thousand dollars selling Girl Scout cookies since she was seven years old.
Going door-to-door after school, the terribly shy Markita changed herself into the cookie-selling dynamo(高手).
It starts with great wish.
For Markita and her mother, whose husband left them when Markita was eight years old, their dream was to travel the world. “I’ll work hard to make enough money to send you to college,” her mother said one day. “When you leave college, you’ll make enough money to take you and me around the world. Okay?”
So at the age of 13 when Markita read in her Girl Scout magazine that the Scout(童子军)who sold the most cookies would win a free trip for two around the world, she decided to sell all the Girl Scout cookies she could—more Girl Scout cookies than anyone in the world, ever.
Wish, however, alone is not enough. To make her dream come true, Markita knew she needed a plan.
“When you are doing business, wear your Girl Scout clothes when you go up to people in their building, ” her aunt told her. “Always smile, whether they buy something or not and always be nice.”
Lots of other Scouts may have wanted that trip around the world, but only Markita went off in her own uniform each day after school, ready to ask—and keep asking—people to help in her dream.
Markita sold 3,526 boxes of Girl Scout cookies that year and won her trip around the world. Since then, she has sold more than 42,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.
Markita is no cleverer than thousands of other people, with dreams of their own. The difference is that many people fail before they even begin. They fear(恐惧)that they will be refused. This fear leads many of us to refuse ourselves and prevents us from getting where we have set off for long before anyone else ever has the chance—no matter what we are selling.
“It takes courage(勇气)to ask for what you want,” she said. “Courage is not that you don’t have fear. It means doing what it takes although you have a fear of it”

  1. 1.

    From the passage we learn that ________

    1. A.
      a good planning is the most important in the job of selling
    2. B.
      Markita took the free trip around the world herself
    3. C.
      Markita has a full-time selling job now
    4. D.
      to do something successfully, we should do what is needed
  2. 2.

    Markita ________

    1. A.
      started to sell Girl Scout cookies when she was 13 years old
    2. B.
      has only one parent
    3. C.
      whose parents are rich, went to college
    4. D.
      sold cookies in different shops
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      The Greatest Saleswoman in the World
    2. B.
      A Successful Girl in Selling
    3. C.
      The Secret of Selling
    4. D.
      Girl Scout Cookies
  4. 4.

    The main reason for Markita’s success is that ________

    1. A.
      she asks for what she wants before she is refused
    2. B.
      she isn’t afraid to be refused
    3. C.
      her aunt has told her how to sell things
    4. D.
      she has a good wish

In April, 2013, I visited Yangzhou.
Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn’t noticed until I had already left. But to be honest, I don’t think that map is very useful because it isn’t very clear an tailed. In my opinion, it’s better to improve it. Compared with He Garden, the map on the back of the ticket for He Garden is much clearer, more detailed and more useful. However, in the room that has the picture of the family members, there is only Chinese, no English, so my advice is to add English in interesting places. I got lost in the Slender West Lake. I spent about 30 minutes just trying to get out of one area. I think they need more signs posted along the trails. I like the Slender West Lake best, as she is so pretty! The ladies that were sweeping were very sweet. They always smiled at me and said hello, so it was nice.
Taking a taxi is the most efficient(有效率的) and quickest way to get around Yangzhou. I didn’t have a problem getting to the places which I’d like to go to while using a taxi. The driver was very friendly. The fare isn’t too high, either. But I didn’t enjoy taking the bus. The bus ride to the Mastixia Bay (茱萸湾公园) took long although I only had to pay one yuan. It was also hard finding where Bus 32 was. I tried asking some people in English but they couldn’t understand me, so I had to ask in simple Chinese that I only know buy that still didn’t work. I spent about one hour walking around the city to look for Bus 32. The tricycle(三轮车) was nice, but it was a little too expensive for a small distance. Maybe I was ripped off by the guy who rode for me, but it was an enjoyable ride. I felt like I was part of the garden city more.
Over all I am satisfied with Yangzhou and will recommend it to others

  1. 1.

    How many places of interest are mentioned in the passage?

    1. A.
      Three
    2. B.
      Four
    3. C.
      Five
    4. D.
      Six
  2. 2.

    The underlined phrase “ripped off” in Paragraph 3 may mean “________”

    1. A.
      优惠
    2. B.
      退款
    3. C.
      骗钱
    4. D.
      免费
  3. 3.

    Which of the following I NOT the writher’s advice?

    1. A.
      English should be added in interesting places
    2. B.
      Everyone in Yangzhou should speak English
    3. C.
      The Slender West Lake needs more signs along the trails
    4. D.
      The maps on the tickets for Ge Garden need improving
  4. 4.

    We can infer(推断) the passage may be written by ___________

    1. A.
      a foreign visitor
    2. B.
      a lady sweeping in the park
    3. C.
      a taxi driver
    4. D.
      a guy riding a tricycle

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son. Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was class president and captain of the football team.
  Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building or discovering a new star. I was daydreaming at school one morning when my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school. “I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
  When I got home, I started to think about what to write. My father is an astronaut. N0, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him. How did I see my father? Hmm.
  I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream. I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me, he wasn’t just a world-famous astronaut. He was my dad.
  My parents and I went to school on Thursday night.There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
  The third prize was announced and it was not me. I was relieved(释然)and disappointed at the same time. The second prize was announced. It was me.
  1 went up to the stage and read what I had written, “My father’s son”. When I finished, the people stood up and cheered. I saw my father blowing his nose. Tears were running down my mother's face. Dad cleared his throat and put his hand on my shoulder. “Son, this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
  It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son

  1. 1.

    The writer felt it_________ to be the son of a famous person.

    1. A.
      1ucky
    2. B.
      natural
    3. C.
      hard
    4. D.
      pleasant
  2. 2.

    In order to_________ the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    1. A.
      become astronaut
    2. B.
      become a great hero
    3. C.
      be made school team captain
    4. D.
      be made class president
  3. 3.

    What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    1. A.
      A lot of special things he had done.
    2. B.
      The story of his father as an astronaut.
    3. C.
      The unforgettable time he spent with his father.
    4. D.
      The experiences his father had in middle school.
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      My daydream
    2. B.
      My father’s son
    3. C.
      My famous father
    4. D.
      My happy family

                                  Jazz concert
Are you   interested in Jazz? There is a Jazz concert at 8:oopm on Sunday at Grand Hall
Tickets:
Adults(成年人 ) :  90 yuan
Children :   40 yuan

 

                                  Lecture (演讲 )
  Mr White will give a lecture about country music
Come   and enjoy it at 6:30 on Saturday evening at Hongyang Theatre.
Tickets   :  Free ( 免费的)

 

                                  Beijing Opera
  Do you like Beijing Opera? Come and enjoy yourself at 7:30 on Saturday   evening at Changfeng Theatre.
Tickets:
Adults:    50 yuan
Children: 25   yuan
                                     Beethoven
  Do you want to know more about Beethoven? There is a film about Beethoven at   2:30 at People’s Cinema on Saturday afternoon.
Tickets:
Adults:    30 yuan
Children:   15 yuan

  1. 1.

    Ben likes country music. He can go to______________

    1. A.
      People’s Cinema
    2. B.
      Hongyang Theatre
    3. C.
      Changfeng Theatre
    4. D.
      Grand Hall
  2. 2.

    Jack and his brother are both Jazz lovers. They can go to a Jazz concert on__________

    1. A.
      Saturday afternoon
    2. B.
      Sunday afternoon
    3. C.
      Sunday evening
    4. D.
      Saturday evening
  3. 3.

    Jim loves Beijing Opera very much. He can see it at_____________

    1. A.
      2:30 pm
    2. B.
      7:30 pm
    3. C.
      6:00 pm
    4. D.
      6:30 pm
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE?

    1. A.
      You can listen to Mr White’s lecture without paying
    2. B.
      If Mr Black goes to Grand Hall with his ten-year-old son, he should pay 90 yuan
    3. C.
      Uncle Li can see Beijing Opera on Saturday afternoon
    4. D.
      The film about Beethoven is at People’s Cinema on Saturday evening
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