The men work all week in a factory. And at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes(信封)and they all count the money. One man is standing in the corner. He is counting his money. Suddenly he realizes it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it, there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts the money carefully into his pocket, and he says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It's pay - day again. And the men are counting the pay. The same man is standing. Suddenly he starts shouting,　　“This time there isn't enough money in the envelope. It is five pounds short.”He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry. “Look”, he says, “there isn't enough money in my pay-package (工资袋) .”“That's right” , says the boss, “but didn't you notice last week, there was a mistake? There was too much, five pounds too much. ”“Yes, that's right, ”says the man, he is very angry, “there was a mistake last week. For one mistake, I can shut my eyes. But there are two mistakes, no, I can't. ”

1．The workers usually work ________ days in western countries.

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2．The workers count the money to see ________.

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3．“pay-day”is the day on which ________.

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A．people pay money for their goods

B．wages are paid

C．wages are paid to the boss

D．people pay the boss for his work

4．The man did not say anything about his pay when he found there was too much because he ________.

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A．could accept the mistake

B．wanted to keep the money to himself

C．would tell this to the boss later

D．was not angry

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The boss didn't know that there was too much in the man's envelope.

B．The boss put more money in the man's envelope only to see whether the man was honest.

C．The man wanted more money the second time.

March 29, 2013                                          Sunny

Today was the Hungry Luncheon (饥饿午餐日). Every year, at our school, there is a lunch event called the Hungry Luncheon.

If you want to join the event, you must pay two dollars at the door of the dining hall and get a letter. All the money is used for helping those poor people who don’t have enough (足够的) food to eat. My letter was “K”.

After all the students sat down, the teachers called the letters for the meals: 15% of the students got to eat a best dinner. 25% of the students got to eat an Okay meal. But 60% of the students just had a small piece of bread and a small cup of water!

The purpose (目的) of this event is to tell us about the unfairness (不公平) of the world, and that we need to start helping the poor!

I was one of the 60% of the students. I was a little hungry for the rest of the day, but I learned something from this special lesson. Now every time I eat, I think about the poor.

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　　Mr. Smith s bad tooth hurts(疼痛) this week. He can't eat any food and he can't sleep in the night. So he often feels tired when he is at work. He can hardly (几乎不) stand (忍受) it any longer. Sometimes his wife has to sit on the bed with him and she says to him this afternoon, “Go to see a dentist(牙科医生), Dave. I think he can help you.”

　　“But he wants 200 dollars for it.” Says the man. “I don't have enough money, you know.”

　　“I find some money in the drawer(抽屉). You can go to the dentist with it. Look! Here it is.”

　　When he sees the money, Mr. Smith is very happy. But after he looks at the money carefully, he feels very worried. He says, “It's fake(假的). How can I give fake money to the dentist?”

　　“It doesn't matter,” says his wife. “Maybe the dentist doesn't know about it. ”

　　Mr. Smith thinks that his wife may be right and he agrees with her. He goes to ask the dentist to fill his tooth. But when he gives the money to him, the dentist finds all the money is fake. He is very angry and takes him to the police office.

　　“Why do you use the fake money, sir?” a policeman asks Mr. Smith.

　　Mr. Smith thinks for a few minutes, and then he answers, “But the tooth he fills for me is false, too!”

1．Mr. Smith can't sleep in the night because ________.

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A．he can't eat any food

B．he often feels tired when he is at work

C．he can hardly stand any longer

D．there is something wrong with one of his teeth

2．He doesn't go to a dentist because ________.

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A．he thinks there is nothing serious

B．his wife doesn't let him go

C．he thinks it'll cost(花费) much money

D．he feels better

3．When Mr Smith looks at the money carefully, ________.

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A．he finds it is fake

B．he is very happy

C．he can't believe his wife has so much money

D．he decides to see the dentist

4．The dentist is very angry with Mr Smith because ________.

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A．Mr Smith gives him too little money

B．The policeman is looking for Mr Smith

C．He can't give the change(零钱、找头) to Mr Smith

D．He finds the money is fake

5．Which of the following is right?

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A．The dentist takes Mr. Smith to the police office because he doesn't want to give him any money for his tooth

B．Mr. Smith doesn't know the money is fake

C．Mr. Smith doesn't want a false tooth

D．The dentist fills Mr Smith's tooth.