Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents' home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple（夫妇）who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car, I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays wonderful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I'd left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池） was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and told them my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck (小货车) to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
"Thank you" - two powerful words. They're easy to say and mean so much.
【小题1】 The writer planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.

A．to visit a friend	B．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash register	D．to have more gas for his car

【小题2】The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean“______”．

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

【小题3】What happened when the writer found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

【小题4】The battery of the writer's car was dead because ______.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

【小题5】By telling his own stories, the writer tries to show ______.

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with（处理）car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks

A：You must be really excited about leaving for London tomorrow, Judy!
B: Yeah. 【小题1】 
A: Nervous about what?
B:I don’t know many of the customs and manners in UK.   【小题2】 
A: Sure.
B:【小题3】 
A: Well, it’s important to be on time when you’re invited for dinner. It’s impolite to arrive late.
British expect their guests to be on time.
B: Then how long may I stay there?
A: 【小题4】 Or you seem to have come only for the meal. When your friends seem to be getting sleepy and running out of things ,it’s time to leave. The next day, call or write a thank-you note to say how much you enjoyed the evening.

A．After the meal, don’t leave at once. B．Could you please give me a hard? C．What rules do they have in Britain? D．But I’m a bit nervous.

 
B
B: Bob                  D: Doctor
D: Come and sit down, Bob. 【小题5】 
B: I have a terrible pain in my stomach, doctor.
D: I see. When did it start?
B: 【小题6】  I didn’t want to eat anything. I’m not feeling well now.
D: Let me see, er, you have a fever.
B: I’ve got a headache, too. And my throat hurts.
D: Well, you’ve caught a bad cold.
B:【小题7】
D: No, not very serious. But you must stay in bed for 2 or 3 days and take the Chinese medicine.
B: 【小题8】
D: Three times a day after meals.
B: Thank you.

A．What’s the problem? B．How often should I take it? C．Is it serious? D．It started yesterday.

A. There will probably be no school on Mars.
B. It might take us two or three days to get to Mars.
C. There is a problem for us to live on Mars.
D. Food will not be the same.
E. First, people will have more space.
Many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars(火星). Here is what life could be like.
First of all, transport should be much better. By 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light.  【小题1】 
Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live. Scientists should be able to find plants that can grow on Mars. These plants will provide us with food and air.
 【小题2】  We could easily jump too high and fly slowly away into space. To prevent this, humans on Mars have to wear special shoes to make themselves heavier.
Life on Mars will be better in many ways.  【小题3】  It is possible to live in a large building with many bedrooms. Then, robot will do most of the work, so we have more time for hobbies.
 【小题4】 Every student can study, do their homework on the computer and take exams in online schools. Each student will also have their own online teacher called “e-teacher”.
However, in some ways, life on Mars may not be better than that on the earth today.  【小题5】Meals will probably be in the shape of pills(药片) and will not be as delicious as they are today. Also, space travel will make many people feel ill.

Many years ago, when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station(加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City, where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register(收款台), I said hello to an older couple（夫妇）who were also paying for gas.
I took off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car, I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car, the husband gave me his business card.
I wrote him and his wife a thank-you note for helping me. Soon afterward, I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays wonderful.
Years later, I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day, and the battery（电池） was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership - a shop selling cars - was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.
"Just how friendly is Friendly Ford?" I asked and told them my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck (小货车) to my car and started it. They would accept no payment, so when I got home, I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you, and it meant a lot, he said.
"Thank you" - two powerful words. They’re easy to say and mean so much.
【小题1】 The writer planned to stop at Oklahoma City ______.

A．to visit a friend	B．to see his parents
C．to pay at the cash register	D．to have more gas for his car

【小题2】The words "took off" underlined in Paragraph 2 mean“______”．

A．turned off

B．moved off

C．put up

D．set up

【小题3】What happened when the writer found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．The couple offered to help him.

D．He called his friend for help.

【小题4】The battery of the writer’s car was dead because ______.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．the meeting lasted a whole day

C．he forgot to turn off the lights

D．he drove too long a distance

【小题5】By telling his own stories, the writer tries to show ______.

A．how to write a thank-you letter

B．how to deal with（处理）car problems

C．the kind-heartedness of older people

D．the importance of expressing thanks