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There was once a man called Mr.Flowers, and flowers were his only joy in life. He spent all his spare time in one of his four glass-houses and grew flowers of every color, with long and difficult names, for competition. He tried to grow a rose of a new color to win the silver cup for the Rose of the Year.
Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses were close to a middle school. Boys of around thirteen years of age were often tempted(引诱) to throw a stone or two at one of Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses. So Mr.Flowers did his best to be in or close by his glass-houses at the beginning and end of the school day.
But it was not always possible to be on watch at those times. Mr. Flowers has tried in many ways to protect his glass, but nothing that he had done had been useful. He had been to school to report to the headmaster, but this had not done any good. He had tried to drive away the boys that threw stones into his garden. But the boys could run faster than he could,and they laughed at him from far away. He had even picked up all the stones that he could find around his garden , so that the boys would have nothing to throw, but they soon found others.
At last Mr.Flowers had a good idea. He put up a large notice made of good,strong wood, some metres away from the glass-houses. On it he had written the words: DO NOT THROW STONES AT THIS NOTICES. After this, Mr.Flowers had no further trouble:the boys wee much more tempted to throw stones at the notice than at the glass-houses.
It was Mr. Flowers’ hope to .
A. build glass-houses in his spare time
B. grow the Rose of the Year in a silver cup
C. win a silver cup for growing a rose of a new color
Boys were often tempted to .
A. throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ glass-houses
B. throw stones at Mr.Flowers’ from their school
C. be in or close by Mr. Flowers’ glass-houses
Mr.Flowers stayed in or close by his glass-houses .
A. at times when school-boys were walking near them
B. all the school day when there were no boys about
C.in his spare time at the beginning and end of the school day
Mr.Flowers had tried to to protect his glass.
A. be on watch in his spare time
B. ask the headmaster for help
C. both A and B
Mr. Flowers’ good idea was to .
A. write some words on the glass
B. put up a large notice to cover his glass-houses
C. give the boys something else to throw stones at

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Jane recently retired and is looking for a part-time position. She would like to work with people.The best job for Jane is .
A. the shop assistant
B. the computer trained secretary
C. the part-time work at the weekend
Kasia is 21 years old and would like a part-time position to help her pay university cost. She should call at .
A. 345-674132 B. 366-765448 C. 457-896758
If Alice applies for the position at United Business Ltd, she needs .
A. 2 years’ experience B. computer skills C. to work at the weekend
If Ann gets the job as a computer trained secretary, she’ll probably work .
A. in a factory B. in a shop C. in a company
The four texts above are most probably .
A. notices B. advertisements C. invitations

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle(奇迹)can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore(药店) with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A. Her brother was seriously ill.
B. They had no money.
C. Both A and B.
In the eye of the girl, a miracle might be _____.
A.something interesting
B. something beautiful
C. some wonderful medicine
The little girl said again and again “…I can try get some more.”That hows___.
A. she had still kept somemoney
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money
What made the miracle happen?
A.The girl’s love for her brother.
B. The girl’s money
C.The medicine from the drugstore.
From the passage we can infer(推断) that _____.
A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay.
B. The little girl is lovely but not so clever.
C. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought.

A Golden Watch
Mike was a young man. He was not very rich. One day he went into a watch shop to buy a nice watch for his girl friend, Rose. His fixed his eyes on a nice gold watch, and decided to buy it. The shop assistant took the watch out, and asked for three hundred pounds for it. Just then, a boy of about fifteen suddenly rushed over and grasped the watch from the assistant’s hand. The assistant hurried out to catch the boy. But it was too late, the boy had disappeared among the street people very quickly. On the way home, Mike met the boy, who would sell him the gold watch for only hundred pounds. “The boy didn’t know that I saw him stealing the watch from the shop. And he asked for much less money than that in the shop.” Mike thought to himself. So he paid the boy and took the watch home. The next day, Mike gave the golden watch to Rose, and told her all about the watch. Rose looked at the watch for a while, then, laughed loudly, “You are really a fool!” she said, “his watch isn’t worth 100 pounds at all. The assistant and the boy must have planned the whole thing together.”
The shop assistant said the price of the watch was ____.
A. 100 pounds B. 200 pounds C. 300 pounds
The shop assistant must have known _____ very well.
A. Mike B. the boy C. Rose
The boy would sell Mike the watch for _____.
A.200 pounds B. 300 pounds C. much less money than that in the shop
In fact, the watch was worth ____.
A. 100 pounds B. 300 pounds C. just a little money
In this story, who really lost something?
A. The shop assistant B. Mike C. The boy

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.
This is Jay Chou, the 29-year-old pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing. Those songs are from his new CD.
Chou grew up just with his mother. He didn’t talk much and did badly in many school subjects. His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.
Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive to me,” said a Junior 1 girl in No. 101 Middle School in Jiangsu Province.
Jay Chou was a ____ boy.
A. shy and quiet B. quiet and veryhandsome C. shy but very strong
Who is very excited because Jay will sing songs in Beijing?
A. Jay Chou’s mother B. Jay Chou’s fans C. Jay Chou’s wife
Which of the fllowing is right?
A. Jay Chou was born in 1976.
B. Jay Chou was good at subjects.
C. Jay’s mother found his special interest in music.
What does the underline word “attractive”mean?
A.讨厌的 B. 有决心的 C. 有吸引力的
Jay Chou began to ______ at the age of three.
A. play the piano B. sing songs C. learn English

A．near volcanoes	B．in Japan
C．in Britain	D．Both A and B

A．trains	B．thousands of people
C．a great noise	D．the powerful forces