If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Some people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a big house.

Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所谓的)friends. At that time people usually don’t know the reason, and they just feel good. In fact, the friends just want the lottery winner to give them some money. Besides that, they can’t decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.

There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辞职)their jobs. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的).So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman.

They don’t know their money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything.

Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do with the money if you won.

（  ）11. A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many socalled  friends, probably because __________.

A. he wants to make lots of friends  

B. he doesn’t know what to do with all the money

C. these new friends are usually kind to the lottery winner

D. these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money

（  ）12. Some lottery winners want to be with a more attractive man or woman because they _______________.

A. don’t like their husbands or wives any more

B. think winning a lot of money has made them more intelligent and more attractive

C. have some new friends     D. don’t know how to spend the money

（  ）13. What do most of the lottery winners do with all the money?

A. They buy lots of houses.                 B. They find better jobs.

C. They spend the money on their marriages.   D. They save the money.

（  ）14. The underlined word“It”refers to(指的是)  __________

 A. the lottery             B. the next lottery ticket

C. the money that they win    D. everything that has changed

（  ）15. The author wants to tell us that___________________.

A. money can’t change everything

B. most lottery winners usually decide to save the money they win

C. some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house

D. some lottery winners end their marriages when they are rich

One Friday night，a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station，playing his violin．Many people put money into the hat lying in front of him．

The next day，the young man came to the gate of the railway station again，and put his hat on the ground．But different from what he always did in the past days，he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground．It said，“Last night，a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Please come soon，Mr. Sang．”

After about half an hour，a middle--aged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said，“It’s you! You do come here．I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly come here．” The young man asked，“Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery（奖券）ticket，” answered the middle--aged man．The young man took out of a lottery ticket and gave it to the man．

The prize of the lottery ticket was $500,000．Yesterday when the middle--aged man knew he won，he was very happy．He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat．However，the lottery ticket was also thrown in．

Later，someone asked the young man，“You play the violin in the railway station every day to make money．Why didn't you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said，“Although I don't have much money，I live happily．But if I lose honesty．I won't be happy forever．”

1．One Friday night，_________．

A．a poor young man was playing his violin at a gate of the railway station

B．someone took away some money from the hat lying in front of the young man

C．people didn't want to put money into the hat because they didn't like his music

D．people saw a poor young man standing at the railway station

2．Why did a middle-aged man run to the young man in a hurry?

A．Because he was an honest man and would certainly come．

B．Because he wanted to look for his lost lottery ticket．

C．Because he was too sad to find his lottery ticket．

D．Because he got 50 dollars ready to put into the hat．

3．The middle-aged man _________．

A．won the prize of the lottery ticket

B．won $5,000,000 with the lottery ticket

C．had a lot of money to help the poor young man

D．gave 50 dollars to the young man because of his honesty

4．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Though the young man didn't have much money，he lived happily．

B．The young man thought that if he lost honesty，he wouldn't be happy forever．

C．People thought the young man sold the man's lottery ticket．

D．Someone asked the young marl why he didn't take the prize of the lottery ticket．

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.
The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.
So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.
【小题1】How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few

B．Few

C．About 1500

D．Many

【小题2】If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

【小题3】How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

【小题4】Which language is easy to learn?

A．English	B．Chinese
C．Japanese	D．The mother language

【小题5】Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

A．China and France	B．Japan and Italy
C．England the America	D．Germany and France

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But only a few of them are very important. English is one of them. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the USA, but also in other parts of the world. About 200,000,000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a foreign language. Many millions of people are trying to do so. Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different answers. Have you ever noticed ads(广告) of this kind in the newspapers or magazines? “Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back…” “Easy and funny…” “Our records and tapes help you master English in a month”. Of course, it never happened quite like that.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. Think of what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears.

So it is hard to say that learning English is easy. We must do a lot of practice. And practice needs great efforts and takes much time. Good teachers, record, tapes, books, and dictionaries will be helpful, but they cannot do the student’s work for him.

1.How many languages are very important in the world?

A．A few

B．Few

C．About 1500

D．Many

2.If we want to learn English well, what shall we do?

A．We should study it without any help.

B．We must do a lot of practice.

C．We need to get much money back.

D．We must live in England or America.

3.How does the writer like the ads in the newspapers or magazines?

A．He thinks the ads very expensive.

B．He thinks the ads are true.

C．It never happened quite like what the ads said.

D．He believes” Learn English in six weeks, or give your money back”.

4.Which language is easy to learn?

A．English	B．Chinese
C．Japanese	D．The mother language

5.Which countries use English as the mother tongue?

A．China and France	B．Japan and Italy
C．England the America	D．Germany and France