One day a strong cowboy was traveling on his horse when he saw a bar. He decided to stop for a few drinks, so he tied(拴) his horse outside the bar, walked into the bar and ordered two bottles of beer. This cowboy was new in town. He looked around and noticed some people making faces to him. He guessed that they might play some tricks (把戏) on him, but he said nothing and continued to drink. After drinking, he walked out of the bar and found his horse lost.

However, he kept calm, came back into the bar, and said slowly, " I don't know what you fools did to my horse out there… but I'm leaving in five minutes, and by then if my horse isn't back where it's supposed to be, well … I have to do here what I did in Texas!" The cowboy added, "And I don't want to do what I did in Texas!" After hearing these words, the other customers seemed a little bit frightened.

The cowboy went back to his seat and ordered another two bottles of beer. After five minutes, he walked out and found his horse tied where it was supposed to be.

Just as he was leaving, the boss of the bar came up and asked curiously (好奇地) , "What was the thing that you did in Texas but you didn't want to do here?"

The cowboy turned to the boss and replied in a low voice, " I had to walk home!"

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1. That day the cowboy tied his horse outside __________ before he wanted to drink.

A. the bar        B. he hotel         C. the store       D. the restaurant

2. After a few drinks, the cowboy found his horse__________.

A. ill            B. dead           C. asleep          D. lost

3.The cowboy drank __________of beer at the bar in all.

A. five bottles     B. four bottles      C. three bottles        D. two bottles

4.In Texas, the cowboy had to __________when he couldn't find his horse.

A. walk home                B. argue with others

C. call the police              D. ask the boss for help

5. From the passage, we can know__________ .

A. the cowboy's look frightened the customers

B. the cowboy kept calm because he was strong

C. the cowboy also played a trick on the customers at the bar

D. The cowboy would fight with others if he couldn't find his horse

One day something went wrong with a man’s bicycle chain(链条). The man could not repair it, so he looked    1   for help. The only house nearby belonged to a woman who had    2   there a few months earlier. The man knocked at the door, but the woman did not answer. The door had clear glass in it, and the man    3   see that the woman was home. He decided to knock again. Finally the woman came to the door. The man immediately explained his    4  . “I can fix the chain,” the woman said. Later when the bike was    5   to go, the man said, ‘Thanks. I hope I can help you some day.” “I never need help,” the woman said.
The following week the man was riding his bike    6  he noticed the woman walking
down the street. A strong wind suddenly lifted(拾起) her hat and sent it into the branches(枝) of an old tree. The woman tried to get her hat with a stick, but she failed. She seemed    7   because she clearly was not dressed for tree-climbing. The man hurried over, quickly climbed up to the hat and    8   it into the woman’s waiting hands. When she put on her hat, she    9   the man as he climbed back on his bike. ‘I think I told you I never need help,” the woman said, “I’m glad you didn’t    10   me. Thanks.” Then they both smiled.

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The day was like any other day in his life, Tom walked p 1.the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he f 2.sorry for himself. He really wanted to have t 3.for his birthday.

　　He sadly walked away and t 4.how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him a 5.he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He d 6.not to go home at once, as he looked worried and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair (轮椅) . He noticed that the boy moved the wheel with his h 7.. Tom looked at him carefully and was s 8.to see the boy have no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much b 9.to be without shoes than without feet,” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and s 10., thinking he was happier.

He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn't smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he'll have a lot to say.

    This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king. His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his album(唱片), "Ye Huimei", and the album was released(发行) in July and was named after his mother.

    Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many

school subjects.

    His mother noticed the boy's special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

    Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. "He is really good at music, it makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me." said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No. 101 Middle School in Beijing.

    "He is true to himself. He never follows others." said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.

6. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou       .

A. is very handsome            B. has a bright smile

C. often makes too much noise       D. is a pop music star

7. His fans are so excited because       .

A. he released a new album in July 

B. he will sing new songs in Beijing

C. he can play the piano very well

D. his new album was named after his mother

8. When he was a little child, he       .

A. talked a lot every day            B. did well in his study at school

C. started to like music             D. had huge crowds of fans

9. According to one of his fans, Jay         .

A. is a good student               B. has long and beautiful hair

C. is a well-known pianist          D. is very attractive to them

10. The sentence "He never follows others" in the last paragraph means       .

A. he always has his own style

B. he likes to walk alone

C. he doesn't like other people's songs at all

D. no one can catch up with him