7、Billy is a boy of fifteen. His parents died three years ago. One day when he was walking in the street he 1  a wallet. He returned it to the owner, Mr. Baker. He gave his  2 to the boy. As the boy had no job, Mr. Baker made him work for him in his  3 . Billy worked so hard that Mr. and Mrs. Baker were   4    with him.

Mr. Baker loved planting   5   . The week before last, he brought a few trees home, planted them in the     6     himself and watered them every day. Several days __7 , he had to leave for another city. Before he started, he said to Billy, "Sake good care of these trees. Some boys near our house always want to steal them. ""Don't  8   about them, sir." answered Billy, "I'll try my best to watch them. "

Six days passed and Mr. Baker came back. He asked,  "    9  anyone ever come to steal the trees?"  "No, sir." said Billy, "So stop someone from stealing the trees, I    10 them up six days ago. I have hidden （藏） them for almost a week!"

1．A．bought                B．found                C．carried               D．wanted

2．A．Wallet                 B．pity                  C．thanks               D．excuses

3．A．office                  B．factory                C．tom                  D．home

4．A．pleased                 B．a(chǎn)ngry                C．bored                D．sad

5．A．grass                  B．flowers              C．vegetables             D．trees

6．A．garden                B．office                C．city                 D．room

7．A．a(chǎn)go                   B．later                  C．before               D．a(chǎn)fter

8．A．think                  B．talk                      C．learn                 D．worry

9．A．Did                   B．Does                C．Has                 D．Will

10．A．sent                  B．pulled                 C．put                  D．picked

6、Mr. Brown was going away for a week. Before he left, he said to his son, "if anyone asks for me, you can tell him that your father has been out for doing something, and will be back in a week, then be sure to ask him to sit down for a cup of tea"

"OK, Bad," said his son. But he was afraid his son couldn't remember this, he wrote these words down on a piece of paper and gave it to him. His son put it into his small pocket, took it out and looked at it every now and then.

Four days passed, but no one came to see his father. The boy thought that there was no man to come and that the piece of paper was of no more use for him, so he burnt it that evening.

The next afternoon, someone knocked at the door. The boy opened it. A man was standing at the door and said, "Where is your father?." The boy put his hand into his pocket at once and looked for the piece of paper. He could not find it. He suddenly remembered he had burnt it, so he shouted, "No more."

The man was very surprised. He asked, "No, more? I met your father last week. When did it happen?" 

"Burnt yesterday evening."

1．Mr. Brown told his son that_____

A．he would be away from home for four days

B．he would be back in seven days

C．he would be back in a month

D．he liked a cup of tea

2．A man came to visit the boy’s father on_____

A．the second day       B．the third day     C．the fourth day       D．the fifth day

3．The man was very surprised because_____

A．he thought the child's father was dead

B．the child didn’t ask him to sit down

C．the child gave his a cup of tea

D．he couldn't find that piece of paper

5、Reading is a good habit, but the problem is, there’s too much to read these days, and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time, Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview-if it's long and hat& Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy, reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview

Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn't give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don't really want-or need-to read.

Skim-if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of tight reading-like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words where we skim the same piece, but we'll get a similar idea of what it's all about.

1．How many skills are recommended in this passage?

A．One.         B．Two.         C．Three.        D．Four.

2．What should we NOT do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the passage?

A．Read the last two paragraphs carefully.

B．let our eyes to move fast.

C．Sweep our eyes across each line.

D．Pick up only a few key words in each line.

3．What is the best title for this passage?

A．How to read faster               B．What to read

C．When to read                  D．Why we should read

4、You want to know about my staying in America, right? Well, to tell you the truth, it is really an eye-Opening experience to study here.

In China, I had English classes five times a week since fifth grade. However, I didn’t know how different textbook English could he from everyday English until I came to Hotchkiss School. Connecticut.

When I first studied English, I was told to say, "I am fine" when people say "How are you?"   But in the US, I found that people say, "I am good" or "I'm tired".

One day, someone greeted me with "What's up?"  It made me confused. I thought for a moment and then smiled because I didn’t know what to say.

Since then, I have discovered more and more differences between Chinese and us cultures.

To my surprise, US girls spend a lot of time in the burning sun to get a tan（曬黑）. However, in China, girls try every possible way to get their skin paler, or "whiter".

I was also surprised by how hardworking US students are.

In China, schoolwork is almost everything, so we study hard and that's it. But here, a "good" student gets good grades, does a lot for the public and plays sports or music.

The kids here are so talented; I am starting to be sorry that I gave up playing the piano at an early age and that I have never though about sports.

1．According to the writer, textbook English is______ everyday English.

A．quite different from                 B．the same as

C．more difficult than                 D．easier than

2．What does the word “confused” in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese?

A．困惑                   B．憧憬                    C．悲痛                      D．后悔

3．A good US student spends his／her time______．

A．only in doing homework

B．only on sports or music

C．only in working for the public

D．on studies，sports or music and public work

4．Which is the best title for the passage?

A．My Own Travel in the US                  B．My Studying in the US

C．My Opinion about the US                     D．My Friends in the US

3、A small store sold a lot of jewels and the owner was always careful to prevent people（l） ______ stealing them．One day, a thief came and tried to（2） ______ a beautiful necklace,（3） ______ the owner caught him at once and went to the telephone to call the（4） ______．“Please don’t do that!。the thief said，“I have a wife and three（5） ______at home．And I will（6） ______ for the necklace．”

The owner felt sorry for the man and he didn’t want to have much（7） ______ with the police，So he（8） ______ the man’s offer．He went to prepare a bill for it．But when the owner gave it to him．the thief looked very（9） ______ and said．“I didn’t mean to get something as expensive as that．Do you have anything （10） ______?’’

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29、“Image is everything．” An entire industry has been built upon the precondition that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enough．If there is no substance behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at length．

       First of all, one should consider how important image is in the selling of products and services．Advertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfection．Public concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agencies．But if the product or service does not live up to the image that was created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money back．For example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthiness．But the recent scandal （丑聞） showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practices．Despite the previous positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unit．Although the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firm．

       Similarly, personal consultants can build up a public image for politicians and movie stars．Putting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commons．But once again, history is filled with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace（體面）like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortune．With people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is close．

       To summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the "selling" of a person．But image is only half of the equation．What lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itself—the person or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success．

1．The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to ______．

     A．its dishonesty in business                   B．its previous images

       C．its bad management                   D．its poor service

2．Why did some famous people fall from grace?

A．Their images were not well built up       B．They failed to live up to their images．

C．They felt much pressure from the public. D．They paid little attention to fame and fortune．

3．The structure of the passage is             ．

4．The author tries to argue that______．

    A．image creates everything                   B．image is the key to success

    C．truth goes hand in hand with image        D．truth and image are equally important