--        have you stayed in Xi'an?

--For half a month．

A．How often         B．How many         C．How far            D．How long

-- Look! What's flying        the two building?

-- A bird．Oh, no．It's a kite．

A．under             B． in              C． between            D． in the front of

The doctor        the crying baby, but he couldn't find out what was wrong with him．

A．looked over         B．looked after      C．looked for             D．looked out

--                      ?

--Size 8．Can I try one on?

A．How much is it                                B．How many do you want

C．What time is it                                 D．What size do you wear

It's too noisy, so mother told the children        ．

A．turn down the radio                             B．not to make noise

C．to not turn up the radio                          D．not making noise

--Would you please clean the classroom?

--                 ．

A．Certainly                                    B．Thanks

C．You're welcome                              D．Here you are

I keep a two-dollar bill (紙幣) in my wallet． My mother gave it to me when I was six years old．The bill goes with me wherever I go because I believe luck would    1    me everywhere．

Whenever I felt there was a trouble, I would reach my two-dollar bill and put it on the table，I would watch it for several hours and could always come up with    2    ．

When I began to look for my first job, I was thirty years old and very    3   ．The thought of being interviewed for a job was scary but I had to work．Mrs. Martin, the office manager, asked me some questions and the interview was over．As I got    4    her office, I said, "Mrs. Martin, I know that I am not the best applicants (申請者), but please give me a chance．I learn quickly and can be a very able member of your team．"

That evening I received a phone call from Mrs. Martin．"Gina," she said．"You were not the best applicant, but you have so much confidence in yourself that we have    5   to give you a chance．" "Thank you so much, Mrs. Martin!" I said．I was so excited that I forgot to say   36  to Mrs. Martin．

I took out my two-dollar bill．"Thanks, Mom．I am going to    7    it, "I said out loud so my mother could hear me．

At that moment, I remember the time she pulled all of us into the living room and said, "You are all clever in my    8    , but if you fail once, don't give up．You will be successful．" I still think of Mom every day and keep my two-dollar bill in my wallet． At a family reunion (團聚) years later, I found that my brothers and sisters    9    had two-dollar bills in their wallets．We laughed and talked about how    10    this gift from Mom had been to each of us．

1．A．bring                 B．take                 C．follow                    D．find

2．A．an answer          B．a chance          C．an idea                    D．a decision

3．A．sad                   B．lonely              C．weak                   D．shy

4．A．out of                B．into                 C．from                      D．around

5．A．liked                  B．decided            C．offered                D．needed

6．A．hello                  B．sorry               C．goodbye                 D．thanks

7．A．get           B．do                    C．have                       D．make

8．A．head                  B．eye                  C．mind                   D．thought

9．A．each                  B．all                    C．most                   D．both

10．A．special             B．surprised          C．cheap                         D．expensive

"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．asking 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 free soft drink

C．a 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．