Last week, the manager of an old jeweler’s shop received a letter marked “personal”. As he was very busy, the letter lay on his desk till teatime. When he opened it, a $10 note fell out onto his desk. With the note was a short letter. This is what it said:
| Dear sir, I got engaged (订婚的) forty years ago. Unfortunately at that time there was a lot of unemployment and I lost my job. I was out of work for about six months before I got another one. Of course I was very short of money.  I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring one day. The assistant brought some rings for me to have a look, later she was called away, and then I put one of the rings into my pocket. When she came back, I said I did not know the size of my girlfriend’s finger. So I left the shop without paying for the ring. My wife died a month ago, and the fact that I never paid for her ring has been on my conscience (让我良心不安) all these years. I always feel guilty about that. At that time the ring cost $2, and I think that is about five times -- $10 at today’s price. Now I am sending you that amount. Yours truly, A customer |
After reading the letter, the manager said, “Well, well, well, life is full of surprise!”The ring that the customer put into his pocket was ____ at that time.
| A．$2 | B．$5 | C．$10 | D．$40 |
The underlined word “unemployment” means “____” in Chinese.
| A．辞职 | B．就业 | C．悲伤 | D．失业 |
How long has the customer’s wife been dead?
| A．A week. | B．A month. | C．A year. | D．Two months. |
The customer wrote to the manager in order to ________.
| A．return the ring | B．say thanks to him |
| C．ask him for some advice | D．send the money for the ring |
Which is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．The manager opened the letter by himself. |
| B．The manager thought life was full of surprise. |
| C．When the customer’s wife knew the fact, she was impatient. |
| D．The customer always feels sad for not paying for the ring years ago. |
Expressions cover all parts of our life. They may be around your ears every day. You may know a lot of Chinese expressions that describe how you feel. Here are some English ones for your enjoyment.
Have Your Heart in Your Mouth
This expression means that you’re really afraid or anxious about something. When your heart starts beating so much that you can feel a thumping(怦怦跳) in your throat, it may feel like you “have your heart in your mouth”.
Have Butterflies in the Stomach
How did butterflies get in your stomach? Well, those really aren’t butterflies in there. It is a way of describing those nervous feelings you might get before a test or a very important decision.
These stomach flutters(跳动) are normal and happen to many people. Some people believe having a few butterflies might even help you perform better.
Sick as a Dog
If you’ve ever been very sick, you may have used this expression. Because dogs eat just about anything they find, they often get sick. So it’s all right to describe someone who’s not feeling well as being “sick as a dog” .
Under the Weather
When it’s rainy all day outside, how would you feel? This expression comes from the idea that bad weather might hurt a person’s health and mood .Someone believes ________ if you ‘have butterflies in the stomach” before a test.
| A．You’re sure to fail | B．You will forget everything |
| C．You might do better | D．You are sure to do better |
When somebody says “ under the weather” , he must feel __________ .
| A．upset | B．happy | C．calm | D．afraid |
All expressions discussed in the passage are about _________
| A．health | B．habits | C．feelings | D．Weather |
A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin（顽童） was walking around the shining car. “Is this your car, Paul?” he asked.
Paul answered, “Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was surprised. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing ? Boy, I wish…”He hesitated.(犹豫)
Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.
“I wish,” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?”
“Oh yes, I’d love that.”
After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said, “Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”
Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked.
He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled （残疾）brother. He sat him down on the step and
pointed to the car.
“There she is, Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t cost him a cent（美分）. And some day I’m going to give you one just like it …then you can see for yourself all the nice things in the Christmas window that I’ve been trying to tell you about.”
Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.
根据短文内容，选择正确案。The street urchin was very surprised when ________.
A. Paul received an expensive car
B. Paul told him about the car
C. he saw the shining car From the story we can see the urchin ______.
A. wished to give his brother a car
B. wanted Paul’s brother to give him a car
C. wished he could have a brother like Paul’sThe urchin asked Paul to stop his car in front of his house ____________
A. to show his neighbours the big car
B. to show he had a rich friend
C. to tell his brother about his wishWe can infer（推断） from the story that______.
A. Paul couldn’t understand the urchin
B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother
C. the urchin wished to have a rich brotherThe best name of the story is ________
A. A Christmas Present
B. A Street Urchin
C. A Brother Like That
Once there were two brothers. They were very good to each other. They were half brothers because the elder brother’s mother was dead, and then his father married again. The stepmother （继母）was not kind to the elder brother, but the younger brother loved him and often helped him.
One day, the mother gave each of the brothers a box of seeds(种子) and enough food for a few days. She said to them, “Take them. Go and plant them. One of you must plant them on the east hill, and the other on the west hill. Don’t come back if the seeds don’t come out. ” The mother gave very bad seeds to the elder brother, but the two brothers didn’t know this, and set out the next morning.
When they came to a bridge, they sat down to rest. After that, they got up to say good-bye to each other, but they took the wrong boxes of seeds!
Ten days later, the elder brother’s seeds began to grow and he came back. But the younger brother did not return home because his seeds didn’t grow. At last, he died on the hill.
根据短文内容，选择正确案。One day, the mother gave two boxes of seeds _________
| A．only to the elder son | B．only to the younger son |
| C．to their father | D．to the two sons |
The mother asked the two brothers to _________.
| A．plant the seeds on the west hill | B．come back soon after they planted the seeds |
| C．plant the seeds on two hills | D．take the trees and plant them. |
In fact the mother wanted __________
| A．the two brothers to plant trees | B．the two brothers to work hard |
| C．the elder brother to die | D．the younger brother to die |
Which of the following is NOT true?
| A．The mother was not kind to the elder brother |
| B．The younger brother loved the elder brother |
| C．The younger brother had two mothers |
| D．The elder brother had two mothers |
The story tells us that ________.
| A．one mustn’t do bad things | B．one mustn’t take the wrong box |
| C．one must help others | D．one must use good seeds |
Mrs. Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small and she always spent only half an hour tidying it. She couldn’t get up early in the morning, so Mr. Smith had to cook breakfast himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no TV. Mr. Smith always went to bed at nine.
It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it was in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment, a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.
“Excuse me, madam.” said the man.”Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please?”
Mrs. Smith looked at him up and down. “He seems a farmer.” the woman said to herself. “Let me laugh at him.”
Then she turned to him and said, “Lie down in the middle of the street, and you’ll soon be sent to a hospital.”
“Please set an example to me, then.” said the man.
She had to tell him the way and then she said, “I think you must be in a city for the first time. It’s much more beautiful than the field. Is that right?”
“Yes, madam,” said the farmer with a smile. “But I think it is built on the field!”
根据短文内容，判断句子正误,对的在括号内填“T”,错的填“F”。(5分)Mrs. Smith spent much time tidying the room.
Mr Smith always went to bed at 9 because he had to cook breakfast the next morning.
Mrs. Smith met a man with a map on a winter morning.
The woman was glad to help the man.
The farmer answered the woman cleverly.
Young people should be enjoying the best time of their lives . but those in their twenties or thirties are in worse health than their parents ,a British survey has found .
Drinking too much , eating fast food and being ＿short of_________exercise all have a bad influence on young people .As a result , the young are more likely to have headaches , catch colds or become stressed than their parents .
According to the survey , those aged between 18 and 34 are three times more likely to catch colds than the older people . The following are the main reasons .
The old people usually eat more healthily .More than four in ten old people eat five or more part of fruit or vegetables a day . It’s twice the number of the young men and woman . Six in ten old people cook their own meals every day .., compared to less than one third of the young people . Almost 10％ of the young people admit that they eat fast food for every meal and 2% say they only eat at restaurants .
The old people are also more likely to take a lot of exercise . 12% of them spend at 30 minutes doing exercise each day . They are healthier . However ,only 9% of the young do so .
根据短文内容，选择正确答案。The survey was made in _________.
| A．China | B． Japan | C． America | D．the UK |
The underlined phrase “short of “ means ________in Chinese .
| A．缺乏 | B．少于 | C．短小 | D．除------外 |
According to the survey , the parents are less likely to ________than children .
| A．feel relaxed | B．catch colds |
| C．do exercise | D． eat at home |
Among the old people ,_________in 100 usually have meals at home .
| A． 10 | B． 30 | C． 40 | D． 60 |
According the survey ,____________young people take a lot of exercise .
| A． 20% | B． 30% | C． 15% | D． 9% |
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