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　When a rich man was about fifty, his only son was born. He and his wife were quite pleased (高兴). They took good care of him (精心照料) and gave him all he wanted. When their son grew up (长大), he could do nothing except

　(除了) gambling (赌博) all the day. Soon he lost (输掉) all his parents' money and treasures (财富) to others and had to (不得不) sell their fields and houses at last (最后). Before long (不久) his parents died (死了). From then on (从那时起) he lived nowhere. He couldn't live any longer (不再) and wanted to ask for a job, but nobody would help him. He had to beg (乞讨) from door to door in the daytime and sleep in a broken temple (庙) at night.

　　　One day, when he was begging in the street, he met his aunt. The woman had pity on (怜悯) him and began to look for a job for him. A few months later, she said to the young man, "I've found a job for you. A cemetery (墓地) needs a door-keeper (看门人). It's light work. You needn't do anything there."

　　　"Thank you very much," the young man said happily and went to the cemetery at once (立刻).

　　　But two days later the young man came back and said to his aunt angrily,"All the people in the tombs (坟墓) are lying (躺) but I have to sit there. It's unfair ! I can't work there any longer."

1．The rich man and his wife were quite happy when their only son was born.

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2．His parents looked after him earefully and gave him everything he wanted.

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3．When the boy grew up he could do anything except gambling.

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4．The young man had to sell his parents' fields and houses because he gambled them away (赌输).

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5．He lived by (靠……为生) begging after his parents died.

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6．The young man asked for a job because he could live no longer.

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7．At first (起初) he liked to work at the cemetery because the job was very interesting.

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8．Two days later the young man refused (拒绝) to work in the tombs.

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10．He disliked the job because the pay (报酬) was very low.

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People call the Winter Olympics the White Olympics. At this time, they publish(发行) many stamps to mark(标志) the great games. The first stamps came out on January 25th, 1932 in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on(从那时起), publishing stamps during the White Olympics became a rule.

During the 4th Winter Olympics, people published a group of stamps in November 1936. They drew five rings of Olympics. It was the first time that the rings appeared(出现) on the stamps of the White Olympics.

In the 1950s，the stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host countries as well as non-host countries published stamps to mark those games. China also published four stamps in February 1980 when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.

In Asia, Japan was the only country to hold the White Olympics. They sold 14,500 million stamps during the Olympics.

People drew different kinds of sports on these small stamps, and they enjoyed the wonderful sports and some excellent players.

41. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics ____.

A. are the same thing                           B. are different games

C. are not held in winter               D. are held in summer

42.The world made it a rule to publish stamps to mark the great world games ____.

A. after the year 1936                           B. after the 3rd White Olympics

C. before the 3rd White Olympics      D. before the year 1932

43. The Winter Olympics is held(被举行) once ____.

A. every two years           B. every three years

C. every four years          D. every five years

44. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

B. Only the non-host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

C. All the countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

D. Japan can’t publish stamps to mark those games.

45. What may appear(出现)on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball.     B. Table tennis.   C. Football.            D. Skating.

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I did very badly at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14, he said, “You’re never going to be    (1)  but a failure(失败者).

After five years of poor jobs, I fell    (2)  with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me, “You’ve    (3)  in everything you’ve ever done. You can’t give any happiness to my daughter!” It was the frustrating thing that could have changed me later. I decided to do something    (4)  about my life, because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was    (5) .

So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college. After college I    (6)  during the day in high schools and went to evening classes at college. Later, I gave up that job to write full time. At the same time, I was offered a part­-time job as a    (7)     at Leeds University. I began to feel    (8)  of myself –here was once a poor boy who’d left school early, now teaching at the university. My writing career(生涯)   (9)  when I discovered my own style.

Now I’m rich and    (10)  , have been on TV, and met lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down had said: “I believe in you. You’ll succeed.”