“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.

“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.

Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”

“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.

“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”

“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.

Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”

“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.

“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”

“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.

“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”

“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.

“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”

“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.

“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.

Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.

“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”

Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”

“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”

1.What class did Mr Gruber teach?

A．History           B．Science           C．Maths            D．Business

2.Which student didn’t seem to be taking the class seriously?

A．Tom              B．James            C．Peter             D．Sandy

3.How did Mr Gruber make his class lively and interesting?

A．He himself kept talking’

B．He just read from a textbook.

C．He showed a movie to his students.

D．He got his students to take part in a discussion.

4.What do you think of Mr Gruber according to the passage?

A．Strange           B．Patient            C．Shy              D．Proud

5.What can be the best title of this passage?

A．Get What You Want                      B．Needs and Wants

C．Try to Get More Money                   D．How to Live Well

 

 

SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL REPORT Term：Spring  Name：Jane Elizabeth Pringle Age：15  Form(年级)：4 Average age：14.9  No．in form：18 Position：15
English	She’s fond of writing notes to her friends，but she is not at all fond of  writing compositions．Her work is full of spelling mistakes．I believe she’s  able to do better．	B-
Maths	She is good at figures，but lazy．She doesn’t always pay attention and  spends most of her time annoying the boy in front of her．She must  concentrate(集中注意力)．	B
Latin	I don’s believe Jane is seriously interested in Latin．	C
Foreign  Language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she persists(坚持) in talking in English．	B-
Science	If she persists in doing dangerous experiments，she will blow US all up.	C
History	Getting better．	B+
Geography	Nice work．	A-

Art	Very good--like drawing pictures of her teachers．		A-
PE	Excellent	Games
Music	Fair	Conduct	Fair
General：Jane is a bit of tomboy，and she often gets into trouble with her teachers．She is  fond of talking during lessons. She is good at games and especially likes playing football with  the boys and climbing trees．She must take things more seriously． S．Sweet             B．Birth Form Mistress         Headmaster

1. Jane draws pictures of_____ very well.

     A. her teachers         B. fruits           C. cartoons        D. mountains

2. The science teacher_____ Jane's experiments.

     A. is interested in                

     B. is worried about

     C. laughs at                 

     D. takes part in

3. The best way for Jane to learn foreign languages is __.

     A. to get up earlier           

     B. not to make spelling mistakes

     C. to speak more English       

     D. not to speak much English

4. The underlined word "tomboy" means __.

     A. a girl who has a boy's name   

     B. a girl who looks like a boy

     C. a girl who acts like a boy     

     D. a girl who is dressed like a boy

5. Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the school report?

     A. Jane Elizabeth Pringle is fifteen years old now.

     B. She doesn't listen to the teacher carefully in maths lessons.

     C. There are many mistakes in her writings because she's written too many notes.

     D. She does well in PE and her history is better than before.

An American Teenager's School Report

SPRING--TERM SCHOOL REPORT Term：spring   Name：Becky Elizabeth Pringle Age：15    Grade：9    Number in the class：18
English	She likes writing notes to her friends，but she doesn't like writing compositions(作文)．Her work is full of spelling mistakes（错误）．I believe she's able to do better．
Maths	She is good at counting numbers，but she's lazy．She doesn't always pay attention to her homework and she spends most of her time talking to the boy in front of her．
Foreign Language	She will never succeed in learning foreign languages if she always speaks English
History	Getting better．
Geography	Nice work．
Drawing	Very good! She likes drawing pictures of her teachers．
PE	Excellent
Music	OK．
General：Becky is still a bit of a tomboy and she always acts like a boy．She often gets into trouble with her teachers．She likes talking during classes．She is good at PE and especially likes playing football and climbing trees with the boys．

1．The best way for Becky to learn foreign languages is _______．

A．to get up earlier

B．not to make spelling mistakes

C．to make more friends

D．to speak foreign languages as much as possible

2．Becky always draws pictures of _______．

A．teachers            B．boys               C．cartoons            D．mountains

3．According to all the ideas, which teacher likes Becky best?

A．Her English teacher．                        B．Her math teacher．

C．Her foreign language teacher                   D．Her PE teacher．

4．The underlined word "tomboy" means _______．

A．a girl who has a boy's name                           B．a girl who likes boys

C．a girl who acts like a boy                      D．a girl who wants to be a boy

5．Which of the following is not true according to the school report?

A．Becky is fifteen years old now．

B．Becky doesn't listen to the teacher carefully in math class．

C．Becky doesn't make many mistakes at English writing．

D．Becky does well in PE and her history grade is better than before．