A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the new words.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy heard his footsteps and asked, “Were you the one who changed my sign this morning? What did you write?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said but in a different way.”
What he had written was, “ Today is a beautiful day but I cannot see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?
Of course, both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind. The second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.A blind boy sat on the steps of a building in order to_________.
| A．wait for some people |
| B．get money from others |
| C．make the writer help him |
| D．hold up a sign |
The man _________when he saw the blind boy.
| A．took away the blind boy’s money |
| B．gave the boy a new hat |
| C．brought the boy a sign |
| D．gave the boy some money and wrote some words on the sign |
What happened to the blind boy after the man wrote the words on the sign?
| A．The boy was taken away by the police |
| B．Nobody gave the blind boy money any more |
| C．More people dropped money into the boy’s hat |
| D．The blind boy could see the beautiful day |
What do you think of the sign written by the man?
| A．It has the different meaning to the first sign |
| B．It has the same meaning to the first sign and is expressed in another better way. |
| C．The man’s sign tells people it is a beautiful day. |
| D．People know the boy is blind after reading the man’s sign. |
What can we learn from this passage?
| A．It’s helpful of us to help people in need. |
| B．There are many poor people in the world like the blind boy. |
| C．It’s a good way to make money by holding a sign. |
| D．We should learn to speak to others in a suitable way. |
When you travel in Hong Kong，you must be careful of the traffic rules，because the traffic keeps to the left and it’s different from that of the interior（内地）of China．Before crossing the street，you must look to the right and then to the left. If the traffic lights are red，the traffic must stop, people can cross the zebra line．If the traffic lights turn green，the traffic can go，people must not cross the road．
In the morning and in the evening，when people go to or come from work，the streets are very busy．The traffic is the most dangerous．
When you go somewhere by bus in Hong Kong，you have to be careful，too. Do remember the traffic keeps to the left．Have a look first，or you may go the wrong way．
In Hong Kong, there are a lot of big buses with two floors. You’d better sit on the second floor．From there you can enjoy the city. How wonderful it is!
| A．on the right | B．on the left |
| C．in the middle | D．in the park |
| A．the front | B．the right |
| C．the left | D．B and C |
| A．the people must stop |
| B．the traffic must stop |
| C．the people and the traffic must stop |
| D．the traffic and the people must wait |
| A．dangerous | B．interesting |
| C．easy | D．safe |
| A．first | B．second |
| C．third | D．fourth |
The best way of learning a language is using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible. Sometimes you’ll get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor (幽默), you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing at your mistakes. It’s better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you, because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is: “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”What is the best way for you to learn a language according to the writer?
A. writing. B. using it. C. listening.What should you do in learning English?
A. Write as quickly as you can.
b. Speak English as much as you can.
C. Laugh more often.When people laugh at your mistakes, what should you do?
A. Not care.
B. Be happy.
C. Feel worried.What should you do when you make a mistake?'
A. Keep quiet.
b. Get angry.
C. Keep your sense of humorWhat can we learn from the passage?
A. Anyone will make mistakes.
B. People never make mistakes.
C. Few people make mistakes.
请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从方框中选择适当的句子还原到文中。
There is nobody in the world that is exactly like you: you are unique（唯一的）.
I am sure you have friends who are smarter than you.
So shout to the world, “I am who I am – I am unique!” It takes all sorts to make a world.
| A. Are you the same as your best friend? B. And you also have friends who are as good at sports as you. C. Everybody is different from others. D. Another difference is that your hair may be straight and hers may be curly. E. However, you can also become good friends. F. No one likes to have friends who are smarter than him. G. Different people make our world colorful. |
Paul loves his wife and children very much, and they love him, too. However, it isn’t easy to live with Paul. He gets angry easily, and he doesn’t have many friends. Paul’s wife, Linda, is very different. She’s always smiling and kidding. She likes to tell jokes and make people laugh. She’s never quiet for long and hardly gets angry. She has a lot of friends. Paul and Linda often fight（争辩）about their children. Linda thinks Paul is too strict with them. he shouts at them a lot. He forgets that they’re only children. Paul thinks Linda is too easy（随和的）with the children, and she always lets them do whatever they want to do, but that’s not right, Linda, however, corrects（纠正）the children when it’s necessary, and they listen to her. She doesn’t shout at them, but they obey（服从）her. She’s very kind and patient.
| A．always invites many friends home |
| B．talks too much |
| C．is outgoing and athletic |
| D．gets angry easily |
| A．more | B．much | C．fewer | D．many |
| A．don’t love their father |
| B．are strict with their father |
| C．do whatever their father asks them to do |
| D．like their mother’s ways of treating（对待）them |
| A．Linda and Paul don’t love each other |
| B．Paul doesn’t think it is right to let the children do whatever they want to do |
| C．Linda always shouts at her children |
| D．Linda and Paul often fight mostly because he has no friends |
My sister and I are very different. When people meet us both, they are always surprised to learn that we are sisters. This is because we don’t look like each other we have different personalities, and our lifestyles are different.
Do you resemble your brother or sister? My sister and I don’t resemble each other at all. I am tall, but she is very short. I have short dark brown hair and green eyes. She has long blonde hair and blue eyes. I am strong, but she is not. I have big hands and feet, her hands and feet are very small. When we were kids, she was thin, but I was heavy. Now we are both heavy.
We also have opposite personalities. She is always stressed out. I am calmer and more outgoing. She is very worried about what other people think and say about her, but I really don’t care. When she has a problem, she just worries about it. But when I have a problem, I try to fix（解决）it. She easily gets angry, especially（尤其是）with our mother. But I am more patient（耐心的）.
Our lifestyles are very different. I love old things and hardly ever go shopping. But she goes shopping twice or more a week. I have cats. She has a dog. I read. She watches TV.When people meet the writer and her sister, they are always surprised to learn
The writer and her sister are different in ways.
The writer’s sister hashair.
The writer’s sister is very worried about about her.
Do the write and her sister have the same personalities?
Find the topic sentence of the passage and copy it down. （找出文章的主题句并抄写下来）
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese. （将划线的句子翻译成中文）
The underlined word “heavy” in the passage means in English.