I have been very lucky to make many trips to China. Though I have had some trouble with the language, I have never had a problem I couldn’t solve. As a native English speaker（土生土长的说英语的人），I can go almost everywhere in the world and find someone to communicate with. I never thought that someone who speaks only Chinese would have a lot of trouble in my country.
Recently, the King family that I had met in China moved to Canada. I met them at the airport. My wife and I made meals for them and showed them around where we live. Everything seemed to go smoothly for the first two days as we looked for a car for them, showed them the way to different stores and the nearest city, Victoria. Mr. and Mrs King had a two-year-old son and soon we became Nainai (grandmother) and Yeye (grandfather). We were having a good time but we didn’t realize Mr. King can’t speak English.
Luckily, Mrs. King can speak very good English. Many people with Chinese background live near us. In fact, none of them speak Chinese. Mr. King can’t even buy a mobile phone without his wife’s help. He can’t talk to me, of course. By the third day, he felt lonely and worried. And on the fourth day, we decided to take them to a large Chinese community.
Now, we often visit them and they visit us too. Sometimes Mrs. King would still like to live near us but Mr. King cannot. I feel bad because he seems very nice and smart but I can’t talk with him. It seems that neither of us will learn the other’s language because of our ages, maybe we will never have a friendly conversation. But we will think of each other as friends.
1.The writer doesn’t have any trouble in travelling around the world possibly because _______.
A. he’s very lucky
B. he speaks very good English
C. he’s good at speaking Chinese
D. he is good at communicating with others
2.How did the two families feel on the first two days?
A. Sad B. Happy. C. Worried D. Lonely.
3.Who can’t speak English in this passage?
A. Mr. King B. Mrs. King
C. The writer D. The writer’s wife
4.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. How the King family came to Canada.
B. How old Mr. and Mrs. King’s son was.
C. Why the King family moved to Canada.
D. Why the writer feels bad when he is with Mr. King.
5.What can we infer（推断）from the passage?
A. Mr. King is not clever at all.
B. The writer has never been to China before.
C. Both the writer and Mr. King are quite young.
D. The two families live a little far away from each other now.
One day I got in a taxi, and we left for the airport. We were driving in the right lane（车道）when, suddenly, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stopped his car at once. The tire（轮胎） made a very loud noise, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the back of the other car.
I was frightened. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, turned his head and started yelling at us. I couldn’t believe it! But my taxi driver just smiled at the guy. So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost sent us to hospital.”
This is when my taxi driver taught my what I now call, “The Law of the Rubbush Truck（垃圾车法则）.” He explained that many people are like rubbish trucks. They run around full of rubbish, full of anger and full of bad feelings. As their rubbish piles up, they look for a place to throw it away and sometimes they’ll throw it at you. Don’t take it personally. Just smile, wish them well, and move on. Don’t take their rubbish and spread it to other people at work, at home or on the streets.
Successful people never let rubbish trucks change their moods. Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love those who love you and pray（祈祷）for those who don’t.
1.Which of the following is NOT true according to the first paragraph?
A. The writer went to the airport by taxi that day.
B. The taxi driver stopped his car in time.
C. The black car jumped out and crashed into the taxi.
D. A car accident nearly happened on the writer’s way to the airport.
2.The underlined word yelling in the second paragraph means in Chinese.
A. 道歉 B. 傻笑 C. 吼叫 D. 告别
3.Why did the guy get angry so easily?
A. Because he was in a bad mood.
B. Because his car was full of rubbish.
C. Because he was badly hurt by the taxi.
D. Because the taxi driver didn’t say sorry to him.
4.From the passage, we can tell that the taxi driver is _______.
A. silly and dishonest B. wise and friendly
C. helpful but nervous D. modest but impatient
5.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. Fight with people like rubbish trucks.
B. Make friends with people like rubbish trucks.
C. Have a quarrel with people like rubbish trucks.
D. Don’t let rubbish trucks change our moods.
Times Supermarket
Office secretaries and accountants needed. Experience preferred but not necessary. Good pay. Free lunch. Training provided Office secretaries: university education. a good standard of Chinese and English kind, pleasant and confident communication skills Accountants: college education certificate（证书）in accounting（会计学） careful and patient a good standard of English. Face-to-face interview with Manager Jeff Smith: 9 a.m. –5 p.m. every day, except weekends. Applications by letter to Jeff Smith also welcome. Address: Block 3, Ninth Street, Sunshine Town. Don’t try to call or email us ! |
1.Times Supermarket needs _____ according to this advertisement.
A. managers only
B. accountants only
C. office secretaries only
D. both office secretaries and accountants
2.If Sam gets the job as an office secretary or an accountant in Times Supermarket, __________.
A. he will get a lower pay
B. he needn’t pay for three meals
C. he will have chances to be trained
D. he will have to interview the manager every day
3.Which of the following is NOT necessary for job applicants（求职者）?
A. Much experience. B. Good English
C. Good personalities D. Educational backgrounds.
4.To have a face-to-face interview with Jeff Smith, you can get there ______.
A. at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday B. at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday
C. at 9:15 a.m. on Monday D. at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday
5.How many ways are there for job applicants to contact Jeff Smith?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
I still remember that day. I was waiting to get some for shopping in a bank. Among the crowd, I noticed a little boy carrying some sunglasses in one hand and a big bag in .
The boy was about 10 years old. He was walking around the people inside the and asked them to buy his sunglasses. But would buy any from him. He tried from one person to another. From the look on his face, I knew he would not anyway.
Now, I decided to have a with him. I went up and asked, “Do you go to school?” He nodded his head. Then I continued, “Why do you sunglasses?” He said nothing. I gave him $20 and said that I was not in of the sunglasses but he could keep the money. To my , his face changed a lot, which is still in my memory today. I didn’t know to say next. Then he replied, “Either you buy sunglasses or you back the money. I don’t need your pity.” I felt very for what I did, and I told him that I would buy two pairs.
I took these sunglasses home and kept myself, “Did such a young boy need to do it for his self-respect（自尊）?” He could take the $20 and left. But he chose to sell his sunglasses and get the money not because of others’ . I will remember this lesson forever.
1.A. bags B. books C. money D. information
2.A. another B. others C. the other D. the others
3.A. shop B. school C. hotel D. bank
4.A. nobody B. somebody C. everybody D. anybody
5.A. give out B. give away C. give back D. give up
6.A. talk B. quarrel C. walk D. trade
7.A. send B. sell C. buy D. give
8.A. danger B. need C. time D. trouble
9.A. joy B. surprise C. fear D. horror
10.A. how B. when C. where D. what
11.A. take B. give C. pay D. send
12.A. worried B. happy C. excited D. sorry
13.A. telling B. answering C. asking D. watching
14.A. easily B. proudly C. sadly D. hardly
15.A. joke B. pity C. advice D. decision
–Could you tell me _________?
--Sometimes, if I have time.
A. how often you go to see a film
B. how long you do your homework
C. how much time you spend on your hobbies
D. how soon will you go to see your grandparents
–Is it possible for David to win first prize in the running race?
--______. He needs to practice more.
A. Bad luck B. I hope not
C. I’m afraid not D. I don’t agree with you
