“Be proud of what you do whether you are a boss or a cleaner.” my father always told me. When I was 18, I got a summer job in a hospital. I was told that my job would include sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered Dad’s words.

Even though my job was the lowest, it made me feel excited. I thought it was a challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well. As a result, I was respected（尊敬） by doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning I imagined that the dirty dishes would make patients sicker if I didn’t 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 to do the job 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 was important. It doesn’t matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business. Whatever I have done, my father’s words have always stayed with me. I have swept floors, and I have been a manager. I think Dad would be proud of me.

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（　）46. The writer’s first job was .

A. a doctor                                B. a boss                             C. a cleaner

（　）47. The writer learned how to  when he was working in the hospital.

A. become a doctor                B. become a nurse                C. be on time and work hard

（　）48. The people in the hospital respected the writer because .

A. he did his job well              B. he was young                  C. he felt excited

（　）49. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A. The writer became a manager later.

B. The writer forgot what his father had said.

C. The writer had washed dishes in the hospital.

（　）50. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. One should always follow his parents’ words.

B. One should only do his favorite job well.

C. One should be proud of whatever job he does.

A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country.

Dean Bluey from Dallas, Texas, was a school boy who has much interest in 36. One day, he was sending an e-mail to a friend on the Internet. Suddenly he 37 a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”. The message was from Finland（芬兰）, 38 of kilometers away from America.

“I didn’t know what I should do,” Dean said to a reporter later. “It was really 39 to tell if the message was real.” So Dean did 40 at first. But the message kept coming.

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean 41. He replied and discovered that sender was a student called Tarja, who was 42 in a university library. She was ill. What was worse, there was no 43 around her. Her only way of 44 with the world was by e-mail. Dean got in touch with the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance（救护车） rushed to the library. Luckily, she was still alive and was sent to the hospital 45.

“I’m glad she’s OK,” Dean said. “It’s hard to believe, but e-mail saved her life.”

（　）36. A. computer                       B. sport                               C. art

（　）37. A. received                        B. left                                  C. sent

（　）38. A. hundreds                       B. thousands                        C. millions

（　）39. A. difficult                         B. easy                                C. sad

（　）40. A. nothing                          B. everything                       C. something

（　）41. A. explained                       B. answered                         C. asked

（　）42. A. angry                                   B. tired                                C. alone

（　）43. A. phone                            B. computer                         C. television

（　）44. A. communicating                     B. talking                             C. chatting

（　）45. A. slowly                           B. quickly                            C. quietly

 —Did Mr. White tell you       ?

—Yes. He said he went there in 2006

A. when he travelled to Tibet

B. where he spent his holidays

C. why he visited Kunming

 —Did you go to Sam’s weekend party?

—No, I      .

A. am not invited                   B. wasn’t invited                  C. haven’t invited

 —It’s too hot. Would you mind my opening the window?

—     . Do it as you like, please!

A. Certainly not                     B. Of course                        C. Good idea

 —How are you getting along with your classmates?

—Very well. They are all       me.

A. afraid of                           B. angry with                       C. friendly to

 —Who helped you clean the classroom yesterday?

—     . I cleaned it all by myself.

A. Somebody                        B. Nobody                           C. Anybody

 —Excuse me, where can we go into the museum?

—Just over there. Haven’t you seen the sign      ?

A.                 B.                           C.

 I always sleep with the windows open       it’s really cold or rains heavily.

A. when                               B. if                                    C. unless

 —Helen, I am sorry I used your computer when you were away this morning.

—     .

A. It’s pleasure                            B. That’s all right                  C. You are welcome