Three engineers and three accountants (会计) are traveling by train to a conference.At the station，the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy only a single ticket.
“How are three people going to travel on only one ticket？” asks an accountant.“Watch and you’ll see，” answers an engineer.They all board the train.The accountants take their respective seats but all three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.
Shortly after the train has departed，the conductor comes around collecting tickets.He knocks on the restroom door and says，“Ticket，please.” The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.The conductor takes it and moves on.
The accountants see this and agree it is quite a clever idea.So after the conference，the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money.When they get to the station they buy a single ticket for the return trip.
To their astonishment，the engineers don’t buy a ticket at all.“How are you going to travel without a ticket？”asks one puzzled accountant.“Watch and you’ll see，” answers an engineer.When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three engineers cram into another one nearby.The train departs.
Shortly afterward，one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the accountants are hiding.He knocks on the door and says，“Ticket，please.”
1. The three engineers buy only a single ticket because________.
A．only one of them need buy a ticket
B．the three accountants buy tickets for them
C．they just want to save money
D．they are too poor to buy more tickets
2.The underlined word departed in the third paragraph means________.
A．started out B．separated
C．stopped D．arrived
3. We can infer from the passage that________.
A．the accountants are not as clever as the engineers
B．the accountants are cleverer than the engineers
C．the engineers are not as clever as the accountants
D．the engineers are as clever as the accountants
4. Which one of the following is TRUE according to this passage?
A．Only one engineer is in the restroom when the conductor collects the ticket.
B．At first the three accountants know why the three engineers buy one ticket.
C．On the return trip the three accountants buy three tickets again.
D．On the return trip the three engineers don’t buy any ticket.
I never thought I would have a lifechanging experience at WalMart.
Although my thoughts were only on speed，the checkout line I was standing in wasn’t moving as quickly as I wanted，and I glanced toward the cashier.
There stood a man in his seventies，wearing glasses and a nice smile.I thought，well，he’s an old guy!
For the next few minutes I watched him.He greeted every customer before scanning the items.Sure，his words were the usual，“How’s it going？” But he did something different—he actually listened to people.Then he would respond to what they had said and engage them in brief conversation.
I thought it was odd.I had grown accustomed to people asking me how I was doing simply out of robotic conversational habit.After a while，you don’t give any thought to the question and just mumble something back.I could say，“I just found out I have six months to live，” and someone would reply，“Have a great day！”
But that wasn’t the end.
He gave them the change，walked around the counter，and extended his right hand in an act of friendship.He looked the customers in the eyes.“I sure want to thank you for shopping here today，” he told them.“You have a great day.Byebye.”
The looks on the faces of the customers were priceless.There were smiles and some sheepish grins.All had been touched by his simple gesture—and in a place they never expected.They would gather their things and walk out，smiling.
Of course，he did the same to me and I got to know his name，Marty.
Who was that guy？It was as if Sam Walton had come back from the dead and invaded this old guy’s body.
I had never walked away from that shop feeling like that.
1.The checkout line the writer was standing in moved slower than expected because ________.
A．the cashier couldn’t work as fast as others
B．there were some big purchases
C．the cashier did more than scanning the items
D．the writer was not patient enough
2.According to the writer，when common people ask you “How’s it going？” ________.
A．they don’t really care what you may answer
B．they are just practicing their conversation ability
C．they are inquiring about your private information
D．they don’t expect to hear any negative answers
3.What was most customers’ reaction to Marty’s behaviors?
A．They thought it priceless.
B．They were in some way moved.
C．They thought it awful and odd.
D．They felt somewhat offended.
4.What does the writer intend to express through the text?
A．Our everyday life is always full of surprises.
B．Most customers enjoy being treated this way.
C．Being different is a good way of doing business.
D．A little positive action can make a big difference.
BERLIN(AP)—A tiger escaped its enclosure at Cologne Zoo in western Germany on Saturday and killed a female keeper before being shot dead by the zoo’s director，police said.
The tiger slipped through a passage between the enclosure and a neighboring storage building，where it fatally attacked the 43yearold keeper，said police spokesman Stefan Kirchner.
“It appears the gate wasn’t properly shut，” Kirchner told the Associated Press.
The zoo was evacuated and a SWAT(特警) team was called in，police said.But before it arrived the zoo’s director managed to kill the tiger by climbing onto the storage building and shooting it through a skylight using a rifle.
Kirchner said it was unlikely that members of the public had witnessed the incident.“This is the darkest day of my life，” the zoo’s director，Theo Pagel，was quoted as saying by Cologne newspaper Express.
The paper said on its website that the Siberian tiger was a 4yearold male called Tltai that came to Cologne Zoo from an animal park in England.In November it fathered three cubs with a 7yearold Siberian tiger called Hanya，according to the zoo’s website.
Police said the zoo reopened after Saturday’s incident，which occurred around noon.However，a planned latenight opening of the zoo has been canceled.
Cologne Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in Germany.It was founded in 1860 and houses some 10,000 animals comprising more than 700 different species.
1.Which of the following can be the best title of the news text?
A．Tiger Escaped，Killed a Keeper in German Zoo
B．Tiger Escaped in German Zoo，Shot Dead
C．German Zoo Keeper Shot Escaped Tiger
D．People Killed in One of the Oldest Zoos in Germany
2.According to the police，what was the direct reason for the incident?
A．The zoo keeper was a new hand.
B．A gate was not closed appropriately.
C．The zoo had neglected the secret passage.
D．It was very dark when the incident happened.
3.What did the zoo do after the incident?
A．They honored the killed person in a way.
B．They paid SWAT for their timely help.
C．They returned the tiger’s three cubs to England.
D．They called off the latenight opening.
4.What can we learn about the Cologne Zoo?
A．It keeps a large variety of species.
B．It is one of the largest zoos in Germany.
C．It has a history of more than 700 years.
D．No such incident has happened before.
He was driving home one cold evening on a country road when he saw an old lady，stranded on the side of the road.He stopped to give her a ____.“Why don’t you wait in the car where it is warm，Madam？It won’t take me long.” he said.“____，my name is Joe.”
She had a flat tire.Joe crawled under the car and changed the tire.But he got dirty and his hands hurt.She couldn’t thank him ___ and asked him how much she ____ him.He told her that if she really wanted to ____ him back，the next time she saw someone in ____ of help，she could give that person the ____ they needed，and Joe added，“And think of me.”
She drove off with gratefulness.A few miles ____ the road the lady saw a small ____.She went in.The waitress who was nearly eight months pregnant，____ her with a sweet smile.The old lady ____ how someone like her who seemed so poor could be so genuinely happy and how she could ____ her enthusiasm in her work in such inconvenient conditions.Then Joe’s words ____ her.After the lady finished her meal，the waitress went to get her ____ from a hundreddollar bill.____，the lady stepped right out the door.
When the waitress came back，she noticed a note on the table，___ “I’m helping you because someone once helped me.If you really want to pay me back，here is ___ you can do—Do not let the chain of love ____ with you.”
The waitress went home that night with the ____ tip and what the lady had written.With the baby ___ next month，she and her husband needed money.She knew how worried her husband was and as he lay sleeping next to her，she whispered，“Everything’s going to be all right.I love you，Joe.”
1.A.surprise B．hand
C．sympathy D．glance
2.A.Just in case B．As you wish
C．For one thing D．By the way
3.A.enough B．right
C．straight D．extra
4.A.charged B．provided
C．owed D．offered
5.A.pay B．bring
C．put D．hold
6.A.honor B．favor
C．need D．possession
7.A.guidance B．assistance
C．acquaintance D．consequence
8.A.down B．off
C．beside D．beyond
9.A.bank B．grocery
C．gas station D．restaurant
10.A.introduced B．greeted
C．identified D．spotted
11.A.thought B．suspected
C．wondered D．questioned
12.A.taste B．measure
C．remain D．maintain
13.A.struck B．moved
C．obtained D．reminded
14.A.tip B．change
C．order D．service
15.A.Moreover B．Otherwise
C．However D．Eventually
16.A.writing B．showing
C．going D．saying
17.A.how B．which C．what D．whether
18.A.combine B．end
C．disagree D．deal
19.A.honest B．generous
C．modest D．graceful
20.A.due B．ready
C．born D．likely
—Mike was rushed to hospital last night.Is he all right?
—Really? But don’t worry！I________to the hospital and see him this afternoon.
A．will go B．am going
C．have gone D．went
—Your colleague’s spoken English is quite good，Amy.
—No wonder，as she________in the USA for two years.
A．worked B．has been working
C．had worked D．has worked
