A woman was walking down the street when a woman beggar(乞丐) came to her and asked for some money. The lady took a 50-yuan note out of her purse and asked, “If I give you this money, will you spend it on chocolate?”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” the beggar replied. “Does it look like I have nothing better to spend money on?”
“What about shopping?” the lady asked.
“No,” the beggar said, “don’t you understand I need money just to stay alive?”
“Will you spend it on your hair?” the lady asked.
Annoyed, the beggar replied, “No, I just need money for food and places to live in. Madam, I am really thankful for your money, but please don’t give me such a hard time!”
“Well, in that case(这样的话),” the lady said, “I would like you to eat dinner with me and my husband in the Mrs. Jone’s restaurant tonight. Come on, I’m heading to it. My husband has already been there waiting for me.”
“Why?” the beggar asked.
“Well,” the lady said, “I think it’s important for him to see what a lady looks like after she gives up chocolate, shopping, and hair appointments(预约)”
1.According to the passage, the woman beggar asked money to _________.
A.buy chocolate B.go shopping
C.have a haircut D.spend on food and places to live in
2.The woman was going to _________.
A.have dinner with her husband B.make a hair appointment
C.go shopping with her husband D.buy some food for the beggar
3.The underlined word “ridiculous” could possibly mean _________ in Chinese.
A.生气的 B.荒唐搞笑的
C.小气的 D.令人厌烦的
4.What does the woman mean from her last sentence?
A.She hopes that the beggar would make friends with her husband.
B.She hopes that her husband would agree her to spend money on chocolate, shopping or hair.
C.She wants to play a trick on the beggar.
D.She hopes her husband could know what a woman beggar looks like.
5.What can we infer from the passage?
A.The beggar would have dinner with the woman and her husband.
B.The woman wouldn’t give any money to the beggar.
C.The woman’s husband may be not happy with her about how she spends the money.
D.The beggar was not angry with the woman.
I remember believing in Santa when I was very young. But as I grew older, I began to doubt it. So I used tests to decide___________ Santa Claus was real.
The first test happened when I was 5 years old. I thought that if I___________ all night on Christmas Eve. I could see if Santa really came. But I fell ___________ When I woke up. I had a nice present under the tree.
The next year, I tested if Santa knew where I was. My family___________ Christmas in another state. I thought that if Santa was all knowing, he would know I wasn’t ___________. Sure enough, I found a gift the next morning.
At the age of 7, I had my final ___________. That year, I didn’t___________ out my Christmas letter to Santa. On Christmas Eve, my mother took me to a supermarket and led me around the toy section. I didn’t say a word, but I did look at a beautiful ___________ a few times. I bet that Santa wouldn’t know what to get me because he couldn’t___________ my mind. But Mom would know everything. On Christmas morning, I did find the doll and knew that Santa was ___________ Mom.
The magic and mystery of Santa made Christmas a fun time for me. In the future, I want it to be part of children’s childhood as well.
1.A.that B.whether C.how
2.A.looked up B.took up C.stayed up
3.A.ill B.apart C.asleep
4.A.spent B.spread C.stole
5.A.happy B.home C.safe
6.A.dream B.show C.test
7.A.send B.lay C.clear
8.A.toy car B.model plane C.doll
9.A.look B.open C.read
10.A.especially B.actually C.directly
— Will you join in the discussion with us?
— ________. Maybe I’ll have a meeting.
A.Well. I’m not sure B.Of course C.Not at all
— Wow, your dress looks nice. Could you please tell me ________?
— In Beauty Clothes Store!
A.when you bought it B.how you bought it C.where you bought it
I’ll finish the task, ________ how long it takes.
A.even though B.so that C.no matter
Students today find ________ harder and harder to make a balance between their schoolwork and hobbies.
A.that B.it C.they
