A beautiful woman took a plane on business. She found her seat and sat down next to a young man. The man was just thinking of making a few dollars on the plane. When he saw the woman, he got an idea.
“Hey! Would you like to play a game?” he asked the woman. “No, thank you. I just want to take a nap (打盹),” the woman answered.
“It’s really easy. All you have to do is to answer the questions that I ask you. If you don’t know the answer, you give me five dollars. If I don’t know the answer to your question, then I’ll give you five dollars.”
“No,” the woman still refused.
“OK. If I don’t know the answer to your question, I’ll give you five hundred dollars. How about that?” the man said. Then the woman became interested and decided to join in the game.
“OK. How many moons does Jupiter (木星) have?” asked the young man. The woman reached into her purse and took out a five-dollar bill.
“What goes up the mountain with three legs and comes back with four?” the woman asked. Then the young man took out his computer and searched the Internet for an answer. Minutes later, the young man handed five hundred dollars to the woman.
After a few hours, the young man really wanted to know the answer to the question. So he asked the woman, “What is the answer to your question?” The woman reached into her purse and handed the young man a five-dollar bill.
1.Why did the man ask the woman to play a game?
A. He wanted to show his kindness.
B. He wanted to have a pleasant journey.
C. He wanted to earn some money from it.
D. He wanted to make friends with the woman.
2.How much did the woman get at the end of the story?
A. $ 500. B. $ 5. C. $ 10. D. $ 490.
3.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The woman told the man the answer to her question.
B. The woman gave the man’s money back to him.
C. The woman asked the man another question.
D. The woman didn’t know the answer, either.
4.We can learn from the story that the woman is ______.
A. clever B. friendly
C. polite D. honest
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John has been alone on the road visiting clients(客户) for more than three weeks. He couldn’t wait to back to London to see his family. Mother’s Day was , and on Mother’s Day he managed to go back home on time in the past, but this year he was just too . While he was in a small town just outside of Little Rock, he drove by a shop. He said to himself, “I know I will do; I will send my some roses.”
He went into the small and saw a young man talking to the clerk. “How many roses can I get six dollars, madam?” the boy . The clerk was trying to explain that roses were . Maybe the young man would be happy with some other flowers.
“No. I to buy roses.” he said. “My mom was sick so much last year and I didn’t get to much time with her. I want to get something . It has to be red because that’s her favorite.”
The clerk looked up at John and was just shaking her head. Something inside of John was by the boy’s voice. He looked at the clerk and said secretly that he would for the boy’s roses. The clerk looked at the man and said, “OK, I’ll give you twelve red roses for your six dollars.” The young man almost up. He took the flowers and ran away from the store. It was worth the money that John gave. And he felt very .
1.A. look B. take C. go D. give
2.A. climbing B. putting C. going D. coming
3.A. never B. seldom C. usually D. hardly
4.A. crazy B. clever C. happy D. tired
5.A. cloth B. bread C.flower D. shoe
6.A. that B. what C. how D. where
7.A. children B. father C. mother D. wife
8.A. pool B. field C.shop D. school
9.A. on B. in C. at D. for
10.A. asked B. answered C. noticed D. begged
11.A. cheap B. expensive C. pretty D. essential
12.A. used B. have C. go D. dare
13.A. spend B. cost C. share D. waste
14.A. colorful B. special C. tidy D. single
15.A. roses B. cloth C. paper D. shoes
16.A. covered B. offered C. moved D. tired
17.A. pay B. ask C. hunt D. look
18.A. young B. smart C. honest D. handsome
19.A. fell B. sat C. walked D. jumped
20.A. unhappy B.happy C. bored D. sorry
She devoted herself entirely _____ helping the children who suffered a lot in the earthquake.
A. in B. for
C. to D. with
—Turn the TV down, will you?
— _______
—I asked you to turn the TV down.
A. pardon ? B. Why?
C. I’m sorry D. No problem
______ the clothes factory is small, its products are of very good quality.
A. If B. Unless
C. When D. Though
He was the first man ______ on the moon in July 1969.
A. land B. to land
C. landing D. who land
