One day, there were a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, “I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist (广告员) named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own coins in the hat. Without asking for permission, he took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized (识别) his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, “I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, “Spring has come, but I can’t see anything.”
| A．Tom | B．John |
| C．Tony | D． Sorry, I don’t know. |
| A．The blind man. | B．The teacher. |
| C．The publicist. | D．The farmer. |
| A．By his sign. | B．By his footsteps. |
| C．By his voice. | D．By his coins. |
| A．In spring. | B．In summer. |
| C．In autumn. | D．In winter. |
| A．Publicists are always friendly and helpful. |
| B．We can get more money by changing a sign. |
| C．The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money. |
| D．The power (力量) of language is great. |
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41．Smart Kids Club is open to the members ．
A．at 6：00 am on Fridays
B．at 5：00 pm on Saturdays
C．at 5：30 pm on Sundays
42．If Mrs．Black's twin daughters of 8 both join the club，how much should she pay each week？
A．﹩2．
B．﹩4．
C．﹩16．
Peng Liyuan．First Lady of China，made a speech in English at the United Nations on September 26．She talked about education and shared her Chinese dream with the world．
Peng began her speech with a story of her father．Her father grew up in a small village in China．In those days，not many villagers could read，so her father opened a night school to teach them．With his help，many people learned to write their names and read newspapers for the first time．And many women were able to teach their children how to read．Peng's father's love for education influenced her deeply．She was lucky enough to have a good education．Later，she followed her father's footsteps and became a professor of music．
Education is important，but still，some children in China can't go to school．Peng hopes that all children can have a good education，and that is her Chinese dream．
51．In what language did Peng Liyuan give her speech at the United Nations？ ．
52．What's Peng Liyuan's speech about？ ．
53．Did Peng begin her speech with a story of her father？ ．
54．Where did Peng's father grow up？ ．
55．What's Peng Liyuan's Chinese dream？ ．
When you can't use words to express your idea，you can make a gesture and people will usually understand what you are trying to say．Here are some examples of using gestures in the UK．
The Wave（挥手）
The wave is the most common gesture．To greet each other or to say goodbye，most people raise their hand and move it from side to side．One famous wave is made by the Queen．You can watch a video to see how Her Majesty（女王陛下） does her tasteful（高雅的） wave．
The V Sign
You may just he trying to spread peace and love，but if you are in the UK，please pay attention to where your hand is facing．Let the back of your hand face yourself，or it becomes an impolite gesture．
Pointing
This is not used as an insult（侮辱），but it is an impolite action when in public．Doing this can cause people to get angry，and even they'll just walk away from you．
46．What does the underlined word gesture mean？ ．
A．手势
B．装饰
C．态度
47． is the most common gesture．
A．Pointing
B．The V sign
C．The Wave
48．What can the V Sign NOT spread？ ．
A．Impoliteness
B．Peace and love
C．Friendship
49．Pointing is an action when in public．
A．impolite
B．honest
C．important
50．What is the best title（标题） of this passage？ ．
A．Polite Gestures
B．Gestures in the UK
C．One Famous Wave．
A guy walked into a store with a gun and asked for all of the money from the cashier（收银员）.
After the shop assistant put the money in a bag，the robber saw a bottle of wine on the shelf．He told the man to put it in the bag as well．But the man refused and said．"No，because I don't believe you are over 21．"The robber said he was，but the young man still refused to give it to him because he didn't believe him．
At that moment，the robber took his driver's license out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant．The man looked it over and agreed that the guy was in fact over 2I．He put the wine in the hag．The robber then ran from the store with the bag．
The man called the police and gave the name and the address of the robber that he got off the license．They caught the robber two hours later．
This guy definitely wins the Stupid Prize．
41．What did the robber see on the shelf？ ．
A．A bottle of wine
B．A glass of coffee
C．Some bread
42．Why did the man refuse to give the wine to the robber？ ．
A．Because the man wanted to drink it himself．
B．Because he didn't believe the robber was over 21．
C．Because the wine was very expensive．
43．The robber took his out of his wallet and gave it to the shop assistant
A．money
B．ID card
C．driver's license
44．Who caught the robber two hours later？ ．
A．The shop assistant．
B．The police．
C．The cashier．
45．What do you think of the guy？ ．
A．He is stupid．
B．He is clever．
C．He is handsome．
U2 is the name of a band from Ireland．It's one of the most famous rock bands in the world．
In 1978，a 17﹣year﹣old high school student．Larry Mullen，looked for some musicians to make a band．Finally，he found another three boys Adam Clayton，David and Paul Hewson and they set up a band．The four boys named their hand U2．
They traveled a lot and gave concerts in many countries．More and more people got to know them and love their music．Many of their songs，such as Beautiful Day and Walk On，were popular．In the 1980s，the band became famous．
Now their music is still popular and people in the world still enjoy their music．
36．U2 is the name of from Ireland．
A．a country
B．a musician
C．a band
37．How many boys are there in the band？ ．
A．Three．
B．Four．
C．Five．
38．When did the band become famous？ ．
A．In 1978．
B．In the 1980s．
C．In 1998
39．Who is the founder of the band？ ．
A．Larry Mullen．
B．Adam Clayton．
C．Paul Hewson．
40．The passage is mainly about ．
A．a famous band
B．a high school student
C．Ireland．
