This is a heart-warming story. It tells about a woman who finally decided to ask her boss for a raise in salary(薪水). All day she felt nervous. Late in the afternoon she summoned(鼓起) the courage to approach her boss. To her delight, the boss agreed to a raise. She was so delighted.
The woman arrived home happily that evening. To her surprise, she found a beautiful table set with their best dishes. Candles were softly glowing. Her husband had come home early and prepared a festive meal. She wondered if someone from the office had told him about it, or... did he just got the news by accident.
She found him in the kitchen and told him the good news. They hugged and kissed, then sat down to the wonderful meal. Next to her plate the woman found a beautifully card with some words. It read, "Congratulations, darling! I knew you'd get the raise! These things will tell you how much I love you."
Following the supper, her husband went into the kitchen to clean up. She noticed that a second card had fallen from his pocket. She picked it up from the floor, she read, "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You are the best anyway! These things will tell you how much I love you."
According to the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa said, "What can you do to promote (促进) world peace? Go home and love your family."
根据短文内容,选择最佳选项,并将其标号在答题卡上涂黑。(每小题1分,共5分)
1. Why did the woman feel nervous?
A. She knew her husband would give her a big surprise.
B. She wanted to ask her boss for a raise in salary.
C. She knew her boss would refuse.
D. She knew her boss would agree.
2.The woman felt after her boss agreed to a raise.
A. happy B. disappointed
C. sad D. angry
3.When the woman arrived home, his husband was_________.
A. still in the office B. in the living room
C. doing shopping D. in the kitchen
4.What can we learn from the second card?
A. The husband knew his wife couldn’t get the raise.
B. The husband didn’t believe his wife.
C. The husband loved his wife no matter what happened.
D. The husband believed his wife could get the raise.
5.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Love without measure. B. A woman and her boss.
C. A big surprise. D. Love your family.
Should teenagers be asked to move out when they start working? In many Western countries, teenagers are allowed to move out at eighteen. Their parents believe that they should be educated to take care of themselves from a young age. This way, when they start working they can manage their own lives. However, in most Asian societies, it is not common for teenagers to move out. Chinese parents believe that it is better for children to live with parents who can take care of them. But the young should then look after their parents as they get older. That is why many Chinese adults continue to live with their parents.
根据短文内容,判断句子的正误,正确的在答题卡上涂“T”,错误的涂“F”。(每小题1分,共5分)
1.Western teenagers should be allowed to move out when they start working.
2.Teenagers should be educated to take care of themselves from eighteen in Western
countries..
3.Teenagers can manage their own lives before they start working in many Western
countries.
4.In most Asian societies, it is common for teenagers to move out
5.In China, parents and children often live together to take care of each other.
This is good news for children in the countryside. We may still remember the girl big eyes. Her big eyes are us her dream: I wish to ! In China, there are still girls and boys like her. They want to go to school, but their families are too poor. If the family has two or three children, parents send them all to school. So they often ask to stay at home, and boys to go to school.
Now they needn’t the money. From 2006 on, children can go to school for free in poor areas. They don’t have to books and other things. Some of them can even get from the government(政府)to make their life better. Now, all children in the countryside can go to school for free. All families are very _ with the news. It is really great.
1.A. with B. on C. to D. in
2.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking
3.A. go to work B. go to bed C. go to school D. go home
4.A. a lot B. 1ot of C. a lot of D. much
5.A. can’t B. will C. should D. mustn’t
6.A. teachers B. girls C. boys D. all the children
7.A. look up B. turn on C. worry about D. make sure
8.A. borrow B. read C. bring D. pay for
9.A. books B. clothes C. food D. money
10.A. sad B. disappointed C. happy D. angry
He was very ill, but now he is out of danger.
A. dangerous B. safe
C. safely D. in danger
He could play the violin when he was five.
A. at the age of five B. five years later
C. for five years D. five years age
—My mother is ill in hospital. I have to look after her. — .
A. It doesn't matter
B. I'm sorry to hear that
C. Not at all
D. OK