I turned around to find a little old lady with warm smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old.”
“Why are you in university at such a YOUNG age?” I asked. She replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have coupe of kids, and then retire and travel.”
I knew she was joking. I was curious(好奇) what might have encouraged her to be taking on this challenge at her age.
“I always dreamed of having a university education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. We became friends. Every day we would talk nonstop after class. I always enjoyed listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom(智慧) and experience with me. And Rose easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to make a little speech. She cleared her throat and began, “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. I’ve learned a few secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die.”
“There is a huge difference between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change…” When the author and Rose first met, they began their conversation in a _______ manner.
| A．polite | B．impolite | C．serious | D．humorous |
Rose went to the university in order to __________.
| A．meet a rich husband | B．make new friends |
| C．get a better job | D．get a university education |
The author considered Rose as a “time machine” because____________.
| A．she always came to class on time |
| B．she made friends easily at university |
| C．she enjoyed a long life and had lots of wisdom and experience |
| D．she knew the difference between growing older and growing up |
The word “That” in the Paragraph 7 refers to (指) _________.
| A．growing older | B．growing up |
| C．staying young | D．being happy |
From the passage, we know Rose believed___________.
| A．“Easier said than done.” |
| B．“Well begun is half done.” |
| C．“It is never too late to learn.” |
| D．“Reading makes a full man.” |
News A: Lots of people miss their pets（宠物） left in their homes when they are on holiday outside. They want to live with animals at all times. The workers of one hotel in America can solve this problem. They rent （租借）pets to visitors. Many people believe this way will become more and more popular.
News B: Many people like animals and begin to keep them as pets, so pet hospital are very busy. They need some people who love animals to work for them.
News C: It’s said that some day you might own a tiger as a pet. Scientists might have to change wild（野生） animals into pets, because this might be the only way to save them from dying out.
News D: What about keeping a robot（机器人） as a pet? It sounds impossible, but it may become possible one day. Robot dogs can carry things for people and bark like real dogs. People might like these unusual pets more, because robots don’t drop（掉落） their hair everywhere in the house or bite people like real animals.
News E: Scientists think that pets might become much smaller, because people in the future（将来） will live in smaller space.
| News about pets |
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| News A |
The workers of a hotel in the _ |
| News B |
Pet hospital are very |
| News C |
You might keep a _ |
| News D |
It may be _ |
| News E |
Pets might be _ |
Do you want to save money when you travel by train? Here are some ways.
Day Returns：
This kind of ticket can save you 45 per cent on the fare(费用). You have to travel before 8：00 am and after 6：00 pm from Monday to Friday，but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.
Big City Savers：You can save much money with these tickets.You have to buy them by 4：00 pm the day before you travel.
Monthly Returns：You can use these tickets for more journeys over 65 miles.Go any day and return within a month.
Family Returns：
After you buy this kind of ticket.you need to pay only 3 dollars for each of the other family members.You can travel as often as you like within two months.How many kind of tickets arc mentioned(提及)in the passage?
| A．2. | B．3 | C．4 | D．5 |
If you want to go to a city 75 miles away for four days.which kind of ticket should you choose?
| A．Big City Savers | B．Monthly Returns |
| C．Day Returns. | D．Family Returns. |
Mr.Wu has a card of Family Returns，he buys himself a ticket of 15 dollars and three tickets for his family，how much will he have to pay in all?
| A．47 dollars. | B．27 dollars. |
| C． 24 dollars. | D．15 dollars. |
How many times can people travel within two months with a ticket of Family Returns?
| A．Any day from Monday to Friday. |
| B．On Saturday or Sunday. |
| C．Any day，and return within a month. |
| D．As often as they like within two months. |
The passage is probably taken from a________.
| A．dictionary. | B．notebook. |
| C．newspaper. | D．storybook. |
I’m going to take my family to have an overseas trip. My wife, our two children and I will all go along. My elder brother is going with us. He has never been overseas and he is even more excited than the children. My father is so old that he’d like to stay at home and takes care of the house.
We’re going by train to New York, and then take a ship to Europe（欧洲）. When we arrive in Europe, we’re going to several countries for sightseeing. We’ll go to places either by train or by bus. We’re going to fly home.
It took us a long time to decide where to go, but I think we have planned a very interesting trip. We will go to England, France and Italy. My wife is very interested in going to France because she is a teacher of French. And my brother, who speaks very good Italian, is looking forward to the trip to Italy.
We also talked about how we would go to Europe. At first we wanted to fly because it would be faster and would save more time. But my brother likes to take a boat trip and the children enjoy that, too. My brother is very excited because__________.
| A．he has many friends in other countries |
| B．he has never traveled by plane |
| C．he wanted to buy some books in Italy |
| D．he has never been overseas |
We’re coming back home by________.
| A．sea | B．air |
| C．bus | D．train |
In Europe, we will________.
| A．go sightseeing at the seaside |
| B．go to different countries by ship |
| C．buy a lot of presents |
| D．go from place to place by train or by bus |
My wife works in a ________.
| A．hospital | B．factory |
| C．shop | D．school |
My brother and my children would like to_________.
| A．do some shopping in Europe |
| B．study the Italian language in Italy |
| C．enjoy a trip by ship |
| D．learn French in France |
Henry finds a job on a farm.He is the strongest and youngest.He eats more，sleeps more，but works less.He doesn’t like to use his head，so he knows little.He has to do some unskilled (无需特殊技能的)work.He always says he’s tired and hopes to have a good rest.So he gets less money than others.
Winter is coming.The workers are getting ready for the next year.Only Henry does nothing.The farmer tells him to cut down some trees in the forest.The young man has to go there with a chair.He feels lonely(寂寞的)in the forest and is afraid of the animals.So he looks around and sings loudly.Nobody knows what he’s singing.After three days，Henry doesn’t cut down any trees.The farmer feels strange.He wants to find out how the young man is working there.To his anger(生气)，Henry is sitting on the chair，cutting the tree.”Why are you sitting here to cut the trees?”asks the farmer.”Because I can’t work if lying(躺着)，sir.”Henry doesn’t like to use his head，so_________.
| A．he knows little knowledge(知识) |
| B．he is young and strong |
| C．he tries to be a farmer |
| D．he finds a job on a farm |
Henry gets less money because_________.
| A．he sleeps more |
| B．he does some unskilled work |
| C．he isn’t polite to the farmer |
| D．he eats more |
Henry has to cut down the trees because_________.
| A．he can do nothing except(除了)it |
| B．he likes to stay in the quiet forest |
| C．he can’t get on well with others |
| D．he is very strong |
Henry is________ to stay in the forest.
| A．glad | B．angry | C．safe | D．afraid |
Henry hopes to_________.
| A．make the farmer happy | B．get help |
| C．lie down in the forest | D．cut down more trees |
Hi! Do you know the three children? They are in a happy family. Xiao Xue is a helpful girl. She is beautiful. She likes studying. She studies very hard. She gets up early and finishes her breakfast quickly .Then she rides her bike to school . Liu Xing is a little lazy. He gets up late and then washes his face, brushes his teeth in a hurry. Then he goes to the bus stop without breakfast. He usually plays basketball after school. In the evening, he seldom (很少)does homework. He goes to bed late. Xiao Yu is a lovely boy. He gets up very slowly and then he usually takes a shower(淋浴) at home before breakfast. After that, he goes to school in his father’s car. He likes watching TV in the evening.What does Xiao Xue like doing?
_____________________________________________________How does Liu Xing go to school?
_____________________________________________________When does Liu Xing usually play basketball?
_____________________________________________________Where does Xiao Yu take a shower?
_____________________________________________________Who do you like best(最喜欢）of the three children? Why?
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