It was Los Angeles Eve, and there was a big party in a house. The party was going on when the bell rang. Few people shouted: "Come in!" and a tall man opened the door and came in. Nobody knew him, but the host (主人) went to meet him and took him in. The man sat there happily for an hour and drank. Then he looked at the host and said: "Nobody invited me to this party. I don't know your wife, and I don't know any of your friends. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your friends' car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him, and my wife is waiting for me in our car!"
True or False
1.This story took place on Los Angeles Day.
2.The party was held in a big hotel.
3.The man came to the party.
4.The man was one of the host's friends.
5.The man was a careful man.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
(1) HOUSE FOR SALE. Comfortable family home with a large garden on north side of town. Three bedrooms, living-room, kitchens, dining-room, bathroom. Offers over $35,000
(2) ASSISTANT WANTED FOR BUSY RESTAURANT.Some evening and weekend work. All meals free.Ring 3320178
(3) JOIN OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. Boys and girls wanted to play in local football team. Aged 9—13 Meets in Green Park on Friday at 3 p.m.
(4) ROOM TO RENT(出租).Small room to rent in city center flat(公寓)above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Buses pass front door. Phone 3322108
Mr. Brown wants to live near his workplace. Mrs. Brown wants a house with four bedrooms. The Browns’ children don't care what the house is like as long as the garden is big enough. Ann, their daughter has always wanted to work in a restaurant. She thinks it is an exciting place. It's hard work but she isn’t lazy. You have to work on Saturdays and Sundays, but you get other days off. It’s not very well paid. But who cares about money？
Tom is a middle school student.He is twelve years old.He stops school at half past three，so he has plenty of time to finish his homework.
Jack, Mr. Brown's brother, is looking for a room to rent. He doesn't care what color the walls are or how old the furniture is. He is getting ready for his drawing. So the house must be quiet.
1.Why didn't the Browns buy the house in Advertisement One？
A. It was on the north side of town.
B. There weren’t enough bedrooms.
C. There was no dining room.
D. The garden was too big.
2.Why does Ann want to get the job in the restaurant？
A. It’s an easy job.
B. The place is good and the food is free.
C. She thinks it will be interesting.
D. She can get long holidays.
3.Why can't Tom play for the new football team ？
A. He's not old enough.
B. It’s in a different village.
C. School stops too late.
D. He has to do his homework.
4.What's wrong with the room for Jack in Advertisement Four？
A. It's too small.
B. The walls are the wrong color.
C. The man likes old furniture better.
D. It's too noisy.
5.What does the sentence “All meals free” mean？
A. Assistants can have the meals at any time.
B. Assistants can have the meals in the restaurant without paying money.
C. Customers(顾客)can have the meals freely.
D. Assistants need to pay for their meals.
School education is very important and useful. The students both learn knowledge and get an education. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. The scientists，such as Edison，Newton，Galileo and Einstein, didn’t learn everything from school. They learned a lot of knowledge outside school or in practice by themselves. A teacher, even he knows a lot, can’t teach his students everything.
The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn, how to read and how to think. A good teacher with rich experience in teaching can teach his students the methods(= ways)of study. Through these methods the students are able to learn and get a lot of things by themselves.
Usually it is very easy for the students to remember some knowledge, but it is very difficult to use it for problems. If a teacher really shows the students the ability of how to use knowledge, it means the teacher has learned lots of knowledge by himself (or herself). The success in learning shows he or she knows how to study.
1.From this passage we know ________.
A. the students are taught everything at school
B. a teacher can't teach the students everything
C. school is really not important and useful
D. Edison learned lots of knowledge at school
2.A teacher's job is ________.
A. to help the students with their lessons
B. to teach the students everything
C. to show the students how to study by themselves
D. to tell them the way to study
3. Choose the right order of this passage.
a. How important are the study methods for students？
b. What does the teacher’s experience of success in study mean？
c. Where should the students study？
d. What is the job of a teacher？
A. c, a, b, d B. b, c, a, d C. c, b, d, a D. c, d, a, b
4.Which of the following is right？
A. If we know how to learn，we can get a lot of knowledge.
B. We can learn everything from our teachers.
C. The writer tells us that practice is more important for the students than learning.
D. It is the only job for the students to learn knowledge.
5.Which of the following is the best title(标题)？
A. A real job for teachers
B. Study in and outside school
C. Practice—the only way of learning
D. How to learn knowledge
Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding. Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
1.How did Henry find out about the farm?
A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.
B. His best friend told him.
C. He wrote to the farmer.
D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.
2.Henry came back home several days later because ______________.
A. he didn't like the country life at all
B. the farmer wasn’t friendly to him
C. his holiday was over
D. he thought he might have to eat the farmer
3.“…and you are complaining!”, the word “complain” means __________.
A.夸奖 B.说三道四 C.抱怨 D.故弄玄虚
4.Which of the following sentences is true?
A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.
B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.
C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.
D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.
5.Which is the best title for the passage?
A. What a beautiful farm! B. Have a good time.
C.A short holiday D. Henry and the farmer.
--- Do you know __________________?
--- They moved here soon after their son was born.
A. when would the Greens move here
B. when the Greens moved here
C. the Greens would move here
D. when the Greens would move here
--- May I speak to John?
--- Sorry, he ____________Japan. But he _________in two days.
A. has been to, will come back
B. has gone to, will be back
C. has been in, would come back
D. has gone to, won't cone back
