Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname (绰号)“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name. As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Mr. Rockefeller, I like this nickname very much, because it is our company’s advertisement. When someone calls me ‘Four dollars a bucket’, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”
“What a wonderful man!” Rockfeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller. Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel upset when we have no way to do the world—shaking things.” We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”Albert was ___________in the oil company at the beginning.
| A．a worker | B．an assistant |
| C．a manager | D．the second board chairman |
Albert wasn’t angry about his nickname because ____________.
| A．he liked to have a nickname |
| B．it could make his workmates happy |
| C．he could become famous |
| D．it was a free advertisement for his company |
What is the main idea of this passage?
| A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder. |
| B．It’s very important to do small things well. |
| C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname. |
| D．You should make more advertisements for your company. |
What did Rockefeller mean when he said “the world-shaking things”?
| A．The big things | B．The interesting things |
| C．The small things | D．The frightening things |
What would be the best title for this passage?
| A．I Believe in You | B．Albert and Rockefeller |
| C．Four Dollars a Bucket | D．The Second Board Chairman |
Betty is not traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.Betty is popular because of ___________.
| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ___________.
| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
Which is the reason for the success of the show?
| A．A large number of viewers. |
| B．Her life as an office worker. |
| C．The wonderful performance. |
| D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
| A．Betty is a girl of wisdom. |
| B．Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show. |
| C．Betty is an American favorite TV character. |
| D．Betty is often looked down on by the people around. |
What can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
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Football Final Brazil VS Argentina National Sports Center 8: 00 pm. Saturday |
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Dolphin Show 9: 00am. ---11: 00 am. Every day except Monday and Friday |
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House for Rent In Greenleaf Village By Moon Lake 2, 000 yuan per month Ten minutes drive from Sun-rising Square, the center of the city |
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Assistant Wanted For a busy restaurant Work on the weekends All meals are free Call at 383359 for more information |
The match is between Brazil and ___________.
| A．Argentina | B．China | C．Germany | D．Japan |
If Marry wants to be the assistant, she can phone the number ___________.
| A．833059 | B．383539 | C．383359 | D．330859 |
Where is Sun-rising Square?
| A．It’s by Moon Lake. | B．It’s in Greenleaf village. |
| C．It’s far from the city. | D．It’s in the center of the city. |
You can watch the dolphin show ___________.
| A．at 9:30 am, Wednesday | B．at 10:00 am, Monday |
| C．at 1:00 pm, Thursday | D．at 11:30 am, Tuesday |
With 24,000yuan, Mr. Green can rent the house for ___________.
| A．2 years | B．one year | C．10 months | D．13 months |
I am a school boy. My name is Li Ming. I am fourteen . I’m in Class Two, Grade One. I have a brother. My brother’s name is Li Tao. He’s seventeen . He’s in Class One, Grade Three.
My brother and I are at school. We like our school. My parents are teachers. They work hard. My brother and I study at No. 8 Middle School . There are sixteen girls and twenty--two boys in my class.
We go to school from Monday to Friday. We have no classes on weekends. I usually get up at six
o’clock . I have breakfast at 6:00. I come to school at seven o’clock. Classes start at eight. We have lessons in the morning and two in the afternoon . I have lunch at 11:40 . At three thirty ,we have sports.
We study Chinese, English, math , history, biology, music and art. We like Chinese and English because they are very interesting.
I go home at five o’clock . I eat dinner at six. I do my homework at seven every evening. I do it for two hours . I go to bed at nine thirty.My brother is and I am .
| A．a worker, a student | B．a student, a worker | C．seventeen , fourteen | D．fourteen seventeen |
I have at eleven forty .
| A．breakfast | B．lunch | C．dinner | D．supper |
There are students in my class.
| A．22 | B．36 | C．38 | D．40 |
I do my homework from to every evening.
| A．seven , eight | B．six, eight | C．seven , nine | D．six, eight |
Do they often have sports in the morning or in the afternoon ?
| A．Yes, they do. | B．No , they don' t. | C．In the morning | D．In the afternoon . |
Cara and Ben are twins（双胞胎）. They are ten. This is their room. It’s a nice room. Two beds are in the room. The yellow bed is Cara’s and that green one is Ben’s. The twins have one desk and two chairs . Cara’s
English book is on his bed. Ben’s CD is on his chair. Their clock and pencil boxes are on the desk . Their schoolbags are on the chairs.CaraandBenare______.
| A．sisters | B．twins | C．friends | D．brotherandsister |
______areintheirroom.
| A．Twochairsandonedesk | B．Twodesksandonechair |
| C．Twochairsandtwodesks | D．Onedeskandonechair |
Cara’s_______isyellowandBen’s______isgreen.
| A．chair;bed | B．chair;chair | C．bed;chair | D．bed;bed |
Cara’sEnglishbookis_______.
| A．onherbed | B．onBen’sbed | C．onthechair | D．onthedesk |
Whatareonthedesk?
| A．Aclockandabook | B．Pencilboxesandaschoolbag |
| C．Apenandabook | D．Aclockandpencilboxes |
| Tiantian Clothes Store |
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| Clothes |
Color |
Price |
| trousers |
white, blue |
﹩16 |
| shoes |
black, brown |
﹩20 |
| skirt |
red, yellow |
﹩32 |
| socks |
white, black, red |
﹩6 |
| shirt |
orange, blue |
﹩28 |
The prices of a skirt and a shirt are _____.
| A．$36 | B．$60 | C．$50 | D．$38 |
Lucy likes white and she only has $10, she can buy _____.
| A．a pair of trousers | B．a pair of shoes | C．a pair of socks | D．a skirt |
People can buy _____ at this store.
| A．yellow trousers | B．a white shirt | C．a black skirt | D．brown shoes |
Mrs. Brown has $40 and she can buy _____ with it.
| A．trousers and shoes | B．a shirt and shoes |
| C．two shirts | D．socks, shoes and trousers |
Which of the following is right ？
| A．You can buy socks for only $3 at Tiantian Clothes Store. |
| B．They have sweaters at a good price at Tiantian Clothes Store. |
| C．The yellow skirt is $32. |
| D．If（如果）you have $50, you can buy a red skirt and black shoes. |