Henry had been a journalist for many years. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled all over the world.
Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanos(火山爆发). He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world. In fact, there wasn't much that Henry had not seen or done.
Now he was retired from journalism. He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.
One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.
The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad. Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly, then gave Henry fifty dollars.
"Thank you", Henry said, and then to make conversation he added, "We don't get many gorillas in this restaurant."
"At fifty dollars for a salad," the gorilla said, "I'm not surprised."
1.What does the underlined word "witness" mean?
A. to see or notice something by being present when it happens
B. to be a sign of
C. to tell and prove what happened in court
D. to feel unhappy with
2.According to the story, Henry had ________.
A. had the most exciting experiences
B. told the tallest stories
C. made history
D. caused accidents
3.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was ________.
A. very surprised by the gorilla
B. not disturbed by the gorilla
C. very interested in the gorilla
D. scared of the gorilla
4.From the sentence "Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened" you learn that: ________.
A. His staff were not brave people
B. Henry didn't normally serve customers
C. The gorilla had eaten there before
D. The gorilla was careful with his money
5.The gorilla was ________.
A. angry with the salad
B. still hungry after his salad
C. not surprised by the cost of the food
D. surprised by the prices
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My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.
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A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.
B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.
C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.
D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.
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A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor
B. meet her father who was already an old man
C. join in the holiday celebration of the company
D. finish her work before the deadline approached
3.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. avoidedB. lackedC. abandonedD. took
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Emotional Well-being
B. The Two Saddest Words
C. The Most Useful Rule
D. The Peace of Mind
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A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.
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A. the toys are changing all the time
B. some toys are made of different materials
C. some toys don’t change over time
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C. the development of toys is related to science and technology
D. plastic is the best material for making toys
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A. the electronic toys are good for children if they play often enough
B. the electronic toys prevent children keeping in touch with the real world
C. children should be stopped from being hurt by the danger coming from the outside world
D. children should play with electronic toys instead of the traditional ones
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第二节 完成句子
1.他的态度表明,医生提出的建议是没有意义的。
His attitude suggested that the proposal __________ _____________ by the doctor made ___________ ___________.
2.双方的商讨已经破裂,哪一方应负责还不清楚。
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注意:1. 字数100字左右。
2. 信的开头已为你写好,字数不算在内。
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注意:1、词数 100 词左右;
2、信的开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入词数;
3、内容可适当发挥,要注意行文连贯。
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