My brother, Henry, has a very good job at a bank. I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to leave there. I tried to make him change his mind, but I failed. “You should reconsider your decision (决定),” I said. “You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future (将来). You might become a bank manager (经理) by the time you are thirty-five.”

　　“I know,” Henry answered. “I have got no complaints (抱怨) with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent (杰出的).”

　　“Then why do you want to leave?” I asked.

　　“It's the money,” Henry said.

　　“But you are getting a good salary (工资),” I answered.

　　“I don't mean that,” Henry said. “What do I do in the bank? Well, at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing (压抑).”

　　“What is depressing about counting money?” I asked.

　　“You don't understand,” Henry answered. “I enjoy counting my own money, but I hate counting other people's!

(1) The writer wanted to know ________.

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A．why his brother did in the bank

B．how long his brother had worked at the bank

C．why his brother had decided to leave the bank

D．when his brother would become a bank manager

(2) His brother did not enjoy ________.

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A．working in a pleasant place

B．keeping happy hours

C．getting a good salary

D．counting other people's money

(3) In the sentence “You should reconsider your decision”, “reconsider” means ________.

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(4) From what the writer said we know that the bank paid his brother ________ for his work.

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A．quite a lot of money

B．as much money as the manager's

C．no money

D．not much money

(5) The best title (题目) for this story is ________.

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补全对话（5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。
A: Hi, Mei.【小题1】　　　　　　　　.
B: Yes. I have just heard that I had got the chance to go to Switzerland on my student exchange program.
A: Really? How lucky you are!
B:【小题2】　　　　　　　　. You know I have to live with my host family. I have never been there before, so I don’t really know what I am supposed to do.
A:【小题3】　　　　　　　　. I know something about that. First, don’t be late. In Switzerland, it’s very important to be on time.
B:【小题4】　　　　　. I think I’ll have to buy a watch.
A: And you can’t visit other people’s homes without calling them first. If you want to visit your friends, you must call them first.
B: Oh, that’s pretty different from the customs in Colombia where I am from.【小题5】　　　　　　　　.
A: Yes, that’s the difference. Good luck!
B: Thank you!

完形填空

　　Form Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and (1) themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies. others (2) sports. This is decided by their own (3) . There are many different way to spend own (4) time.

　　Almost everyone has some kind of (5) : it may be something from collecting stamps to (6) model planes. Some hobbies are very (7) , but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections (收藏) are worth (8) of money, others are valuable (有价值的) only to their owners.

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth several (9) dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare (罕见的) fifty-cent piece which (10) him ＄ 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them. but I wonder (11) they are worth any money. However. (12) my brother they are quite valuable. (13) makes him happier than to find a new matchbox for his collection. That's what a hobby means. I think. It is something we (14) to do in our free time just for the (15) of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

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阅读理解。

　　One day the Mullah, an important man in the village found his donkey(驴) was gone when he wanted to go to visit a friend. He was very angry and ran around to look for his donkey.

　　The Mullah ran about looking until he was too tired. He sat down to rest at his gate, A few friends came to join him.

　　“That no-good lazy donkey!” said he,“If I ever see her again. I'll sell her for a dollar!” Selling a donkey for a dollar was just a joke.

　　Just then the Mullah heard the sound of his donkey' s feet, He looked around. There was his donkey, on her back rode a boy.

　　“Where did you find her?” asked the Mullah, “We couldn't find her anywhere.”

　　“I know where I would go if I were a donkey,” said the boy,“I found her eating grass with the sheep and goats(山羊).”

　　Suddenly, the Mullah looked to one side and saw one of his friends holding up a dollar. On the other side he saw another with a dollar.

　　“I' 11 buy your donkey.” said the two.

　　“I was joking!” said the Mullah.

　　“You didn't sound as if you were joking,” said the two.

1．Mullah looked for his donkey________.

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2．Mullah ________ his donkey anywhere.

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3．________helped the Mullah to find his donkey.

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4．The donkey ________ with the sheep and goats.

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5．The Mullah's friends wanted ________ his donkey with a dollar.

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