"How are you?" is a nice question．It's a friendly way that people in the U．S．A greet each other．But "How are you?" is also a very unusual question．It's a question that often doesn't need an answer．The person who asks "How are you?" hopes to hear the answer "Fine", even if the person's friend isn't fine．The reason is that "How are you?" isn't really a question and "Fine" isn't really an answer．They are simply other ways of saying "Hello" or "Hi"．

Sometimes, people also don't say exactly what they mean．For example, when someone asks "Do you agree?", the other person might think, "No, I disagree．I think you're wrong ．．．" But it isn't very polite to disagree so strongly, so the other person might say "I'm not sure．" It's a nicer way to say that you don't agree with someone．

People also don't say exactly what they are thinking when they finish talking with other people．For example, many talks over the phone finish when one person says "I've to go now．" Often, the person who wants to hang up gives an excuse．"Someone's at the door．" "Something is burning on the stove (爐灶)．" The excuses might be real, or not．Perhaps the person who wants to hang up simply doesn't want to talk any more, but it isn't polite to say that．The excuse is more polite, and it doesn't hurt the other person．

When they are greeting each other, talking about an idea, or finishing a talk, people don't say exactly what they are thinking．It's an important way that people try to be nice to each other, and it's part of the game of language．

1．When a person in America asks" How are you? ", he or she wants to hear        ．

A．How are you?                                              B．Hello．

C．I don't know．                                            D．Fine．

2．When a person disagree with someone, it is polite to say "        "

A．You are wrong．I disagree．                        B．I'm not sure．

C．I'm sure I disagree．                             D．No, I disagree．

3．A polite way to finish a talk is to say "        "

A．You have to go now．                                  B．I want to hang up．

C．I have to go now．                                      D．I don't want to talk any more．

4．When a person says " I've to go now．Someone's at the door．", the person may be        

A．giving an excuse                                    B．hurting someone's feeling

C．ill                                                         D．a(chǎn)sking you a question

5．The rule of the game of language is probably        

A．" Always say what you mean．"

B．"Don't disagree with people．"

C．"Never say exactly what you're thinking．"

D． "Be polite．"

"Be proud of what you do," my father always told me, "whether (是否) you are a boss (老板) or a cleaner．" When I was 15, I got a summer job in a hospital．I was told that my duties would include sweeping floors．I smiled and remembered Dad's words．

Even though my job was the lowest, it made me feel excited．I saw it as a challenge because it was my first job．I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well．In return, I was treated with respect (尊重) by doctors, nurses and patients．Each morning I imagine that the dirty dishes would make patients more sick if I were not there to wash them clean．After breakfast was done, I started sweeping the floors of all patients rooms and cleaning toilets．Though I was tired, I wanted the job to be done well．People would say, "That young boy really does a good job．" That gave me a pride．

Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one's job is important．It does not matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business．Through every job I have ever had, my father's words have always stayed with me．I have swept floors, and I have been a manager (經(jīng)理)．I think Dad would be proud of me．

1．The writer's first job was a        

A．boss           B．cleaner                 C．manager              D．doctor

2．Which of the following didn't the writer do in the hospital according to the passage?

A．Looking after patients．                                       B．Washing dishes．

C．Cleaning toilets．                                                D．Sweeping the floor．

3．When the writer was in the hospital, he        

A．made the patients sick                                          B．wasn't tired

C．worked hard                                                       D．did everything

4．From the passage we know that        

A．the writer's father always stayed with him

B．the father didn't like the writer's first job

C．the writer wasn't proud of his first job

D．the father's words encouraged the writer to do everything well

5．Which is the best title (題目) of the passage?

A．Smiling With Yourself．                                       B．My Father．

C．My First Job．                                                   D．Working In The Hospital．

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1．What are the advertisements for?

A．Food you can order．                                    B．Places to go on vacation．

C．Special offers at a shopping center．               D． Things on sale in a big store．

2．If you have spent $10, you'll get        at the shopping center．

A．six hours of free parking                                        B．a(chǎn) free soft drink

C．a(chǎn) movie ticket at half price                              D．two free CDs

   3．Which of the following is not mentioned at this shopping center?

A．Book store．                                                      B．Music store．

C．Restaurant．                                                       D．Toy store．

4．If you want to buy some books for $50 with the coupon at the Book Store, you will        have to pay

A．$5                            B．$45                        C．$50                        D．$60

5．Which of the statements is true?

A．Spending $50 means 3 hours of free parking．

B．If you buy a book there, you may pay less than half the price．

C．You'll have a chance to win a CD collection if you buy any 2 CDs．

D．You can get some toys as gifts if you buy books in December．

Many hospitals have blood banks．In these banks, blood of all types is stored．When blood is needed, it is taken from the bank．Healthy people then give blood to the bank to replace (取代) the blood that is used．Blood can be kept in the fridge for about three weeks with a kind of chemical．

When people lose much of their blood because of operation or accident, they may need transfusions (輸血)．Some people may need transfusions because of illness．Sometimes only a part of the blood is used for transfusions．Plasma (血漿), the liquid part of the blood, may be given alone．Transfusions of plasma are often given when people have been badly burned．

When a person gets a transfusion, he gets blood of the same type as his．Or there maybe a bad reaction (反應)．To make it safer, before a transfusion is given, the blood to be used must be tested with the blood of the person who is to receive it．This testing is called cross matching of the blood．

Oswald Robertson, an American doctor, was the first one to give transfusions．He used blood that had been stored for some time to help wounded soldiers in 1918 in World War I．

1．Blood banks usually have        ．

A．only one type of blood

B．one or two types of blood

C．two or three types of blood

D．a(chǎn)ll types of blood

2．Blood banks get blood from        ．

A．healthy people       B．operations        C．a(chǎn)ccidents         D．transfusions

3．Before a transfusion, it is important to make sure that              ．

A．the blood is cold

B．the blood has been stored long enough

C．the blood is from people who have accidents

D．the type of blood to be used is the same as the patient's

4．To make it safer,        is needed before a transfusion．

A．a(chǎn)n operation                                                        B．a(chǎn) reaction

C．a(chǎn) healthy man                                                      D．cross matching of the blood

5．This passage wants to tell us               ．

A．who Oswald Robertson was                                 B．the first transfusion

C．how blood banks work                                        D．what blood banks are like

根據(jù)句意完成已給出首字母或漢語提示的單詞，使補全后的句子意義通順，語法正確。

1．They are getting along well．They often help e       other．

2．Smoking is not a       in public places．

3．T       to Edison's invention, people now have electricity to use．

4．My f       sport is football．I like it best of all．

5．As the famous saying, it's better to give than to r       ．

6．The        (人口) of China is not increasing so fast as before．

7．The girls want to become        doctors (女醫(yī)生) when they grow up．

8．This is the        (第五) accident that has taken place this month．

9．The sailing competition is to be held in        (九月) in Qingdao．

10．Everyone knows that plants can't live        (沒有) water．

閱讀下面短文，用括號所給動詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助動詞或情態(tài)動詞。

Victor used to be such a good runner that he had won nine awards by the age of 18．Then one day while he    1    (run) along the roadside, an accident suddenly happened to him．Unfortunately both of his legs were injured seriously by a car out of control (控制)．Since then, he    2    (not be) able to walk any more．

After a long time, however, he knew life    3    (not stop) for him．He focused on(集中于) what he could do instead of what he lost．He    4    (realize) that there were many possibilities (可能性) for the disabled．One of the things he became interested in was foreign languages．

Every day he listened to tapes and read books．After several years he    5    (become) fluent in three languages．Then he    6    (try) his best to work as a translator in a company．To everybody's surprise, he became the best one in the city．

Though Victor wishes he could walk, he is always looking forward to    7    (live) a wonderful life in the future．Sometimes he    8    (miss) being able to walk or run．But now at least he can live on his own and make himself     9     (enjoy) what he likes．He thinks there's much    10    (be) thankful for．

根據(jù)下面所提供的對話情景，在每個空白處填入一個適當?shù)木渥�，使其意思連貫，完整。

A: Excuse me, sir? Where is the nearest post office?

B:                1               ． You may ask that policeman over there．

A: Thank you anyway．

(The man goes to the policeman．)

A: Excuse me．             2             ?

C: No, there isn't a post office near here, but there is one near Xinhua Bookstore．

A:              3                ?

C: It's about three kilometers away．

A:                4                ?

C: You'd better take a taxi, because it's so late, and there aren't any buses now．

A:                 5                ．

C: You're welcome．

Bird flu (禽流感) is a kind of serous            in the world today.

A. disease    B. pain    C. patients    D. medicine

On every piece of the paper              pictures of some horses.

A. is    B. are     C. has     D. have

---You'd better          your toys after playing, Tom.

--- All right, I will.

A．put on    B.put out    C.put off    D.put away