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　　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.

(1)

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A. love	B. work
C. enjoy	D. play

(2)

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A. look like	B. take care of
C. think about	D. take part in

(3)

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A. lives	B. interests
C. jobs	D. things

(4)

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A. working	B. free
C. own	D. whole

(5)

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A. hobby	B. thing
C. job	D. way

(6)

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A. make	B. making
C. makes	D. made

(7)

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A. interesting	B. exciting
C. cheap	D. expensive

(8)

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A. a little	B. a few
C. a lot	D. a number

(9)

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A. thousand	B. thousands
C. thousands of	D. thousand of

(10)

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A. paid	B. cost
C. took	D. spent

(11)

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A. that	B. if
C. what	D. why

(12)

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A. to	B. on
C. with	D. in

(13)

[　　]

A. Everything	B. Anything
C. Nothing	D. Something

(14)

[　　]

A. have	B. need
C. refuse	D. like

(15)

[　　]

A. money	B. work
C. fun	D. time

Frank Smithson woke up and got up to turn off the alarm clock(闹钟). “Oh no!” he thought to himself. “Another day at that office; a boss (老板) who shouts at me all the time.”

As Frank went downstairs, his eyes fell on a large brown envelope (信封) by the door. He was very happy when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools (足球赌博公司) would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds（英镑）.”

Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips (唇) as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

At 11:30 Frank arrived at work. “Please explain why you're so late,” his boss said. “Go and jump in the lake,” said Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is good-bye. Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar (雪茄) when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men, neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr. Smithson,” one of them said, “we're from Bigwoods Pools. I'm afraid there's been a terrible mistake…”

1.What do we know about Frank from the passage?

A. He was a lazy man.      　　   B. He was a lucky person.

C. He had made a lot of money.      D. He got on well with his boss.

2.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought _________.

A. someone had come to say sorry to him

B. someone had come to give him the money

C. his friends had come to ask about the football pools

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck

3.On hearing “…there's been a terrible mistake…”, Frank was most likely to be_____.

A. disappointed (失望的)　　 B. worried 　 C. grateful　　　D. curious

 

Dear Mom, I’m sorry that I can’t go back home for Mother’s Day next week.  On that day, I’ll have to go to an important meeting for my boss, who helps me a lot with my work and life here.  But I’ll find time to see you at home soon. Mom, thank you for everything you’ve done for Tim and me.  After Dad died ten years ago, you had to work in a supermarket in the daytime and in a restaurant at night.  But you always gave us two your love and care.  Though you don’t have to work now, I still remember your coming home and feeling tired many evenings. Tim is going to finish his studies next month.  He said he would move back from school and look for a job neat home.  I’m glad you won’t live by yourself anymore.  Let’s plan to take a trip in the near future.  It’s been years since the three of us took a trip together. Happy Mother’s Day.  I love you, Mom. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Best wishes, 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　John 【小题1】What can we learn about John’s mother? A．She lives by herself now. B．She still works day and night. C．She will make a plan to save money. D．She used to be too busy to care for her children. 【小题2】What do we know from the letter? A．John has two brothers. B．John is unhappy with his boss. C．John has to work on Mother’s Day. D．Tim will leave home for his job soon. 【小题3】Which is said in the letter? A．John’s father died at work. B．Tim will look for a teaching job. C．John bought a gift for his mother. D．John hopes to take a trip with his family.

 

A blind boy sat there with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins and dropped them into the hat .He then turned the sign around and wrote something on it. He put the sign back and walked away.
　　Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you do?”
　　The man said, “I only wrote the truth in a different way.”
　　What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
　　Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second one told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
　　The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second one told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
　　There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
　　Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
　  Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.
【小题1】From the passage we know that________.

A．the boy is the man’s son.

B．the man is one of the boy’s neighbors.

C．the boy is blind and needs help.

D．the boy works for the man.

【小题2】On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”

A．Treasure what we have already had.

B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.

C．We are so lucky that we are not blind.

D．Try your best to help those who need your help.

【小题3】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.

B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat.

C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school.

D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy.

【小题4】The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.

A．承认	B．接受
C．表扬	D．辨认出

【小题5】 The best title for this story is _________.

A．Giving makes receiving!	B．Be kind and creative!
C．Be kind to the blind!	D．Do not always get, but offer!