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Once a boy went to a palace to ask a wise man what the secret of happiness is. After talking with the boy, the wise man asked the boy to look around the palace and return in two hours. “And , I want to ask you to do something,”said the wise man .“As you look around, carry this spoon with you without making the oil spill (溢出).”
The boy began walking up and down the stairs of the palace, and he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time. After two hours, he returned. “Well,” asked the wise man, “what did you see in my palace?” The boy said that he had seen nothing.
“Then go back and enjoy my wonderful world,” said the wise man. The boy picked up the spoon and began to look around the palace again. This time, he saw many beautiful things in the palace. When he returned, the wise man asked, “but where are the drops of oil I give you?” The boy saw that the oil was gone.
“There is only one piece of advice I can give you,” said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。
The boy visited the wise man for _______________.

A．helping the wise man carry the oil

B．becoming famous

C．getting the secret of happiness

D．going sightseeing in the palace

The story happened _______________ .

A．in a university	B．in a palace
C．in a restaurant	D．in a boy’s home

Why did the boy see nothing for the first time to look around the wise man’s palace?

A．Because he kept his eyes on the spoon all the time.

B．Because he was blind.

C．Because there was nothing in it.

D．Because the oil was gone.

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The wise man lived in the beautiful palace.

B．There were many beautiful things in the palace.

C．It was difficult for the boy to carry the spoon with him without making the oil spill.

D．The boy was invited to see a wise man.

According to the passage, we can know _______________.

A．the boy didn't get the secret of the happiness at all

B．the wise man told the boy what was the happiness, but not directly

C．the secret of happiness is to see all wonders of the world

D．the wise man said nothing

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and passed her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mom dried her hands on an apron (围裙), she read what it was on the paper .
For cutting the grass: $5.00
For cleaning up my room this week: $1.00
For going to the supermarket for you: $1.00
For looking after my little brother while you went shopping: $1.00
For taking out the trash: $1.00
For getting a good report card: $5.00
For cleaning up the garden: $2.00
Total: $16.00
Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up the pen, turned over the paper he’d written on, and this was what she wrote:
For the nine months I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.
For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you, free.
For all the tears (泪水) that you’ve caused through the years, free.
For all the nights that were filled with worries, free.
For the toys, food, clothes and even cleaning your nose, free.
Son, when you add it up, the full cost of my love is free.
When the boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes and he looked straight at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: "PAID IN FULL".
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的填“T”，错误的填“F”，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑（将答案写在答题卷的相应位置上）。
The boy came to his mother for money.
After his mom dried her hands on an apron, she gave his son the money right away.
When his mother went shopping, the boy looked after his little sister.
The boy thought that his mother should pay him $16.
The mother did everything for the boy freely.

It was Mother's Day. John was so busy with his work that he couldn't go back home. When he passed by a flower shop in the evening, an idea came to his mind, “I'll send Mum some roses(玫瑰).”While John was picking his flowers, a young man went inside. “How many roses can I get for only five dollars, madam?” he asked. The assistant(店员) was trying to tell him roses were as expensive as forty dollars a dozen(一打). Maybe he would be happy with carnations(康乃馨).
“No, I have to have red roses,” he said. “My mum was badly ill last year and I didn't get to spend much time with her. Now I want to get something special, it has to be roses as rose is her favourite.”
After hearing it, John said he would pay the rest of the money for the young man. Moved by both of them, the assistant said, “Well, lovely young men, thirty dollars a dozen, only for you.” Taking the roses, the young man almost jumped into the air and ran out of the shop. It was well worth twenty－five dollars that John paid to see the exciting moment. Then John paid for his dozen of roses and told the assistant to send them to his mother.
As he walked out, he felt nice. Suddenly he saw the young man crossing the street and going into a park. But soon John realized it was not a park but a cemetery(墓地). Crying, the young man carefully put down the roses, “Mum, oh, Mum, why didn't I tell you how much I loved you? God, please help me find my mum and tell her I love her.”
Seeing this, John turned and quickly walked to the shop. He would take the flowers home himself.
.The assistant tried to ask the young man to buy carnations instead of roses because_______ .

A．carnations were nicer than roses

B．roses were saved for John

C．roses were more expensive than carnations

D．carnations were special flowers for Mother's Day

.John spent _________ altogether(总共) in the flower shop that day.

A．$5

B．$25

C．$30

D．$55

The young man cried at the cemetery because he ______________ .

A．had spent all his money on the roses

B．wasn't able to tell his mother he loved her himself

C．felt sorry to ask John to pay for his flowers

D．hadn't got enough money for his sick mother

At last John changed his mind and went home because he wanted to_________ .

A．tell his mother he loved her himself

B．ask his mother for more money

C．tell his mother the young man's story

D．ask his mother if she liked roses

.The writer writes the passage in order to tell us “____________.”

A．Buy roses for your mother when she is ill

B．Let your mother know how much you love her

C．Work hard to get more money for your mother

D．Send your mother flowers on Mother's Day

Captain Good Fellow
Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Good Fellow will be ready to teach all these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10: 00, free.

See Movies at the Museum
Two good movies will be showed on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Out of Africa at 1:30. Black August will be on at 3:45. For more information, please call 4987898.

International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5: 00 P. M.

Take me out to the Ball Game
It's October, and Saturday night (7:00 - 9:00) is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold! Don't forget to wear sweaters and jackets.

Do you want to hear "The Zoo"
"The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first U. S. concert this Saturday night, at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

On Saturday morning, you can .

A．go to watch a ballgame

B．take children to play games at the City Theatre

C．go to a concert at Rose Hall, City College

D．go to the Central Park for a picnic

The Red Birds ball game ___.

A．is in the afternoon	B．is outside
C．is at the gate	D．might be cold

You can eat many different kinds of food from all over the world if you _.

A．go to the City Theatre	B．go to the Central Park
C．buy tickets at the gate	D．go to see a film

"The Zoo" is _.

A．a U. S. concert

B．a park with many red birds in it

C．a music group

D．going to give their last concert

Mr. Turner wants to have a nice Saturday. Which is impossible for him to do?

A．Listening to a concert and watching a ball game

B．Having a picnic and seeing a film

C．Watching a ball game and having a picnic

D．Seeing a film and listening to a concert

Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability (能力)to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.
★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.
★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept yours.
★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
★Don’t complain. Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.
★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A．Friends can do everything for us.

B．Friends can bring us happiness.

C．Friends accept our ideas all the time.

D．Without friends we could not live.

What’s the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A．To help others.

B．To smile to others.

C．To get along with others.

D．To listen to others’ complaints.

. Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

A．Opening the door for someone.

B．Complaining to others all the time.

C．Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.

D．Finding someone who will understand us.

How many pieces of advice does the writer offer when we have trouble in making friends?

A．Five.

B．Seven.

C．Nine.

D．Eleven.

I you don’t want to complain, you are supposed to according to the passage.

A．Learn to help your parents

B．Learn to make lots of friends

C．Learn to change yourself

D．Learn to accept what you can’t change