When Julio Diaz stepped off the subway after work one night, he was simply planning to go to his favorite local diner for a meal. But when a teenage boy ________him with a knife, Diaz knew the evening was _______ to take a more dramatic(巨大而突然的) turn.
The young man demanded Diaz’s wallet, and Diaz passed it over ______ objection(异议). But just as he turned to walk away, Diaz called, “Hey, wait a minute. You forgot _______.”
The young man turned around, _________.
“If you’re going to rob people for the rest of the night, you ______as well take my coat to keep warm.”
The teenager looked at Diaz in disbelief, and asked ______ he would do such a thing. Diaz replied, “If you’re willing to ________ your freedom for a few dollars, I guess you _______ really need the money.”He said he was heading out for ________, and that he would be happy to take someone with him.
The young man decided to take Diaz up on his_______. As they were sitting at the table, the manager, dishwashers and waiters all stopped over to say hello to Diaz, and the young man was amazed at his________.
“Haven’t you been _______ that you should be nice to everybody?”Diaz asked him.
“Yeah, ________ I didn’t think people actually behaved that way,” the teenager replied. ________ Diaz, he was beginning to see that _______ wasn’t so strange, after all.
When the ________came, Diaz told the teen that he’d have to get the check.______, he still had Diaz’s wallet.
But the teenager put the wallet on the table without a moment’s thought, and Diaz_______ him to dinner. Diaz also gave the would-be robber a $20 bill — in ________ for his knife. “I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right,” Diaz said.
A．approached B．met C．beat D．asked
A．going B．willing C．about D．supposed
A．for B．with C．on D．without
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．surprised B．amused C．excited D．terrified
A．must B．need C．might D．should
A．when B．why C．who D．where
A．set B．fight C．risk D．throw
A．might B．could C．need D．must
A．work B．dinner C．home D．shop
A．thought B．service C．offer D．report
A．learned B．asked C．reminded D．taught
A．and B．or C．but D．so
A．Thanks to B．According to C．Judging from D．Apart from
A．behaviour B．kindness C．world D．case
A．meal B．waiter C．manager D．bill
A．Above all B．At all C．After all D．in all
A．invited B．treated C．introduced D．advised
A．place B．need C．face D．exchange
When I was in primary school, I got into a major argument with a boy in my class. I can't remember what it was about, but I have never forgotten the I learned that day.
I was that I was right and he was wrong—and he was sure that I was wrong and he was right. The decided to teach us a very important lesson. She （4） both of us up to the of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on In the middle of her desk was a large, round object. I could see that it was black. She asked the boy what the object was. "White，" he answered.
I couldn't believe he said the object was white， it was obviously black ！ Another started between my classmate and me, this time about the color of the object.
The teacher told me to go to stand where the boy was standing and told him to come to stand where I had been. We changed ，and now she asked me what the color of the object was. I had to answer，"White. " It was an object with two colored sides, and from his side it was white. from my side it was black. My teacher taught me a very important lesson that day ： You must in the other people's shoes and look at the through their eyes in order to truly understand their view.
A．lesson B．lecture C．class D．text
A．told B．wished C．convinced D．allowed
A．officer B．teacher C．doctor D．parent
A．told B．came C．brought D．woke
A．back B．front C．middle D．side
A．width B．shape C．color D．size
A．when B．unless C．until D．if
A．fight B．argument C．conversation D．game
A．places B．seats C．attitudes D．glasses
A．similarly B．differently C．beautifully D．surprisingly
A．Still B．Since C．But D．Also
A．seat B．stand C．lie D．put
A．situation B．movement C．condition D．behaviour
James's New Bicycle James shook his money box again. Nothing ！ He carefully the coins that lay on the bed. $24. 52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90!
on earth was he going to get the
of the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no
asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to
.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to it. He would have to find a job.
who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had
on most things.
“Well, you can start right here，” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing. ”
That was the of James's odd-job (零工）business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the
of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the
of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the
increased and he knew that he would soon have
for the bicycle he longed for.
The day came when James counted his money and found $94. 32. He
no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode
home, looking for-ward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard
for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle far more
he had bought it with his own money. He had
what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
A. cleaned B. covered C. counted D. checked
A. How B. WhyC. Who D. What
A. amount B. part C. sum D. rest
A. brave B. hard C. smart D. unfair
A. point B. reason C. result D. right
A. split B. spend C. spare D. save
A. borrow B. earn C. raise D. collect
A. Or B. So C. For D. But
A. decisions B. experience C. opinions D. knowledge
A. beginning B. introduction C. requirement D. opening
A. similarity B. quality C. suitability D. variety
A. brand B. number C. size D. type
A. effort B. pressure C. money D. trouble
A. all B. enough C. much D. some
A. finally B. instantly C. normally D. regularly
A. gave B. left C. took D. wasted
A. patiently B. proudly C. silently D. tiredly
A. applying B. asking C. looking D. working
A. since B. if C. than D. though
A. deserved B. benefited C. achieved D. learned
Every country has its own culture.
Even though each country uses doors, doors may have functions and purposes which lead to differences.
When I first came to America, I noticed that a public building had two different and they had distinct functions. You have to push the door with the word "PUSH" to go out of the building and to pull the door with the word " PULL" to the building. This was new to me, because we use the door in South Korea. For quite a few times I failed to go out of a shopping centre and was embarrassed.
The way of using school bus doors was also to me. I used to take the school bus to classes. The school decided that when the driver opened both the front and back doors， who were getting off the bus should get off first, and students who were getting on should get on . In South Korea, we do not need to wait for people to get off. One morning, I hurried to the bus, and when the bus doors opened, I tried to get on the school bus through the front door. All the students around looked at me. I was totally ，and my face went red.
A．different B．important C．practical D．unusual
A．national B．embarrassing C．cultural D．amazing
A．exits B．entrances C．signs D．doors
A．enter B．leave C．open D．close
A．main B．same C．front D．back
A．annoying B．hard C．satisfying D．strange
A．parents B．students C．teachers D．drivers
A．sooner B．later C．faster D．earlier
A．politely B．patiently C．unconsciously D．slowly
A．embarrassed B．annoyed C．unsatisfied D．excited
More Americans are Googling themselves and many are checking out their friends, coworkers and romantic interests, too.
In a report Sunday, the Pew Internet and American Life Project said 47 percent of U. S. adult Internet users have looked for information about themselvesGoogle or other search engines.
That isthe 22 percent of users who did in 2002，but Pew senior research specialist Mary Madden was
the growth wasn't higher.
“Yes it's doubled, but it's still the casethere's a big chunk of Internet users who have
done this simple act of plugging their name with
，” she said. Americans under 50 and
with more education and income were
to self-Google—in some cases because their jobs demand a certain online persona (人物信息）
，Pew found that53 percent of adult Internet users admit
information about someone else, celebrities excluded.
Often, it's to find someone they'vetouch with. But looking up information about friends, relatives, colleagues and neighbors also was common.
men and women equally searched for online information about themselves, women were slightly more likely to look up information about someone they are
.
，the search is purely (纯粹的）done to find someone's contact information. But a third of those who have conducted searches on others have looked for
，such as bankruptcies and divorce proceedings. A similar number
for someone else's photo. Few Internet users say they Google themselves
—about three-quarters of self-searchers say they have done so only once or twice. And most who have done so consider
they find accurate.
Pew also found that teens were more likely than adults who can see their profiles at an online hangout
Facebook or News Corp. 's My Space.
A. inB. onC. by D. through
A. twice than B. more than twiceC. twice more D. more twice
A. excitedB. interested inC. addicted to D. surprised
A. thatB. whichC. what D. where
A. oftenB. neverC. always D. usually
A. GoogleB. Internet C. search engines D. mouses
A. thoseB. onesC. that D. they
A. more likely B. less likely C. much likely D. few likely
A. HoweverB. ThereforeC. Meanwhile D. Though
A. to look upB. to looking up C. to look into D. to looking into
A. keeping in B. LostC. got in D. getting in
A. Although B. Even ifC. Since D. While
A. looking for B. DatingC. searching for D. meeting with
A. In the case B. In any case C. In no case D. In many cases
A. public records B. personal records
C. entertainment D. private information
A. has searched B, is searching
C. have searched D. are searching
A. regularlyB. SeldomC. sometimes D. now and then
A. whatB. whichC. that D. when
A. to restrictB. to loosen C. to spread D. to repeal
A. asB. likeC. such as D. for example
One Saturday morning a careless car driver a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was
because there had been no
for many days. Within a few minutes the trees were
fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his to Stan-ton. As soon as he reached the town he told
about it. Soon fire fighters were
westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very
. It could not spread to the north because of a lake
to the south because of a wide
. But a
wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it. Then, one of the fire fighters
a message back to the town
radio.
The chief fire officer and of people hurried to a place about a mile
of the town. There they
dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest.
the fire reached the path it began to
down because there was
left to burn. After several hours they
to put out the fire and save the town.
A. lit B. threw C. put D. smoked
A. wet B. dry C. thick D. heavy
A. snow B. waterC. rain D. wind
A. set B. caught C. on D. in
A. way B. path C. road D. street
A the man B. the police C. the forest D. the fire
A. hurryingB. reachingC. arriving D. getting
A. big B. small C. large D. little
A. and B. or C. but D. even
A. road B. farm C. river D. forest
A. east B. west C. south D. north
A. got B. took C. sent D. carried
A. with B. from C. on D. by
A. many B. most C. hundreds D. a hundred
A. east B. north C. south D. west
A. will use B. use C. would use D. used
A. However B. Though C. When D. If
A. put B. go C. die D. get
A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
A. tried B. succeeded C. managed D. decided