It was Sunday. The train was crowded. A gentleman was trying to look for a place. In one of the cars
he saw a vacant seat. But a small suitcase was lying on it and a young man was sitting next to it.
     "Is this seat taken?" asked the gentleman.
     "Yes, it's my friend's." answered the young man. "He's just coming-this is his suitcase."
     "Well," said the gentleman, "I'll sit here till he comes." Five minutes later the train started, but nobody
came.
     "Your friend is late," said the gentleman. "He has missed his train, but he need not lose his suitcase." And
with these words he took the suitcase and threw it out of the window.
     The young man got up and tried to catch the suitcase, but it was too late. It was a good lesson to him.
"It's impolite to take a second seat just for being more comfortable for oneself."

1. The gentleman was looking for a _____.

A. seat
B. suitcase
C. friend

2. "A vacant seat" is a seat that ______.

A. somebody sits on
B. there's something on
C. nobody sits on

3. In fact, the suitcase belonged to the ______.

A. young man
B. gentleman
C. young man's friend

4. We know from the story that the young man ______.

A. was friendly and helpful
B. was not honest
C. told the truth

5. We can guess that the young man must feel very ______ in the end.

A. happy
B. excited
C. upset

     An old woman from the United States is helping develop a small Chinese village. She lived there when
she was a child.
     In the early 20th century, Eunice Moe Brokck's parents came to Shandong Province and they gave birth
to her there. As she grew up, Brock saw the poverty (贫困), illness and war in China. So when she left China
at the age of 13, she decided to come back to help the poor people there.
     After her husband died, the old woman sold her house, her car, her forest and other things and moved to
China in 1999. She lived in Liumiao Village in Liaocheng of Shandong Province to help the villagers there.
     Though she is now in her nineties, she is still busy helping them. In the past few years Brock built a
computer room for the village school with her own money, and bought desks, chairs and books for students.
She also has been trying to improve the medical care conditions in a number of villages. In Liumiao, every
child can play with toys in Brock's home. At Christmas she always buys a lot of candies and takes them to
schools for students.  
     "I'm an American, but I love China," she said.

1. Eunice Moe Brock was born _________.

A. in Shandong Province
B. in the United States
C. in the south of China

2. Brock returned to China _________ years ago.

A. nine
B. thirteen
C. twenty

3. From the passage we know that Brock is _________.

A. less than 90 years old
B. over 90 years old
C. a middle-aged woman

4. Which of the following is true?

A. Brock's husband died while she was in China.
B. The villagers got much money from Brock.
C. Brock has made a great contribution to the villages in China.

5. The best title for the passage is _________.

A. A Woman in China
B. A Poor Village in China
C. An American Woman with a Chinese Heart

     One day, a teacher was giving a speech to his students. He held up (举起) a glass of water and asked the
class, "How heavy do you think this glass of water is?"
     The students' answers ranged from 20 g to 500 g? "It does not matter on the weight itself. It depends on
how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right
arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance (救护车). It is exactly the same weight, but the
longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes."
     If we carry our burdens (负担) all the time, sooner or later, we will not be able to carry on, the burden
becoming increasingly heavier.
     "What you have to do is to put the glass down, rest for a while before holding it up again."
     We have to put down the burden sometimes, so that we can be refreshed and are able to carry on.
     So before you return home from work tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it back home.
You can pick it up tomorrow.
     Whatever burdens you are having now on your shoulders, let it down for a moment if you can.

1. The teacher brought a glass of water to the class because _____. 

A. he was very thirsty
B. his arms were strong
C. it was a good example

2. "A glass of water" in this passage referred to (指) _____.

A. knowledge
B. the burden
C. the time 

3. According to the teacher, you may feel _____ if you put down the burden sometimes.

A. more energetic
B. much heavier
C. more stressed out

4. This was a lesson about _____.

A. how to relax oneself in life
B. how to solve a physics problem
C. how to keep fit by drinking water

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. You could become heavier and heavier if you held a glass of water in your hand.
B. All the students in the class knew what the weight of the glass of water exactly was.
C. The teacher had a good way of making his lesson clear and easy to be understood

     I still remember very clearly my first visit to the dentist with my mother. 1_____ And they all looked
nervous. 2_____ I sat beside my mother, and she told me a story from a children's magazine. Some time
later, a nurse called us and led us into another room. 3_____ I saw a lot of strange things around me and
I was frightened. Then the dentist looked into my mouth. 4_____ After that, he said my teeth were fine.
I was glad the examination was over and was anxious to leave. 5_____ Later on in my life whenever I had
a toothache, I wished I had listened to him carefully.

A. She told me to climb into a big chair.
B. So I paid no attention when he showed me the right way of tooth brushing.
C. I began to worry.
D. And he examined every tooth carefully.
E. When I walked into the office, ! saw many people waiting.

     A. The shorter boy replied, "When someone hurts you, you should write it in the sand from which the
wind can erase it easily. However, when someone does something good for you, you should carve it on a
stone from which the wind can never erase it."
     B. The taller boy asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand, but now you carve on the stone.
Why?"
     C. Two friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had an argument, and the taller
boy slapped the shorter one in the face. The shorter boy was hurt.
     D. But without saying anything, he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."
     E. They kept on walking until they found a pond. And they decided to take a bath there. The shorter boy
got stuck in the mud and started to sink, but luckily he was saved by his friend. After that, he carved on a
stone, "Today my best friend saved my life."

1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____

     Shang Wenjie was born in 1982- in Shanghai. Her parents divorced (离婚) when she was two. Her
hard childhood made her a quiet girl and she always depended on herself.
     In 2004, she graduated from Fudan University and worked at a French clothing company. She had a
good pay and lived a comfortable life, but she wanted more. She had a great dream.
     Shang dropped her job and went to Hangzhou to take part in the"Supper Girl" competition. However,
she didn't win. She didn't give up and traveled to Chengdu for the competition. This time she practiced
hard and made it to the top 20. Still not satisfied with the result, she turned to Guangzhou for the competiton
again. This time, she made it! She got a ticket to the final competition in Changsha.
     Shang had no professional (专业) voice training, but during the competition, she won more fans. Many
of her fans were college students and young professional women. In their eyes, Shang was their Cinderella
( 灰姑娘). They wanted to help her make her dream come true and they really did it.

(     )1. Her parents divorced in 1984.                                                               
(     )2. She dropped her job because she didn't have a good pay.                                     
(     )3. She got a ticket to the final competition in Changsha.                                      
(     )4. She went to Hangzhou to take part in the "Super Girl"  competition and made it to the top 20.
(     )5. All her fans are college students and young professional women.