A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皺) the 20 dollar note up. He then  asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."

"You are special — don’t ever forget it."

36. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a famous professor      B. the value of $20

C. the value of a person    D. the importance of money

37. By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________.

A. the value of the money never changed

B. he was not interested in the money

C. he was a very special person

D. the money was valuable any more

38. The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”.

A. become more   B. become less   C. change fast   D. stay the same

39. The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________.

A. we should try our best to make more money

B. we should try to make ourselves special

C. we can word hard to prove ourselves

D. we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life

    Roger, a young man from China, has taught Chinese in a primary school in England for 3 years. A lot of children like his class and he enjoys teaching them very much. All the pupils are quite interested in what Roger teaches them. They learn quickly and do everything carefully.

One day he said to the children, “People in a lot of Asian countries wear white clothes at funerals(葬禮), but people in America and in Europe wear white in the weddings because white means purity and happiness. What colour does an English woman wear when she gets married?”

Mary said, “White, sir, because she is happy.” “That is good, Mary,” Roger said. “You are quite right. She wears white because she is happy.”

But then one boy in the class put up his hand. “Yes, Dick?” Roger said, “Do you have a question?” “Yes,” Dick said. “Why do men wear black in our country when they get married, sir?”

31. What does Roger do?

A. He teaches English in China        B. He is a Chinese teacher in China

C. He teaches Chinese in England      D. He teaches English in England

32. Roger enjoys teaching his pupils because_________.

A. they are his own children        B. they are clever and careful

C. they are lovely                D. they are polite and helpful

33. An English woman wears white clothes________.

A. when she gets married           B. when she is worried

C. when she is sad                D. when she is a funeral

34. What colour do men in England wear when they get married?

A. White      B. Black      C. Red     D. Green

35. Which of the following is true?

A.    Roger dislikes teaching the children.      

B. Dick was a slow girl.

C.    People in England wear white when they get married.

D. Dick, a clever boy, liked asking questions.

For several years , Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by telephone . Now teleshopping is starting in Europe . In some 　21　 countries , people can turn on their 　22 and shop for clothes , jewellery , food , toys and 　23 things .

In Germany , 24 last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day . Then the government allowed more teleshopping . Other channels can 　25 for telebusiness , including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company . German 　26 are hoping these will help them sell more things .

Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things 　27 on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing , and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things 　28 .

The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be 　29 the American companies . They have to be more careful about 　30 of the things they sell . They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves .

1.　　 A. European　 B. Asian　 C. American　 D. African

2.　　 A. lights 　B. switches　 C. radios　 D. TVS

3.　　 A. some else　 B. another many　 C. the other　 D. many other

4.　　 A. to　 B. until　 C. unless　 D. by

5.　　 A. begin　 B. leave　 C. open　 D. turn on

6.　　 A. people　 B. women　 C. businessmen　 D. officials

7.　　 A. appearing　 B. coming out　 C. for sale　 D. to buy

8.　　 A. in the shop　 B. on TV　 C. they bought　 D. by this way

9.　　 A. the same with　 B. different from　 C. as big as　 D. larger than

10. A. the number　 B. the quality　 C. the places　 D. the buyers

Helen’s never late for school , _____ she ?

A. hasn’t   B. has   C. isn’t   D. is

Half of the class _____ done most of the work . The left _____ rather difficult.

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

– Why did you _____ up these flowers ?

– Because I want to grow some vegetables there .

A. catch   B. grow   C. take   D. pull

–Can’t you see the sigh ? It ________ “No smoking !”

–Oh , Sorry I didn’t see it .

A.  reads   B. writes    C. tells   D. shows

______ great fun it is to swim in summer !

A. What a   B. What   C. How   D. How a

I would rather _____ than _____ with him .

A. laugh at ; quarrel   B. to laugh at ; to quarrel  

C. be laughed at ; quarrel   D. to be laughed ; to be quarreled

It’s _____ world of wonders ,  ______world where anything can happen . 

A. a ; the  B. a ; a   C. the ; a    D. / ; /