He can very well.——青夏教育精英家教网—

How can a small stamp be worth ＄16,800?
Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on a two-penny stamp has made it worth a million and a half times its face value.
Do you think it impossible? Well, it is true. And this is how it happened.
The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the former British colony (前英国殖民地) of M auritius (毛里求斯岛), a small island in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to London. Mauritius was about to become the fourth country in the world to put out stamps.
Before the order was filled and the stamps arrived from England, a big dance was planned by the commander-in-chief (总司令) of all the armed forces on the island. The dance would be held in his house and letters of invitation would be sent to all the important people in Mauritius. Stamps were badly needed to post the letters. Therefore, an islander, who was a good printer, was told to copy the pattern of the stamps. He carelessly put the words “Post Office” instead of “Post Paid”, two words seen on stamps at that time, on the several hundred that he printed.
Today, there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left--- fourteen One-penny Reds and twelve Two-penny Blues. Because there are so few Two-Penny Blues and because of their age, collectors have paid as much as ＄16,800 for one of them.
小题1:When a mistake is made in the printing of the stamp, the stamp___________.

Mr. Jenkins lives in a town．He works in a museum．There are l old wonderful things in it．He likes his work and often goes to work 2 time．

One day he left his office at twelve．He went to eat 3 ．As soon as he went out of the gate．he met an old friend of 4 ．They hadn't seen each other for about five years．Of course they were very 5 ．His friend asked him 6 ．He agreed 7 him，and they went into a restaurant．There they drank a lot．Then his friend said，“Perhaps you’re drunk（喝醉了）now．Let me help you to your 8 ．”

“No，no，”said Mr. Jenkins．“My office is only 9 walk．I can go there by 10 ”When his friend left．it was 11 for him to stand．He was afraid 12 late and stopped a taxi．When he got on．the 13 asked，“Where are you going，sir?”

“To the Park Street．”

“Oh! sorry，sir，’’the driver said in a hurry．“It’s just the Park Street．”

“Ok!” Mr. Jenkins said and got 14 the taxi．He brought out some money and threw it to the driver．He shouted，“But don’t drive so 15 next time!”

1．A．a lot of B．much C．any D．a little

2．A．at B．on C．for D．about

3．A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

4．A．he B．him C．his D．himself

5．A．happy B．angry C．sorry D． surprised

6．A．to have B．to drink C．to play D．to dance

7．A．to B．no C．with D．for

8．A．home B．house C．factory D．office

9．A．two minute B．two minute's C．two minutes' D．two minute's

10．A．me B．my C．mine D．myself

11．A．difficult B．easy C．happy D．afraid

12．A．is B．of being C．be D．to be

13．A．policeman B．doctor C．waiter D．driver

14．A．out B．off C．on D．up

15．A．slowly B．fast C．carefully D．well

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阅读理解。

      Chinese are very generous when it comes to educating their children. Not caring about the money,
parents often send their children to the best schools or even abroad to England, the United States or Australia.
They also want their children to take extra- course (额外课程) activities where they will either leam music or
dance,or other classes that will give them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an
education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of money on education. Even poor
couples will buy a computer for their son or daughter.
      However, what most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their children is usually
very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills are different, maybe skilled in some areas while poor in
others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children are in need of self-respect and
self-confidence. The problem is that parents are only educating their children on how to take tests and how to
study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they need to be confident, happy and
clever.
      Parents can achieve this by teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
      Teaching a child to cook will improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking requires
patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook always tries to improve his cooking,
so he will leam to work hard and gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will give
him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
      Some old machines, such as a broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him
curious (好奇的) and have interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to fix them; your child might
become an engineer when he grows up. These activities are not only teaching a child to read a book, but rather
to think, to use his mind. And that is more important.

1. Most Chinese parents don't realize ____.

A. how much the best education is worth
B. when children should be educated
C. what children really need in later life
D. why school tests don't satisfy children

2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A. Leaming to think is very important.
B. Interest is necessary for everything.
C. Broken things are useful for children.
D. Using hands helps improve thinking ability.

3. The writer's attitude to children's education is that ____.

A. the cheaper an education is, the better it is
B. children today should leam different skills
C. practical skills are helpful to children's growth
D. school education can't meet parents' expectations

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—Scott is good at painting.
—Yes, his painting is very beautiful. And he can _________ dance very well.

	Xiao Shenyang was born in 1981 in Liaoning, China. He became famous after taking part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He became a student of Zhao Benshan, a famous comedy actor, in 2006. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan, a popular folk (民间的) song-and-dance duet in northeast China. Many people enjoy his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
	Can you find a ring in an egg? But Liu Qian, a well-known magician（魔术师） from Taiwan, found it in front of the audiences at 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Liu Qian was born in 1976. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition. To make his performance better, he often performed on streets, roads and other places for people.
	Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954. His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood. Today, he is well- known all over the world. Many people like his action movies very much.