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“You can have the same neighbors for years,” the old man said. “You love them or you think you love them. And you hope that they love you. But do you really understand them?”
“Charlie Kemp and his family lived next door to me for fifteen years. We were good friends for all that time. I enjoy friendship-I’m sure it’s the best thing in the world. And friendship with the Kemps was easy because they seemed to welcome it.”
“They were interesting and intelligent people; their home caught fire twice, and twice the whole family slept in my home. They were always losing things…money, keys, or watches. Pictures fell off the walls; the children fell out of beds…”
“I was their neighbor and their friend. Life was always interesting, never dull. Best of all I liked the whole family.”
“One day, I lit a fire in the garden and was burning some rubbish. After a while Charlie Kemp came out of his house and walked up the road.”
“’Morning Charlie,’ I said’ Lovely day, isn’t it’? He smiled at me and nodded. I went on with my work.”
“Twenty minutes later a policeman arrived. He walked into my garden and said,’ You’ll have to put out the fire. Your neighbor has complained to us. He doesn’t like the smell.’”
“My neighbor…?” I said
“Yes,” the policeman said .He took out his notebook and read, “Charlie Kemp. He lives next door, doesn’t he?”
56. ________were neighbors in this storey.
A. The old man and his family          B. Charlie Kemps and his family.
C. The old man and the Kemps       D. Both A and B
57. The old man found that it was very strange that_________.
A. Charlie told the police about the fire                       B they often lost the things
C. the fire burst the whole of the Kemps’ house    D Kemp smiled to him
68. How did the old man help the kemps?
A. he found the things they lost      B. he thought they were interesting and intelligent
C. he lent them money             D. he let them sleep in his house after the fires
59. The story shows that__________.
A. friendship is the best thing in the world    B. we never really understand our friends
C. friendship with the Kemps was easy          D. friendship with the Kemps was not easy

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After a year or so, however, Alex began to doubt himself.He found it was difficult to earn his living by selling what he wrote.But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure.This is the shadowland (虚幻世界) of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.
One day Alex got a call, "We need an assistant, and we're paying $ 6,000 a year." $ 6,000 was real money in 1960.It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.Besides, he could write in his spare time.As the dollars were dancing in Alex's head, something cleared his senses.He had dreamed of being a writer ?full time."Thanks, but no," Alex said firmly and swiftly, "I'm going to stick it out and write."
After Alex got off the phone, he pulled out everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents.Alex put the cans and cents into a paper bag, saying to himself," There's everything you've made of yourself so far.I'm not sure I ever felt so low."
Finally his work was published in 1970.Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever experience.The shadows had turned into focus of attention.
Then one day, Alex found a box filled with things he had owned years before.Inside was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents.Suddenly he pictured himself working in that cold storage room.It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence (坚毅) it takes to stay the course (持续到底) in the shadowland.
Why did Alex give up his job?

A.Because he didn't like the working conditions.
B.Because he couldn't earn enough to make a living.
C.Because he wanted to be a full-time writer.
D.Because he felt he had no potential in his job.

What did Alex express when he answered the call?

A.He refused the job offer.
B.He was willing to give them a hand.
C.He expected them to pay him more money.
D.He would write in his spare time.

What kind of person is Alex?

A.Determined. B.Modest.
C.Shy. D.Brave.

Which of the following can summarize the passage best?

A.Look before you leap.
B.Two heads are better, than one.
C.Hold on to your dream, and it will come true.
D.A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.

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Great books are always contemporary, the most readable and instructive.
Great books deal with the continuously unsolved problems of human life. There are mysteries in the world that mark the limits of human knowing and thinking. Inquiry not begins with wonder, but usually ends with it also. Great minds acknowledge mysteries only honestly. Wisdom is encouraged, not destroyed, by understanding its limitations.
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A.Although not a best seller, it must be the most widely read.
B.A great book can be read without any effort.
C.Great books are never out of date.
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A.a best seller B.disliked by readers who like Shakespeare
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In the passage the underlined word “pedantic” means

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The best title for this passage is.

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A.Don’t publish the timetable B.Don’t blame commuter trains
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A.had served as a university B.was constructed with white stones
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According to the passage, when did the Palace of Placentia disappear from the ground?

A.In the late 1400s. B.In the early 1600s.
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Where can we most probably read this passage?

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