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One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself in haste. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New Year. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lit up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore. He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children shiveringwith cold. "I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man shook his head. "You do not belong to this country," said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak our language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time." Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in distress. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you forever." When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up.
13. "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry and wretched. "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year. Oh, if you had seen how glad they were to receive the money!" "My dear boy;" said his father, "here is a whole bundle of books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift. "I saw you give the money to the poor German family. It was no small sum for a little boy to give cheerfully. "Be thus ever ready to help the poor, and wretched, and distressed; and every year of your life will be to you a happy New Year."
1.What is the main lesson of this passage?
A/We should always wish everyone we can happy New Year.
B/We should help foreign people.
C/We should not buy books, but instead we should buy food.
D/We should give all we can to those in need.
2.Why does Edward give his silver dollars to the German family?
A/Because his father has instructed him to always help foreign families in need.
B/Because he pities them and knows they need the money more than he does.
C/Because he didn't actually want the books after all and didn't want his father to find out.
D/Because he saw his brother do the same thing last New Years.
3.What does the author mean when he says, "his face lit up"?
A/The light made his face bright.
B/The light showed how happy he was. C
/He turned on the light.
D/He was overjoyed.
4.What causes Edward's father to give Edward a bundle of books?
A/He wants to wish Edward a happy New Year.
B/He wants to reward Edward's goodness.
C/He wants Edward to learn how to read more fluently in German.
D/He wants Edward to do better in school.
5.What do you think the German family will do with the money Edward gives them?
A/They will give the money to those less fortunate than themselves.
B/They will invest in a business.
C/They will ask for more money from another child.
D/They will feed their children.
One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself in haste. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New Year. He looked in every room, and shouted the words of welcome. He ran into the street, to repeat them to those he might meet. When he came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lit up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some pretty books that he had seen at the bookstore. He left the house with a light heart, intending to buy the books. As he ran down the street, he saw a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children shiveringwith cold. "I wish you a happy New Year," said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man shook his head. "You do not belong to this country," said Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak our language. But he pointed to his mouth, and to the children, as if to say, "These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time." Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in distress. He took out his dollars, and gave one to the man, and the other to his wife. How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which doubtless meant, "We thank you a thousand times, and will remember you forever." When Edward came home, his father asked what books he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up.
13. "I have bought no books," said he, "I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hungry and wretched. "I think I can wait for my books till next New Year. Oh, if you had seen how glad they were to receive the money!" "My dear boy;" said his father, "here is a whole bundle of books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New-year gift. "I saw you give the money to the poor German family. It was no small sum for a little boy to give cheerfully. "Be thus ever ready to help the poor, and wretched, and distressed; and every year of your life will be to you a happy New Year."
1.What is the main lesson of this passage?
A/We should always wish everyone we can happy New Year.
B/We should help foreign people.
C/We should not buy books, but instead we should buy food.
D/We should give all we can to those in need.
2.Why does Edward give his silver dollars to the German family?
A/Because his father has instructed him to always help foreign families in need.
B/Because he pities them and knows they need the money more than he does.
C/Because he didn't actually want the books after all and didn't want his father to find out.
D/Because he saw his brother do the same thing last New Years.
3.What does the author mean when he says, "his face lit up"?
A/The light made his face bright.
B/The light showed how happy he was.
C/He turned on the light.
D/He was overjoyed.
4.What causes Edward's father to give Edward a bundle of books?
A/He wants to wish Edward a happy New Year.
B/He wants to reward Edward's goodness.
C/He wants Edward to learn how to read more fluently in German.
D/He wants Edward to do better in school.
5.What do you think the German family will do with the money Edward gives them?
A/They will give the money to those less fortunate than themselves.
B/They will invest in a business.
C/They will ask for more money from another child.
D/They will feed their children.
Over the past 600 years, English has grown from a language of (56)_________ speakers to become the dominant language of international communication. English as we know it today (57)_______ around 1350, after having incorporated many elements of French that were introduced following the Norman (58)______ of 1066. Until the 1600s, English was, for the most part, spoken only in England and had not (59)______ even as far as Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. (60)________, during the course of the next two centuries, English began to spread around the globe as a result of exploration, trade (including slave trade), colonization, and missionary (61)________. Thus small enclaves of English speakers became establish work and grew in (62)________ parts of the world. As these communities proliferated, English gradually became the primary language of international business, banking, and diplomacy. Currently, about 80 percent of the information stored (63)________ computer systems worldwide is in English. Two (64)________ of the world’s science writing is in English, and English is the main language of technology, advertising, media, international airports, and air traffic controllers. Today there (65)________ more than 700 million English users in the world.
56. A. a few B. few C. some D. a lot
57. A. hailed B. frequented C. emerged D. engaged
58. A. invader B. invasion C. invade D. invasive
59. A. experienced B. conferred C. stretched D. extended
60. A. Therefore B. However C. So D. but
61. A. work B. job C. employment D. career
62. A. various B. variety C. varying D. varied
63. A. in B. on C. into D. onto
64. A. third B. thirds C. threes D. three
65. A. have been B. has been C. is D. are
III. Read the following passage and choose the option that indicates the correct answer to each of the following questions. (10 points)
My lawyer, Mr. Turner, is the only man I know who has seen a ghost. He is a quiet even-tempered man whose life is spent in dealing with facts. He is the last person in the world to give way to fantasy. He has a wife and two children of whom he is proud, takes a modest holiday abroad every year and spends his Sundays gardening. He is knowledgeable about art and architecture, though he doesn’t pretend to be an expert by any means. It is, therefore, all the more surprising that he should be so insistent about the ghost. It happened, so he says, like this: He was travelling from London to the north of England by train. It was a misty November evening and the train was half empty. In fact, for the first part of the journey Mr. Turner had the carriage to himself and sat dozing over a newspaper. However, at the first stop a passenger jumped in, slamming the door behind him. He seemed out of his breath as if he had been running. He was a striking looking young man with dark, bushy hair and bright intelligent eyes. He was dressed rather oddly in a long waistcoat with silver buttons, tight trousers and embroidered waistcoat. Mr. Turner didn’t pay much attention to this because people wear all sorts of extravagant clothes these days and he had long grown accustomed to them. Presently, the two men got into conversation, as people do on long journeys. Mr. Turner was interested to discover that the young man was very knowledgeable about art – in particular portraits. His name, he said, was Joseph Hart, and he was on his way to visit an exhibition. It seemed that he worked in a famous London Art Gallery – a picture restorer, perhaps, thought Mr. Turner, he seemed to know a great deal about varnishes and paints, and even more about the subjects of certain portraits. When Mr. Turner asked his opinion of the portrait of a famous judge by an artist he admired, his companion laughed and said: “He’s only a reproduction – a good one I agree but you can’t talk to a reproduction”. He spoke as though the person in the portrait were still living. After a while the carriage got hot and steamy and Mr. Turner dropped off. He woke up just as the train was drawing up at a junction with a grinding of brakes. His companion had disappeared. A few days later, having returned to London, Mr. Turner found himself near the Art Gallery. Moved by some impulse, he went in and inquired for Joseph Hart. The attendant directed him to a room devoted to early nineteenth century portraits of well-known men. There was no one in the room and Mr. Turner looked around him. Without knowing quite how he had got there, he found himself standing in front of a full-length portrait of a young dark man in tight trousers and an embroidered waistcoat. The eyes smiled at him with a hint of amusement. The name-plate at the foot of the picture read: Joseph Hart, Gentleman, 1800-1835.
66. What kind of person was Mr. Turner?
A. Imaginative B. Fantastic C. Sensible D. Insensitive
67. Although he was a lawyer, Mr. Turner_________.
A. pretended to know a lot about art. B. knew something about art C. pretended to take interest in art. D. intended to learn more about art.
68. When the passenger entered Mr. Turner’s department, ________.
A. he was panting B. he was running C. the train was just training D. the carriage was half-empty.
69. The passenger’s clothes didn’t seem strange to Mr. Turner because ________.
A. he was used to wearing strange clothes. B. he liked people who wore strange clothes
C. everyone he knew wore strange clothes. D. he had seen a lot of people in strange clothes
61. Mr. Turner thought the young man might _______.
A. be an art dealer B. be an art expert C. renew old pictures D. paint reproductions of old pictures
62. Why wouldn’t the young man give an opinion on the portrait of the judge?
A. The judge wasn’t alive. B. The judge was still alive. C. The picture was a copy. D. He hadn’t seen it.
63. When did Mr. Turner first realize that the passenger had gone?
A. When the train started. B. After the train had stopped.
C. Just before the train stopped. D. When the train was leaving the station.
64. Why did Mr. Turner go into the Art Gallery?
A. He was walking past there. B. He had never been there before.
C. He has planned to do so D. He suddenly decided to.
65. In the part of the Gallery that Mr. Turner was directed to, ________.
A. there were a lot of pictures of unknown people B. there were a lot of nineteenth century people
C. no one else was looking at the pictures D. he only saw one portrait
66. When Mr. Turner looked the portrait of Joseph Hart, _______.
A. he smiled at it B. he thought it smiled at him C. he didn’t recognize it D. he was amused
39. It would appear that Thomas _________
A. has organized a protest recently.
B. takes an interest in important events.
C. has no contact with other homeless people.
D. is not as poor as he used to be.
40. When Thomas was in the Navy, he _________
A. only visited three countries.
B. enjoyed the strict life on board ship.
C. was very well paid for the job he did.
D. liked meeting people from different countries.
41. Thomas changed his job because he _________
A. was too old to stay in the Navy.
B. wanted to start a family.
C. wanted to be near his relatives in New York.
D. did not enjoy the work any more.
42. Thomas lost his job and became a tramp because _________
A. he did not have any family.
B. he was tired of doing normal job.
C. of reasons he does not want to discuss
D. of the death of his parents.
43. The text states that Thomas thinks the President _________
A. should not allow home people to stay on the streets.
B.should increase pensions for oldpeople.
C. has not had enough time to change things.
D.should have done more to help people like him
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1, runs / to be / leading / get
2, hear / tell / heart / saw
3, enter / standing / took / cried
4, was / to get / could cook / saw / to take / felt / looked / saw / was / must have known
5, was born / moved / entered / had contributed / appeared / was living
6, have been / lives / is expanding / building
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- My next-door neighbor has a very unusual (1)........appearance. He has long hair with a parting in the middle, and unusual wears an old pair of jeans and a (2). ......stripped....shirt. His clothes are very (3)........unsuitable....for working in a bank, but that is what he does ! Unless he (4).......undresses.......when gets to work and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthy and i am sure he never washes them or takes them to the (5)......cleaner's....... When he wears a coat it is always ols and (6)............worn., and even on very cold days it is (7)......unbuttoned.......all down the front. The funny thing is that his son is very (8)......fashionable....... He always wears the latest styles, and never wears (9).........casual....clothes, even on an (10)........ìnormal......occasion
I/complete the passage with the words in the box
Casual -fashionable-striped-cleaner's-undresses-appearance-unbuttoned-unsuitable-informal-worn
- My next-door neighbor has a very unusual (1)....appearance....... He has long hair with a parting in the middle, and unusual wears an old pair of jeans and a (2). ...striped........shirt. His clothes are very (3).......unsuitable......for working in a bank, but that is what he does ! Unless he (4).......undresses.......when gets to work and changes his clothes! His clothes are usually filthy and i am sure he never washes them or takes them to the (5)......cleaner's....... When he wears a coat it is always ols and (6).....worn........, and even on very cold days it is (7).......unbuttoned.......all down the front. The funny thing is that his son is very (8).......fashionable...... He always wears the latest styles, and never wears (9)......casual.......clothes, even on an (10)........informal......occasion
1. How did Huge spend the first two days?
A. He worked as if the writer was not there.
B. He talked and sang to himself from time to time.
C. He spent his time making holes in the furniture.
D. He kept annoying the attendants.
2. On the second evening the writer
A. tried in vain to start a conversation.
B. was feeling bored.
C. began to fell frightened of his companion.
D. could not concentrate on his work.
3. Huge didn't talk to the writer at first because
A. he didn't realise the writer wished to.
B. he thought the writer was rude.
C. he was feeling ill.
D. he was too busy.
4. The writer's attitude to Huge changed from
A. fear to nervousness.
B. nervousness to interest.
C. curiosity to nervousness.
D. nervousness to unfriendliness
1. Alice had a ………tired……..… day at work and went to bed early. ( TIRE )
2. Food and clothing are ..............necessities .................................. of life ( NECESSARY )
3. His dream is to be an ................economist ...............like his father when he grows up. (economy)
4. Japan is an ………industrial ………………country. (industry)
5. She can find no ..................solution .............................. to her financial troubles. ( SOLVE )
6. The instructions are very...............confusing...................... I am not clear what I should do.( confuse)
7. The large dog is perfectly ……harmless ……….........and he has never been known to attack anyone. (harm)
8. The party is …….unformal…………, so you don’t have to dress up for it. ( FORM )
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ……troubling …….....…… everyday. ( TROUBLE )
10. We should learn all the new words by heart in order to ……..…enrich ………. our vocabulary. (rich)
A doctor who worked in a village was very annoyed because many people used to stop him in the street and asked for his advice. In this way, he was never paid for his services, and he never managed to earn much. He made up his mind to put an end to do this. One day, he was stopped by a young man who said to him "oh doctor, i'm so happy to see you.I've got a severe pain in my left side." The doctor pretended to be interested and said,"Shut your eyes and sk your tongue out of your mouth."Then he went away, leaving the man standing in the street with his tongue hanging out and a large crowd of people laughing at him.
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
I first met my friend Max Westlake two years ago when he knocked on my door. “Hello”, he said warmly. “My name is Max, and I've just moved in next door, so I'm your new neighbor.”
He's a handsome, well-dressed young man in his early twenties. Max is quite tall and slim, with hazel eyes and carefully-styled light brown hair. He likes wearing expensive clothes such as leather jackets and silk scarves.
He has a great sense of humor, and I love to listen to his amusing stories. What's more, he is a very kind-hearted person who is always ready to help a friend in need. On the other hand, though, he can seem arrogant and conceited sometimes because he likes to be the center of attention.
He enjoys dangerous sports such as bungee jumping and hangs gliding. He's a great dancer, too and he often goes to clubs and discos.
All in all, life is never dull when Max is around. Who wouldn't be happy to have him as a friend and neighbor?
(Edited from Reading & Writing Targets 3, Virginia Evans – Jenny Dooley, Express Publishing)
Question 28: Who is Max?
A. He is a kind man. B. He is a writer of the passage.
C. He is the writer’s friend who is old. D. He is a young neighbor of the writer.
Question 29: What does Max look like?
A. funny B. kind-hearted C. good looking D. a great dancer
Question 30: What is NOT TRUE about Max?
A. He is around 20. B. He is a dancer.
C. He likes luxurious clothes. D. He never smiles.
Question 31: The phrase “sense of humor” can be best replaced by _______.
A. funny B. serious C. sad D. intelligent
Question 32: What is the main topic of the passage?
A. An interesting neighbor B. A best friend C. A broken relationship D. A rich neighbor