Tom and Mike were good friends.Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not.But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.

One day they went out for a walk together.At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch.The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”

“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.

When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once.Tom got angry.

“You are impolite, Mike.Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.

“But I am right.” said Mike with a smile, “if I let you take first, which one will you choose?”

“Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” said Tom.

“Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine.Don’t you think so?”

“Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.

1.Tom and Mike were       .

A．always kind to each other

B．sometimes kind to each other

C．dear brothers

D．friends of different school

2. Mike thought only about       when they were having lunch.

A．himself           B．Tom              C．his parents        D．his friends.

3.The waiter gave them       .

A．two eggs                              B．two apples

C．three oranges                          D．some milk

4.Tom took the       apple.

A．better            B．bigger            C．smaller           D．worse

5.     took the apple first.

A．Mike             B．Tom              C．Tom and Mike      D．The waiter

Don’t you think that the river is _________ now?

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.
As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.
“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.
“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”
“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”
Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.
Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”
【小题1】What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?

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1.I saw many old people ----------(do) sports at the square at that time.

2.Teachers complain about --------(teach) tired kids in the classroom.

3.He is -----------(popular) than any other students in his class.

4.My clothes ---------(be) in style .Don’t you think so?

5.He is --------(plan) for his future.

6.I think French is ------(little) popular than English.

7.Don’t ---------( ask) me for money again.

8.We should ------------(watch) TV and relax ourselves.

9.I went to Shanghai last year and ----------(fall) in love with it.

10.My teacher wants us-------(study) as hard as we can.