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先阅读短文，然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。

　　John Russell, aged 83, got on a Chicago bus and saw a sign saying that senior citizens(老年公民) could ride for half the cost. When he dropped his three quarters into the box, the driver asked him for identification(身份证明). John took out an ID card. “You need a special CTA card,” said the driver. John did not have the CTA card because he lives in New York and was in Chicago visiting his two sons.

　　“Put in another three quarters,” said the driver, “or get off the bus.” John said, “Give me back my quarters, and I'll get off.” “I can't－it's in the box. If you don't get off, I'll call the police,” said he, which he did.

　　Two police cars drove over and stopped. “I'm the criminal(罪犯),” said John Russell. Then he and the driver told their stories.

　　“That's what you called me for?” one policeman asked the driver. Another policeman then said to John, “I'll give you three quarters.” John shook his head, “Why should you give me the quarters? He has to give me my quarters.”

　　“Where are you going?” asked the policemen. “Downtown to have lunch with friends,” John said. “Come on,” the policemen said. “We'll get you your card.” So they took him downtown to the CTA office. But the people there wouldn't give him a CTA card－he needed a picture. “What about his quarters?” one policeman asked. The officials discussed, and the decision was made to give John's quarters back.

　　When John got downstairs, the policemen asked where he was going. “To see my friends,” John said. “How are you going to get there?” “On the bus. And all I'm going to pay is 75 cents.” “Good luck,” the policemen said.

　　John got on a bus, dropped three quarters in the box, and said, “I'm a senior citizen…” The driver looked at John and nodded. He didn't know how lucky he was to be a sensible(通情达理的) man.

1．With a CTA card ________.

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A．senior citizens can pay only three quarters for a bus ride

B．senior citizens can pay only half the price for a bus ride

C．men of any age can ride on a bus paying only three quarters

D．men of any age can ride on a bus for half the price

2．John Russell doesn't have a CTA card because ________.

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A．he is not a senior citizen

B．he is not a citizen of Chicago

C．he is only visiting his two sons

D．his ID card is not a real one

3．The decision made by the CTA office was ________.

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A．to give John a CTA card then and there

B．to refuse to give John's quarters back

C．to return the three quarters to John

D．to declare(宣布) that John was a criminal

4．The second driver let John ride on his bus because ________.

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A．he knew John had his own CTA card

B．he knew John was a difficult man

C．he was kind enough to help the aged

D．he knew the police were protecting John

5．Who do you think is (are) NOT sensible?

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A．The first driver.

B．The second driver.

C．John Russell.

D．The policemen.

6．A good title(标题) for this passage is ________.

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A．Helping the Old

B．Giving No More Quarters

C．A Sensible Driver

D．A Senior Citizen

---Which of these shirts do you like best?

--- I’ll take      . They are all expensive and out of fashion.

A．neither           B．either            C．none             D．nothing

One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?

“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”

“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.

“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.

“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.

“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.

“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”

1.Mrs Petty wanted to ________.

A. visit her old friends           B. go to Mrs Young’s house

C. have a dinner in the restaurant   D. have lunch by herself.

2.Mr Petty had to _____  .

A. buy some food himself         B. cook dinner for Mrs Petty  

C. have lunch at a restaurant       D. have lunch by himself at home

3.Mrs Petty had her lunch    __    .

A. at home                    B. with her husband  

C. in Mrs Young’s house         D. in Jack’s house

4.Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.

A. the tin of fish hurt his feet.

B. he fell down and hurt his feet.        

C. he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes.

D. his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin.

5.In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.

        A. put         B. push          C. send           D. sink (浸)

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商)  in the US.

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.What did the man do for the test?

A．He sent e-mails.                        B．He did the cleaning

C．He sold computers.                      D．He filled in forms.

2.The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.

A．disliked such a job

B．didn’t pass the test

C．didn’t have an e-mail

D．knew nothing about computers

3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.

A．went to look for another job

B．asked for food from door to door

C．thought of an idea to make monkey

D．bought a computer and got an e-mail

4.“office boy” means            in Chinese.

A．勤杂工           B．学徒             C．男职员           D．男程序员

5.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?

A．Because he had many friends to help him.

B．Because he was smart and worked very hard.

C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.

--- Sorry ,I can't sing English songs?
--- ___. I'll teach you.