Your parents always tell you that a good education is the key to a bright future. The promise you made to finish your schooling has been completed. Another few years in some college classroom just doesn’t sound too attractive; so what are your choices? Let’s see, Choice One—You can live with your parents and do nothing. Or Choice Two—You could get yourself a job. Of course, there are other choices, but for this little discussion, we’ll just suppose that they aren’t related (有关的).
OK, so Choice Two is obviously going to be more effective. You will finally enter the real world. Well, hopefully high school helped to give you some kind of an idea of what type of job you would like to enter. If not, then it would be a good idea to speak with an expert working in the field you may be interested in before you jump into a job that you won’t like. Gaining knowledge can be good by helping you find the job that you will enjoy doing. Another reason to get some valued things before working. Internships (见习) or volunteering are usually a good place to start.
If you are ready to begin a job after high school, you will save money from college cost and happily making a living in your chosen jobs. From another point of view, jumping into the workforce (劳动力) is sometimes the only way to see for yourself if you are ready to work a 40-hour week yet. If you decide that full time work is not what you are ready for, then this may advise that you should go back to a university and get a certificate.
Two different
| Two different choices |
◆ The first one is that you do nothing, just live with your parents. ◆ The second one is that you could go out to |
| The starting a job |
◆ Speaking with other people for advice about the job you may show some interest in. ◆ Getting knowledge can be good to help you find a(n) ◆ Internships or volunteering are a good |
| The advantages to begin a job after high school |
◆ One is that you will not ◆ Another is that jumping into the workforce is sometimes the only way to help you make sure if you are really ready to work. |
The Little Prince was written by a French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint—Exupery. It is one of the most famous books around the world. It was published in 1943. This story has been translated into 42 languages and was adapted(改编) into a movie.
The little prince lives on a small planet alone. He leads a happy life. One day the winds brings him a seed. The seed then turns into the loveliest flower he has ever seen. He takes good care of the flower, but finally he decides to leave it and his planet in search for a secret—the most important thing in his life.
During his journey in space, the little prince meets a king, a businessman, a lamplighter and a geographer. They all live alone on different planets. At last he finds out the secret from a fox of the Earth. Before he returns to his planet, he tells his secret to the writer of the book, whom he meets in the desert. The secret is: the power of love.
When you read this touching and sincere story of the little prince, you can’t help smiling and feeling the beauty of life and love in your heart. Where did the writer of The Little Prince come from?
| A．England | B．France |
| C．America | D．Canada |
After reading the passage, we can’t know______.
| A．who wrote the book |
| B．when the book was published |
| C．what is the book about |
| D．who adapted the book into a movie |
Who told the little prince the secret?
| A．A fox. | B．A king. |
| C．A geographer. | D．A businessman. |
The underlined word “ touching” means “_______”in Chinese.
| A．无聊的 | B．感人的 | C．惊讶的 | D．失望的 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The story has been translated into 24 languages. |
| B．The secret is the power of knowledge. |
| C．The little prince met the writer of the book in the desert. |
| D．The king, the businessman, the lamplighter and the geographer live on the same planet. |
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Telephone: 22785161
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| A．22785161 or 22706030 | B．22706030 or 77364431 |
| C．77364431 or 22785161 | D．33562367 or 22785161 |
You don’t have to pay on Monday if you go to .
| A．Skyline Hotel | B．Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre |
| C．New York Museum | D．Garden Restaurant |
If you want to have a good time on Sunday mornings, you can go to .
| A．Lansdowne Park Shopping Centre |
| B．New York Museum |
| C．The Hangar Den |
| D．Coffee Shop |
Visiting New York Museum, you can know .
| A．the history of America’s native people |
| B．the history of America |
| C．the history of New York |
| D．the art of New York |
In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining (请客) at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.
Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:
“ Would you like to come over for dinner on Saturday night? ”
“Hey, we're having a party on Friday. Can you come ? ”
To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept(接受), or say you're sorry and give an excuse(借口):
“Thanks, I'd love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “ Oh, sorry. I've tickets for a movie.” Sometimes, however, people use expressions(措辞)that sound like invitations, but which are not real invitations(邀请). For example:
“ Please come over for a drink sometime? ”
“ Why not get together for a party sometime? ”
“Why don't you come over and see us sometime soon?”
They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don't tell time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say: “Sure, that would be nice!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.” So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?Which of the following is a real invitation?
| A．"If you're free, let's go for a drink sometime." |
| B．"Please go to the cinema with me some day." |
| C．"Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?" |
| D．"I've two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?" |
If people say "Let's get together for lunch some day", you just say“_______".
| A．That's great. I'll be there on time. |
| B．That would be nice |
| C．Oh, sorry. I'm very busy. |
| D．How about this weekend?. |
People use "not real invitation" to show that_______.
| A．they're trying to be friendly |
| B．they're trying to be helpful |
| C．they're trying to make friends with others |
| D．they haven't got ready for a party yet |
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The White family moves to a new city, but Mrs White’s son, Bob, is not happy, because he doesn’t have any friends to play with there. “Don’t worry!” says Mrs White, “you’ll soon make friends here.”
One morning, there is a knock on the door. Mrs White opens it and sees their neighbour Mrs Miller standing there. She comes to borrow two eggs to make some cakes. Mrs White gives her two eggs. In the afternoon, Mrs Miller’s son, Jack comes to their home. He says to Mrs White, “my mother asks me to give some cakes and two eggs to you.”
“Well, thank you,” says Mrs White. “Come in and meet my son, Bob.” After Bob and Jack have the cakes, they go out to play football together.
Jack says, “I am glad you live next door.”
Bob says, “I must thank your mother for coming to borrow eggs.”
Jack laughs and tells Bob, “My mother doesn’t need any eggs, but she wants to make friends with your mother.”
Bob says, “Oh, I see. That’s a clever way to make friends.”When Jack brings some cakes and two eggs to Mrs White’s house, she_______.
| A．asks Jack to take them back home |
| B．doesn’t take the cakes or the eggs |
| C．gives Jack a football as a present |
| D．invites Jack to play with his son |
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
| A．Mrs Miller knows Mrs White for a long time |
| B．Mrs Miller wants to make friends with Mrs White |
| C．Jack borrows two more eggs from Mrs White |
| D．Bob invites Jack to his home that morning |
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
| A．Life in a new city |
| B．A clever way to make friends |
| C．Friendly neighbours |
| D．Problems between neighbours |
I was on the escalator in a market. There was an old man who was about five or six people in the front of me. People behind him were all in a hurry and saw him as a rock. The old man knew these clearly and tried hard to step aside.
I remember…Sometimes when walking or driving behind an older person, I’ve gotten impatient and upset.
“I’m sorry. Please forgive me!” said the old man, “I don’t mean to hold you up.” He then tried his best to get off the escalator.
I suddenly saw this in a whole new light. I felt sick to my stomach. The old man was apologizing to everyone, when we should have helped him to calm his fears.
One by one, people went around him quickly. By the time I got to him, I asked, “Sir, can I help you?”
The man thought for a while, then said, “Well, yes, thank you!”
I placed my hand under his left arm and walked away from the rush of people quickly.
“So what are you shopping for, sir?”
“Oh, today is Mother’s Day. I want to buy something for my neighbor. She’s a single mother and she is always so nice to me.” he said, stopping suddenly as he searched his pocket.
“Oh, it’s here! I always carry them with me,” he said. Then he took out some business cards and handed me one which read:
“John Smith.
Friend to all…enemy to no one!
I said a prayer（祈祷）today and you were the answer.
Thank you!”
“That’s for you,” he said. “Thanks for stopping to help an old man.”
“My friend, you helped me. I discovered why I was unhappy with the world. Now I know how to solve the problem. No more with me!”Why did the old man try hard to step aside?
| A．Because he was in a hurry. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to be in other people’s way. |
| C．Because the escalator was very crowded. |
| D．Because he was as heavy as a rock. |
The writer felt sick to his stomach most because .
| A．the old man tried hard to step aside |
| B．the old man was difficult to get off the escalator |
| C．he was impatient and upset for the old man |
| D．the old man was apologizing to everyone |
What did the writer think about the people that passed by?
| A．Cold. | B．Boring. | C．Warm. | D．Friendly. |
The sentence “I said a prayer today and you were the answer” most probably means that .
| A．the old man needed the writer’s help then he came |
| B．the writer was always friendly to other people |
| C．the old man believed everyone could be friends |
| D．the old man had lots of friends and no enemies |
From the passage we can see that.
| A．we should always help old people |
| B．we should share our enjoyment with our friends |
| C．it was valuable to make friends with the old man |
| D．if we are kind to others, we will be happy in our life |