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Charlie and Jackie joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager but Charlie there to be a salesman. One day Charlie could not take it any more. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and that the boss did not value hardworking employees(雇员), but only raised those who tried to please him. He thought that it was really .
The boss knew that Charlie had made no efforts for the company all these years, but in order to help Charlie to realize the between him and Jackie, the boss asked Charlie to do the following. "Go and if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kilogram?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Charlie that he would ask Jackie the question. Jackie went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $ 12 per kg, $ 100 for 5 kg. He has a of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg, from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good quality."
Charlie was shocked and he realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to but to learn from Jackie.
My dear friends, you know, a more person is more observant(留心), thinks more and understands better. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you ?
Think： how have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful(周到) are you?
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Last summer, my mother and I went to her hometown, Guilin. The city is very ___ in the world ____ it has beautiful rivers and hills. Many ____from different countries around the world go to _____ it every year. My motherwasborn _____ a small village near the Li River. When she ____a little girl, she studied at the village school ____ only five classes and seven _____. Some children were very ____ and didn’t like to study at school, ____ my mother was well-behaved. The teachers were very strict but very friendly.
A．big B．new C．cold D．famous
A．because B．so C．why D．but
A．men B．women C．people D．person
A．visit B．see C．look at D．watch
A．on B．in C．at D．from
A．were B．was C．is D．are
A．with B．in C．of D．has
A．classmates B．friends C．teachers D．visitors
A．good B． clever C．naughty D．well-behaved
A．so B． and C．but D．or
Alicia was a young woman who liked to exercise for her health. In fact, she walked five kilometers before every morning, and went swimming once a week at the swimming pool. She didn't smoke and never . She didn't eat chocolate. She didn't eat sweet and fatty food, . She weighted herself every day.
One day Alicia was on her daily walk when she saw a sitting in a rocking chair under a tree. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking, he looked very happy.
He smiled at her and said," Good morning! Lovely day ,isn't it?"
He had a wide smile his face, and his eyes shone with happiness. But Alicia saw that he did not have teeth.
"Good morning! "replied Alicia. "Yes, it is a lovely day. "
Alicia thought he very old and wise. She thought he must be at least 90 years old! She decided to ask him about the of a happy old age.
"I hope you don't me asking, "she said, "but what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do I am your age. "
The man in the rocking chair said, "My secret for ? I smoke twenty packets of cigarettes every week, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers and chocolates whenever I want. I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit at home every day. " "
Alicia was . She didn't expect the man to give her an answer like that. She wondered how the man got to be so old when he did wrong. She thought he should be and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe ,she thought, people could live a long happy life eating well or doing lots of exercise.
"How old are you ?” she asked.
A．lunch B．breakfast C．dinner D．supper
A．exercised B．drank C．worked D．slept
A．too B．also C．either D．still
A．man B．woman C．boy D．girl
A．so B．but C．and D．or
A．in B．with C．at D．on
A．saw B．looked C．listened D．found
A．secret B．dream C．plan D．future
A．stand B．mind C．allow D．enjoy
A．when B．since C．though D．for
A．health B．success C．happiness D．life
A．surprised B．worried C．excited D．relaxed
A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing
A．angry B．serious C．quiet D．sick
A．through B．from C．without D．by
Coke(可乐)is one of __ drinks in the world. A lot of people enjoy __ it. But now people begin to believe that it’s not a good drink for health. There is lots of _ __ __ in the coke. Having much sugar is ___ for people. And it also has some caffeine(咖啡因)in it. The caffeine can get people into the habit(习惯)of drinking more coke when they feel __ . If they don’t drink coke they __ bad. And __ __ thing is some people can’t work or study __ drinking several cups of coke every day. More and more people want to cut down the coke they drink and ask _ __ help from the doctors. If you like drinking coke very much, I think you must have the Coke Habit. In fact drinking more fruit and vegetable juice is __ __ for you.
A．more popular B．most popular C．popular D．the most popular
A．drink B．drinking C．to drink D．drinks
A．salt B．pepper C．sugar D．juice
A．good B．well C．tired D．bad
A．hungry B．fine C．thirsty D．excited
A．will feel B．are feeling C．felt D．feel
A．bad B．worse C．the worst D．the worse
A．not B．without C．with D．after
A．to B．for C．on D．at
A．good B．well C．best D．better
If you live in the United States, the law(法律) says you can’t have a full-time job until you are 16 years old. At 14 or 15, you can work part-time after school or on weekends, and during summer vacations you can work 40 hours each week. Does that mean if you are younger than 14, you can’t make your own money? Of course not! Kids who are between the ages of 10 and 13 can make money by doing lots of things.
Valerie, 11, often makes money by cleaning up other people’s yards. Lana , 13, makes money by knitting（织）sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors, and Lisa said she had started taking art classes and showing her works to people. People have asked her draw pictures for them and they pay her for them. Jasmine, 12, writes articles for different magazines!
Making money is learning. By working to make your own money, you are learning the skills you need to succeed in life. These skills can include things like getting along with others, using technology(技术) and using your time. Some people think that asking for money is a lot easier than earning(挣) it. However, when you make your own money, you don’t have to depend on someone else. The five dollars that you earn will probably make you feel a lot better than the twenty dollars you ask for.Kids can have full-time jobs at the age of .
A．10 B．13 C．15 D．16
A．after school B．at school time C．on weekends D．during summer vacations
A．By drawing pictures for others B．By cleaning up other people’s yards C．By writing articles for different magazines. D．By knitting sweaters for dogs and selling them to her neighbors.
Sam waited patiently in the long line at the grocery store（杂货店）. He had come to a few things for his mother. He often did for his parents after school. He enjoyed helping out at home. he waited, he daydreamed about the new camera he wanted to buy. He wanted to buy it soon his family was going on a vacation, and he wanted to take pictures of their trip. There was only one problem. He needed seven dollars to buy the camera. His lawn-mowing(草坪修剪) job at Mr Smith’s should the money soon.
Suddenly Sam was shoved aside(挤到一旁). He recognized Mrs Sanders, an unkind and person who lived in his block. She had shoved in front of him without even smiling. Just as Mrs Sanders received her change(找回的钱) and things she had bought, a ten-dollars bill flew out of her hand andat Sam’s feet. Mrs Sanders was busy criticizing the clerk for his slowness to notice it. As Sam bent down to pick up the money, he thought quickly. The money did Mrs Sanders ,but she deserved（应得）to lose it after the way she had behaved , and, with it, he could buy the camera.
A．sell B．pack C．make D．buy
A．chores B．nothing C．washing D．homework
A．Before B．Where C．After D．When
A．if B．because C．until D．though
A．another B．else C．more D．the other
A．cost B．receive C．spend D．provide
A．poor B．unfriendly C．pleasant D．unhealthy
A．looked B．shouted C．fell D．laughed
A．so B．such C．too D．much
A．belong to B．come in C．go to D．pay for