A passenger（乘客）told an air hostess（空姐）that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the   26 soon.
Twenty minutes   27 , when the passenger's ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she   28  to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up（延迟）to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he  29 it．
In the following hours on the flight,   30 time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile  31 he needed help or not. But the passenger never    32 her words.
When he was going to get off the  33 ，the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him  the passengers' booklet（意见簿）．She was very  34 . She knew that he would write down  sharp (刻薄的) words, which might make her  35 the job.  36   with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she   37  the booklet and smiled, for the passenger put it, "On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  38 . How can I refuse   39  twelve sincere (真诚的) smiles?"
That's right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched（感动）the passenger  40  and of course she wouldn't lose her job!

【小题1】

A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

【小题2】

A．late B．later C．ago D．after

【小题3】

A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

【小题4】

A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

【小题5】

A．some B．either C．another D．each

【小题6】

A．why B．when C．whether D．how

【小题7】

A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

【小题8】

A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

【小题9】

A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

【小题10】

A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

【小题11】

A．And B．So C．Then D．But

【小题12】

A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

【小题13】

A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

【小题14】

A．her B．your C．their D．our

【小题15】

A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

A Policeman and a Thief  
One day a policeman was taking a thief to the city . On the way , they saw a shop . The thief said . “ Let me go into the shop to buy some bread . We can eat it in the train . ”
The policeman agreed . The thief went into the shop and ran out of the back door . When the policeman knew that , he began to look for the thief everywhere . At last the policeman caught(抓获) thief again . They went on to the city . On the way they came to the same shop . The thief wanted to buy some bread again . “Oh , no . ” said the policeman , “You did that before , and you ran away . This time I^’ll go into the shop and buy bread . You must wait here for me . ”
【小题1】What was the policeman doing one day ?

A．Catching a thief with others .	B．Doing nothing.
C．Taking a thief to the city .	D．Walking go the city by himself .

【小题2】On the way the thief asked to         .

A．buy some food to eat .	B．let him free .
C．take a rest .	D．walk slowly .

【小题3】When the thief went into the shop , he ran out of        .

A．the back door .	B．the back window .
C．the front door .	D．the front window .

【小题4】When the thief ran away the first time , what did the policeman do ?

A．The policeman caught the thief again .

B．The policeman looked for the thief . but he didn,t find him .

C．The thief was caught again by other policemen .

D．The policeman went back without(没有) the thief .

【小题5】 From the last three sentences, we know that the policeman was very        .     

A．brave

B．careful

C．clever

D．foolish

A Russian, a Cuban, an American businessman and an American lawyer were on a train traveling across England. The Russian took out a large bottle of vodka, gave each of the men a drink and then threw the rest half bottle of vodka out of the window. “Why did you do that?” asked the American businessman. “There’s too much vodka in my country,” said the Russian, “And really we have more than we will ever use.” A little later, the Cuban passed around fine Havana Cigars. Then he threw his out of the window. “I thought Cuba is not a rich country,” the businessman said. “But you threw that very good cigars out of the window!”“Cigars,” the Cuban answered, “are the cheapest in my country. We have more of them than we know what to do with.” The American businessman sat quietly for a moment. Then he got up, caught the lawyer by the arm and threw him of the window.
【小题1】The people in the story are from ______ countries.

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

【小题2】The four people are traveling by _______.

A．bus

B．air

C．train

D．sea

【小题3】Vodka is a kind of _______.

A．treasure(珍宝)

B．wine

C．food

D．medicine

【小题4】The Russian and the Cuban both wanted to _______.

A．tell the businessman that their countries are rich

B．prove(证明) that they were rich

C．ask the two Americans to visit their countries

D．make the businessman happy

【小题5】What did the businessman want to say by throwing the lawyer out of the window?

A．I want to buy some vodka.

B．We have too many lawyers in my country.

C．I’ll go to Cuba and do some business of cigars.

D．If you need lawyers, come to America.

A leading biologist has found the angels and fairies that sit at top of Christmas trees did not get there under their own power.
Prof Roger Wotton, from University College London, found that flight would be impossible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.  
"Angels cannot take off and cannot use powered flight,” said Prof Wotton. “They would need to be exposed to very high wind velocities at take off - such high winds that they would be blown away."
Some the world’s most famous religious paintings and architecture make most Americans believe in angels.
The study found that 68 per cent of the 36,000 adults thought that angels and demons (魔鬼) were at work in the world.
According to the latest study, angels lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.
Prof Wotton’s paper explores why there are so many stories about angels. “Angels are very powerful religious icons for people with faith. Their similarity to humans adds to their power. At the same time, they have wings on them because they are more than human. They take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.” said the academic.
【小题1】What did the leading biologist find?

A．The angels and fairies are very powerful.

B．It’s impossible for angels and fairies to fly.

C．The flight would be possible for angels with arms and bird-like feathered wings.

D．The angels and fairies can sit on the tree under their own power.

【小题2】What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “architecture” ?

A．油画

B．建筑

C．鸟巢

D．天堂

【小题3】According to the article, how many adults thought that there were real angels and demons?

A．68.

B．36,000

C．24,480

D．3,600

【小题4】 Which of the following is True?

A．Angels can’t fly because they lack the powerful muscles which allow birds to beat their wings.

B．Most Americans don’t believe in angels.

C．Angels can take off and can use powered flight.

D．Angels are not the same to the humans.

【小题5】Why do many people believe angels can fly？

A．Angels are real human beings.

B．Angels with wings can take messages to heaven and therefore have to fly.

C．Angels are very similar to the humans.

D．Angels are powerful.

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【小题1】If you want to take a trip to the beach, you should call _______.

A．800-810-6562	B．800-820-6222
C．800-820-8188	D．800-810-5222

【小题2】If you take the "4-Day Beautiful Guilin  Private(私人的) Tour", you will be able to _________.

A．visit the Great Wall	B．enjoy the river life
C．enjoy the spring climate	D．experience city life

【小题3】How long will the " Beijing Culture Group Tour" last?

A．Four days.

B．Five days.

C．A week.

D．Eight days.

【小题4】Mrs. Li plans to take the "5-Day Sanya Private Tour" with her two daughters. How much do they need to pay?
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【小题5】If you take the "________", you will be able to experience different cultures.

A．4-Day Beijing Culture Group Tour

B．8-Day Colourful Yunnan Group Tour

C．4-Day Beautiful Guilin Private(私人的) Tour

D．5-Day Sanya Private Tour