As far back as he could remember, Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star. The
young man's hopes for success were broken again and again,however. Hollywood just did not seem
interesting. When he first came to California, Larry had decided never to give up and return home without
success. Therefore,he kept on trying. Someday,he told himself, his big opportunity would come.
     Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood's big restaurants. His pay was elementary, but since
the guests were kind enough to give him more money, he managed to make a living. One day he recognized
an important film director driving into the parking lot (停車場(chǎng)) and getting out of his car. Larry had recently
heard that the man was ready to make a new picture.
     Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it. Then he stopped,jumped out, and
ran over to the director. "Excuse me, sir, but I think it's only fair to tell you that it's now or never if you want
me in your next picture. A lot of big companies are after me."
     Instead of pushing away the boy, the director laughed, then wrote something on a card and handed it to
the young man. "Come and see me tomorrow." Larry got a small part in the director's next film. He was on
his way!

1. Which of the following was Larry interested in?

A. Working as a waiter.
B. Becoming a film star.
C. Parking cars for film stars.
D. Owing a big company.

2. Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

A. Because he liked the job.
B. Because the parking lot was near Hollywood.
C. To make a living and wait for the opportunity.
D. To see a lot of film stars and work for them.

3. After reading the story what can we infer (推斷) about the film director?

A. He wanted to laugh at Larry.
B. He recognized Larry at first sight.
C. He was kind and gave Larry a try.
D. He thought Larry would become a star.

4. What does the word "elementary" mean in this passage?

A. 基本的
B. 充足的
C. 較高的
D. 不達(dá)標(biāo)的

5. "He was on his way" refers to the fact that ______.

A. he gave up and returned home
B. he began to work towards success
C. he took a journey to Hollywood
D. he had difficulty in playing the small part

     I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier (收銀臺(tái)) in her general store. 1_____
I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying "thank you". 
     At first I was paid in candy. 2_____ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on
weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3_____ 
     By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling
cosmetics (化妝品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a
kid, women would ask me such things as "What color do you think I should wear?" I took a real interest in
their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup (化妝) ideas. 4_____
    The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn't need to be a Rocket
scientist-you needed to be a great listener. 5_____ Expect they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics
from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.
B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.
C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.
D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.
E. My grandma's trust taught me how to handle responsibility.
F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.
G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

     When I was in my fourth year of teaching, I was also (and am still) a high school track and field coach
(田徑教練). One year, I had a student, John, who entered my class when he was a junior (三年級(jí)學(xué)生).
John changed to our school from Greece, and seemed to be interested in sports, so I encouraged him to join
our track team. I explained to him that even though he had never taken part in it before, I did believe that he
could do well in any event, and I would be willing to coach him at whichever ones interested him. He accepted
the offer, and began to work hard at every practice.
     About a month later, I had found out from other sources that John was a first-class tennis player, winning
various junior awards in his home country. I went to him asking, "John, I really appreciate that you came out
for the track team, but why didn't you play tennis instead? It seems that would interest you a lot more, since
you're so good at it."
     John answered, "Well, I like tennis, but you told me that you believed in me, and that you thought I could
do well in track, so I wanted to try it for that reason."
     From then on, I often remember my student's reply. I told it to a friend and she suggested I write it down
to share somewhere with more teachers. No matter how critical (不滿的) students can be of them-selves,
I've found that a simple "I trust that you can do it!" can go a long way!

1. According to Paragraph 1, the author seems to think more about John's _____.

A. PE marks
B. self-confidence
C. interest in sports
D. state of health

2. Why did John take part in the track team?

A. He had been an excellent runner.
B. He was encouraged by his teacher.
C. He liked running more than tennis.
D. He had no tennis coach to train him.

3. The purpose of this passage is probably _____.

A. to build a close teacher-student relationship
B. to introduce a new way of sports training
C. to explain the value of sports and games
D. to show the importance of encouragement

4. The passage is mainly written for _____.

A. teachers
B. parents
C. students
D. players

     One day Mrs. Perry said to her husband, "Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies' club at Mrs. Young's
house at lunch time today. And I want to go to it. I'll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?"
     "Oh, yes," her husband answered, "that's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?"
     "This tin of fish." Mrs. Perry said. "And there are some cold boiled potatoes and some beans here, too."
     "Good," Mr. Perry answered. "I'll have a good lunch."
     So Mrs. Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. Young's house, and at three o'clock
she came home.
     "Was your fish nice?" asked she. 
     "Yes, but my feet are hurting," he answered.
     "Why are they hurting?"
     "Well, the words on the tin were Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes."

1. Mrs. Perry went to the meeting because _____.

A. she had something to do with the ladies' club
B. she was a member of the ladies' club
C. she wanted to join the club
D. she was a friend of Mrs. Young's

2. Mrs. Perry left home some food for Jack's lunch because _____.

A. she didn't cooking
B. Jack knew nothing about cooking
C. she wanted Jack to have a good time
D. she wanted to go to the meeting very much

3. Which of the following is not true?

A. Mrs. Perry arrived at Mrs. Young's before lunch
B. Mr. Perry had a good lunch
C. Mrs. Perry wanted to test her husband
D. Mr. Perry liked fish

4. Jack had his feet hurt _____.

A. when he was opening the tin
B. when he was helping himself to the fish
C. before he opened the tin
D. after he opened the tin

5. "Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes" means _____.

A. you should open the tin and stand in hot water for 5 minutes
B. you should open the tin but not stand in hot water for 5 minutes
C. you should not open the tin but stand in hot water for 5 minutes
D. you should open the tin and let it stand in hot water for 5 minutes

     Mr. and Mrs. Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small
inn at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided
to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went t turning around that famous city.
     They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to
go bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals served after seven. They were therefore
surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.
     "Are you still serving dinner?" asked Mr. Smith.
     "Yes,certainly, sir," answered the man. "We serve it until half past nine."
     "What are the times of meals then?" asked Mr. Smith.
     "Well, sir," answered the man. "We sever breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch
from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine."
     "But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!" said Mrs. Smith.

1. Mr. and Mrs. Smith had _____ in the past.

A. often stayed in a quite good hotel
B. often stayed in a small inn
C. travelled to many places
D. made a lot of money

2. They decided to go to a really good hotel because _____.

A. it was said to be a quite good one
B. they were tired of small inns
C. it was near many places of interest
D. they now had enough money

3. When they got to the hotel, _____.

A. no meals wre served after seven
B. dinner was still being severed
C. there wre no visitors
D. the waiters were asleep