David hated spending money. When he had to buy something in a shop, he always tried his best to knock down the price, even for the cheapest things. If he wanted to buy a bottle of orange, for example, and the shopkeeper asked for $2, David would say, “Make it $1.90 and I’ll buy it.” Sometimes the shopkeepers agreed to reduce their prices a little. “What’s ten cents?” they asked themselves. “If it makes this man happy, it won’t hurt me very much.” In this way David saved a few cents here and a few cents there, and by the end of the year he had saved several hundred dollars.
One day he had a very bad toothache and had to go to the dentist. The dentist looked at the tooth and said, “This tooth will have to come out. It’s too serious to save.” “How much must I pay you to take out a tooth?” David asked. “Forty dollars,” the dentist said. “How long will it take you to pull out the tooth?” he asked. “About two minutes,” the dentist answered. “Forty dollars for two minutes’ work!” he shouted, “That’s robbery (抢劫).” The dentist smiled. “You’re right,” she said. “Thank you for telling me. I’ll pull your tooth out very slowly. How about if I take half an hour?”
【小题1】In the passage the underlined word “reduce” means “____________”

A．feel worried about	B．be interested in
C．get higher	D．make less

【小题2】Why must David’s tooth be pulled out?

A．The doctor want to make more money.

B．The tooth itself was serious .

C．The tooth wanted to come out .

D．Daniel wanted to save some money.

【小题3】After the dentist answered David’s question, he became very _________.

A．angry

B．sad

C．afraid

D．worried

【小题4】David thought that two minutes was ____________.

A．too little time to pull out a tooth

B．too little time to pay the dentist $40

C．too long to pull out a tooth

D．too short for the dentist to finish the operation

【小题5】What kind of person do you think David was?

A．He was very strict with others.	B．He was very clever.
C．He was very generous.	D．He was very stingy(吝啬).

George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.
George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”
They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks.Peter said in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）, “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”
George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”
“Yes, my first and my last.” Answered Peter.
【小题1】Peter ______ his friend’s plane.

A．had to fly in

B．was asked (被邀请)to have a trip in

C．was asked to fly

D．asked George to fly

【小题2】Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .

A．he liked traveling very much

B．George was good at flying his plane

C．he had never traveled in a small plane

D．Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks

【小题3】They were in the plane for ______ minutes.

A．forty-five

B．sixty

C．thirty

D．ninety

【小题4】How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Several times

【小题5】From the passage we know that ______ .

A．Peter thanked George for the nice trip

B．Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip

C．Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well

D．Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

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【小题1】Which of the following will help to improve your speech? 

A．IELTS Listening .	B．Car and Driver.
C．Quick & Easy Meals.	D．Designing Effective Speech Interfaces.

【小题2】 Who will probably be interested in Quick & Easy Meals?

A．Car fans.	B．English speakers.
C．Housewives.	D．Businessmen.

【小题3】How many of the four short passages are introductions of magazines?

A．One.

B．Two.

C．Three.

D．Four.

George liked flying a plane. Once he bought a small plane and learned how to fly it. He soon became so good that he could make his plane do all kinds of tricks（技巧）.

George had a friend. His name was Peter. One day George said to his friend, “ Peter, would you like to have a trip in my plane?” Peter thought, “ I’ve traveled in a big plane several times, but I’ve never been in a small one, so I’ll go.”

They went up, and George flew around for half an hour and did all kinds of tricks in a shaken voice（颤抖的声音）, “ Well, George, thank you very much for these two trips in your plane.”

George was very surprised and asked, “ Two trips? ”

“Yes, my first and my last.” Answered Peter.

1.Peter ______ his friend’s plane.

A．had to fly in

B．was asked to have a trip in

C．was asked to fly

D．asked George to fly

2.Peter went up with George in the plane because ______ .

A．he liked traveling very much

B．George was good at flying his plane

C．he had never traveled in a small plane

D．Peter could do all kinds of flying tricks

3.They were in the plane for ______ minutes.

A．forty-five

B．sixty

C．thirty

D．some

4.How many times did Peter travel in his friend’s small plane?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Several times

5.From the passage we know that ______ .

A．Peter thanked George for the nice trip

B．Peter thought it was wonderful to have such a trip

C．Peter felt surprised that his friend could fly so well

D．Peter was worried about his safety while George was doing tricks in the sky

 

What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.
The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”
The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.
Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.
Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.
Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”
According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.
“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”
Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.
【小题1】The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.

A．they want to kill the snakes

B．they like trying to catch snakes

C．they don’t want people to hurt snakes

D．they like eating snakes

【小题2】When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ______.

A．made some boots from the skin	B．were very happy
C．gave him some old boots	D．did not agree

【小题3】The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ______.

A．in a national park	B．in a university
C．in a garden	D．in their own houses

【小题4】According to Fred,  ______.

A．snakes are very dangerous

B．people should attack snakes

C．snakes are not usually dangerous

D．people should run away if they see a snake