Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason a salesman. One day Jason could not stand it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not hard-working employees, but only raised those tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
In order to help Jason to realize the between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good ."
Jason was and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?
A．made B．became C．remained D．kept
A．enjoy B．meet C．treat D．value
A．which B．that C．who D．whom
A．unusual B．unfair C．careless D．meaningless
A．competition B．relationship C．difference D．distance
A．following B．finding C．shopping D．searching
A．offer B．answer C．retell D．repeat
A．familiar B．difficult C．same D．simple
A．taken B．come C．bought D．heard
A．look B．quality C．condition D．shape
A．moved B．surprised C．puzzled D．encouraged
A．important B．intelligent C．successful D．hardworking
A．time B．depth C．need D．common
A．while B．though C．unless D．since
A．see B．think C．know D．win
Working parents feel that they are not giving their children enough care. They think that their children feel 1 and 2 to spend more time with them.
Scientists in some colleges have found that working parents believed that they knew 3 their children, but 4 had ever asked their children what they thought. So scientists interviewed (采访) over 1,000 children of working mothers or fathers to 5 what they wanted. They asked the children 6 they wanted their parents to stay 7 and some 8 questions．After they collected the answers, it was 9 that only 10% of the children in their study said that they wanted more time with their parents. _10_, the children who were interviewed said they wanted their parents to give more 11 to them. They said that their parents were as 12 as a bee. When they were asked about what they 13 most, a large number of the children said that they wanted to feel important and14 .
So parents should know what their children really want and how to get along 15 with them.
A．tired B．afraid C．unhappy D．worried
A．think B．let C．ask D．want
A．of B．at C．about D．over
A．every one B．someone C．anyone D．no one
A．try out B．find out C．take out D．put out
A．whether B．why C．when D．how
A．behind B．at home C．away D．up
A．other B．others C．the other D．the others
A．surprising B．important C．necessary D．useful
A．But B．Also C．However D．too
A．food B．care C．money D．practice
A．small B．young C．lazy D．busy
A．talked B．learned C．needed D．studied
A．loved B．hated C．complained D．troubled
A．good B．nice C．fine D．well
Computer games are very popular. It is natural for people towant to 1 , so playing against a computer or against a friend on the computer can be 2 to stop . “Just one more game ,” often turns into another game , then another .
Computer games do have their 3 . They are excellent for training hand /eye coordination (协调). Surgeons(外科医生) who played computer games 4 children are often more practical . Computer games can also be 5 for teaching students. The students are open to learning while playing. They can study for longer than a 6 would be able to teach . Students can also learn at their own speed and not feel 7 to match classmates. And with computers you can 8 a task as many times as you like . The more you do this, the better you will get, 9 you can do it perfectly .
But like anything else in life, things should be 10 . Too much time on the computer can 11 your eyes . Regular breaks are needed. If students cannot 12 playing computer games , they won’t do as well in other areas in their life-not just schoolwork, 13 in developing important social skills such as how to talk with people and how to work with others as part of a 14 . And their health will become worse if they are 15 taking regular exercise.
Computer games have their place, but people must also remember it is important to have a balanced lifestyle.
A．win B．lose C．fight D．race
A．easy B．necessary C．difficult D．natural
A．rules B．advantages C．disadvantages D．mistakes
A．to B．between C．for D．as
A．good B．bad C．interesting D．necessary
A．teacher B．parent C．doctor D．computer
A．excited B．pleased C．stressed D．willing
A．make B．practice C．put off D．discover
A．when B．until C．after D．while
A．planned B．developed C．balanced D．discussed
A．break B．hurt C．relax D．close
A．enjoy B．start C．stop D．keep
A．family B．game C．match D．team
A．often B．no longer C．always D．still
Tomorrow is Saturday. It is Linda, my1 birthday. She will 2 seven years old. She is very happy because she3 to school in autumn. We are all very4 , too. We are going to5 a party for her. My mother will make her a big _6 __. She likes reading ,my father will buy her an interesting 7 _. I will buy a CD _8 her ,9 she likes singing. She is going to 10 her favorite songs for us. We all hope she can be happy forever (永远).
A．father’s B．mother’s C．sister’s D．brother’s
A．be B．is C．are D．/
A．going B．go C．goes D．will go
A．sad B．nice C．happy D．cool
A．give B．have C．make D．use
A．photo B．plan C．cake D．picture
A．science B．storybook C．computer D．bike
A．to B．of C．from D．for
A．because B．but C．and D．or
A．write B．sing C．show D．give
Charlie，a master carpenter(木匠)，was very well respected in his community．Everyone knew that if they wanted the best，they would call on him．Of course that meant that Charlie would never be rich．Other carpenters always told him that if he used inferior(劣质的)materials and cheap labor then he could make a lot of money．Charlie would not take their advice．
One day，John，the richest man in town came to Charlie．He said that he had just bought the best piece of land in town. He was going to Europe for 4 months and wanted Charlie to build him the best house in town．“Spare no expense and give me the best．”
Charlie thought about this and decided finally he would make some money．He did not get his usual great carpenters and fine materials from his normal suppliers．He built the house and covered up the flaws(瑕疵)．After 4 months he had spent about 50％of what he usually spends on a house．
John came back from Europe and immediately called Charlie and asked him to meet him at the house．When they met，John asked him if he had used the finest materials and spared no expense．Charlie said absolutely(绝对地)．John said that he was glad．He paid Charlie，then told him that he wanted to reward Charlie for all of his years of service to the community by giving Charlie this house．
There are many times in our lives where we let down a little bit. When you do，you never know what is going to happen．
What is the main idea of the first paragraph?
A．Charlie was an honest and respected master carpenter． B．Charlie was a very foolish master carpenter． C．Charlie was a good but stubborn master carpenter． D．Charlie was a carpenter who would never be rich．
A．to spend no money B．to spend all the money necessary C．to give not enough money D．to waste no money
A．Charlie did as the rich man told him B．the house was well built C．Charlie kept some of the money to himself D．the house was only half finished after 4 months
A．happy B．sorry C．1ucky D．satisfied
A．A good carpenter shouldn’t earn money from his labor． B．A carpenter shouldn’t earn a rich man’s money． C．The richest man often punished carpenters． D．One should always be honest．
Anne Spencer Morrow was born in 1906 in Englewood, New Jersey. She went to Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She wanted to become a __1_. She won two major prizes from the __2_for her writing.
Anne Morrow was a quiet, shy and small young woman when she __3__Charles Lindbergh in 1927. The 25-year- old man was tall and good-looking. Charles Lindbergh was one of ___4__ people in the world. He had just become the first person___5__ a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean, from New York to Paris. Two years __6_, Anne and Charles Lindbergh were married. Reports about their___7__ were on the front pages of newspapers.
After her marriage to Charles Lindbergh, Anne became a pilot too. She began _8__many long airplane flights with her husband. The Lindberghs explored new ways to fly around the world. They seemed to enjoy the greatest _9__ that any young people could not have.
Then in 1932, something__10__happened.They were in great sorrow (痛苦).The Lindberghs’ _11_baby,twenty-month-old Charles, was kidnapped from their home in New Jersey. The body of the baby was discovered more than ten weeks later.
There were a huge number of reports about the case. Newspapers __12__it "the Crime of the Century”. After the trial（审判）, the Lindberghs found it __13__ to live in the United States. There were threats(威胁) on the life of their second child. And there were too __14__ newspaper stories about them. So Anne and Charles Lindbergh moved to Europe in 1935. Four years later they moved __15___ to the United States.
Anne Morrow Lindbergh never fully recovered from the death of her first child. Yet, she and her husband had five more children. She continued flying. In 1934, she became the first woman to win the National Geographic Society's Hubbard Gold Medal. She was honored for her exploration, research and discovery.
A．singer B．writer C．actor D．driver
A．party B．charity C．college D．country
A．met B．found C．knew D．saw
A．the best B．the most famous C．the most careful D．the most attractive
A．to take B．to fly C．to ride D．to walk
A．after B．ago C．before D．later
A．friendship B．work C．marriage D．life
A．making B．getting C．giving D．catching
A．unluck B．luck C．sadnesss D．excitement
A．happy B．exciting C．interesting D．terrible
A．second B．third C．fourth D．first
A．say B．talk C．speak D．call
A．easy B．difficult C．simple D．hardly
A．much B．few C．many D．little
A．out B．away C．back D．out of