A girl was working as a nurse in a private hospital．One day，a patient with serious disease was brought to the hospital ，but had to be transferred （转移） to another hospital at once for an operation（ 手术）．However， the director of the hospital said the patient couldn't be transferred unless he paid his bill first．The patient's family was very poor． They had no choice but to ask if they could pay the bill after the operation because the patient was close to death．But their request was refused．
The nurse， who had just arrived to work，heard about the situation and made a decision．She took off her gold ring， took it to the eashier's desk（收银台） and said she would use it to pay for the patient's bill．Although the ring was the only piece of valuable gift her parents gave her， the nurse gave it away to save the patient． Thanks to her help， the patient was at once transferred to another hospital and his life was saved． Though the patient was a stranger， the nurse gave so much to him．
The nurse's action caught the attention of the doctor on duty that day． The doctor saw everything in the hospital and he was deeply moved by the nurse． He later fell in love with the nurse and they finally got married． The patient attended their wedding （婚礼） as well and returned the ring．
Things like this happen every day in our life． Sometimes， giving can bring you something that you have never expected before． As Mother Teresa once said，"In our life， it is not how much you do，but how much love you put into what you do．"
（1）Why did the patient have to be transferred to another hospital？
A． The patient's disease was not serious enough．
B． The patient needed an operation at once．
C． The patient's family was very poor．
D． The director of the hospital was too strict．
（2）Who paid for the patient's bill when his family's request was refused？
A． The patient．
B． The director．
C． The nurse．
D． The doctor．
（3）Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage？
A． The director refused the request from the patien's family．
B． The patient was saved in the end with the nurse's help．
C． The director married the girl because of her action．
D． Sometimes， giving can bring something unexpected to you．
（4）What do you think of the girl in the passage？
A． Kind and helpful．
B． Hard﹣working and brave．
C． Clever and active．
D． Outgoing and careful．
If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they will become weak. When you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way.
When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.
If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed, and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can't read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write but they still have to remember things. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories, so their memory has been exercised.
So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering things in a way as other people do.Someone can't have a good memory if __________.
| A．he can't read or write |
| B．he doesn't use his memory |
| C．his parents haven't a good memory |
| D．he doesn't use his arms or legs for some time |
If you do not use your arms or legs for some time, _________.
| A．you can't use them any more |
| B．they will become stronger |
| C．they become weak but they slowly become strong again |
| D．they become weak and won't become strong until you use them again |
Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．Your memory works in different way as your arms or legs. |
| B．Your memory becomes weak if you do not give it enough chance for practice. |
| C．Don't learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory. |
| D．A good memory comes from one’s parents. |
Few people know that it is ________ if a friend has a poor memory.
| A．his own fault |
| B．his parents' fault |
| C．his teachers' fault |
| D．nobody's fault |
In the passage, the writer wants to tell us to practice _________.
| A．using our arms or legs very often |
| B．reading and writing as much as we can |
| C．remembering things to improve our memory |
| D．having enough sleep and rest and being relaxed |
One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"
"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "
I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"
"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.
"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.
Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "
Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.
| A．the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him. |
| B．the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!” |
| C．the foreigner was not polite. |
| D．the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner. |
What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.
| A．The English idioms |
| B．The writer’s talking about the Great Wall |
| C．The writer’s question |
| D．The writer’s country |
The story probably happened in ________.
| A．China | B．America |
| C．England | D．Australia |
The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.
| A．once | B．twice |
| C．three times | D．four times |
The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.
| A．Really | B．OK |
| C．Thank you | D．I don’t like it |
Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea."
"OK, Dad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.
Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.
The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?" The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more." The man was very surprised. He asked, "No more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?"
"Burnt yesterday evening."Mr. Brown told his son that _____.
| A．he would be away from home for four days |
| B．he would be back in seven days |
| C．he would be back in a month |
| D．he liked a cup of tea |
Mr. Brown wrote the words down on ________.
| A．the wall |
| B．the door |
| C．a piece of paper |
| D．his son's pocket |
A man came to visit the boy's father on ________.
| A．the second day | B．the third day |
| C．the fourth day | D．the fifth day |
The man was very surprised because _________.
| A．he thought the child's father was dead |
| B．the child didn't ask him to sit down |
| C．the child gave him a cup of tea |
| D．he couldn't find that piece of paper |
What was burn?,
| A．The piece of paper | B．The newspaper |
| C．His pocket | D．The wood |
A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.
“Daddy, how much money do you make each hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 each hour.”
“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, the go straight to your room and think about why are you so selfish (自私)！”
The little boy went to his room no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmed (平静) down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.
“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on your just now.” said the man, “Here’s ＄10.”
“Oh, thank you Daddy！” he said happily. Then the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?” the father shouted angrily.
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replied, “Daddy, I have ＄20 now. Can I buy one hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you. ”How much does the boy’s father make one hour?
| A．＄10 | B．＄20 |
| C．＄30 | D．＄40 |
In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means .
| A．very angry | B．quite happy |
| C．too excited | D．a little nervous |
At first, the father refused to lend the money because .
| A．he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself. |
| B．he did not have enough money at that moment |
| C．the thought the boy would buy something of no use |
| D．the boy always borrowed the money from him |
The boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars.
| A．a new novel for himself |
| B．a nice present for his father |
| C．a toy for his own birthday |
| D．one hour of his father’s time |
From the passage, we can infer that the boy’s father.
| A．often played with his son |
| B．spent little time with his son |
| C．didn’t love his son at all |
| D．often came home early |
Betty and I are best friends. Our birthdays are on the same day, so every year we have a birthday party together. But this year, we had a costume party（化装晚会） instead.
While we were writing the invitations, my mum came in and asked, “Why not invite John?” John had been in our class for only a few months, but he was already getting better grades in math than anyone else in class. I wrinkled(皱起) my nose, “Mum, he wears the same pants to school every day. How could he even afford a costume?” Mum said nothing. The next day, mum gave me an envelope with a shopping certificate(凭证) in it.” I thought it would be nice for you to give this to John.” Mum said. But how? We didn't want to make John embarrassed. We discussed it for a long time. Finally, Betty and I had a good idea.
On the day of our party, kids arrived, dressed differently. John arrived, in an old sheet (床单), but still in the same brown pants as usual. We danced, ate snacks and played games in groups. Before eating the birthday cake, Betty said in a loud voice, “Now it is time for the great prize game. It is the following riddle（谜语） …” It was a math game. None of us was surprised when John came up with the right answer first and walked off with the envelope.
Everything went on well as we planned. John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt the next week. He felt happy. So did we.
When we help others, we need to find a proper way, or we may hurt them in another way.The two girls and John were in the same ____________.
| A．group | B．family |
| C．Team | D．class |
John’s family may be very _________ according to the passage.
| A．far | B．poor |
| C．rich | D．small |
How did John get the prize during the party?
| A．By helping others. |
| B．By asking for help. |
| C．By getting good grades in study. |
| D．By winning the math game. |
John __________ with the shopping certificate after the party.
| A．watch a basketball match |
| B．saw a movie |
| C．bought something to wear |
| D．made a phone call |
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．John wasn’t good at math. |
| B．The two girls helped John in a proper way. |
| C．The two girls felt angry when John won the great prize. |
| D．John wore a new pair of pants and a new shirt to the party. |