SCENE I
One dollar a week
The doorway of the house where Chandler has a room. He is dressed in his best clothes, ready for his evening out. He is going out as his friend, Jeff 'White, comes in.
WHITE What are you doing this evening, Towers?
CHANDLER (Smiling) Tonight I'm going to live like a man with a million dollars!
WHITE What are you talking about? You haven't got a million dollars!
CHANDLER How much money are you and I paid each week, Jeff?
WHITE Eighteen dollars. Why?
CHANDLER And how much of that eighteen dollars do you spend each week?
WHITE All of it, of course.
CHANDLER Well, I don't. Each week I save one dollar out of my eighteen. Then,
every ten weeks, I can buy myself an evening to remember.
WHITE What do you do?
CHANDLER I put on my finest clothes, go to one of the best restaurants in New York,
eat the most expensive food on the menu, drink the best wine, and then
take a taxi home!
WHITE ( A ) Why?
CHANDLER Why? Because it makes me feel wonderful to sit with some of 'the richest
people in America, and to make them think that I'm rich, too.
WHITE You're crazy!
CHANDLER (Laughing) Perhaps I am!
Mrs Black comes in.
MRS BLACK Ah, Mr Chandler. I wanted to see you.
CHANDLER Good evening, Mrs Black. What a lovely evening!
MRS BLACK Lovely evening perhaps, but you haven't paid me for your room this
month. When am I going to get the money?
CHANDLER Soon, Mrs Black. Very soon.
Mrs Black looks at Chandler s clothes.
MRS BLACK You can spend money on expensive clothes, but you can't pay for your
room. Is that right?
CHANDLER (Hurrying away) Good night, Mrs Black!
1.This is most probably part of .
A. a play B. a novel C. a poem D. a speech
2.Which of the following is the most suitable for ( A )?
A. Excited B. Bored. C. Surprised. D. Scared
3.What can we learn about Chandler?
A. He is a man of great wealth. B. He is a man of great wisdom.
C. He is not very practical. D. He is not very confident.
These days, picture news is very popular with young people. Here are some photos chosen by Jim.
| China’s first Hello Kitty theme restaurant was opened on Dec 23 in the capital of China. It’s all pink and sweet inside the restaurant. The table cloth , chairs, ceiling and floor are all pink, even the lamp light shines soft and rosy. Dining at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant costs about 160 yuan ($25) per person. |
| Dustin and Sara from North Georgia &State University (NGCSU) of the United States perform Peking Opera at LiaoCheng University in East China’s Shandong Province. Eighteen students from NGCSU came to China to study Chinese culture during the summer vacation. |
| Located in Miyun County north-east of Beijing, Fuling Mountain is a national-level forest reserve. As the mountain is cloudy and foggy all the year round, Fuling Mountain then began to be called Wuling Mountain. It is regarded as the Yellow Mountain in North China. |
| Bill Gates,chairman of Microsoft, the world’s largest personal-computer software company, attended an anti-smoking event ahead of the 25th World No-Tobacco Day, in Beijing on May 29,2012. Some Chinese famous people also attended the event. World No-Tobacco Day falls on May 31 every year. |
1.What did Dustin and Sara do in China?
A. They climbed Fuling Mountain in Beijing.
B. They visited a Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.
C. They performed Peking Opera in Shandong.
D. They attended an anti-smoking event.
2.Which is true according to the passage?
A. Bill Gates set up World No-Tobacco Day on May 31.
B. Fuling Mountain is always cloudy and foggy.
C. Eight students from NGCSU studied Chinese culture in China.
D. You have to wear pink clothes at Hello Kitty Dreams Restaurant.
3.The photos may come from ______________.
A. The Internet news B. an advertisement
C. a science magazine D. a story book
The situation seemed hopeless.
From the first day he entered my junior-high classroom, Willard P. Franklin lived in his own____, shutting out his classmates and me, his teacher. I tried to build a____relationship with him but he showed no interest. Even a “Good Morning Willar” received only a grunt(咕哝) that couldn’t be____Willard was a loner(孤独的人) who seemed to have no hope or need to break silence.
Shortly after the Thanksgiving holiday, we received the news of the annual(每年的) Christmas collection of money for the less____people in our school district.
“Christmas is a season of____,” I told my students. “There are a few students in the school who might not have a happy holiday season____donating our Christmas collection, you will help buy food, clothing and toys for these needy people. We start the collection tomorrow.”
When I called for the donations the next day, I discovered that____everyone had forgotten, except Willard P. Franklin. The boy dug deep into his pants pockets____he walked up to my desk. Carefully, he____two coins into the small box.
“I don’t need milk for lunch,” he said____For a moment, just a moment, he smiled . Then he turned and walked back to his desk.
That night, after school, I took our____to the school principal. I couldn’t____sharing the incident(事件) that had taken place.
“I may be wrong, but I believe Willard might be getting ready to become a part of the world around him,” I told the principal.
“Yes, I believe it is____for him to get out of his own world,” he nodded. “And I think we can do something to have him____a bit of his world with us. I just received a____of the poor families in our school who most need help through the Christmas collection. Here, take a look at it.”
As I read, I discovered Willard P. Franklin and his family were the top names on the list.
1.A. class B. school C. world D. home
2.A. equal B. simple C. friendly D. common
3.A. seen B. heard C. found D. discovered
4.A. poor B. good C. sad D. rich
5.A. giving B. getting C. buying D. receiving
6.A. By B. With C. For D. On
7.A. mostly B. hardly C. almost D. simply
8.A. while B. after C. before D. as
9.A. threw B. dropped C. brought D. changed
10.A. angrily B. quietly C. patiently D. sadly
11.A. students B. classmates C. teachers D. donations
12.A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. finish
13.A. hopeless B. hopeful C. difficult D. impossible
14.A. compare B. begin C. mix D. share
15.A. list B. note C. message D. letter
--Do you think that Jane can win the competition?
--_______. Every dog has its day, right?
A. I am afraid not B. You got it
C. Yes, I think so D. Sounds impossible
—Peter is not himself these days. —Well, could you tell me________?
A. how is he feeling now B. why was he so unhappy
C. what is wrong with him D. that something worried him
I don’t know if I ______ him this evening. If I ______ him, I will give the novel to him.
A. meet, will meet B. meet, meet C. will meet, will meet D. will meet, meet
