Sally came to China last year. She is now living in Beijing and works in a computer company. She has been in the company for six months. The company is in the north of the city, and her flat is in the south. But Sally has never been late for work.

?? Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates. They often visit each other after work and talk about almost everything.

However, Sally has made a decision to leave the company. She is going to find a job as a tour guide. “If I work as a tour guide, I’ll be able to meet more people and learn more about China,” she told her friends.

Last Friday Sally had a talk with the manager of a travel agency. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, the manager said, “I’ll call you up in a week and tell you the result.” Now Sally is waiting for the answer.

1.Sally has been in the company for _________.

A. half a year???? B. a year???? C. three months????? D. two years

2.Sally is ________ for work.

A. never on time??? B. always late??? C. always on time??????? D. sometimes late

3.Almost ________ in the company knows Sally.

A. nobody??? B. somebody????? C. anybody???? D. everybody

4.Sally wants to work in a ________ because she wants to know more about China.

A. middle school???? B. travel agency??? C. post office??? D. police station

5.Sally’s ________ is good, so the manager will probably give her a chance.

A. Chinese????? B. math????? C. Japanese???? D. Physics

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.
One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”
“Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”
Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”
【小题1】From the passage we know that ____________.

Peter was getting ready to graduate from the college. He loved a beautiful sports car for many months, and knew his father could well afford it for him. He told his father all that he wanted.

As the graduation day was coming near, Peter had got nothing from his father. On the morning of his graduation, his father called him into his study. He told his son how proud he was to have such a good son, and told how much he loved him. Then he gave his son a beautiful gift box. He opened the box, finding a lovely book, a Bible(圣经), with the young man’s name in it. Angrily he raised his voice to his father and said, “With all your money you give me a Bible?” He then ran out of the house, leaving the Bible.

Many years later, Peter was very successful in business. He had a beautiful house and a wonderful family. Realizing his father was old, he thought he should go to see him. He had not seen him since that graduation day. Unfortunately, he was told that his father had died.

When he reached his father’s house, he began to take care of his father’s papers. And then he found the Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened it and began to turn the pages. As he was reading, from the back of the Bible dropped a car key. That was the key to the sports car he wanted so much. Sudden sadness and regret (悔恨)filled his heart.

Sometimes we don’t realize the good luck that we already have because we don’t know the gift box is packed in a different way. The gift box may be the door to happiness. It is just waiting for us to open.

1.The son would like his father to buy him___________.

A．a beautiful house   B．a Bible            C．a beautiful box     D．a sports car

2.The son ran out of the house angrily because ____________.

A．his father said something wrong to him       B．his father gave him nothing

C．he thought his father only gave him a Bible    D．his father didn’t love him

3.Many years later, the son_____________.

A．was told his father was still healthy          B．became a successful man

C．had a hard life                          D．went to see his father quite often

4.How did the son feel when he got the car key?

A．Excited and happy.                      B．Worried and sad.

C．Disappointed and upset.                  D．Sad and regretful.

5.From the story, the writer wants to tell us ___________.

A．we may miss good luck because they are not packed as we expect

B．we should look after our parents carefully

C．our parents will give us everything we ask for

D．we should accept any gift that our parents give us

Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor family and was in school for only four years. He has to do the hard work, but he is paid less. He likes to watch football matches very much and spends much time on them.

         One afternoon there was a big football match on the playground. He borrowed some money from his friend and hurried there. There were a lot of people there. And all the tickets were sold out. He was sorry for it. He saw a pole（杆子）outside the playground and climbed it quickly. A policeman came and said, “It is dangerous to stay on it! Come down!”

         “Wait a minute, please!” Henry said and just at that moment the policeman heard cheers on the playground and asked in a hurry, “Which team has kicked a goal（进球）?” “Ours!” “Wonderful! You can stay there. But take care!” The policeman said happily and left. When the match would be soon over, he came back again and asked, “Who has won?” “Theirs, 3:2.” “Come down,” the policeman said angrily. “Such a match is not worth watching!”

         Henry had to come down. But soon they heard cheers again. The policeman said in a hurry, “Climb up quickly and see who has kicked a goal.”

1.From the passage we know that ____________.

A. Henry doesn’t like his work                                               B. Henry comes from a rich family

C. Henry doesn’t like the policeman                                    D. Henry is paid less

2.Henry failed to get a ticket for the match that day because __________.

A. he had no money to buy a ticket                             B. he didn’t want to buy a ticket

C. he had no time to buy a ticket                                          D. all the tickets were sold out

3.The policeman asked Henry to come down the pole at first because __________.

A. it was dangerous                                                                           B. Henry had no ticket

C. their team kicked a goal                                                     D. the other team kicked a goal

4. From the third paragraph（段落）, we can guess that __________.

A. the policeman wanted to teach Henry a lesson

B. the policeman tried to please Henry

C. the policeman didn’t like Henry

D. the policeman was also a football fan

5.The policeman asked Henry to climb up the pole __________.

A. to cheer for their team                                                       B. to see the result of the match

C. to cheer for the other team                                                       D. to say goodbye to their team

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高级的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.

   “People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They don’t know what the future will bring.”

   During the financial crisis(金融危机), several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods.

   Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.

   The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders(国界), the whole world was in trouble.

   This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.

   Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble.

1.Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

  A. Because they think it’s unnecessary.      

 B. Because they don’t have the habit of spending money.

 C. Because they worry about their future.

 D. Because they don’t have enough money.

2.The fifth paragraph mainly _________.

  A. tells what it is like in a crisis

  B. explains why there is a crisis

  C. warns people of the danger of the crisis

  D. asks people not to borrow money from banks

3.People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market.

  A. satisfied       B. doubtful         C. hopeless        D. angry

4.The best title for the story is ________.

  A. Ways to make ends meet

  B. The money problem facing the world

  C. Healthy fancy fruits

  D. The art of borrowing