As soon as he amved in New York, Jimmy wanted to make a call to Mother. He found a telephone
booth (电话亭) nearby, put some coins into a box, and dialed 0044181-72486818: Jim was very glad
to say" Hello"to his mother. Just then came a sweet lady"s voice behind him.
"Are you through?"
"Yes," Jimmy turned and said.
With a polite "Excuse me", the lady took up the receiver and dialed, Jimmy had to wait outside until
sheput down the receiver.
After a while, Jimmy dialed again and heard Mother"s voice from far away.
"What"s wrong with you? Why did you ring off just now?"
"I don"t know why..." Before Jimmy could finish the sentence a young man ran over and asked
anxiously (焦急地) "Are you through?"
"Yes."
With saying "OK", the man quickly set the receiver to his ear and dialed. Jimmy did not know what to
do. Just imagine how worried Mother was in London!
2. Jimmy gave a call to his mother at a _____.
3. " _____" meant " Have you finished calling?"
4. Jenny"s mother _____ his son.
5. According to the passage, the same words mean _____ meanings indifferent countries.
And lots of people from all over the country came to learn things from him. The great man taught his
students with all his heart and answered their questions with patience.
One day a student asked him," My dear teacher, didn"t you say you have more questions than we
do? But we think our students have a lot more than you." With a smile, the teacher drew two circles
(圆)-one is as large as a big plate, and the other smaller.
"Of course, I"ve learned much more. But I don"t think I know all you know. Now, look at these two
circles: Inside the big one is my knowledge of things, and inside the smaller one yours. Out of the circles
is what we don"t know. My circle is larger, so its line is longer. That means I have more opportunities
(机会) to meet with what we don"t know. And that"s why I have more questions than you do. The more
you learn, the more questions you"ll have. You will never learn enough, you know, "
B. his great patience
C. his teaching
D. his drawing
B. the teacher had learned much more
C. the teacher had more questions than the students did
D. the students had more questions than the teacher did
B. how he could get more knowledge
C. that he knew a lot and was good at drawing
D. that the students should learn to draw circles
B. Many people from the country came to enjoy his drawing.
C. The great man taught his students with no patience.
D. The great man could only draw two circles.
ever since, he was a little child.
One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper. It was about what he wanted to
be and do when he grew up. He worked hard on it, and wrote a seven-page paper. In the paper he
described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday.
The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front
page was a large red F(fail) with a note that read, "See me after class."
He went to see the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?"
The teacher answered, "this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor
family. You have no money. Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money. You have to buy the land.
There"s no way you could ever do it." Then he added, "Write this paper again. If you write it with a
realistic plan, you may receive a better grade. "
After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He said to the
teacher, "You can keep the F and I"ll keep my dream. "
Monty kept his dream and worked very hard. Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house
on it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room.
Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving, he said,
"Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I
stole a lot of children"s dreams. It was lucky that you hadn"t given up yours. "
Don"t let anyone steal your dream. Follow your dream, no matter what.
B. To learn to ride a horse.
C. To own a horse ranch.
D. To receive a better grade.
B. You should find a way to let your dream come true
C. You have to work hard or you"ll lose your dream
D. I"ll show you a way to help your dream come true
B. received a better grade
C. turned in a different paper
D. turned in the same paper
B. To tell himself never to give up a dream.
C. To make his sitting room more beautiful.
D. To show people he is a successful person.
absent-minded (心不在焉的).One evening, when he 2 home at eight o"clock, his family were out.
He waited for a long time, but none 3 .He became so worried about them that he couldn"t eat. He
wanted to eat nothing at all. Then he 4 his wife always took the children to the park on Wednesday
and after that she would take them to the 5 .And it was Wednesday that day.
Mr Newton was no longer worried. He began to feel 6 . He ate some bread, meat and tomatoes.
After supper he fell 7 in the chair. Later on a little noise woke him up. He 8 that someone had
entered the house. They slipped into(潜入)the sitting room, 9 turning on the lights.
Jumping off the chair, he thought," 10 "
Then he heard, "What are you doing here, Daddy?" Now he understood: they were his children.
( )1. A. games ( )2. A. left ( )3. A. disappeared ( )4. A. remembered ( )5. A. hotel ( )6. A. full ( )7. A. asleep ( )8. A. felt ( )9. A. with ( )10. A. Policemen | B. papers B. arrived B. served B. learned B. cinema B. weak B. awake B. thought B. without B. Singers | C. problems C. watched C. called C. guessed C. post office C. clean C. lonely C. heard C. for C. Thieves | D. tickets D. came out D. appeared D. expected D. hospital D. hungry D. nervous D. described D. of D. Doctors |
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Mr Brown looks worried these days. Something is wrong with John"s head. He took the little boy to a hospital. The doctor looked over him and said that the boy needed an operation or he would die. John"s mother is often ill and she can"t work. John"s two sisters are at school. Sometimes his family has little food to eat and Mf Brown has no money to pay for the operation. "Why not go and borrow some money from M r Green?" said M r s Brown. "You helped him before." Mr Green has much money. But he never helps anybody. So he has few friends in the village and nobody likes him. M r Brown was afraid that his friends would know about it. So he went to the man"s house at night. "I want to ask you for some help, but can you keep a secret for me?" "Of course ! " "My son needs an operation, Mr Green," said M r Brown." Or he will die. Will you please lend me some money?" "Don"t worry, M r Brown," said the rich man." I will take it as if(好像) I didn"t hear you! " | |||
1. What"s M r Brown afraid? He is afraid that John _____. 2. How many people are there in John"s family? There _____. 3. Why can"t M r Brown pay for the operation? Because he is _____. 4. Why did M r Brown go to M r Green"s house in the evening? He was afraid that his friends would see _____ M r Green"s house. 5. What did M r Green"s words mean? Mr Green didn"t want to _____ money to M r Brown. | |||
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One afternoon Bob and Jane were walking along a quiet street when they heard a big noise from the street corner. They ran there and found that a small car had knocked into the side of a truck. Both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt. "Bob," said Jane, "run back down the road to M r s Day"s house. Ask her to call the police and the ambulance (救护车) . Hurry. I"ll stay here. " Bob went off as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldn"t be moved. It wasn"t long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open and moved the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. Luckily, the men weren"t badly hurt, but they were both taken to hospital. The policemen thanked Bob and Jane. "You were very good to act so quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for your help. " | |||
( )l. The accident happened in a quiet street one afternoon. ( )2. Bob,Jane,Mrs Day and the policemen heard the big noise. ( )3. Both of the drivers were hurt in the accident. ( )4. Jane asked Bob to call the police. . ( )5. Jane had got the drivers out before the policemen arrived. |