George is a young man.He has a very big dog and he has a very small car,too.He likes playing basketball best.Last Monday he played basketball for about an hour at his club(俱乐部),and then he ran out and jumped into a car,but his dog jumped into the next one.
“Come here,silly dog!”George shouted at it but the dog stayed in the other ear.
George put his key into the ignition(点火处),but it did not turn.Then he looked at the car again.It was not his!He was in the wrong car!And the dog was in the right one!“He's sitting and laughing at me!”George said angrily.But then he smiled and got into his car.
(1)
What does George have?
[ ]
A.
A small car
B.
A big dog
C.
A nice cat
D.
A and B
(2)
George's favorite sport is________
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A.
football
B.
basketball
C.
swimming
D.
skating
(3)
George could not turn the key because________
[ ]
A.
the key was not the wrong one
B.
the lock was broken
C.
the car was not his
D.
he had forgotten how to turn it
(4)
George finally smiled because he realised(意识到)________
Today, it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. 1 that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world.Choosing the right one itself is not easy.
“Finding a job” is not 2 as “choosing a job”.Many young people end up in a job because they are not 3 for it.Sometimes “Chance” may 4 a more important part than “decision”.
Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs 5 you might enjoy doing after school or university.First, it is important 6 what kind of person you are, which special qualities 7 you outstanding among people and what you are interested in.There is a difference 8 an interest and a skill.If you like 9 and enjoy looking at pictures, that is an interest.But if you can 10 a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog, that is a 11 .
Then ask yourself a question, “In the following three areas--skills with people, skills with information and skills with things, which are your 12 skills?”
After 13 your skills, the next step is research.To 14 as many different kinds of jobs as possible, go to the library and read books, magazines and newspapers for information.Ask your friends 15 the work they do.
Finally, trust your own ideas and your own thinking! It is your own life, just find the job you really enjoy doing.
Most people who work in the office have a boss(老板).So do I(我也是).But my boss is a little unusual.What's unusual about him? It's a big dog.Many men have dogs, but few men bring their dogs to the office every day.My boss's dog.Robinson, is big and brown.My boss brings him to work every day.He takes the dog to meetings and he takes the dog to lunch.When there is telephone call for my boss, I always know if he is in the office.I only look under his desk.If I see something brown and hairy(毛绒绒的)under it, I know my boss is somewhere in the office.If there is no dog , I know my boss is out.
(1)
People ________ bring dogs to the office.
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A.
usually
B.
often
C.
seldom
D.
sometimes
(2)
My boss is Robinson's ________.
[ ]
A.
boss
B.
master
C.
classmate
D.
teacher
(3)
Robinson goes to meetings ________ my boss.
[ ]
A.
for
B.
without
C.
instead of(代替)
D.
with
(4)
Robinson is always under the desk if the boss is ________.
[ ]
A.
in the office
B.
at meetings
C.
out of the office
D.
out of work
(5)
The passage tells us the boss ________ the dog very much.
My friend Bruce lives next door to us.He isn’t tall but likes to do 1 .He’s good at running and playing basketball, 2 he is stronger than us all.
In summer Bruce goes to see his grandpa.The old man lives on a farm.He likes 3 and has three dogs, two cats and a horse.
Bruce wants to 4 to ride a horse.He asks his grandpa to 5 him.The old man agrees(同意).At first he rides carefully and soon he enjoys 6 there.
One afternoon the boy rides the horse 7 .When he walks by a horse, a big dog runs out.The horse is 8 and begins to run away quickly.Bruce falls down and hurts(摔伤)his leg.The horse 9 him to a tree and then runs to send for a doctor.
“What a 10 horse!” I say after my friend tells me about it.
”I don’t think so.” says the boy.”It comes back with a veterinarian.(兽医)!”