One day a lawyer’s wife fell ill, and he went to get a doctor．The doctor willingly came to see the woman and to do what he could for her, but before he went into the house, he made a short stop．He knew that the lawyer was famous for not paying his bills, even if they were due(正当的)．He therefore said to the man．“But if I save your wife, I am afraid you may not pay me．”
“Sir,”replied the lawyer．“Here I have＄500,,whether you cure my wife or you kill her．I'll give you all this．”
The doctor was reassured and went into the house．When he reached the woman's bedside, it soon became clear to him that he could do little．She was seriously ill, and though he prescribed(开药方) her medicine, she soon dieD．
He told the lawyer he was very sorry, and then asked for the money which he had promiseD． “Did you kill my wife?”asked the lawyer．“Of course I didn't,” said the doctor．“Well! Did you cure my wife?” asked the man．“I'm afraid that was impossible,” replied the doctor．“Well, then since you neither killed my wife nor cured her, I have nothing to pay you．”
1.Before entering the lawyer’s house the doctor stopped for a while, because_____ ．
A． the doctor wanted to ask something about his wife's illness
B． the doctor thought it impossible to save the woman
C． the doctor was afraid that the lawyer would refuse to pay him
D． the lawyer was too poor to pay his bills
2.Because the lawyer’s wife was seriously ill, the doctor_____ ．
A． couldn’ t do much and didn't save her life
B． tried his best and saved her at last
C． had to do everything he could for her
D． had to spend a lot of time to cure her
3.The word “reassured” in the passage means __________．
A． he was told again and again
B． he was paid some money first
C． he was quite sure that he would be paid
D． he was quite sure that he could cure the woman
4.Which of the following is the best title (标题)for the passage?
A． The Lawyer and His Wife
B． The Lawyer's Trick
C． A Good Doctor and a Poor Lawye
D． A Serious Illness
假设你是中学生李华，不久前在学校举办的英语阅读竞赛中获得第一名。英语老师请你在学校英语学习经验交流会上发言，介绍你的阅读经验。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿，内容如下：
经常阅读中外英文报纸、杂志等；
在阅读中扩大词汇量；
阅读技巧对你的帮助。
注意：1.词数：不少于100词，开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear students,
It’s a great honor for me to introduce my reading experience to you．
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That’s all．Thank you
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有十处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其该词下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to a young men passing by, “Let me clean your boots．It’ll cost you only a penny.” But the young man refuseD． Then the boy told him that he will clean her boots for nothing .The young man agreed, and soon a boot shining brightly .Then he put the other boot on the box, and the boy refused clean it unless he was paid two pence for his work .The young man refused to pay anything and went away．But the well-cleaned boot made the dirty one such bad that he could walk on．Final, he turned back and gave the boy two pence.
People will do anything to see a free show, even 1. it is a bad one．When the news got round that a comedy show would _2. (give) at our local cinema by the P．and U．Bird Seed Company, we all rushed to see it．We had to queue for hours to get in and there must have been several hundred people present just before the show began．3. _(lucky), the show was one of 4. (boring) we have ever seen．Those who failed to get in need not have felt _5. _(disappoint), as many of the artists who should 6. (appear) did not come．The only funny thing we heard that evening came from the advertiser at the beginning of the program．He was obviously very nervous and for some minutes stood awkwardly before the microphone．As soon 7. he opened his mouth, everyone burst out _8. (laugh)．We all know 9. the poor man should have said, but what he actually said was: 'This is the Poo and Ee Seed Bird Company．Good ladies, evening and 10. _(gentleman)!"
An old man wanted to retire because of his poor health．The was in deciding which son would take his place．As his children gathered to his birthday, the father announced his ．The old man took out two boxes and said to his two sons．“Each of you take one．I want each of you to it with what you believe to be the most thing for our successful business． your choices, I will decide who will take the business,” father saiD． The next days the families and employees could sense the spirit of between the boys.
It was January 1st and the family to celebrate again．“Please with me what’s in your box!” father saiD． The first son said, “It’s outside on the back of truck．The box you gave me was much too ” Father walked to the window and from that distance could see all．With a deep tone of , he asked the other son，“What do you have to give?”The son his father the box．The old man looked inside and with great looked up at his son .“It’s !” father said .“Are you telling me that you have found nothing of value in our business?”
“On the contrary,” he saiD． “I could not place I found most valuable in a box．How does one measure the value of quality and honesty? What size box would the loyalty（忠诚） of our employees and customers? How big of a room would I need for our workers who have from our generous pay and health plan? Finally, father, the most valuable possessions（财富） I hold are the love of you and mother.”
It was what decision was made that day．There will come a time when each of us will be asked by our father to share what we value most．I hope your box is empty.
1.A． praise B． challenge C． suggestion D． advice
2.A． enjoy B． concern C． celebrate D． honor
3.A． retirement B． experience C． money D． knowledge
4.A． cover B． provide C． combine D． fill
5.A． comfortable B． beautiful C． valuable D． adjustable
6.A． Based on B． Stood for C． Protected from D． Dressed up
7.A． up B． over C． down D． off
8.A． teamwork B． achievement C． competition D． communication9.
9.A． forced B． refused C． adjusted D． gathered
10.A． send B． publish C． share D． write
11.A． big B． small C． light D． large
12.A． happiness B． illness C． sadness D． loneliness
13.A． posted B． packed C． wrapped D． handed
14.A． delight B． shock C． mystery D． devotion
15.A． empty B． wonderful C． terrible D． ugly
16.A． where B． when C． how D． what
17.A． sensed B． measured C． hold D． compared
18.A． benefited B． suffered C． learned D． heard
19.A． severely B． luckily C． sadly D． slightly
20.A． obvious B． nervous C． anxious D． mysterious
Health is the most important thing in the worlD． Nothing is more important than health．If one takes away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we can still survive1. That is why we always try to eat in a healthy way and exercise often.
How can we keep healthy? In order to eat healthily, I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk foods．2. Besides, I only eat a little meat.
3. Taking exercise every day helps us build a strong body．Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.
What’s more, I think friends are important part of one’s health．4. I always feel better when I am with friends than I am alone．When I am with my friends, I always laugh．Laughing is also an important part of health．It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy．By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy．These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them．5.
A． Many studies show that people with a narrow range of social contacts often get sick.
B． I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep healthy.
C． On the other hand, doing exercise is very important.
D． There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.
E．ome people appear fat because they often eat too much．
F．ut if our health is taken away, it is certain that we will surely die.
G．I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruit which are full of vitamins.
