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　　An angry woman sat in the station office. “The railway should pay me ＄12,”she said to Harry, the man who sold the ticket. “My ticket was for May 22nd, and there was (1) train from Jersey that night. My daughter and I had to (2) in a hotel. It (3) me ＄12.”

　　Harry was (4)　　. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. (5) he checked the Jersey timetable for May 22nd, he knew she was right. However, had he made such a careless mistake? Wondering (6) to do, he smiled at the woman's child. “Did you have a nice (7) in Jersey?” he said to her.“Yes,” she answered shyly. “The seashore was lovely. And I can swim, too !”

　　“That's fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can't swim at all. Of course, she's only three...”

　　“I'm four,” the child said (8) .“I'll soon be four and a half.”

　　Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. (9) you didn't buy one ticket (10) your daughter, did you?”

　　“Well,” the woman looked at her child, “I (11) she hasn't started school yet. She is only four.” “A four-year-old child (12) pay for a ticket, madam. A child's return ticket (13) Jersey costs ＄13.50. So (14) we pay your hotel hill, you will owe ＄ 1.50. The law is the law, since the mistake was mine...“ Saying (15) , the woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the station office.

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I’m 14, a year younger than most of my classmates.
A week ago one of my classmates, Nitin, asked me for help with math homework. We ended up talking about computers and file-sharing（共享文件）. As we talked I found that he was more experienced and could teach me about file-sharing and networking. We went to his room and watched a movie about robots that he’d downloaded. The math homework was forgotten.
The next day he came again for homework help “What do you do on weekends?” he asked. The truth is, when I have work to do, I do it. I have no special time to kill with friends. I was embarrassed about this. I expected him to think I was boring and said, “Get a life!” He said, “OK. You’re having trouble getting along with people I can show you. I’m old than you.”
Later, he checked my computer. He even connected me to an Internet chess server（服务器）.He was becoming like a big brother.
But when I thought about it, I didn’t really want Nitin’s help” His big-brother idea began to bore me.
“I’ll get you some cool computer programs（程序）”.
“I’ll teach you how to talk to girls.”
He meant what he was saying, but I don’t know why it didn’t make me feel good. Since then he’s hardly talked to me; we seem to have forgotten each other. I don’t think he can “teach” me much, and I don’t think much of him. But I could be wrong·
【小题1】What did Mitin help me do?

A．He helped me with my homework.

B．He helped me with math problems.

C．He taught me about file-sharing and networking.

D．He introduced some fiends to me.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “kill” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．杀死

B．浪费

C．消磨（时间）

D．打猎

【小题3】Which is NOT the reason why the writer doesn’t want Nitin’s help?

A．He has no special time to kill with friends.

B．He forgot his homework because of playing with him.

C．He thinks his ideas are not useful to him.

D．He has another big brother.

【小题4】Can you use a word to describe the writer?

A．Unfriendly.

B．Boring.

C．Independent.（独立的）

D．Lazy.

【小题5】Choose a title for this passage.

A．I Don’t Want a Big Brother!

B．No Time to Kill

C．My Big Brother

D．My Life After School

An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to   1  the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.
The boss was   2  to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,   3  it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and   4  materials. It was an unfortunate way to   5  his career.
When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to   6  the house. After he checked it out, he handed a   7  to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”
What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so   8 .
So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a   9 . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will  10  from the attitudes you choose today.
【小题1】.

A．open

B．begin

C．leave

D．find

【小题2】.

A．happy

B．worried

C．angry

D．sorry

【小题3】

A．but B．and C．or D．so

【小题4】

A．fresh B．cheap C．rich D．expensive

【小题5】

A．start B．improve C．meet D．end

【小题6】

A．buy B．build C．see D．sell

【小题7】

A．bill B．letter C．key D．phone

【小题8】

A．differently B．difficultly C．possibly D．simply

【小题9】

A．present B．journey C．map D．house

【小题10】

A．learn B．result C．hear D．answer

Mr Scott was the owner of a shop. He lived by himself in a small room above his shop. He was always afraid that someone might break into his shop at night

One day, when he checked his money after closing up, he found he had almost 10,000 dollars. He thought keeping so much money in the shop was a dangerous thing. So he took the money with him to his bedroom, put it in the pocket of his coat and went to bed with his coat on. At midnight the doorbell rang and woke him up. He got out of bed and called out in a shaky(颤抖的) voice, “What do you want?” Under the street light stood a policeman, “Sorry to wake you up,” the policeman said, “but all the lights are on in your shop. I think you just forgot to turn them off when you closed up.”

1. Where did Mr Scott live?

A. By himself.          B. In his shop.         C. Above his shop.

2. How much money did he have that day?

A. ＄10,000.          B. ￥10,000.         C. 10,000.

3.Why did Mr Scott sleep with he money that night? '

A. Because he loved money very much.

b. Because he thought it was not safe to keep it in the shop.

C. Because he knew the policeman would wake him up.

4. Why did the policeman wake him up? '

A. Because he wanted to turn off the lights .

b. Because he wanted to remind Mr Scott

C. Because he wanted to ring his doorbell.

5.How did Mr Scott feel when he heard the doorbell.

A. Excited.            B. Angry.           C. Stressed.

 

An elderly carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. He told his boss his plans to   1   the business and live a more relaxed life with his wife. He would miss the pay, but he needed to retire.

The boss was   2   to see his good worker go, and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes,   3   it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used poor skills and   4   materials. It was an unfortunate way to   5   his career.

When the carpenter finished his work, the boss came to   6   the house. After he checked it out, he handed a   7   to the carpenter. “This is your house,” he said. ‘It is my gift to you.”

What a shame！If he knew he was building his own house, the old man would have done it all so   8  .

So it is with all of us. Think of your life as a   9  . Each day you hammer a nail(钉子), place a board, or set up a wall. You must try your best to build the house wisely because it is the only life you will ever have. Your life tomorrow will  10   from the attitudes you choose today.

1.. A. open                    B. begin               C. leave                D. find

2.. A. happy                  B. worried          C. angry           D. sorry

3. A. but                  B. and                         C. or                           D. so

4. A. fresh                B. cheap                C. rich                   D. expensive

5. A. start                     B. improve       C. meet         D. end

6. A. buy                     B. build                     C. see                         D. sell

7. A. bill                      B. letter                     C. key                          D. phone

8. A. differently      B. difficultly           C. possibly         D. simply

9. A. present                  B. journey                      C. map                      D. house

10. A. learn                 B. result                   C. hear                         D. answer