Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He gave ＄10,000 of his money to a charity(慈善机构) to help poor children live a better life . Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy.

Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each ＄200 a month. The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack got a report each year on children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

“It was nothing special,” Jack said. “And I saw the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to help those children.

53. Jack didn’t need to look for a job__________.

　　　 A. before he went to a college　　　　　　 B. after he went to Africa

　　　 C. because he got one million dollars　　　 D. before he got a report

54. Jack learned about the children’s progress by__________.

　　　 A. visiting them each year　　　　　　　 B. getting a report every year

　　　 C. staying with them　　　　　　　　　 D. talking to them on the phone

55. What does “for a good cause” mean in Chinese?

　　　 A. 施舍　　　　 B. 行善　　　　 C. 优惠　 　　 D. 赏赐

56. What does the story tell us?

　　　 A.　　 Help others, and you will be happy.

　　　 B.　　 It’s nice to write to poor children.

　　　 C.　　 Live a simple life, and you can help others.

　　　 D.　　 It’s the most important to help the children in Africa.

Most Americans enjoy moving from place to place. For example, they often drive their cars 120 to 160 kilometers away just to have dinner with a friend or even fly to Europe just for watching a football match. In some states only one person in five lives in a place for more than five years. One may be born in one city, and go to school in another. He may finish his middle school in two or three cities, and then attend a college far across the country. When he has entered business, he may possibly move from job to job. Moving from one job to another, which is called “job-hopping”, is a very common practice in the United States. Job-hopping does good to workers, because every change of a job gives them a chance to move up to a higher position and to get better pay. And job-hopping also gives bosses the chance to get new ideas and skills that different people bring to their companies and factories.

(　 )51. According to this passage, Americans often travel______.

　　　 A. in order to have dinner with their friends　 B. by plane

　　　 C. in order to watch football matches　　　　 D. to enjoy themselves

(　 ) 52. In some places in America, _________ for more than five years.

　　　 A. most people stay in one place

B. about 20% of the people live in one place

　　　 C. the owners of houses stay in one place　

D. One may be born in one city, and go to school in the same.

(　 ) 53. In the USA job-hopping _______.

　　　 A. has become a custom　 B. had helped young people to attend a college

　　　 C. has helped students to enter business 　　

　　　 D. gives bosses the chance to move up to a higher position.

(　 )54. The writer thinks _______.

　　　 A. job-hopping does good only to the bosses

　　　 B. job-hopping does good only to the worker

C. little of the job-hopping　　　　

D. highly of the job-hopping

(　 ) 55. The writer wants to say _______.

　　　 A. if the country is rich. Probably people don’t like to move

　　　 B. in the USA people probably like to change their homes when they get new jobs

　　　 C. job-hopping may cause trouble in the country.

--I want to teach in Tibet when I graduate from the college.

--Me too. Teachers __________very much there.

A. need　　　　 　　　　　 B. are needing　　 　　 C. are needed

I'm thinking about what I'm going to do this summer.

      Maybe I'll get a job. If I get a job, I'll have ____money to buy some new things. I'd like to have some new dresses ____ I start school again in September. I can also buy some books or some music CDs. I really love jazz(爵士乐)．I could buy some more CDs____my jazz collection. Or I can use the money ____tennis lessons. I can play tennis ____，but I'd like to learn to play it much better. Or maybe I can use the money to pay for the piano lessons.I'd like to learn to play the piano，too.

　　  If I don't get a job this summer, I'll visit my grandparents in San Francisco. They live in a beautiful old house ____ the sea. My grandparents are always very nice to me. They'll let me sleep late. I ____ have to get up until 10 o'clock every day. I'll eat delicious food because my grandmother is an excellent ____.  She  always cooks my favorite food. I'll also go to the ____ with my grandparents. Because I like swimming in the sea. My grandparents like to go to museums but I don't enjoy it so much, so maybe I'll ____to watch TV.

1.A.less           B．many           C．a few          D．enough

2.A.because        B．where          C．when          D．if

3.A.in             B．to　           C．at             D．as

4.A.to skate        B．to pay for　     C．to spend        D．to buy

5.A.very good      B．well　          C．better          D．best

6.A.in             B．at　　         C．near           D．to

7.A.be able to       B．won't　    　  C．must           D．may

8.A.cook           B．lawyer　       C．agent          D．teacher

9.A.museum        B．San Francisco　 C. shop            D．beach

10.A.travel         B. go to college　　 C. stay at home      D. lie on the beach