A woman came out of her house and saw three old men sitting in her front yard. She invited them in to have something to eat.
“We do not go into a house together,” they replied.
“Why is that?” she asked.
One of the old men pointed to his friends and explained: “His name is Wealth (财富),” he said and pointed to the other man: “He is Success, and I am Love. Now go in and discuss with your family which one of us you want in your home.”
The woman went in and told her husband what happened. Her husband was very happy. “How nice!” he said. “Let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!”
His wife disagreed. “My dear, why don’t we invite Success?”
Their daughter jumped in with her idea: “Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!”
“That’s a good idea,” said the husband to his wife. “Go out and invite Love to be our guest.”
The woman went out and invited Love in. Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other two old men also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked them: “I only invited Love. Why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together: “If you invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would stay outside. But since you invited Love, wherever he goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
1.The first time the woman came out, what were the three old men doing?
A. They were eating something. B. They were walking toward her house.
C. They were sitting in her front yard. D. They were asking for something to drink.
2.Who made the introduction to the woman?
A. Love. B. Success. C. Wealth. D. Love’s friend.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The man wanted to be successful. B. The woman loved money most.
C. There was no love in the family. D. The girl thought love was the most important.
4.What does the passage tell us?
A. You shouldn’t ask for more besides love. B. Love is the most important thing in the world.
C. You can’t get everything you need at one time. D. The more successful you are, the richer you’ll become.
Fragrant Hills Where can you go to enjoy red leaves? Of course the Fragrant Hills Park in Beijing is the best place to go. Getting there:Take No.333,318,360 or 904 bus from downtown（市区） Beijing. Opening hours:6am-7pm,daily. |
Talk to the Coffee Maker This coffee maker is cool.If you say“Set the coffee beating time”,it will answer “Please say the time”. It can understand what you say.Then it will start to work and make delicious coffee for you. |
Home Wanted Five cute cats here want homes.They are good-looking and friendly. We can show them at any time and are glad to send one or more of them to good families for free. |
A Football Match New Madrid Team vs Chinese Dragon Team. Time:7pm,Sunday,April 17. Place:Star Stadium. Ticket Price:300 yuan,280 yuan,80 yuan. Hotline:145-6754 |
The Underwater World Here you will find different kinds of fishes and even some kinds of sharks.you will feel you are in the sea,but of course this is not true.If you like fishes,I suggest that you pay a visit to it. Time:9:30 am--5:30 pm. |
1.Where can you enjoy red leaves?
A. In the Star Stadium. B. In the Underwater World.
C. Downtown Beijing. D. In Fragrant Hills Park.
2.What will you find in the Underwater World?
A. Leaves. B. Teams. C. Cats. D. Fishes.
3.According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A. The cats are on sale. B. Only good-looking people can own the cats.
C. Five cute cats want good families. D. The Coffee Maker can’t understand what you say.
Most people have their jobs. They go to work on weekdays. Some people are. Either they have very interesting jobs or they make a lot of money. Most people are not so lucky. Either their jobs are not very interesting or they don’t make1.money. The most interesting jobs are often the most difficult. People spend a long time learning2.to do them. Doctors study for at least six3.after finishing school.
Some young people have interesting and high –pay jobs. Many young players do their work 4.. Football and tennis stars are usually5.35 years old, Older people usually can’t play these sports very well. They can’t 6.fast enough. Golf , however, is a good sport for older people. Many golf players are quite old.7.they can play it well.
Most people work 8. they are 55 or 60 years old. Then they retire(退休) and have a lot of 9. time. Some people never retire. These people usually have very interesting jobs. Writers, artists, scientists and actors usually work until they die. Their work is10.life .
There was a time when Whitney didn't have a lot of friends. She was a bit shy and didn’t _____ much. She never really wanted to be popular, _____ she did want to have someone to share secrets and laughs with. All through high school, though, she didn't find a lot of _______．
When it came time to go to college, Whitney was quite nervous. She was going to room with someone she didn't ______ and live in a town 300 miles away from home. There wouldn't be any person she knew in town. She had no idea ______ she was going to make friends in this new environment.
The first week of classes, _______ happened and it changed Whitney's life forever. In her English Composition class, every student was ______ to share a little about herself. Whitney told everyone where she called home and all of ______things that students share in such situations．The final question for each student was always the ______：“What is your goal for this class?”Now, most of the students said it was to get a good grade, pass the exam or something ______ that, but for some reasons, Whitney said something very different. She said that her goal was to make just one good ______.
While ______ of the students sat quietly, one student came to Whitney and held out her hand and introduced herself. The girl asked _______she would be her friend. The whole room was silent--all eyes looked at Whitney and the hand extended (延伸的)just in front of her. She smiled and reached her hand out to take the girl’s hand and a friendship was formed. It was a friendship that _______all through college and many years after that. It was a friendship that brought two people together.
Whitney learned the power of asking for what she wanted, being ______ and taking actions.
1.A. speak B. tell C. say D. talk
2.A. but B. and C. so D. because
3.A. friendship B. knowledge C. money D. happiness
4.A. like B. want C. know D. tell
5.A. how B. why C. when D. where
6.A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
7.A. asked B. taught C. warned D. ordered
8.A. the other B. any other C. others D. the others
9.A. different B. similar C. same D. difficult
10.A. as B. with C. together D. like
11.A. classmate B. friend C. sister D. brother
12.A. most B. all C. every D. each
13.A. when B. how C. why D. if
14.A. lasted B. made C. broke D. had
15.A. happy B. kind C. honest D. strong
--What would we do first if we want to develop our village?
--A lot of new roads _____, I think.
A. have to build B. must build
C. have built D. must be built
—Let’s go to the West Hill Park by taxi.
— Oh, it is not far away from here. We take a taxi.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. can’t
