Harry saw an advertisement in a window. It said, “Wanted. The best salesman (推销员) in the world.” “I’m a great salesman,” Harry said to himself. “I can sell anything. I’ll go in and ask for that job.”
He went into the building and spoke to the manager. “I’m the best salesman in the world,” he said. “I need the job.” “You must prove (证明) you’re the best,” the manager said.
“I’ll pass every test you give me,” Harry told him.
Then the manager took a box of candy out of his desk. “Last week, I bought a thousand boxes of this candy. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job.”
Harry took the boxes of candy and left the office. He went from shop to shop, trying to sell boxes of the candy, but he couldn’t sell one.
At the end of the week, he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir,” he said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”
“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?”
“The person who sold you a thousand boxes of this candy,” Harry said.
True or False.（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示）5%Harry wanted to get the job on the advertisement.
The manager believed (相信) Harry was the best salesman in the world.
The manager asked Harry to sell a thousand boxes of candy last week.
Finally, the person who sold the manager a thousand boxes of candy got the job.
From the story, we can learn that a person can’t be too proud (骄傲的).
The star of the Harry Potter films has become the youngest person to earn a place on the list of Britain’s richest people. Daniel Radcliffe has owned 14 million pounds, but he is only 17 now.
Thanks to Harry Potter films, Daniel Radcliffe would not have to worry about money for a very long time. He is still at school but he will never have to work in future. Money has been pouring into his company.
The youngest woman on the list is the singer Joss Stone. The 19-year-old singer has collected a fortune(财富) of about 6 million pounds.
( ) 1. Daniel Radcliffe is ___________.
A. an actor B. a teacher C. a girl D. all of the above
( ) 2.Joss Stone is ___________ on the list.
A. the richest person B. the richest singer
C. the youngest singer D. the youngest woman singer
( ) 3. The underlined part “on the list”means _______ in Chinese.
A. 在表格上B. 在排名榜上
C. 在电影界 D. 在艺术界
| TV PROGRAMS |
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| Channel 1 |
Channel 2 |
| 18:00 Around China 18:30 Children’s Program 19:00 News 19:30 Weather Report 19:40 Around the World 20:10 TV Play: A Big Family 21:00 English for Today 21:15 Popular Music 21:55 Talk Show |
17:45 Computers Today 18:10 Foreign Arts 18:30 English Classroom 19:00 Animal World 19:25 China 2001 20:20 Sports 21:00 TV Play: Guo Lanying 21:45 English News 22:05 On TV Next Week |
( )1. If you want to know something about Japanese, which of the following programs would be the best one?
A. Weather Report B. China 2001 C. Around the World D. Animal World
( )2. If you are a basketball fan, you may watch TV at ______________ .
A.19:00 on Channel 2 B. 19:40 on Channel 1
C. 20:20 on Channel 2 D. 21:15 on Channel 1
( )3. How long does the TV play “A Big Family” last?
A.30 minutes B. 50 minutes C. 90 minutes D. 100 minutes
( )4. You can watch ______________ if you want to learn English on TV.
A. English News B. English Classroom C. English for Today D. all the above
( )5. You should wait until _______ if you want to know the programs of next week.
A.21:55 B. 22:05C. 21:00 D. 21:45
John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.” “Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.” “How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.” “Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
( ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor B. a shop assistant C. a bookseller D. a farmer
( ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A.he didn’t like paying anything B.a big box of books fell on his foot
C.he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot D. a box of food fell on his foot
( ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife B. A man C. Nobody D. His friend
( ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothingB. didn’t give John any advice on his foot
C. bought some books D. told John to go to hospital
( ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds B. nothingC. less than two pounds D. a little money
Science has told us so much about the moon that it is quite easy to form an idea of what it would be like to go there. It is certainly not a friendly place. As there is no air or water, there can be no life of any kind. Mile after mile there are only plains(平原) of dust with mountains around them. Above, the sun and stars shine in the black sky. If you step out of the mountains shadows, it will mean moving from terrible cold into great heat. The moon is also a very silent(安静的) world, for sound waves (声波)can only travel through air. But from the moon, you can see a friendly sight(景色). Our earth is shining more brightly than the stars. It looks like a large ball, coloured blue and green and brown.
() 16.What kind of place is the moon?
A. It is a friendly place. B. It is a lively place.
C. It is a nice place for man to live. D. It is a lifeless place.
( ) 17.Temperatures on the moon____.
A. are usually the same everywhereB. Are always very low
C. can be very different D. are usually very high
( ) 18.The moon is a silent world because____.
A. there is no life there B. there is no air there
C. there is no water there D. there is not a green tree there
() 19. When we look from the moon, the sky is ____.
blue B. black C. green D. brown
() 20. Mile after mile there are only plains of dust with mountains around them. The word “dust” means “___”.
A. dump (垃圾堆) B. dry earth (泥土) C. land D. field
The Internet can show you lots of jobs all over the world. If you want to find a job on the Internet, use the words “job search” or “employment （职业）” to find the websites you need. Type in what you want and where you want to work. In a few seconds, a list of jobs will appear on the screen. You can also type in the name of a company to learn about jobs there. Many websites list full-time and summer jobs.
Job search websites can help you in other ways, too. They show you how to write a good resume（履历） and how to get ready for an interview（面试）. They also tell you what to say to an interviewer on the telephone. Some websites give you interview conversations to practice. One website even has a dictionary of interview words. A good employment website can be a big help in your job search.
Good luck with your job-hunting.
( ) 11. What should you do first if you want to find a job on the Internet?
A. To type in “job search” or “employment” to find the websites.
B. To write a good resume.
C. To get ready for an interview.
D. To get an English dictionary.
( ) 12. Some employment websites tell you how to have a job interview .
A. face to face B. in an e-mail
C. in a letter D. on the telephone
( ) 13. From the passage, we know that .
A. you can’t look for a summer job on the Internet
B. Some websites show you how to write a resume
C. if you type in the name of a company, you will get a job there easily.
D. the Internet can only show you a list of jobs of your own country.
() 14. The underlined word “job-hunting” means .
A. searching a job B. giving a job
C. doing a job D. changing a job
() 15. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. The Internet lists a large number of companies.
B. You can find many websites on the Internet.
C. It’s about how you can use the Internet to find a job.
D. There are different ways for you to look for jobs.