Like many lovers of books, Mary and her husband, Richard Goldman, seldom walked past a bookstore without stopping to look inside. They often talked of opening their own store one day.
When Mary was in hospital with heart trouble in 1989, they decided it was time to get serious. Richard, who worked for a business company, expected to work for himself, and Mary needed to slow down from her job.
They started by talking to bookstore owners and researching the industry(产业). “We knew it had to be a specialty(专业) store because we couldn’t afford enough money,” says Mary. One idea came to her: She’d read somewhere that about 20 percent of books sold were mysteries, and many buyers spent more $300 a year on books. She and Richard were themselves mystery readers.
On Halloween 1992, they opened the Mystery Lovers Bookshop and Café near their home. With three children in college, the couple could not spend all the family’s money to start a shop. To pay the $100,000 cost, they drew some of their savings, borrowed from friends and from an bank.
The store only broke even in its first year, with only $120,000 in sales. But Mary was always coming up with new ways to attract(吸引) buyers. The shop had a coffee bar and it offered gifts to mystery lovers and provided dinners for book clubs that met in the store. She also invited some writers to discuss their stories.
Today Mystery Lovers makes sales of about $420,000 a year. After paying taxes, business costs and the six part-time sales workers, Richard and Mary together earn about $34,000.
“The job you love may not go hand in hand with a million-dollar income(收入)” says Richard. “This has always been about a pleasant life for ourselves, not about making a lot of money.”When Mary was in hospital, the couple realized that ____.
| A．they had to put their plan into practice |
| B．health was more important than money |
| C．heart trouble was a serious illness |
| D．they both needed to stop working |
After Mary got well from her illness they began _____.
| A．to study how to open a bookstore |
| B．to buy and read more mystery books |
| C．to do market research on book business |
| D．to work harder to save money for the bookstore |
How did their bookstore do in the first year?
| A．They had to borrow money to keep it going. |
| B．They made just enough to pay all the costs. |
| C．They succeeded in making a lot of money. |
| D．They failed though they worked hard. |
According to Richard, the main purpose of opening the bookstore is _____.
| A．to pay for their children’s education |
| B．to get to know more writers |
| C．to set up more bookstores |
| D．to do what they like to do |
We have always been interested in the moon.2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year.At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.
When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change.They could see the moon was made of rocks.Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on Earth.This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth's gravity (引力) millions of years earlier.
In 1969 moon rocks were finally brought to the earth and studied.Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things.Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.
After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of Earth.They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 million years ago, something about the size of Mars hit Earth.This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet.These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.
In the future, even though our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.Now, we’re sure ________________
| A．Moon rocks are quite different from those on Earth. |
| B．Moon was once a part of Earth. |
| C．Moon moves around Earth and it’s the only satellite of Earth. |
| D．Moon was once a planet caught in Earth’s gravity. |
In 1969 there is a big event, that is __________.
| A．humans Found no water in Moon rocks |
| B．scientists made out a modern spaceship |
| C．scientists invented an advanced telescope |
| D．humans left their footprints on Moon |
What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
| A．Why people are interested in the moon. |
| B．How ideas about the moon have changed over time. |
| C．Where the moon came from in the past. |
| D．That people have finally learned the truth about the moon. |
Before 1969 most scientists thought the moon was ________.
| A．part of the earth billions of years earlier |
| B．older than the earth |
| C．a planet caught by the earth's gravity |
| D．made of the same things as the earth |
From this passage we can learn that ________.
| A．scientists in the past were not clever |
| B．the earth was once part of the moon |
| C．new information brings new ideas |
| D．we now know everything about the moon |
Mr White is talking to a psychiatrist.Mr White: "Every night when I get into bed, I think that someone is under my bed.I then get up and look.There is never anyone there.When I go under the bed and lie down, I get the idea that there is someone on top of the bed.I then get up and look and I never find anyone on top of the bed.This goes on all night, up and down, up and down.I nearly get mad.Do you think you can help?"
Psychiatrist: "I think I can.All you have to do is to visit me twice a week for the next two years and I think I can cure（治愈）you.The visits will costs ＄75 an hour."
Mr.White: "That is an awful lot of money for a working man like me.I'll have to talk it over with my wife and let you know."
The next week Mr.White phoned the Psychiatrist.
Mr.White: "I won't be back, sir.My wife solved the problem.She cut the legs off the bed."Mr.white is _____
| A．ill in mind（精神） | B．crazy about sports |
| C．interested in his bed | D．afraid of someone in his house |
The psychiatrist works as a _____ .
| A．teacher | B．volunteer | C．doctor | D．listener |
The psychiatrist told Mr.White to ________ .
| A．ask his wife for help | B．visit him a lot more |
| C．cut the legs off the bed | D．believe his abilities |
49.Mr.White became all right with the help of ______ .
| A．the psychiatrist | B．his wife |
| C．his bed | D．a working man |
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
| A．Mr.White is in a good health because he exercises every day. |
| B．The psychiatrist made a lot of money by helping Mr.White. |
| C．Mr.White has a smart wife who is very helpful. |
| D．Mr.White went mad before he went to see the psychiatrist. |
downtown Beijing, will prepare a special trip for foreigners in Beijing next Sunday, January 14.
The garden is an amazing place to view the green world during Beijing’s bleak and desolate winter.
The tour of the garden lasts about two hours.
Lunch is prepared for foreign tourists in the garden’s restaurant, hidden in a green hothouse.
Gifts of fresh potted flowers and plants are also prepared for each foreign visitor.
Time: 9 am to1:30 pm, January 14.
Departure: Our bus will leave China Daily at 8:30 am, January 14.
Return: 1 pm.
There is no fee charged for the trip.Everything is free.So enjoy a day in the garden!
Garden location: Between South Third Ring Road and South Fourth Ring Road.After getting to the Garden, call Li Jin at the following cell phone number.
Contact: Call Li Jin at 64924488 ext 2305 or 13611160678
Garden of the World’s Flowers and Plants will open for foreigners in Beijing next Sunday, January 14.
The winter in Beijing seems a little bleak and desolate.
The special trip to the garden will take about two hours and everything is free.
There is a restaurant in a hothouse in the garden.
After getting to the Garden, the tourists can call Li Jin at 64924488 ext 2305 for service.
There are four seasons in China.March, April and May make the spring.June, July and August make the summer season.September, October and November make the autumn season.The rest（剩下）of months make the winter season.
The Australia seasons are the opposite（相反的）of ours.When it’s spring in China, it is autumn in Australia.
Australia is in the south（南方）of the earth.June, July and August are the winter months.The summer is in December, January and February.It’s very hot there, too.
Near the North Pole（北极）there are two seasons.The winter nights are long.For more than two months you can’t see the sun, even at noon.The summer days are long.For more that two months, the sun never sets（落下）, and there’s no night.＿＿＿make the winter season in China.
| A．October, November and December |
| B．November, December and January |
| C．December, January and February |
| D．January, February and March |
When it’s summer in China, it is＿＿＿in Australia.
| A．winter | B．autumn | C．spring | D．summer |
Near the North Pole there are two seasons: ＿＿＿.
| A．spring and summer | B．summer and winter |
| C．summer and autumn | D．spring and winter |
Near the North Pole, there’s no night in summer for more than＿＿＿months.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．four |
＿＿＿in winter near the North Pole.
| A．The days are longer than the nights |
| B．The days are as long as the nights |
| C．The days are shorter than the nights |
| D．The nights are shorter than the days |
Hello，my friend.I'm Jack.Today I'd like to tell you a story about the language.People live together and they speak the same language.They are kind to each other .
People want to build a tower.One of them says, “Let's build it high and it can reach the heaven (天堂)！”.And the name is the Tower of Babel.But God doesn't like it.“I will stop (阻止) them！” God says.
People can work together because they can speak the same language.So God makes people speak different language.This is a big problem.Someone asks for water，people give him clothes.They can't understand each other.So people are not friendly.They don't like building the tower.
People begin to speak different languages and live in different places.They never finish building the Tower of Babel.In the story，people in the world speak ______ language(s) at first.
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．many different |
People want to build the tower high, then ______.
| A．they can live in it |
| B．it can reach the heaven |
| C．it can take many things |
| D．they can see the world on it |
When God knows people want to build a tower，he is ________.
| A．happy | B．not happy | C．hungry | D．not hungry |
People can work together because ________.
| A．they know each other |
| B．they are kind to each other |
| C．they speak the same language |
| D．they often play together |
Now people in the world ________.
| A．speak the same language but live in different places |
| B．speak different languages but live in the same place |
| C．speak the same language and live in the same place |
| D．speak different languages and live in different places |
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