Not many years ago，a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy-five， he gave ￡ 12，000 to the village school to buy land and equipment for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness， many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk，Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humor. He liked whisky and drank some each day. “I have an injection （注射） in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman，thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy-five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain，asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
1.Johnson became a rich man through _________.
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A．making whisky |
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B．doing business. |
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C．buying and selling land. |
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D．having an injection each night |
2.When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening， he really meant that ______.
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A．he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening. |
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B．he needed an injection in the neck. |
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C．a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well. |
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D．there was something wrong with his neck. |
3.Which words do you think can best describe Johnson according to the passage?
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A．humorous and drunk |
B．wealthy and honest |
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C．wealthy and humorous |
D．drunk and clever |
Many of Chinese students who have learnt English for more than ten years are still unable to speak English fluently when they meet a foreigner. They seem to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uneasy. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes.
It is not uncommon that many students, who are bad speakers of English, can write English perfectly. This proves that they are not unable to organize their idea in English. The center of the problem is that they don’t have enough practices and confidence.
Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those foreigners to whom you are speaking? Don’t be shy. They will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The best to get rid of this trouble is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that more practice will help you to succeed.
1.What’s the best topic for the passage?
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A．How to speak to foreigners |
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B．How to write English well |
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C．How to organize the idea in English |
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D．Practice speaking English |
2.So many Chinese students dare not speak to foreigners because_________.
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A．they are afraid they can’t understand the foreigners |
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B．they worry about making mistakes in their speaking |
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C．they are afraid their English is too poor |
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D．they don’t like speaking to foreigners |
3. In the last paragraph, the expression “get rid of” means _________.
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A．do with |
B．be free of |
C．be afraid of |
D．get into |
Mike has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the plane and he 31 of becoming an airplane pilot(飞行员) some day. As Mike grew up, he learned as 32 as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school 33 university. He kept on 34 his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very 35 . Mike’s parents couldn’t afford it.
Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled 36 America for his factory. He liked to travel, 37 by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.
One morning, Mike 38 to Atlanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to 39 . Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a 40 voice. When Mike heard the word “hijack(劫持)”, he nearly 41 out of his seat, but he pretended(假装) he was still 42 . He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was 43 . They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very 44 . He knew he had to stop them before they began their 45 .
Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess(空姐) and told her about the coming 46 . A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the 47 airport.
The two men received a 48 when they saw twenty police officers were 49 them at the airport.
Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. 50 he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well known in the United States.
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_____, the great mother kept waiting for four hours in the heavy snow to save her sick child.
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A．It depends |
B．Take it easy |
C．It is OK |
D．Believe it or not |
Years of war has left the country _____.
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A．in fear |
B．in silence |
C．in peace |
D．in ruins |
In that train accident, _____ who were killed was more than 2000.
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A．a number of people |
B．the number of people |
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C．many people |
D．a large number people |
