After our hospital visit, my husband and I needed cheering up, so we thought we would treat ourselves to a big breakfast at our favorite restaurant. While we were waiting for our meals, we decided to use all our small change and make our wallets light, so we counted it out as we waited.
I vaguely(含糊地) remember seeing a man sitting nearby. When our meals arrived, we found a note. It read,” Your breakfast has been paid for. Hope you have a lovely day.”
It was a wonderful surprise as nothing like that had ever happened to us. He must have thought we could hardly pay the bill. We looked around to thank him, but he had left. As retirees(退休者)，we were grateful for the help like this, but it was the kindness of a total stranger that meant so much more to us.
【小题1】The old couple went to restaurant for a big breakfast in order to _______.

A．become happier	B．become healthier
C．become lighter	D．become younger

【小题2】What have you learnt from the story?

A．The old couple couldn’t afford the meal.

B．The old couple paid the meal by small change.

C．The old couple had a free meal in the end

D．The old couple bought the man a big breakfast

【小题3】Clearly, the man sitting near the couple was _______.

A．poor

B．rich

C．helpful

D．grateful

I remember the first time I met Alfred after years. He was sitting on a bench in the park. He looked very sad and cold. He hadn’t got a coat on and it started to rain. Usually, I don’t like to stop to speak to a stranger who looked like that. His shoes were well-cleaned and his clothes were quite smart, but he did not have an umbrella with him and he was getting wet in the rain. I stopped walking and said to him in a nice voice. “ Are you OK?” he looked up, and was surprised to see me. He cried out. “ Are you …” he couldn’t remember my name. I was also surprised. He was Alfred! “ I’m Tom, Alfred, what are you doing here?” I asked. He did not explain to me, but caught my hand, and asked how my life was like. I told him that I was out of job. I suggested that we go somewhere warm and dry.
So we found a café nearby and continued our conversation. I learned that he married with two children, and his wife was Sherry. I could not believe my ears. Twenty years ago his best friend was Linda, and Sherry was his worst enemy! They often had quarrels ( 争吵) and fights in the play.
Alfred told me that he became a businessman when he graduated from the school and owned two companies in the city. I asked him why he was sitting in the rain in the park. He said that he had just had a quarrel with Sherry, and acting in the same way as when she was young, threw him out of the door and locked him　out. He was young, threw him out of the door and locked him out. He was waiting for her to be calm and let him in again.
【小题1】What did Alfred look like?

A．Pleasant

B．Smart

C．Hungry

D．Well-dressed

【小题2】Alfred was ___ them.
A married B. nice C. weak D. strong
【小题3】 How was Alfred when he was Tom?

A．Happy

B．Surprised

C．Glad

D．Angry

【小题4】The writer ________

A．liked to speak to a stranger	B．met Alfred in a café
C．thought Alfred’s wife was Sherry	D．hadn’t met Alfred twenty years.

【小题5】What happened to Alfred?

A．He lost his wife	B．He lost his job
C．His wife didn’t let him go home	D．His friend didn’t want to see him.

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　　My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very  1 experience on Sunday. I saw a UFO in the daytime.   2 this spring, I went outside with my friend Bill  3 lived close to me. We were walking to a hill  4 I saw a large bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept  5 , “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I  6 it was round and red in the center.

　　After we looked at  7 for a moment, we found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not believe me when I told him it  8 be a UFO. We shouted  9 it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know  10 there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.

　　Do you believe me? It’s a true story.

 

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I was sleeping soundly last night when I was awakened by someone’s groans（呻吟）.I listened , and heard it was from Sam，a student from Africa. I really wanted to go on sleeping, as I had insomnia（失眠）and had just fallen asleep, but I couldn’t because Sam groaned louder and louder，showing he was seriously ill.

At that time , Robbie，a student from China , also got up to help. We found some pills，got some water , and helped him sit up to take them, hoping this would make his pain go down a little and get over the difficult time. If only daytime would come soon, everything would become easier.

Things went contrary相反）to our wishes. Sam’s condition developed from bad to worse. We telephoned the emergency service , and in no time an ambulance stopped in front of our gate. We helped the medical（医疗）workers carry Sam to the vehicle，and then both Robbie and I got in and took Sam to the hospital.

We helped him go through many medical examinations. After all kinds of tests，we were told that the final diagnosis（诊断）was appendicitis（盲肠炎）. Luckily , Sam didn’t need an operation because we brought him to the hospital in time. He got timely treatment.

After Sam felt much better , we rushed back to prepare ourselves for the class. We were a little tired , but we had certainly done something good，something right.1.Why couldn’t the writer go on sleeping that night?

A．Because he was too excited that day.

B．Because his roommates were watching football games on TV.

C．Because one of his roommates was sick and groaning.

D．Because he was sick.

2. What does “vehicle” in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Car.

B．Ambulance.

C．Taxi.

D．Bus

3. Why didn’t Sam need an operation?

A．Because Sam didn’t have enough money for an operation.

B．Because Sam was sent to the hospital in time.

C．Because Sam was much afraid of having an operation.

D．This article doesn’t tell us the reason.

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Sam , Robbie and the writer lived in the same room.

B．Sam was feeling very well after taking some pills.

C．Robbie and the writer also went to the hospital.

D．Robbie and the writer didn’t sleep after they came back from the hospital.

 

Did you ever wonder how some of your favorite foods, products or toys came about? Believe it or not, they may have been an accident, or a failure of some other intention. Below, we found three mistakes we’re thankful for turned out to be what they are.

1. Most historians hold that the Chinese invented fireworks in the 9^th century when they discovered how to make gunpowder. Story has it that a Chinese cook accidentally mixed together what were then considered common kitchen items and noticed they burnt. When put tightly in a bamboo tube and lit, it blew up.

2. In May of 1886, a law led John Pemberton, a pharmacist(药剂师), to rewrite the formula(配方) for “Pemberton’s French Wine Coca”, his popular headache treatment. Containing sugar instead of wine as a sweetener, the outcome became something for Coke, which was later mixed with carbonated(碳酸) water. His bookkeeper suggested the name Coca-Cola because he thought the two C’s would look good together, which is how what we call Coca-Cola, a world-wide drink came into being.

3. During World WarⅡ, scientists at the University of Birmingham invented the magnetron(磁控管)—an important heat-producing part of the microwave oven. While working for Raytheon Corporation after the war, the American engineer Percy Spencer was testing the magnetron when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He went on to test other foods including popcorn kernels(仁), and found it to be a much more efficient way to cook. In 1947 Raytheon came out with the first restaurant microwave oven, which was six feet tall and weighed 750 lbs.

1.The right time order of the three inventions should be ________.

A. fireworks, the microwave and Coca-Cola     

B. fireworks, Coca-Cola and the microwave

C. Coca-Cola, fireworks and the microwave     

D. the microwave, Coca-Cola and fireworks

2.Percy Spencer found the microwave efficient in cooking when he was ________.

A.  looking for a way to melt his chocolate

B.  trying to know how a magnetron could cook

C.  working to know how the magnetron works

D.  asked to invent a restaurant microwave oven

3.The underlined phrase “ blew up” might mean _______ in Chinese.

     A. 爆炸                B. 膨胀         C. 升华         D. 蒸发

4.What can we learn from the above invention stories?

A.  Experiments make great inventors of our time.

B.  Nothing is impossible if one tries each day.

C.  Inventors come out of hard work at any time.

D.  A small incident may lead to a great invention.