A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around．Thinking nothing of it，she ignored him and went on shopping．After she got what she wanted，she went to checkout line，but the old man got in front of her．

“Pardon me．” he said，“I’m sorry if my staring（盯）at you has made you feel uncomfortable，it's just because you look like my granddaughter，who just died recently．And I miss her very much．”

“I’m very sorry，” replied the young woman．“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Yes．” the old man said．“As I'm leaving，can you say ‘Good-bye，grandpa’ to me? It would make me feel so much better．”

“Sure，” answered the young woman．

As the old man was leaving，she called out．“Bye-bye，grandpa!”

When she stepped up to the checkout counter（收银台），she saw that her total was $178.50．

“How can that be?” she asked．“I only bought a few things!”

“Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk．

1．Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye-bye，Grandpa”?

A．He wanted to steal her money．

B．She looked like her dead granddaughter．

C．He wanted to stare at her．

D．He wanted her to pay for him．

2．According to the passage we can know that _______．

A．the young woman is a careless person

B．the young woman is as clever as the old man

C．the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

D．the young woman didn't know the old man at all

3．What does the word “ignored” mean?

A．忽视                   B．浏览                    C．可怜                      D．鄙视

4．How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A．More than $178.50．                                B．Less than $178.50．

C．About $178.50．                            D．$ 78.50．

5．Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A．A kind hearted young woman．                B．The total was $178.50．

C．Bye-bye grandpa                            D．An old man and his granddaughter．

A young mall was in love with a beautiful girl．One day she said to him，“It is my birthday tomorrow．”“Oh，”said the young man，“I’ll send you roses，one rose for each year of your life．”

    That evening he went to the flower shop．As he knew the girl was twenty-two years old，he paid for twenty-two roses and asked the shop assistant to send them to the girl the next day．

    The assistant of the flower shop knew the young man very well because he often bought flowers in his shop before．When the young man left the shop，the assistant thought，“The young man is very kind to me．He often comes to buy my flowers．In return I’ll send ten more roses’’

    He did so．The next morning thirty-two roses were sent to the girl．When the young man came to see her，she didn’t want to speak to him．And he never knew why she was so angry with him．

1．__________sent the roses to the girl．

A．The young man                                                 B．The assistant

C．Another young man                                    D．We don’t know who

2．When the young girl received the roses．she was __________．

A．very angry              B very excited               C．very happy             D．sad

3．From the story we know that __________．

A．roses should be sent for one’s birthday

B．one may do something wrong even out of kindness

C．young people are often angry with each other

D．some girls don’t like roses

4．Why did the assistant send ten more roses?

A．Because he was a fool．

B．Because he was thankful．

C．Because the young man asked him to send ten more roses．

D．Because he loved the girl．

When I was about 13, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点). Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student.   1. . I tried to put up with (忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry.   2. .

My father listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I returned to my room and I did as my father told me. To my surprise, I found that about half the things were true.   3. . He refused to take the list. “That’s just for you,” he said. “When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed.   4. . In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure (珍惜) all your life!

A. I brought the list back to my father

B. The situation often appears in my mind

C. My mum didn’t like me

D. I ran to my father

E. Sometimes she said I talked too much

 

 

When I was about twelve years old. I had an enemy (敌人)，a girl who liked to tell me about my shortcomings. She always   1  me that I was very short, and I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, and so on. I tried to stand all of these as long as I could. Finally, I became very   2 . I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me 3 , and then asked, “Are the things that she said true or not? Jane, have you ever  4 what you’re really like? Now you have that girl’s  5. Go and make a list of everything she said and find out if that are  6  . Pay no attention to the things that are not true.”

I did  7   he told me. To my great surprise, I found that about half of the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t    8 , like being very short, but a good number of them I could. I wanted to change the bad things in me, and for the  9   time I knew something about myself in a very clear way.

I brought the list back to my father. He   10  to take it. “That’s only just for you,” he said, “You know better than  11  else the truths about yourself, but sometimes others’ opinions are also important, so you have to learn how to  12 , and not just close your ears in anger and feel hurt. When something  13 is said about you is true, you’ll find that it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think that they know you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to all of them.

  14   hear the truth and do what you think is the right thing to do.”

I have remembered my father’s   15   at many important moments. I have never had a better piece of advice in my whole life.

1 A. reminded        B. said          C. shouted              D. laughed

2 A. dull            B. brave          C. angry              D. happy

3A. quietly         B. carelessly             C. casually            D. differently

4 A. came out        B. dealt with            C. got over            D. thought about

5A. strategies      B. ideas                C. photos              D. books

6A. crazy               B. true            C. strict               D. simple

7 A. as            B. against               C. since               D. for

8 A. produce            B. check                  C. borrow           D. change

9A. first          B. second         C. last                D. next

10 A. decided           B. liked                 C. wanted             D. refused

11 A. everything         B. anyone         C. nothing             D. anything

12 A. shout             B. teach           C. listen               D. read

13 A. that              B. why                 C. where              D. who

14 A. so               B. or             C. for                D. but

15 A. features            B. excuse              C. advice              D. promises

A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a small river. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone in the wise woman’s bag, admired（羡慕）it, and asked the wise woman to give it to him. The wise woman did so happily.

The traveler left, excited with his good luck. He knew the stone was worth enough for him to live on for his whole life.

But a few days later he came back, searching for the wise woman. When he found her, he returned the stone and said, “I have been thinking. I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back to you and hope that you can give me something much more precious. If you can, give me what you have within you that made you give me the stone.”

66. Where did the woman find the stone?

A. In a bag.             B. In a village.    C. Under a tree.           D. In a small river.

67. How did the man feel when he met the woman?

A. He was sorry.    B. He was sad.     C. He was hungry.      D. He was excited.

68. What does “precious” mean in this passage?

A. 古老的.             B. 珍贵的.            C. 坚硬的.                   D. 好玩的.

69. What does the word “something” refer to(指的是)?

A. A stone.            B. A present.        C. A kind of spirit.      D. Something to eat.

70. We know from the passage that               _______.

A. the man lived happily since he got the stone

B. the man got the stone after he paid a lot of money

C. the man wanted to have the same good feeling as the woman

D. the woman and the man were traveling together in the mountain.