John and Bobby worked in the same company. Both of them worked very hard. However, several years later, Mr. Ted, the boss of the company, asked Bobby to be market manager. John could not accept the fact. He thought the boss only liked those who flattered(奉承) him. So he decided not to work there.
The boss knew John well and asked John to do one thing before he left. He asked John to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. Soon John returned and said that he found a man selling watermelon. The boss asked him how much the watermelon was. John shook his head.
The boss asked John to wait a moment. Then he called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to do the same thing. When Bobby returned, he told the boss that only one person was selling watermelon. It was $1.2 a kilo and $10 for 10 kilos. Each watermelon weighed about 2 kilos. All came from the South two days ago.
John was much moved and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. Chances are in the daily details(细节) and a more successful person sees more and father.Who was the market manager?
A. John. B. Bobby. C. Ted.How did John feel about Ted’s choice first?
A. Moved. B. Annoyed. C. Accepted.Why did Ted ask John and Bobby to do the same thing?
A. To buy some fresh watermelons for the workers.
B. To find the price of watermelon in the market.
C. To help John know the difference between himself and Bobby.What can be the best title(标题) for the passage?
A. More, Details, More Chances.
B. More Practice, More Success.
C. Better Luck, Better Jobs.
Frank was clever, but he never liked to work hard. He often said to his friends, “If you work hard, you will make a lot of money, but it is not so good. I want easy work and a lot of money. That’s the most interesting thing in the world.”So he could only be a thief. But he still thought it was too much work, so he only told his friends what to do and got money from them.
One day, Frank sent one of his friends to a very large and beautiful house. He told him to get money from that rich family. It was evening, and a man and a girl were in the room. They were playing a duet（二重奏）on a piano. Then the thief came into the house.
When he returned, Frank asked him what he had got. But he said, “I didn’t take anything. That family can’t have much money. You know, two people were playing on the same piano there. They did not have money to buy another piano.”Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．Frank and His Work | B．One Piano Only |
| C．The Man and the Girl | D．Easy Work and More Money |
From the story we know that Frank_______________.
| A．was more clever than most of the people | B．had many clever friends |
| C．didn’t want to do any work | D．knew many interesting things in the world |
The story tells us if we want to become rich, we must ______________ .
| A．find an easy job | B．work hard |
| C．have a lot of friends | D．learn something about money |
(1) The looks are for Tom’s family.
| Family member |
His /her looks |
| father |
tall, curly hair |
| mother |
short, black hair, heavy |
| sister |
long curly hair, medium build |
| brother |
looks like my mother, short, heavy |
(2) Here is the weather report in some cities in China.
| WEATHER REPORT |
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| City |
Max(最高温度) |
Min(最低温度) |
Weather |
| Beijing Dalian Harbin Shenzhen Ji’nan Xiamen Chongqing |
50C 10C -160C 240C 60C 190C 200C |
-70C -110C -250C 130C -20C 130C 120C |
sunny cloudy to sunny light snow su  nny to cloudycloudy windy rainy |
(3) This is TV show in Chongqing Station.
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| A．tall, curly | B．short, black | C．medium, long | D．short, long |
Beijing is ______ while Chongqing is raining.
| A．sunny to cloudy | B．cloudy to sunny | C．sunny | D．cloudy |
Which is the following sentence right?
A．Tom’s father is a cook. H e learns Chinese cooking on TV at 15:30. |
| B．Tom’s sister looks like my mother and she likes watching soap operas. |
| C．A reporter asks me about what I did on weekends on TV at 16:50. |
| D．Tom’s mother went to Harbin, she has to wear very warm clothes. |
"Come and have a dinner with me on Thursday," says John.
“But I don’t know where your house is,” says Henry.
“It’s easy,” says John. “There’s no problem. You get off(下车) the bus. Then, you cross the street. You take the first on the left, and you walk for five minutes. Then you come to a big tree about a hundred metres down this street, there is a big red house. You go past the big red house. And after about five hundred metres, you see a small yellow house near a little tree. Open the door with your foot."
“With my foot?” Says Henry.
“Why, yes,” says John, “Your hands will be full(满满的).”
"How do you know my hands will be full?"says Henry.
“You wouldn’t come to my house without(没有) some food with you”.John’s house is _____________.
A. a big and red house B. a small yellow house C. near a big treeWhy does John want Henry to open the door with foot? Because ______.
A. John invite(邀请) Henry to have dinner with him
B. There is something wrong Henry’s hands
C. John thinks that when Henry comes, his hands will be fullIn the story(故事), "You take the first on the left" means(意思)
A. You take No.1 bus on the left B. You take the first turning on the left
C. You take the first step on the left
阅读下面图片，从图片后所给各题的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
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How many(多少) ID cards are there in the picture?
| A．4. | B．3. | C．5. | D．6. |
Linda Brown is her ______ name.
| A．first | B．full | C．family | D．last |
What’s Jim’s family name?
| A．Brown. | B．Hand. | C．Smith. | D．Miller. |
What’s Mr. Hand’s first name?
| A．Gina. | B．Alan. | C．Nick. | D．Jim |
Can you see a clock and glasses(眼镜) in the picture?
| A．Yes. | B．No. | C．Sorry, I don’t know.(不知道) | D．Thanks. |
A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I’ll take the five o’clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I’m afraid I can’t. I won’t be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don’t know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn’t matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time." The student stayed at the inn because ____.
| A．it was in the cool mountain village he was going to |
| B．the boss of the inn was kind to him |
| C．the boss could wake him up at the right time |
| D．it was near the railway station |
The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.
| A．the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early |
| B．the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地) |
| C．he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train |
| D．it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station |
The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.
| A．five o’clock | B．a quarter to five |
| C．half past four | D．a quarter to six |
The student was disappointed because ____.
| A．he had to buy an alarm-clock |
| B．the boss refused to wake him up |
| C．he would take another train |
| D．he had to go to the village on foot |
From the story we know the ____.
| A．clock would wake the student up in time |
| B．student certainly missed his train the next morning |
| C．alarm-clock was no use for the student |
| D．student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理) |