A blind boy sat there with a hat by his feet. He held up a sign which said, “I am blind, please help.”
There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins and dropped them into the hat .He then turned the sign around and wrote something on it. He put the sign back and walked away.
Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and ask, “Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you do?”
The man said, “I only wrote the truth in a different way.”
What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it.”
Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second one told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.
The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second one told people they were so lucky that they were not blind.
There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.
Treasure (珍惜) what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.
Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.From the passage we know that________.
| A．the boy is the man’s son. |
| B．the man is one of the boy’s neighbors. |
| C．the boy is blind and needs help. |
| D．the boy works for the man. |
On the sign what the man wrote was, “________”
| A．Treasure what we have already had. |
| B．Today is a beautiful day, but I can’t see it. |
| C．We are so lucky that we are not blind. |
| D．Try your best to help those who need your help. |
According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
| A．The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign. |
| B．The man took away all the few coins from the hat. |
| C．The boy wanted to get enough money to go to school. |
| D．Nobody wanted to give any coins to the blind boy. |
The word “recognized” here in Chinese means________.
| A．承认 | B．接受 |
| C．表扬 | D．辨认出 |
The best title for this story is _________.
| A．Giving makes receiving! | B．Be kind and creative! |
| C．Be kind to the blind! | D．Do not always get, but offer! |
Americans can travel almost anywhere they choose. But to protect (保护) its people, the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go. These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war. There, the travelers might not be safe. These countries are listed in a small book called a passport (护照).
This passport is for the safety of its traveling people. It is also a government’s pledge (保证) that the people will follow the rules of the host country. To receive a passport from the government, a traveler must show that he is an American citizen (公民). An American cannot go abroad without a passport. Only the close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports. The traveler’s picture is inside the passport. Children traveling with their parents are also in one parent’s book.
Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year. An American traveler might carry plane tickets, money, clothing and many other things. But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.Why does a traveler need a passport?
| A．It helps to protect the people. | B．It helps to know where he will go. |
| C．He needs to take pictures often. | D．He needs to carry more when he travels. |
A passport is not needed when an American goes to .
| A．European countries | B．Dangerous areas | C．Canada or Mexico | D．Russia and China |
We believe .
| A．some countries don’t ask for passports | B．people should look after their passports |
| C．money is more important than a passport | D．children are never in a passport |
We can know from the text that .
| A．Americans travel abroad a lot | B．a traveler is not safe in most countries |
| C．children can’t travel abroad | D．Americans abroad only need a passport |
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Jim buys a backpack, a T-shirt and a pair of sports socks. What else can he get?
| A．A sports cap. | B．A pair of tennis rackets. |
| C．A pair of jeans. | D．Nothing else. |
How much is the T-shirt before it is off?
| A．￥24. | B．￥48. | C．￥72. | D．￥96. |
Bill wants to buy sports socks. What brand can he buy?
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One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
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( )11. ________ the elephant.
A. The young man sells B. The old man sells
C. The two men sell D. The old man buys
( )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.
He wants to find out ___________.
A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
( )13. The young man ______________.
A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
( )14. The young man ______________.
A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
( )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.
A. angry （生气） B. happy C. dangerous D. hungry
All students need to have good habits(好习惯): When you have good study habits, you learn things quickly. You also remember them easily.
Do you like to study in the living room? This is not a good place because it is usually too noisy. The telephone bell rings there; the TV is there, and sometimes it is a good place for your pet dog or cats to play and rest. You need to study in a quiet place, like your bedroom. A quiet place will help you only think about one thing, and you will learn better.
Before you begin to study, do not forget to clean your desk. A good desk light is important, too. You’ll feel tired easily if there is not enough light(光线). So you should have a clean and bright lamp. To tell you the truth, the most important is that you should put your heart into your study.
( )6.When you have good study habits, you will _______.
A. learn things quickly B. remember things easily
C. make some mistakes D. both A and B
( )7.The living-room is not a good place for study because it is too_____ .
A. quiet B. noisy C. good D. clean
( )8.You’ll feel tired easily if the light is .
A. good B. enough C. bad D. wonderful
( )9.You should remember to _______ before you study.
A. clean the desk B. tidy the room
C. turn off the light D. go to the bedroom
( )10.The best title(标题)for this passage(文章)is __________.
A. Study in the bedroom B. Good study habits
C. How to study D. Desk light is important
Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, “Don’t forget this!”
One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, “Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip.” He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.
About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,”said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
( )1.The old man in the story was very___________.
A. kind B. poor C. forgetful D. sad
( )2.Where is the ticket?
A. The old man forgot go buy it.
B. The old man could not remember where it was.
C. The old man showed it to the conductor.
D. The old man’s wife took the ticket away.
( )3.The old man bought the ticket ________ he got on the train.
A. after B. before C. as D. when
( )4.The conductor __________ the old man.
A. didn’t believe B. laughed at C. believed D. felt sorry for
( )5. The old man was sad because
A. he had to buy another ticket.
B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C. he did not know where he was.
D. He did not know where he should get off.
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