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Long long ago, a poor young boy lived in a small village. Every afternoon, he walked around the village selling his cooking oil to make money. He carried the   1  in a small wooden basin(盆).

After he sold out his oil, he was very tired. He thought that he  2  a rest.

He left his wooden basin on a stone, put the money in it and   3  asleep. About two hours later, he woke up. He looked into the basin and found that his money  4  gone.

He went at once to see a judge(法官). The judge listened to the boy’s story very   5 . She thought for a while and then said to the man in her office,“  6  and get all the villagers here.”

When all the villagers came, she said that everyone should put a coin into a pail(桶) of water. About half of the people  7  their coins into the water before a young man came up. He also put his coin into the water. “Wait a minute,” the judge said, “You stole the boy’s money,  8 ?” The young man’s face   9  red. “Yes-yes-yes,” he said, “But how did you know that?” The judge explained, “You see, after you put your coin into the water, some oil came up to the top. Your money must   10  from the oil basin. Am I right?”

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Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now? Yes, he is “Brother Coat”Zhu Zhiwen!

A few months ago, Zhu Zhiwen was an unknown farmer. A video of his show has been watched by more than millions of people，now his videos are the most popular. Zhu Zhiwen attracts Chinese netizens' hearts. And he is called “Brother Coat” by them.

In March 2011, he took part in a program called “I’m a Big Star”. He walked out onto the stage in a dark green coat. Then he began to sing the me song of the TV drama Romance of Three Kingdoms. When the audiences heard rich and powerful voice，all of them stood up and cheered. After that, he became a well-known person. The judges asked him if he had any professional training. Zhu said no.“When he started, I thought someone played the original tape(原声带) by mistake. But later on, I got it, "said one of them, “we can’t judge a book by its cover.” At last, he won the first prize in the program of “I’ m a Big Star”．

Zhu Zhiwen was born in a village of Shandong in 1969. He liked listening to the radio. When the music played, he sang it along. Every morning, he would get up early and practiced singing near a river. He keeps doing it for nearly 30 years.“When I’m working in the fields, ”said Zhu Zhiwen, “I often sing for myself, some villagers even think me crazy，but I really love it. I’m not singing for money, I’ m singing for ordinary people in China.”

Mrs. Sun, a 56­year­old engineer, one of his fans said, “I watched his videos without getting tired of it! It is amazing, and every time I watch it, I am filled with excitement and his voice is perfect! I am crossing my fingers in hope that he has a bright future.”

1.Who gave Zhu Zhiwen the nickname of “Brother Coat”?

A. His father.      B. The villagers.     C. His mother.      D. The netizens.

2. When did Zhu Zhiwen become a well-known person?

A. In 1969.         B. In 2011         C. Two years ago.    D. A few years ago.

3.Why did the audiences stand up and cheered when Zhu Zhiwen sang the song?

A. Because he was funny.     B. Because he wore a dark green coat.

C. Because his voice was rich and powerful.

D. Because he gave some gifts to the audiences.

4.The underlined phrase “judge a book by cover” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A. 以貌取人     B. 志存高远     C. 众口铄金     D. 哗众取宠

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Zhu Zhiwen is 45 years old now.     B. Mrs. Sun enujoys Zhu Zhiwen’s songs.

C. A famous singer taught Zhu Zhiwen to sing.

D. Zhu Zhiwen often sang for his fans when he was young.

Alan is a schoolboy. He is good at all his subjects .He thinks computers can help him with his homework. So Alan wanted a computer last week. He asked his parents     _ the money and they said he must get it himself. But how did he get it? He    _ about this when he walked home. Not many people wanted to ask children to work for them. Maybe he could take away snow for the neighbors. But this was not     _ . He had to wait a long time for that. He couldn’t cut grass for their gardens      _he had no tools to do the work with.

     Then he saw one of his classmates, Dick, delivering (送)  newspaper. I could do that, he thought. Maybe I could even get the computer      __ away. I could pay for it a little each week. He ran to      __ up with Dick. Alan asked him a lot of questions. He learned that it was     _ to get twenty-five dollars each week. He learned that the job took about three hours each night. Dick     him the phone number of the newspaper manager Alan almost flew home. After he had told his mother      _he thought, she smiled “I think it is a  great idea,” she said, “I’ll call the newspaper….”

         “Wait, Mum,” Alan said, “I’ll call. After that, I’m going to be a businessman now.”

        Alan’s mother smiled     _ . We should learn from him.

1.A. in            B. at              C. with         D. for 

2.A. said           B. told          C. thought      D. spoke

3.A. spring       B. summer      C. autumn      D. winter

4.A. when         B. because      C. while        D. after

5.A. now           B. right           C. just          D. only

6.A. take           B. catch          C. carry        D. put

7.A. friendly     B. kind            C. wrong      D. possible   

8.A. taught        B. gave           C. made         D. asked

9.A. that            B. when          C. what        D. where

10.A. sadly        B. happily      C. politely     D. happy

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Some people believe that dreams can tell them what will happen in the future.     Nobody knows why this is so, but there are many stories about people. The people make their dreams  1  . One of these people was a man called John Chapman, who lived in Swaffham in England many years ago. John Chapman dreamt that he    stood on London Bridge and a man told him how to become rich. John Chapman was a poor man and he needed  2   , so the next day he decided to leave for London.  3     was 100 miles（英里） from Swaffham to London. He walked for two days and at last he  4    London Bridge. There were many people on the bridge, but they weren’t   5     in John Chapman. No one talked tohim. After three days, John Chapman decided to go home.And before he could do this, a shopkeeper came up to him. “I am watching you these days,” he said. “Are you   6   someone?” “Yes,” said John. “I had a dream about a man here. He would help me to get much

money.” “Oh,” said the shopkeeper. “You shouldn’t believe in dreams.   7    I believe in dreams, I’d be in Swaffham right now. I had a dream a few days ago about a man called John Chapman from Swaffham. He had   8   in his garden, near an old apple tree.” John Chapman felt   9   by what the shopkeeper said. At once he went home and dug near an old apple tree. He soon found many pieces of gold. He was so happy that he   10   some of the gold to his poor neighbours. What a kind man he was! For the rest of his life, he was a rich man.

1. A. come out   B. come up      C. come true     D. come to

2. A. dream      B. future       C. money        D. apple

3. A. This        B. It          C. That          D. Its

4.A. reached     B. arrived      C. got           D. went

5.A. interes      B. interests     C. interesting     D. interested

6. A. waiting for   B. asking for   C. waitting for    D. looking after

7. A. When       B. Where      C. If            D. How

8. A. money      B. apple       C. tree           D. gold

9.A. angry       B. surprised    C. interested      D. sad

10.A. borrowed    B. gave       C. brought        D. got

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。
Jim, a successful businessman, told the experience of his childhood.
When he was 12, his parents died. He was alone and didn’t get on well with others. People always laughed at him. No one showed kindness to him.
His only friend was a dog named Tige. He gave his dog enough to eat and drink, but sometimes he was not polite to it. He didn’t know that an unkind word sometimes could cut one’s heart like a knife.
One day as he walked down the street, a young lady was walking in front of him. Suddenly one of her bags dropped from her arms. As she stopped to pick it up, she dropped other bags. He came to help her. “Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” She said kindly, smiling.
A special feeling came to him. These were the first kind words he had ever heard. He watched her until she went far away, and then he whistled（吹口哨）to his dog and went directly to the river nearby.
“Thank you, dear! You are a nice little boy!” He repeated the woman’s words. Then in a low voice he said to his dog, “You are a nice little dog.” Tige raised its ears as if it understood.
“Hmm! Even a dog likes it!” he said. “Well, Tige, I won’t say unkind words to you any more.” Tige waved its tail happily.
The boy thought and thought. Finally he looked at himself in the river. He saw nothing but a dirty boy. He washed his face carefully. Again he looked. He saw a clean nice boy. He was amazed. From then on, he had a new life.
After telling this, the businessman stopped for a while, and then he said, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is the very place where that kind woman planted in me the first seed（种子）of kindness. All of us should learn about kindness. What a great power it has!”
【小题1】How old was Jim when his parents died?
【小题2】Did he help a young lady when her bags dropped?
【小题3】Why did the boy repeat the words “Thank you, dear! You’re a nice little boy”?
【小题4】What made the boy start his new life?
【小题5】What’s the best title of this passage?