A. Some students. B. The writer and the son. C. The boys. D. Some people in the yard ( ) 34. How will the writer have a kite?

A. The writer will buy one. B. The writer will make one.

C. The boys will give their kite to the writer. D. The writer and son will make one. ( ) 35. What does the son like?

A. He likes the two boys B. He likes his parent C. He likes the kite flying in the sky. D. He likes looking out of the window. B.

Every morning a rich man found a poor man sitting on a park bench (长凳). The poor man always sat there, looking at the big hotel that the rich man lived in. One day the rich man got out of his car and said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just want to know why you sit here and look at my hotel every morning.” “Sir”, said the poor man, “I am a failure (失败者). I have no money, no family, no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I dream that one day I can sleep in that hotel.” The rich man said, “Tonight your dream will come true. I'll pay for the best room in that hotel for you for a whole month.”

A few days later, the rich man went to the poor man's room to ask him how he was enjoying himself. To his surprise, he found that the man had moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench. When the rich man asked why, the poor man said, “You see, when I am sleeping here on my bench. I dream I can go there, in that big hotel. It's a nice dream. But when I lived there, I dreamed I was back to this cold and hard bench. It was a terrible dream, and I couldn't get any sleep at all.” ( )36. The poor man lived in ________ before he met the rich man.

A. the hotel B. his home C. the park D. the car

( )37. Every morning, the poor man sat on the bench and __________.

A. waited for the rich man B. looked at the rich man's hotel

C. looked at the rich man's car D. enjoyed the clean air ( )38. At first, every night the poor man dreamed of(梦想) _____________.

A. sleeping in that hotel B. becoming rich

C. having that hotel D. being the rich man's friend ( )39. The poor man moved out of the hotel because __________.

A. he didn't want to live in such a fine room B. he didn't like the rich man

C. he couldn't pay for the room D. he couldn't sleep well there

( )40. ________ is the poor man’s favorite.

A. Money B. Family C. Park bench D. Good sleep

C.

Once there was a piano player in a bar. People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

“I don’t sing,” said the man.

But the lady told the waiter, “ I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!” The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”

So he did. He never sang in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time!

Nobody heard the song Mona Lisa sang so beautifully!

He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may live the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he caught the chance and found that he could sing well. He went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent. 41. The lady asked the player to sing a song because______. A. she paid him for this B. she knew him very well C. she wanted to have a change D. she enjoyed his singing 42. Nat King Cole succeeded because ______.

A. the lady helped him a lot B. he caught the chance (机会) at last C. he continued to play in the bar D. he stopped playing the piano 43. The words \

A. fail to realize B. forget to use C. try to develop D. try to show 44. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

A. Sing in the Bar B. Achieve Success in Life C. Never Lose Heart D. Find Your Hidden(隐藏的) Talent

45. From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____. A. hide it and wait B. ask others for help

C. forget about it D. work hard to improve yourself D

Joe, 75, lived very happily and had a beautiful family. He had four grandchildren, and they all visited him during their holidays.

Before they came to visit, Joe got his home ready for the children: cleaning the house and buying their favorite food. But while he was working, he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife. She died when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much. He was sad.

When his grandchildren came, they told Joe that they would find the watch. One granddaughter asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?” Joe answered, “I think when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)!” All the children went to the barn to look for the watch, except little Mike. They stayed in the barn for more than two hours but couldn’t find it.

After they came back, Mike went to look for the watch in the barn. Joe asked why he was going there. The little boy just asked the other children not to follow him and to keep silent. He was there for about 15 minutes and then ran quickly to his grandfather. He found the watch!

Joe was very surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy answered, “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so quiet. After a few minutes, I heard the ‘tick, tick’ sound and found the watch.”

Joe hugged him and thanked the little boy.

This shows the power of silence. If we stay calm, we are able to find a solution (解决方法)!

46. Why was Joe very sad when he found he lost his watch? 47. How long did it take the little boy to find the watch? 48. 把划线部分译成汉语:______________________________. 49. The underlined word “missing” may mean ______. A. 女士 B. 想念 C. 丢失 D. 迷路

50. How can you find a way to solve a problem according to(根据) the article? E.

It was Saturday afternoon. Mr. Green was reading a newspaper (1)______ he heard his wife crying in the next room. He hurried to her and asked, “What happened to you, my dear?”

“Oh, dear!” his wife called out. “My head hurts. Ask a doctor to come and help, Hurry up!” Their two children were both out at that moment and something was wrong with the telephone. Mr. Green had to go to a hospital himself. Bad luck! That day all the hospitals in the town were closed. Mr. Green didn’t know where to go. Just then an friend of his saw him and asked, “What is the matter?”

Mr. Green told his friend what he came there to do. The man said: “Why not go to Mr. Black? He can help you.”

Mr. Green remembered his friend Mr. Black was a good doctor. He hurried to Mr. Black. (2)When he got there, Mr. and Mrs. Black were having their evening meal. The doctor asked Mr. Green to drink with him. He was happy and sat at the table. After that they began to chat. And when Mrs. Black asked, “How is your wife?” “She is fine, thank…” Mr. Green stopped at once—he remembered his wife was waiting for a doctor at home.

51. What was wrong with Mrs. Green on a Saturday afternoon? 52. Who helped Mr. Green when he didn’t know where to go? 53. 在空白处(1)填入：_________ 54. 把划线部分（2）译成汉语： 55. 根据文章内容完成句子：

Mr. Green ______ think of his wife ______ Mrs. Black asked him how his wife was.

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