In many big cities there are people who cannot get work. Sometimes they do not want to work, but sometimes there isn't any work for them to do.

　　Some of these people beg for money. Some of them sell boxes of matches or cheap pens, and some or them sell flowers.

　　Andrew never gave money to beggars. "People should work for their money," he believed. He also believed there was work for everyone, which was however not true.

　　One day when he was waiting for a bus, he met a beggar who was an old woman wearing very old and dirty clothes. She had no shoes and she was selling some flowers.

　　"Give an old woman ten dollars, mister," she said to Andrew. "I haven't had a meal for three days."

　　"I'm not giving you ten dollars," Andrew said.

　　"What about five dollars, then, mister?" the poor old woman asked. "That'll buy me a couple of pieces of bread."

　　"No," Andrew said.

　　"Then what about one dollar?" the old woman asked. "I can buy an orange."

　　"I haven't got one dollar," Andrew said. "Now go away."

　　The old woman looked at him sadly, and then gave him her flowers.

　　"Here, mister," she said. "You have these. You need them more than I do."

(1)Andrew never gave money to beggars because _______.

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A．he didn't like them

B．they didn't need money

C．he thought they should work

D．he had no money

(2)The beggar was _______.

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A．an old man

B．a young man

C．a young woman

D．an old woman

(3)At first the beggar asked Andrew for ________.

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A．a dollar	B．ten dollars
C．five dollars	D．a hundred dollars

(4)Why did the beggar give Andrew the flowers?

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A．Because Andrew liked flowers.

B．Because she thought Andrew had nothing.

C．Because Andrew asked for them.

D．Because she was tired of them.

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　　Every year, over 40 000 students in Britain run a business, “Each business runs of one year.” said Ben, one of the group of students visiting Shanghai. “When we started our business, we borrowed money from parents and friends. At the end of the year, these people will receive some of the profits(利潤).” I asked Ben if running a business was difficult. He said that it was no problem. He said that they always received a lot of advice from teachers and business people.

　　Another member of the group, Regina, told me the four questions they always asked themselves. The questions are:

1．What do people want to buy?

2．Where is a good place to sell the product(產(chǎn)品)?

3．How is our product better than other products?

4．How much is the product?

　　I also wanted to know how the group was organized(組織), Regina said that there were usually about five to seven students in each business and among them are one manager and one accountant (會計), I asked them who was the manager. “I am, of course.”said Regina. “It was my idea to produce(生產(chǎn)) picture books,”she said. “They have been very popular with the other students.” I also asked the students what other people sold. “Other groups in our school sell things like T-shirts, videos and computer games,”said Ben.

　　“How much money do the businesses usually make?” I asked. “Some businesses make $ 20 000-30 000, but most groups make a small profit of about $ 1 000-3 000,”said Regina. I asked them what they did with the profits. “We can do what we like with the profits.” However, Regina told me that it was important not to waste(浪費) the money. She always told the other groups to give the money to charity(慈善事業(yè)).

　　Most students enjoy running a business and all the students said that they had learnt a lot.

1．When the students begin a businesses, they ________.

[　　]

A．have made a small profit

B．have got enough money

C．borrow money from parents and friends

D．borrow money from teachers and businesses people

2．The manager of this group of students is ________.

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3．This group of students sold ________ as their businesses.

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4．The groups use the profits ________.

[　　]

5．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．When the students run businesses, they get much help from other people.

B．Running a business is difficult for Ben's group.

C．These students try their best to produce better and cheaper products.

D．Most groups are able to get more money than they put in.

Do you think of your parents? “Yes，of course,” you may answer，“I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day．And I give my father a present on Father's Day， ① .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents，not just on some important days.

I have a friend who lives alone，because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a call．She dialed（撥）the number，but then she put the phone down．After about ten seconds，she dialed the number  ②  . “Hi，Mum…”

Later I asked，“Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled，“My parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone quickly . I always do so when I call them. ③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1.將①②處填上適當?shù)膯卧~ ___________    ______________

2.將第③翻譯成中文。

___________________________________________________________________________

3.回答問題： How many times does the friend dial the number?

___________________________________________________________________________

4.在文章中找出同義句：We have a good time chatting.

___________________________________________________________________________

5.找出本文的中心句。

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 Do you think of your parents? “Yes，of course,” you may answer，“I buy a present for my mother on Mother’s Day．And I give my father a present on Father's Day， ①  .” Then what about the other days of a year? Always remember to think of your parents，not just on some important days.

I have a friend who lives alone，because her parents live in another city. One day I went to see her. We had a nice chat. Then she wanted to make a call．She dialed（撥）the number，but then she put the phone down．After about ten seconds，she dialed the number  ②   . “Hi，Mum…”

Later I asked，“Why did you dial the number twice?” She smiled，“My parents are old. They can't get close to the telephone quickly . I always do so when I call them. ③I just want to give them enough time to answer the call.”

My friend is a good girl. She is always thinking about her parents. You also want to be a good child, right? So why not learn from her?

1．將①②處填上適當?shù)膯卧~ ___________    ______________

2．將第③翻譯成中文。

___________________________________________________________________________

3．回答問題： How many times does the friend dial the number?

___________________________________________________________________________

4．在文章中找出同義句：We have a good time chatting.

___________________________________________________________________________

5．找出本文的中心句。

___________________________________________________________________________