A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed(面试) him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form（表格） to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”
The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He did that three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1.What did the man do for the test?
A. He sent e-mails. B. He did the cleaning
C. He sold computers. D. He filled in forms.
2.The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
A. disliked such a job
B. didn’t pass the test
C. didn’t have an e-mail
D. knew nothing about computers
3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.
A. went to look for another job
B. asked for food from door to door
C. thought of an idea to make monkey
D. bought a computer and got an e-mail
4.What does the story want to tell us?
A. Computers are very important in our daily life.
B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10.
C. The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.
D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.
When I was about 12, I had an enemy(敌人), a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.
He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and write a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”
I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.
I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t close your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”
Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!
1.What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?
A. He agreed with her “enemy”.
B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.
C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.
D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.
2.The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.
A. surprised B. angry C. disappointed D. sad
3.Which of the following can we know from the passage?
A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.
B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.
C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.
D. The writer is grateful(感激的) to her father.
4.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. My Parents
B. A Serious Criticism(批评)
C. What People Say about You Is Always Right
D. The Best Advice I Ever Had
With a floor area（占地面积）larger than Beijing’ Tian’anmen Square, the Guangdong Science Centre is known as the world’s largest science and technology museum. The centre is located on Xiaoguwei（小谷围岛）Island and seen from a distance, it looks like a kapok flower（木棉花）of Guangzhou. It is one of the most famous “landmarks of Guangzhou”.
It cost the government about 1.9 billion yuan to build the centre over five years. On September 27, 2008, it was opened to the public. The centre shows China’s newest fruits of science and technology. It is full of exciting small machines and amazing small invention, waiting to help you understand interesting aspects（方面）of the world of science.
The centre offers eight exhibition areas, four science cinemas, two open labs and a digital “family experience” hall. Outside the main building, there is an 80,000-square-metre man-made lake for water-theme exhibitions and outdoor science square.
Exhibition: Children’s World, Experience and Discovery, Transportation World, Digital World, Green Home, Flight Dream, The Human Body and health, Perception and Thinking
Opening hours: 9:30 am to 4:30 pm from Tuesday to Sunday; Closed on Monday (except public holidays and Golden Weeks)
Ordinary ticket: 60 yuan/person
1.When did the government begin to build the Guangdong Science Centre?
A. In 2001. B. In 2003 C. In 2005. D. In 2006
2.What time can you go to visit the Guangdong Science Centre?
A. At 10:30 am on Wednesday.
B. At 8:30 am on Friday.
C. At 3:30 pm on Monday.
D. At 5:30 pm on Sunday.
3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Guangdong Science Museum Centre has a larger floor area than Tian’anmen Square.
B. Three are four exhibition areas and eight science cinemas in the Guangdong Science Centre.
C. The Science Centre is one of the most famous “new landmarks of Guangdong”.
D. Visitors have to pay 60 yuan for the ticket to the Guangdong Science Centre.
完形填空
Do you often communicate with your parents?
Some parents are always comparing their with themselves when they were young, or with other people when they were children.
“When I was your age,” a father said to ______ sixteen-year-old son one day, “I was at the top of my class every year. And I what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals. You have no goals, your are always at the bottom of your class .”
The man’s son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father times.
“And when your mother was your age,” the young man’s father, , “She had a good job and she was earning money. You don’t even have a part-time job. You earn nothing.”
The man’s son still said . He had heard this before, .
“And your elder brother was your age,” the young man’s father went on, “he studied hard. But your just your time.”
And the man’s son still said nothing.
Finally, the young man’s said, “And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, he worked all day and studied at night.”
This time the son stay silent(沉默).
“And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father,” he said, “He was the president of United States. are you?”
His father had no answer to this.
Are your parents always comparing you others? And what’s your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?
1.A. children B. students C. teachers D. friends
2.A. my B. his C. her D. your
3.A. know B. knew C. will know D. have known
4.A. although B. or C. and D. so
5.A. many B. few C. any D. much
6.A. went away B. went over C. went up D. went on
7.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
8.A. also B. too C. either D. yet
9.A. after B. before C. as soon as D. when
10.A. save B. take C. waste D. keep
11.A. brother B. sister C. mother D. father
12.A. can B. can’t C. could D. couldn’t
13.A. a B. an C. the D. /
14.A. What B. How C. Where D. Who
15.A. to B. with C. about D. for
—I want to win the first prize in the coming school English competition.
—________.
A. I bet you do B. What’s it about
C. Nice work D. I’ll see to that
—Have you read ________ in today’s newspaper?
—Yes, it’s about H1N1.
A. anything important B. important something
C. important anything D. some important
