A young man went to the local expert(专家) on gems and said he wanted to become a gemologist(珠宝家). The expert turned him down because he feared the youth would not have the patience to learn. The young man asked for a chance. Finally, the expert told the youth, "Be here tomorrow."
The next morning the expert put a jade(玉) stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. The expert then went about his work, cutting, weighing and setting gems. The boy sat quietly and waited.
The following morning the expert again put the jade stone in the youth's hand and told him to hold it. On the third, fourth and fifth days, the expert asked the young man to do the same thing. On the sixth day, the youth held the jade stone but he could no longer stand(忍受) the silence. "Master, when am I going to learn something?" he asked.
"You will learn." the expert said and went about his business.
Several more days went by and the youth almost lost his patience. But one morning as the master put the stone in the youth's hand, the young man said without looking at his hand, "This is not the same jade stone!"
"You have begun to learn." said the master.
Practice makes perfect. The experience we learned from practice teaches us and develops our abilities. Experience is the best teacher. Even the most successful person had no absolute confidence once. It is experience that gives people confidence. The truth is: if you do the work and gain the experience, you'll have more confidence because you'll actually know what you're doing.
【小题1】The phrase "turned ... down" probably means _______.

A．refused

B．accepted

C．forgave

D．doubted

【小题2】The expert let the young man hold the jade stone for so many days because he wanted to see if the young man was _______.

A．brave

B．patient

C．clever

D．honest

【小题3】What may be the best title for this passage?

A．An Experienced Gemologist	B．Experience, the Best Teacher
C．Experience of a Young Man	D．A Confident Teacher

He is very late for the meeting because his car was held up in the heavy traffics.

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The 30th Olympic host city, London is opening its arms to the world. It is the capital city of the UK .It has the history of 2000 years. Today London is a big city with 7 million people. They are from all parts of the world. Their ways of life are not the same but harmonious(和谐的).Their favorite food is pie and mashed potatoes.

London
The capital 【小题1】         of the UK	The 30th Olympic   host city
The history of London	【小题2】            years
The population (人口) of London	【小题3】           million
The ways of life	【小题4】            but harmonious
The favorite food	【小题5】          and mashed potatoes

Miss Li came into the classroom ____ a smile _______ her face.

A．wear; on

B．with; on

C．with; in

D．has; on

I can’t understand the story correctly _________ the new words in it.

A．because

B．because of

C．but

D．so

My father went to the post office to pick up the letter____.

A．in public

B．in for

C．in person

D．in trouble

–_____ there some milk in the bridge?
- No. There ______ only two bottles of orange juice.

A．Is, is

B．Are, is

C．Is, are

D．Are, are

Don’t  forget to _______ the lights when you  leave the classroom.

A．turn on

B．turn off

C．turn up

D．turn down

You _______ to tell him the news. It will make him sad.

A．needn’t

B．shouldn’t

C．couldn’t

D．don’t need

Please turn ___left and the library is ____ your right.
A./,on    B. to,/   C. on, to   D in , on