Sometimes it is impossible to deliver（投递）all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an mailing address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just the mail, so it becomes “dead mail”. Dead mail is to one of the U.S. Post Service’s in Atlanta, New York, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can be put in these offices in one year.
There the workers of the dead mail offices have ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for something that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages, expecting that something will show where the package came from or is going to. Dead mail will also be listed on a so that people can call in and check to see if a missing thing is there on the screen. However, all of this mail cannot simply be forever; there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail comes together, the dead mail offices hold public auctions (拍卖). Every three months, some people who are are invited to the offices with objects（物品） found in dead mail packages and they are sold to the bidder (出价者).
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The Japanese Macaca monkey has been studied in the wild for over 50 years. In 1952, on one small Japanese island, scientists dropped some 26 in the dirt for the monkeys. The monkeys liked their taste, but they found the dirt 27 .
One clever 18-month-old monkey found she could 28 the problem by washing the sweet potatoes in a nearby river. She taught this to her mother. Her 29 also learned this new way and they taught their mothers, too.
All the younger monkeys 30 learned to wash the dirty sweet potatoes to make them 31 to eat. But many old monkeys found it very hard to learn this and still ate the 32 sweet potatoes.
Then something very surprising 33 . In the autumn of 1958, scientists found that the monkeys on other nearby 34 began washing their sweet potatoes too. Scientists still don’t fully understand how this knowledge was 35 from one island to another.
A．sweet potatoes B．green plants C．hard stones D．fresh nuts
A．beautiful B．terrible C．difficult D．interesting
A．find B．reach C．solve D．understand
A．children B．brothers C．sisters D．friends
A．quietly B．easily C．angrily D．awfully
A．nicer B．smaller C．lighter D．drier
A．small B．large C．new D．dirty
A．took on B．took off C．took place D．took away
A．trees B．islands C．beaches D．rivers
A．lost B．dropped C．passed D．left
William Shakespeare was one of the world’s great writers. He lived in England 21 1564 to 1616. Shakespeare is famous for his 22 and poems. His plays are all about love and feelings. Some, like Julius Caesar, are about history. 23 , like Romeo and Juliet, are about love and romance. The plays are very interesting, and the writing is beautiful. Sometimes it’s hard to understand them. English today is very different from 24 it was 400 years ago. Also, people in the plays often speak like they’re in a poem. There are many movies about Shakespeare’s plays. When you don’t have the chance to see a live play(现场演出), you can 25 one of the movies.
A．in B．from C．since D．for
A．novels B．plays C．stories D．songs
A．Another B．The other C．Others D．Either
A．what B．that C．which D．how
A．make B．enjoy C．write D．play
One day Mozart saw an old blind street-performer playing the violin in the street corner 26 a hat in front of him . He found out the old man was 27 one of his compositions . The old man played for 28 but still nobody put any money into his hat . Mozart asked the old man , “Do you often play compositions by Mozart ?” “Yes, 29 _ ,” answered the old man . “now, everybody knows Mozart and likes his music .” “Do you 30 a living by playing the violin ?” The old man said he 31 . Mozart took over the violin from the old man and began to play .
He played so well 32 all the passerby stopped to listen to the wonderful music and soon the old man felt very 33 that the man could play so well . He asked Mozart , “Who are you , sir ?” “Your colleague（同行） , a poor 34 like you .”
Then Mozart gave the 35 back to the old man and went away .
A．on B．by C．with D．to
A．writing B．playing C．reading D．listening
A．sometime B．sometimes C．some time D．some times
A．you B．it is C．Mr. D．Sir
A．make B．buy C．give D．take
A．certainly B．did C．yes D．sorry
A．which B．how C．that D．what
A．happy B．worried C．disappointed D．surprised
A．musician B．artist C．scientist D．writer
A．money B．violin C．food D．hat
A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor 21 the story to her. The lady was 22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it. 23 I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a 24 to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were 25 pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”
A．gave B．came back C．handed D．returned
A．angry B．happy C．satisfied D．glad
A．After B．until C．Before D．Since
A．lesson B．test C．question D．thing
A．already B．still C．even D．yet
In many people’s eyes, middle school students are happy and carefree. But is it the truth? And what 26 students happy or unhappy?
To find out students, Li Jiahui , a student in Pinggu No. 3 Middle School, Beijing, spent six months 27 students’ sense of happiness last year. The 28 girl made a survey with questions such as “Are you feeling happy?”and “What makes you unhappy?”
After studying the answers from 284 students , Li learned that 29 40 percent of the students felt unhappy , and the 30 from studies was the main for their unhappiness.
“More than 50 percent said they were 31 pressure and 70 percent didn’t get enough sleep,”Li said . “It shows that middle school students are not as happy 32 people think. They worry a lot, and they can get angry easily.”
Li also said that over 90 percent said their happiness had 33 to do with how much money they have . Instead, they cared about their relationships with friends ,teachers and parents. “Students always feel better when they get 34 well with each other .”Li said .
After her survey , Li listed 35 tips that may make students happier, such as : Treat yourself better, be kind and polite to your friends and relatives , and try new things.
A．helps B．wants C．makes D．keeps
A．to study B．studying C．study D．studied
A．15-year-old B．15-years-old C．15 years old D．15-year-olds
A．about B．than C．below D．inside
A．pressure B．difficulties C．knowledge D．interest
A．after B．in C．with D．under
A．so B．and C．like D．as.
A．something B．nothing C．anything D．nobody
A．along B．up C．off D．down .
A．the number of B．A number of C．much D．a lot
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