"The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. "That's an old saying in English. It means other places often look better, more interesting than the place where you live. Some people worry that young Chinese are beginning to feel that way. They see young Chinese ignoring Chinese culture and, instead, buying Japanese cartoon books, watching Korean soap operas and even celebrating Western holidays.
Foreign books and soap operas are good, but Chinese writers and actors are just as good. As for holidays, Christmas is nice, but it can never have the meaning for Chinese that Spring Festival has, and the West has nothing to compare with Mid-Autumn Festival. And let's not forget the part of Chinese culture I like best: its friendliness. Not all countries are as warm as China.
It's good to enjoy other cultures and to learn from them, but they cannot replace your own culture. It's good to look on the other side of the fence, but make sure you take a good long look. You will find that the grass isn't always greener on the other side of the fence.
Judge the following sentences true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.The Spring Festival is more meaningful for Chinese people.
The saying means the place where you live looks better than other places.
Foreign culture can't replace Chinese culture.
Some people worry that young Chinese ignore Chinese culture.
This passage mentioned three Chinese festivals.
Last month I went to Los Angeles to visit my friend Gavin. I traveled there by train. The journey was very beautiful but it was very long. It was late in the evening when my train arrived. When I walked out of the station, . “I could take a taxi to Gavin’s house,” I thought. But then I decided to take a bus because buses were cheaper.
. There was a map of the bus routes（线路）but I couldn’t understand it very well. I got on a bus and hoped it would take me right way. But after about fifteen minutes I realized I was going the wrong way. So I got off the bus and took another one back to the train station. By now it was very late.
. I looked for a taxi but I couldn’t find one anywhere. Finally, I phoned Gavin and said, “I’m still at the train station. Please come and pick me up!”
. What a long journey!
| A. I decided to take a taxi B. I walked to the bus stop C. He didn’t know when I arrived D. He came and drove me to his home E. I found some taxies waiting outside |
Hershey chocolate has become famous around the world. But did you know that the Hershey chocolate factory is only about one hundred years old? And did you know that the founder（创办人）of Hershey Chocolate, Milton Hershey, had many failures （失败）in business before he started his famous company?
Milton Hershey grew up in a farm country of Pennsylvania. Before he started making chocolate, Milton Hershey was a printer. He worked for a small newspaper and then he decided to change a job.
Later he got a job at a candy factory. After working a few years at the factory, he decided to open his own little candy business, His first business had to close down because it was not making money. After that, he traveled to Denver, Colorado, to learn how to make caramels（焦糖）.
He took his new skills back to New York and worked selling candies on the street. But this second business also failed.
Finally, Milton Hershey moved back to the farm country where he grew up. He then experimented（试验）with all sorts of different candies and chocolates. The area where he lived had lots of dairy farms, so he could get plenty of fresh milk easily.
And he could get other supplies（原料）, such as sugar, from nearby Philadelphia. By 1893 he was selling a million dollars worth of caramel candy every year. Since his chocolate-flavored（巧克力风味）caramel was the best-selling, he decided to make chocolate himself.
By experimenting, Milton Hershey learned how to make delicious chocolate by using fresh, sweet milk. His milk chocolates were so popular that he sold his caramel factory and made chocolate only. In 1903, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and the town of Hershey.
Today, the town of Hershey is still the home of the factory that Milton Hershey built. And if you ever visit, you can smell the delicious chocolate smells just by driving through the town. 
Why did Milton Hershey travel to Denver, Colorado?
| A．To work as a printer. |
| B．To open a caramel factory. |
| C．To sell candy on the street. |
| D．To learn how to make caramels. |
Which of the following is true according to the story?
| A．Milton’s first job was selling newspaper. |
| B．In 1893, chocolate was the best-selling of Milton’s factory. |
| C．Milton found his own way to make delicious chocolate. |
| D．Milton sold his caramel factory because it was not making money. |
What is the important lesson of this story?
| A．Living where you grew up offers successful business. |
| B．Trying several different jobs helps find out your interest. |
| C．Building your own company is the fastest way to succeed. |
| D．Sometimes you have to experience failure to become successful. |
Monkeys That Lend a Hand
Have you ever dropped something while both your hands were full and wished you had another hand to pick it up? Some people cannot use their arms or hands to do simple jobs because they have been hurt or are sick. Usually they depend on other people to help them. This problem made two women think about how they could help people who cannot do everyday things for themselves.
In 1979 Dr. M. J. Willard and Judi Zazula began looking at some small, friendly monkeys called capuchin monkeys. These monkeys have hands like people’s hands, and they like to be around people. Could the monkeys be trained to do things that people could not do for themselves? The women wanted to find out if their idea would work. So they spent a long time training some capuchin monkeys, and they found that these animals made great helpers.
Today the first step in training a young capuchin monkey is to have it stay home with people and watch how they live. The monkeys learn how to behave around people. Then the monkeys go to a special school in Boston. There they learn how to do many easy chores. They are taught how to carry food and pick up dropped objects. They learn how to open doors and turn light switches on and off. They even learn how to use CD players and VCRs.
After a monkey finishes its training, it goes to live with a person who needs help. If the person wants a light turned on, the monkey does it. If the person needs a glass of water, the monkey brings it. If the person wants to watch TV, the monkey turns it on. The monkey becomes a very important part of that person’s life. In fact, the monkey often becomes the person’s good friend.Capuchin monkeys are people’s great helpers because ______________.
| A．they learn more quickly than other monkeys |
| B．they have hands like people’s hands |
| C．they like to watch how people live |
| D．they are small, cute and naughty |
The underlined word “behave” means to______________.
| A．learn skills | B．act well |
| C．avoid hurts | D．provide help |
What is the passage mainly about?
| A．How capuchin monkeys can help people do things. |
| B．Why capuchin monkeys’ hands are like people’s hands. |
| C．Where scientists train capuchin monkeys to help people. |
| D．When people found capuchin monkeys were helpful. |
Michael’s birthday was coming soon, so he asked his dad for a bicycle so that he would not need to walk to school anymore. However, Michael’s dad had lost his job and did not have much money. Michael got a book instead.
One bright and sunny day while Michael was walking past a store on his way to school, he saw a big boy on a bike. The bike was too small for the boy. As the boy was turning around a corner, the bike skidded （侧滑）on a small pool of water and he fell off the bike.
The boy was also in Michael’s school. The boy’s name was William. William seemed to have broken his leg. Michael picked up William’s bike and rode to the nearby hospital to get help. A few minutes later, an ambulance came and brought William to the hospital. Michael rode William’s bike to school so he would not be late for class.
After school, Michael quickly rode the bicycle to William’s house with a book and a magazine. William was not too seriously hurt. He went home after his leg was put in a cast （石膏）.
To Michael’s surprise, William was getting a new bike on his birthday in two months’ time and Michael could have William’s old bike. Michael was very happy. From then on, Michael and William became good friends. Michael visited William every day till William’s leg got well again. What did Michael get on his birthday?
| A．A bike. | B．A magazine. |
| C．A book. | D．A friend. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．William hit Michael on his way to school. |
| B．William gave his old bicycle to Michael. |
| C．Michael broke his leg in the accident. |
| D．Michael was late for school. |
From the story, we know that Michael is__________________.
| A．brave | B．active |
| C．hard-working | D．warm-hearted |
Tom has received four messages today. Read and find what they are.
Marcos leaves the message to
| A．share a book with Tom |
| B．get Tom’s phone call soon |
| C．tell Tom his story in France |
| D．ask Tom to look after his mum |
Where is Jess going to meet Tom?
| A．At the bar. | B．At the restaurant. |
| C．At his home. | D．At Room 314. |
Who wants to see Tom soon?
| A．Marcos. | B．His mother. |
| C．David. | D．Hans. |