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  Tom needed money for travelling, so he decided (决定) to get a job during the summer holiday. Some of his friends worked in shops for a few hours every week and the others helped farmers on farms, but Tom liked neither (两者都不) of these jobs. He took a job painting (油漆) yellow lines down the middle of a highway (公路).

  On his first day he painted ten miles, and his boss (老板) said, “keep it up and I'll give you more money.” The next day Tom did five miles, and the boss said, “well, five miles isn't as good as ten, but keep up the good work.” The following day Tom painted only one mile. The boss called Tom in and said, “first you did ten miles, then you did five miles, then you did one mile. You're not doing the work, so I have to let you go.”

  As Tom walked away from the office, he said to himself, “but it is not my fault (过错). Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can (罐).”

1.Tom decided to get a job because ________.

[  ]

A.some farmers needed help

B.he wanted to get some money

C.some friends worked in shops

D.he didn't need to go to school

2.On his first day of work Tom did ________.

[  ]

A.too much
B.a little better
C.rather badly
D.very well

3.Tom had to leave at last because ________.

[  ]

A.he said something to the class

B.he was not doing his work

C.he was called into the office

D.he painted only one mile

4.Why did Tom paint only one mile on the third day? Because ________.

[  ]

A.he wasted (浪费) too much paint

B.he was very far away from the can

C.he didn't like the job at all

D.he got too tired to work on

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  Tom needed money for travelling,so he decided(决定)to get a job during the summer holiday.Some of his friends worked in shops for a few hours every week and the others helped farmers on farms,but Tom liked neither(两者都不)of these jobs.He took a job painting yellow lines down the middle of a highway(公路).

  On his first day he painted ten miles(英里),and his boss said,“Keep it up and I'll give you more money.”The next day Tom did five miles,and the boss said,“Well,five miles isn't as good as ten,but keep up the good work.”The following day Tom painted only one mile.The boss called Tom in and said,“First you did ten miles,then you did five miles,then you did one mile.You're not doing the work,so I have to let you go.”

  As Tom walked away from the office,he said to himself,“But it is not my fault(过错).Each day I kept getting farther away from the paint can(罐).”

(1)

Tom decided to get a job because ________.

[  ]

A.

some farmers needed help

B.

he wanted to get some money

C.

some friends worked in shops

D.

he didn't need to go to school

(2)

From the story,we know that Tom's job was ________.

[  ]

A.

different from all his friends'

B.

the same as some of his friends'

C.

different from some of his friends'

D.

the same as one of his friends'

(3)

On his first day of work Tom did ________.

[  ]

A.

too much

B.

a little better

C.

rather badly

D.

very well

(4)

Tom had to leave at last(终于)because ________.

[  ]

A.

he said something to the boss

B.

he was not doing his work

C.

he was called into the office

D.

he painted only one mile

(5)

Why did Tom paint only one mile on the third day?Because ________.

[  ]

A.

he wasted(浪费)too much paint

B.

he was very far away from the can

C.

he didn't like the job at all

D.

he got too tired to work on

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  The Bible is the best-selling book in the world. It has been translated into more than 300 languages.

  Many different people have written their own copy or version of the Bible. One of the most famous versions of the Bible is the Gutenberg Bible. This version of the Bible was made and sold around 1450 A. D. No one knows for sure how many Gutenberg Bibles were made. There were at least 70 copies made, but perhaps there were as many as 270. However, today only 40 original Gutenberg Bible exist.

  Since 1815, more than six billion copies of the Bible have been made and sold. Today, many different versions of the Bible are sold around the world. The most popular version is Today's English Version (Good News) New Testament and Bible. The second most popular version is the King James Version of the Bible.

  Law from people copying these books does not protect religious books like the Bible and the Koran. Other, books are protected by international laws, so no one can copy or sell those books without permission.

  Of these protected books, the Guinness Book of Records is the best-selling book in the world. The Guinness Book of Records first came out in 1955. The idea for the book came when Sir Hugh Beaver got into an argument with his friend while the men were hunting birds. The men tried to determine (测定) which was the fastest bird in England, but even after looking for the answer at the local library, no one knew for sure. Sir Beaver decided to make a book with this answer and the answer to many questions like the one he argued about with his friend.

  The Guinness Book of Records now appears in 37 languages. More than 74 million copies have been sold since it first came out.

1.What is the best-selling book in the world?

[  ]

A.The Gutenberg.

B.The Guinness Book of Records.

C.The Koran.

D.The Bible.

2.When did Gutenberg publish his version of the Bible?

[  ]

A.In the 14th century.
B.In the 19th century.
C.In the 15th century.
D.In the 20th century.

3.The Bible and the Koran ________.

[  ]

A.are protected from copying

B.are religious books

C.have not been translated

D.were copied by Gutenberg

4.Who had the idea to make the Guinness Book of Records?

[  ]

A.Alec Guinness.

B.Huge Beaver.

C.An English hunting society.

D.King James.

5.How many languages does the Guinness Book of Records appear in?

[  ]

A.37.
B.270.
C.74.
D.6 billion.
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