One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humbles(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and sopke about a wide range of things. We never introduced ourselves.  I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee,  I  asked.

“ May I get you something?”

“A coffee would be nice.” Then I bought him a cup of coffee. We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee. Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit, at the door I met one of my friends. He asked.

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it. I way buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Glbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and to meet another human being with kindness and sincerity.

What does the underlined word”disheveled’ mean?

  A. Unfriendly        B. Untidy.        C. Gentle.          D. Kind.

The author bought coffee for the old man because ______.

  A. he thought the old man was poor      B. he wanted to start a conversation

  C. he intended to show his politeness     C. he would like to thank the old man

How did the authr probably feel after he talked with his friend?

  A. Proud.          B. Pitiful.          C, Surprised.      D. Regretful.

What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

  A. We should learn to be generous.         

B. It is honorable to help those in need.

 C. People in high positions are not like what we expect.

  D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

It is a hot summer day,and you feel thirsty.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade.How do you feel when you see the glass? Will you describe your feeling as happiness or as pleasure? I believe you will say it is a feeling of pleasure.There is a connection between these two kinds of feelings,and sometimes one causes the other,but they are not the same.Pleasure is a more dependent on the five senses while happiness is independent of them.   

    When you are happy,little unpleasant events usuallv do not disturb you.When you are unhappy,you feel as if everything is against you.You may compensate for it by eating chocolate and sweets because this gives you pleasure,yet you stay unhappy.A person may smoke cigarettes because it gives him pleasure,yet this does not make him happier,especiallv if he knows the fact that it is not good for his heahh.   

    The physical world is always in a changing state.At each moment a new thing is being created,changed,transformed and then destroyed.This is the normal state of things and no one  can change it.If we stay still in a certain state,we are sure to experience unhappiness sooner or later.0n the other hand, if

 we adjust to the environment,nothing can influence our moods.Then outer events have nothing to do with our inner joy of mind.  

    The room of the mind is filled with worry or fear.If you are free of thinking about them,the room has been emptied,and  then you will see what is happening and experience it.When your mind stays quiet,you will see that happiness comes from the inside.   

What does the underlined phrase”compensate for“in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?  

    A.to make a suitable payment for  

    B.to let out your anger for   

    C.to provide with a balancing effect for  

    D.to solve the problems for  

According to the passage,in which of the following situations can you feel happy?  

    A.A friend gives you a glass of cold lemonade when you feel thirsty.   

    B.You eat chocolate and sweets when you feel as if everything is against you.  

    C.Smoke cigarettes even though you know the fact that it is not good for your health.  

    D.You are free from worry or fear when your mind stays quiet.

We call learn from the passage   

    A.happiness is more dependent on the five senses 

    B.pleasure sometimes arouses happiness   

    C.you feel happy when nothing around you changes in a certain state   

    D.you feel unhappy because you have to adjust to the environment   

Which can be the best title for the passage?    ]

A.Pleasure Leads to Happiness       

B.Happiness Changes Us  

C.Happiness Is Within Us           

D. Stay a Quiet Mind

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

  The next morning he said to the men, "Have you provided me with that sunset? "

  "No, Sir," the men answered.

  The director was angry. "Why not? " he asked.

  "Well, Sir, " one of the men answered, "we are on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset."

  "But I want a sunset!" the director shouted. "Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one. "

  But then a young secretary had an idea. "Why don't you photograph a sunrise, " she suggested, "and then play it backwards? Then it'll look like a sunset."

  "That's a very good idea! " the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, "Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea. "

  The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bright sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay(海湾). Then at nine o'clock they took it to the director. "Here it is, Sir, " they said, and give it to him. He was very pleased.

  They all went into the studio(摄影棚). "All right, " the director explained, "now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the 'sunset' behind them. "

  The "sunset" began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

  The birds in the file were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

One evening, the director sent his camera crew out____.

  A. to watch a beautiful sunset  B. to find an actor and an actress

  C. to film a scene on the sea     D. to meet the audience

Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

  A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset   B. Because he was angry about his crew

  C. Because it was his secretary's suggestion.     D. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset

Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. The crew had to follow the secretary's advice.

  B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coast is a place to go.

  C. The camera crew wasn't able to film the scene the first day

  D. The director ordered his crew to stop filming the "sunset"

The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because_____.

  A. it went well with the separation of the hero and heroine

  B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

  C. it was more moving than a sunrise

  D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

After the "sunset" began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands____.

  A. because he was moved to tears

  B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards

  C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

  D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and the heroine

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