Last month the manager of a jewelry shop received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:
Dear sir:
In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.
Yours truly,
A customer (顾客)When did the manager open the letter?
| A．In the morning | B．When he received the letter |
| C．At lunch time | D．Till tea-time |
The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.
| A．he was dying | B．his wife’s death |
| C．he had enough money | D．he got a job again |
What do you think of the customer’s paying for the ring at last?
| A．Honest | B．Forgetful |
| C．Dishonest | D．Careless |
Mrs.. Green sees an ad（广告） in a newspaper for a nice bed in a shop. It costs 100 dollars. Mrs.. Green likes it, so she goes to the shop. The shopkeeper shows one to her. Mrs.. Green has a look at it and says, “There aren’t any beautiful pillows(枕头)on this bed, but there are many on the bed in your ad.”
“Yes, madam, that is an ad,” answers the shopkeeper. “If you want a bed the same as the one in the ad, you need to pay 10 dollars more.”
Mrs. Green isn’t happy. Then she says, “That’s dishonest.”
“Well, madam,” answers the shopkeeper. “Look, there is a girl on a bike in an ad in your newspaper too, but can you buy the bike with the girl?”How does Mrs. Green know about the bed?
| A．From an ad on TV. |
| B．From one of her friends. |
| C．From an ad in a newspaper. |
| D．From the shopkeeper. |
How much does the bed with the pillows cost?
| A．100 dollars. | B．110 dollars. |
| C．50 dollars. | D．60.dollars. |
What does “dishonest” mean?
| A．不公平的 | B．不诚实的 | C．不美观的 | D．小气的 |
Who is Mrs. Green?
| A．She is a student. |
| B．She is a shopkeeper of another shop. |
| C．She is a customer. She wants to buy a bed. |
| D．She is a worker in a bike shop. |
A woman is having some trouble(患病)with her eyes, so she goes to see the doctor. He is a new doctor and doesn't know her, so he asks some questions and one of them is, "How old are you?"The woman says, "I don't know, doctor, but let me think about it." She thinks for a minute and then says, "Yes, I know now, Doctor!When I marry(结婚), I am eighteen years old, and my husband is thirty. Now my husband is sixty. And that is twice(两倍)thirty. So I am twice eighteen. That's thirty-six, isn’t it?”Something is wrong with the woman's ____.
| A．head | B．eyes | C．ears | D．mouth |
The woman can't remember age.
| A．thedoctor's | B．her husband's | C．her | D．her son’s |
The woman is years old now.
| A．eighteen | B．thirty | C．thirty-six | D．forty-eight |
The woman is younger thanher husband.
| A．twelve | B．eighteen | C．twenty | D．twenty-four |
| Country |
Capital |
Languages(语言) |
| India |
New Delhi |
Hindi and English |
| Canada |
Ottawa |
English and French |
| Russia |
Moscow |
Russian |
| Egypt |
Cairo |
Arabic |
| Singapore |
Singapore City |
Malay, Chinese, Tamil and English |
If you go to ______, maybe some people can understand you.
| A．Russia | B．Singapore | C．Egypt | D．India |
The capital of Egypt is _______.
| A．Moscow | B．Cairo | C．New Delhi | D．Singapore city |
From the form(表格), we can see that ______ is the most important language.
| A．English | B．Russian | C．French | D．Tamil |
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Mrs Black was waiting ___1__ an important __2___, but she had ___3___ bread in the house, so she left the baby at home and said to her five-year-old son. “I’m going to the shop, Jimmy, and I’ll __4___ in a few minutes.”
When she was __5__, the telephone rang, and Jimmy answered. “Hello,” said a man, “Is your mother there?” “No,” Jimmy answered. “Well, when she comes back, tell her that Mr Baker telephoned.” “What?” “Mr Baker. Write it __6___.” “I can’t write.” “Little boy, is there anybody else ___7__ you? Any brothers or sisters?” “My brother Billy is here.” “Good! I want to talk to him, please.” “All right,” Jimmy took the ___8___ to the baby’s bed and gave it to Billy.
When their mother came back, she asked, “Did ___9___ telephone?” “Yes,” said Jimmy, “A man only wants to talk to ___10__.”
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The best way of learning a language is using it.The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up(混淆) and people will not understand you.Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them.But if you keep your sense of humor(幽默感), you can always have a good laugh at your mistakes(错误) you make.Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes.It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying.The most important things for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.” The writer thinks that the best way for you to learn a language is.
| A．writing in it |
| B．using it |
| C．listening to it |
| D．learning its grammar |
What should you do in learning English?
| A．We should be careful not to make any mistakes. |
| B．We should write as quickly as we can. |
| C．We should speak English as much as we can. |
| D．we should laugh more often. |
When people laugh at your mistakes, you should_____.
| A．not care |
| B．be happy |
| C．feel worried |
| D．be unhappy |
When you make a mistake, you should_____.
| A．keep quiet |
| B．get angry |
| C．be kind |
| D．keep your sense of humor |
The story tells us that_____.
| A．only foolish (愚蠢的) people make mistakes |
| B．few people make mistakes |
| C．people never make mistakes |
| D．there is no one who doesn’t make mistakes |