While traveling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money. So he wrote to his brother, asking for $500. “Send the money by telegram,” he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P...”?After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “ Nothing has come for you,” he was told. This went on for two weeks and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, but there was no reply. In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill. His passport was taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He was sent to prison for six days.?

When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?” he ask, “My name is Jackson Frank.” The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Jackson, it's here. It came by telegram.—let me see—oh, more than two months ago. We wondered where you were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order. The order read:” Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $500...” “ But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.” “ Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter ‘J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed,” A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.” Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said,” A human mistake—I think some humans need kicking.” 

Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because ____.

    A. he was afraid to see his brother?

    B. he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere?

    C. he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother?

    D. he knew that his brother had no money

Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because ____.?

    A. his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

    B. he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

    C. he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill?

    D. his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay 

his hotel bill

Which of the following statements is true??

   A. The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.?        

B. The money reached the wrong bank.?

    C. The money reached the bank after he was arrested.?

 D. The money reached the bank before he was arrested.

The clerks put his name under the wrong letter ____.?

   A. through carelessness.                 B. because they were human beings?

   C. because he had a strange name      D. by pronouncing his name incorrectly

Son’s Help

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy so he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside and his son hated the bad habit of his father. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

66. Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A. he was a driver                             B. he worked in a factory

C. he had a lot of work to do                     D. he had worked there for a long time

67. Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A. she couldn’t find any work     

B. she thought her husband was tired

C. her husband spent all time in gambling

D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

68. _______, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Lang often gambled  

B. Mr. Lang was late for work

C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home    

D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

69. The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A. he didn’t love her any longer                 B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

C. he had been put into lockup                   D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

70. Which of the following is right?

A. The boy expected his father to be put into lockup again.

B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C. The boy expected his father to stop gambling soon.

D. The boy expected his mother to come back.

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish(无私的) love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you  21  .

I wanted to do something very  22  for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He  23  all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it  24  it looked almost new. I was so  25  of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet(头盔) and riding outfit(全套装备).

I could  26  wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I barely slept the night before. Upon wakening, I went to the kitchen to  27  the coffee, tea, and morning goodies. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a  28  : “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so  29  . It had been a long-standing joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could  30  lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one” was my husband’s  31  .

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could  32  this expensive gift.

Of course, the  33  awoke, and my son was thrilled with(对…感到激动) my reaction. Many kisses were  34  , and I immediately wanted him to  35  my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not  36  what I was expecting. Then I  37  that he had sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother  38  on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still  39  and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to  40  this story.

                                               Yours,

                                               Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

A. hope          B. advice          C. support         D. courage

A. polite         B. similar          C. special         D. private

A. played         B. studied         C. traveled        D. worked

A. after          B. before          C. unless          D. until

A. sure          B. fond          C. proud          D. confident

A. perhaps       B. really          C. almost         D. hardly

A. start          B. cook          C. set            D. serve

A. note          B. notice         C. word          D. sign

A. disturbed      B. confused        C. astonished      D. inspired

A. give         B. take          C. draw           D. teach

A. reason       B. request        C. comment        D. response

A. present     B. afford         C. find           D. order

A. neighbor    B. building       C. home          D. house

A. exchanged  B. experienced    C. expected          D. exhibited

A. tear               B. open          C. check          D. receive

A. purely      B. basically       C. obviously     D. exactly

A. realized     B. remembered    C. imagined       D. supposed

A. only       B. still           C. ever          D. even

A works      B. exists          C. matters       D. counts

A. send       B. publish        C. share         D. write

“A child in the street is a child that has been exposed(暴露)to a lot of bad things. And this child has no love at all. This child has no respect(尊重)for himself or herself. He sees everybody as an enemy, and he can’t trust anyone.”

Who is Moses Zulu talking about? Are there even people who live like that? Sadly, in truth, there are. They happen to be the Zambian children that Moses Zulu helps to improve their lives. Zulu does his best to give many children the hope to live even though they might have AIDS. Without his continuous work through his organization called Children’s Town, many Zambian children would have been forced to survive(生存)in an African city by getting a job as a street vendor(街头小贩), or hurting other people.

In 1990, Moses Zulu founded Children’s Town in Zambia, where one million children have no parents, largely because of AIDS. Children’s Town teaches children the basic life skills needed for their future. Each child goes through a five-year training program where they’re taught responsibility(责任), values, and self-care. Zulu’s Children’s Town provides hope for less fortunate children.

As we all know, a hero is any person who is respected for their qualities and achievements. There are not many people who are willing to help others in need. Zulu’s contribution to today’s modern society teaches us to lend a helping hand to others who are not as lucky as we are. He teaches us to make a difference in the world by helping others.

And from now on, if ever you throw away your banana just because it looks bad, well, remember that a group of people suffering from AIDS, homelessness, or other causes, would fight each other just to get their hands on a single bad banana.

68. Which of the following CANNOT describe Moses Zulu according to the passage?

A. Devoted                   B. Easy-going

C. Determined                D. Kind-hearted

69. In Children’s Town, children will learn ______.

A. how to fight against AIDS

B. how to get a job as a street vendor

C. how to survive by themselves

D. how to avoid fighting in the street

70. In the opinion of the author, he considers Moses Zulu ______.

   A. a teacher        B. a doctor        C. a hero     D. a fighter

71. In the last paragraph, the author advises us to ______.

A. plant more bananas                      B. make use of bad food

C. invent medicine for AIDS                 D. help poor people

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