Mary Roda's parents came to New York from Australia. They lived in a tall building. A man named Donald Smith lived in the building, too. He a toy company. One day Donald gave Mary, the 4-year-old girl, a new . She played with the toy and said, "This is fun!" A few weeks later Donald gave her toy. She played with it. She said," I am not this toy. It doesn't work. "She was a(n) little girl. Donald liked her honesty, and they became friends. For years Donald gave Mary new toys, and she gave him very good 6 about the toys.

When Mary was thirteen years old, Donald her a new ball. The ball had a balloon(气球) inside it. Mary wanted to fill the balloon with water. She wanted to paint the ball in crazy colors. She wanted to rice or beans(豆子) in it to make it noisy. The company made these . Mary's ideas were a great success! The company thousands of the balls.

That Christmas Donald gave Mary a(n) gift. He made her a vice-president(副董事长)of the toy company. made $ 200000 a year. Her job was to see the new toys were fun. She took a car from her school to her office. She worked for three or four hours a day at her job, she had to do her homework. Mary was a busy teenager. She had time to be with her family. Her parents taught her that working hard and doing her best is very important.

Today Mary works at a college. The little vice-president with bright ideas helps students think about their future.

1.A. ownedB. foundC. helpedD. chose

2.A. gift B. book C. toy D. bag

3.A. one B. another C. other D. the other

4.A. angry with B. surprised at C. tired of D. interested in

5.A. kind B. honest C. helpful D. lovely

6.A. ideas B. skills C. names D. facts

7.A. lent B. called C. returned D. showed

8.A. grow B. eat C. put D. cook

9.A. inventions B. rules C. mistakes D. changes

10.A. sent B. had C. sold D. received

11.A. amazing B. interesting C. beautiful D. boring

12.A. He B. She C. It D. They

13.A. that B. if C. how D. why

14.A.soB. butC. orD. then

15.A. less B. more C. much D. most

 

Long long ago, the colours of the world started to quarrel. Green said, “Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Without me, all animals would die.” Blue said, “You only think about the earth instead of the sky and the sea. Without my peace, you would all be nothing. " Yellow laughed, "You are all so serious. I bring fun and warmth into the world. " Orange shouted, "1 am the colour of health and strength. I am the most important for I serve the needs of people' s life. " Red shouted out, "I am the most important of all. I am the colour of danger, bravery and love. I am brave to fight for truth. " Then Purple and Indigo came...

The colours went on quarrelling, each saying he or she was the most important. Their quarrelling became louder and louder. Suddenly it thundered and rained hard. The colours felt so frightened that they stopped quarrelling and got together for comfort(安慰).

At this time, rain began to speak, "You foolish colours, quarrelling among yourselves, each tried to be the most important. You don' t know that you each were made for a special purpose? Join hands with each other and come to me. "

Doing as they were told, the colours united (团结) and joined hands. They formed a colourful rainbow. From then on, when a good rain washes the world, a rainbow appears in the sky. They begin to appreciate(欣赏) each other.

1.The colours were quarrelling about__________.

A. who was the cleverest

B. who was the strongest

C. who was the most important

D. who was the most beautiful

2.There are______colours in the story.

A. four B. five. C. six D. seven

3.What does this story want to tell us?

A. Thunder is frightening.

B. United, we can create wonders.

C. It's useless to appreciate each other.

D. Some of the colours are foolish.

 

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