Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.
Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.
The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”
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【小题1】Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

A．he lives in a small field	B．he’s a poor farmer
C．he lives in an old house	D．he is too tall

【小题2】Mabel asked Sam to ______.

A．make money in the town	B．borrow some money from his friend
C．spend the winter in town	D．build a house in her village

【小题3】The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

A．许多钞票

B．全职工作

C．临时工作

D．轻松工作

【小题4】Sam went the post office to _____.

A．ring up Mabel

B．post the money

C．buy some stamps

D．post a letter

【小题5】The money was stolen when ______.

A．Sam left the factory	B．Sam went into the restaurant
C．Sam ate something in the restaurant	D．the thief got Sam drunk.

Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.

The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."

1.When the boss saw Bob, he ________.

A．gave him the job at once                  B．liked Bob at once

C．asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes    D．liked Bob's clothes

2.Bob's new job was________.

A．to wash dishes                          B．to clean the restaurant

C．to cook dishes                          D．to grow flowers and trees

3.We may learn that the boss was ________.

A．very clever        B．foolish            C．very kind          D．hardworking

 

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.
In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.
My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!
My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.
【小题1】The writer’s grandmother taught him to ______ when he was young.

A．read and write	B．sing and dance
C．draw and sing	D．play and learn

【小题2】His grandmother always made _________ for family and friends.

A．cakes

B．cards

C．clothes

D．meals

【小题3】While his mom was _______ , his grandmother took care of him.

A．at home

B．at work

C．out of work

D．in hospital

【小题4】At the age of 60, his grandmother _______ in a hospital for a long time every day.

A．cooked meals	B．worked in the office
C．did the cleaning	D．stayed with his mother.

【小题5】Which of the following is not TRUE?

A．His grandmother is hard-working.

B．Her grandchildren all love her.

C．His grandmother could read.

D．His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.