Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don’t sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!’
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
【小题1】 The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

Do you have free time? Would you like to be with an old man? I need such(这样的) a man to look after(照顾) my father. He’s 78 years old, but he’s healthy. If you want to get the job, you need to work for four hours every day from Monday to Friday, 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. And on weekends, you need to work for only two hours, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Your pay(报酬) is 5 dollars an hour.
Here are the things you will do:
·Read books and newspapers(报纸) to him
·Talk with him if he wants to
·Walk outside(在外面) with him
·Buy things for him
Address: Bridge Street, Nanjing
Telephone: 2756-3358 (ask for Mr. Green)
Tom White needs a job. After he reads the advertisement(广告) , he calls Mr. Green and gets the job.
【小题1】Tom will work for        hours in a week altogether(总共).

Do you have free time? Would you like to be with an old man? I need such(这样的) a man to look after(照顾) my father. He’s 78 years old, but he’s healthy. If you want to get the job, you need to work for four hours every day from Monday to Friday, 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. And on weekends, you need to work for only two hours, 1:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. Your pay(报酬) is 5 dollars an hour.

Here are the things you will do:

·Read books and newspapers(报纸) to him

·Talk with him if he wants to

·Walk outside(在外面) with him

·Buy things for him

Address: Bridge Street, Nanjing

Telephone: 2756-3358 (ask for Mr. Green)

Tom White needs a job. After he reads the advertisement(广告) , he calls Mr. Green and gets the job.

1.Tom will work for        hours in a week altogether(总共).

A．12               B．16               C．18               D．24

2.Tom can do other(其他的) things        .

A．every morning

B．every afternoon

C．on Saturday

D．on Monday

3.Tom will get        for working on Monday only.

A．＄15             B．＄20             C．＄25             D．＄30

4.From the passage we know Mr. Green’s father likes        .

A．reading and writing

B．walking and swimming

C．reading and walking

D．listening to music and eating fruit

5.Which one is TRUE?

A. The pay is more(更多的) on weekends.

B. If you want to get the job, you can call Mr. Green.

C. Mr. Green’s father is seventy years old.

D. Mr. Green’s father lives in the USA.