When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!"

Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."

1.What were Joe and Jeff?

A. Soldiers.                 B. Drivers.          C. Farmers.        D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?

A. He cut it off by himself.          B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C. A falling knife cut it off.           D. A cigarette burned it up.

3. From the passage, we know Joe  was not _______.

A. strong            B. kind                C. foolish    D. clever

4.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. A Lost Ear              B. A Busy Cleaner

C. A Falling Knife          D. A forgetful Man

 

The size and shape（外形）of your ears show your character（性格）more than any other part of the face. Other parts of the face change shapes as we get older，but ears do not change their shapes. They only change in size.

Reading people’s character from their ears is a very old science. In the past people thought that a person’s ears with colour was dangerous. They also thought that the shape of the ears showed if a person was musical or not. Today, too many people believe that the size and shape of the ears help you know if a person is musical.

Ears are all different，and each different thing has a meaning. Next time you look at a person，see if his or her ears are large，medium-size，or small. Look at the lobes（耳垂). Do they stick to the face? Ears that are always red mean that a person may get angry easily. Ears that are always cold and nearly white  colour mean that a person has a nervous（神经质）character.

1.When a baby is born,        .      

A. his / her ears are red

B.his / her ears will not change all the life

C. his / her ears will not change in shape

D. he / she will get large ears

2.Reading people’s character from their ears is        .

A .only for music                              B .an old idea   

C. very new                                   D .a good way to talk with others

3.When one’s ears are red，it means       .

A. he is a kind man                             B .he is very happy 

C .he may get angry easily                 D .he drinks too much

4.If you look at someone’s ears，the right way is        .

A. to look at his face ,ears and nose

B. to look at the size , colour , and shape

C. to look at his mouth, eyes and nose

D. to look at the hair, eyes and  colour

5.Which may be the best title of the article?

A. Looking at a person in the right way.       B. Ears and  colours.

C. The change of ears.                     D. Ears and characters.

 

Old George bought the black gloves for just $35 ten years ago. They were made of lamb skin, soft and warm and very strong. Until then, he had worn cheaper man-made material. Those gloves never lasted longer than three years. He first decided to buy the expensive gloves, because they would make him feel nice in front of others.

George never let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked new. Losing this favourite thing was almost like losing a child to him.

Bad luck! George lost his expensive gloves on New Year's Day.

…

Back home. George was at a loss. In deep winter, he could not do without a pair of gloves. If he bought cheap ones again, he would have to replace (更换) them very soon. If he bought a new leather pair, it would cost $50 now. He was upset that people no longer returned things they found on the road.

After the holiday, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before boarding the subway, he went into Value Mart again to see if his gloves had been returned to the Lost and Found Office (失物招领处).

"What colour are they?" the woman in the office asked again.

"Black," he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men's leather gloves. "Are they?"

"Yes! Those are mine!" George explained, with great joy in his eyes.

1.When did George buy the leather gloves?

A. On New Year's Day.             B. Before the holiday.

C. Ten years ago.                  D. In the winter.

2.Why did George decide to buy the expensive gloves?

A. Because they were black.          

B. Because they made him feel good before others.

C. Because they had a long history     

D. Because they were much cheaper.

3.The leather gloves looked new after years because _______.

A. George took very good care of them.  

B. they were soft and warm.

C. they were expensive.               

D. George washed them with water.

4.How did George feel when he got home on New Year's Day?

A. He was happy.     B. He felt nice     C. He was thankful    D. He felt upset

5.About old George, which of the following is true?

A. He was a very rich man

B. He never bought cheap gloves

C. He believed somebody would return the gloves to him

D. He hadn't ecpected to get his gloves back.

 

A

1.You can call Zhang Ying if you want to                 .

A. buy a bike                                    B. sell a bike  

C. have your bike repaired                        D. borrow a bike

2.One of the reasons why Li wants someone to share his room is that                 .

A. he wants to live near the campus  

B. he wants to improve his English

C. he wants his washer, dryer and kitchen to be used

D. he wants someone to use his kitchen

3.Joseph Hofman                 .

A. found John Smith’s briefcase                         

B. was a teacher

C. found the briefcase with many books            

D. found the brown briefcase with some money

 

Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, “If I have lots of gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”

One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn’t walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold.

He left the bag on the sand and cried, “ What is the use of gold to a hungry man?”

1. What did the traveler love best?

A. Food           B. Drinks         C. Stones         D. Gold

2. “He lost his way” means____________________.

A.   “he didn’t know where he was and where to go

B.  “he didn’t know where he came from”

C.   “he didn’t know how to return home”  

D.  “he lost what he had on the way”

3. When he found a bag full of gold he felt______________.

A. happy           B. hungry         C. thirsty         D. sad

4. What’s the most useful to a hungry man?______________.

A. Food            B. Gold           C. Money      D. Stones