A few days ago I asked my sons' governess（家庭女教师）Julia to come into my study. “Be seated，Julia,”I said，“Let's settle our accounts. I guess you most likely need some money，but maybe you're too polite to mention it. Now then，we agreed on thirty dollars a month...”
“Forty.”
“No，thirty. I made a note of it. I always pay our governess thirty. Well，um，you've been here for two months，so...”
Two months and five days.”
Exactly two months. I made a special note of it. That means you have sixty dollars coming to you. Take nine Sundays off... you know you didn't work with Tom on Sundays，you only took walks.And three holidays... ”Julia was biting her fingernail nervously，her face red，but,not a word.
“Three holidays，therefore take twelve dollars off your pay. Four days Tom was sick and there were no lessons，as you were occupied only with Dick. Three days you had a toothache and my wife gave you permission not to work after lunch. Twelve and seven makes nineteen.Take nineteen off... that 1eaves，hmm... forty-one dollars. Correct?”
Julia's left eye reddened with tears welling up. Her chin trembled，and she coughed nervously and blew her riose，but still not a word.
“Around New Year’s Day you broke a teacup and a saucer；take two dollars off your pay.The cup cost more，because it was a treasure of the family，but forget it. When didn't I take a loss! Then，due to your neglect(疏忽），Tom climbed a tree and tore his jacket；take away ten. Also due to your carelessness the maid stole Dick's shoes. You ought to watch everything！You get paid for it. So，that means five more dollars off. The tenth of January I gave you ten dollars”.
“You didn't.”sobbed Julia.
“But I made a note of it.”
“Well... if you say so.”
“Take twenty-seven from forty-one, and that leaves fourteen.”
Both her eyes were filled with tears. Beads of sweat stood on the thin pretty little nose.Poor girl！
“Only once was I given any money，”she whispered，her voice trembling，“and that was by your wife. Three dollars，nothing more.”
“Real1y? You see now，and I didn't know that！Take three from fourteen and it leaves eleven. Here’s your money，my dear．Three，three，three，one and one. Here it is！”
I handed her eleven dollars. She took them and pocketed them.
“Merci（Thanks），”she whispered.
I jumped to my feet and started pacing the floor. I was overcome with anger.“For what，this merci”? I asked.
“For the money”.
“But you know I’ve cheated you—— robbed you！”I have actually stolen from you!Why this“merci？”
“In my other places they didn’t give me anything at all.”
“They didn’t give you anything? No wonder! 1 played a little joke on you，a cruel lesson，just to teach you…I'm going to give you all the eighty dollars！Here they are in the envelope all ready for you…Is it really possible to be so spineless(懦弱)? Why didn't you protest?Why were you silent? Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and laws(爪)—— to be such a fool?''
Embarrassed,she smiled. And I could read her expression，“It is possible”.
I asked her pardon for the cruel lesson and， to her great surprise，gave her the eighty dollars. She murmured her little “merci”serveral times and went out. I looked at her and thought，“How easy it is to crush the weak in this World! ”
67.While talking to Julia.the writer expected ＿＿＿＿＿＿from her.
A. a protest B.gratitude C.obedience D. an explanation
68.What shocked the writer was Julia's＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A. nervousness in front of her boss B. acceptance of injustice
C. shyness when talking about money D. reluctance to express herself
69.The writer said, “Is it possible in this world to be without teeth and claws(爪)一to be such a fool?” He was actually telling the governess＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A. to be more aggressive B. to be more careful in her work
C.to protect her right D.to live independently
70. From the story, we can know that Julia's employer was
A. greedy but honest B.ill tempered but warm-hearted
C. strict but forgiving D. none of the above
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One evening after dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Tisich called a family meeting. “We’ve had to make a difficult decision,” Mr. Tisich announced. “You see, your mother has been offered a post as co-director of a television station in Chicago. Unfortunately, the station is not here. After thinking long and hard about it, we’ve concluded that the right decision is to move to Chicago.” Marc looked shocked, while his sister Rachel breathlessly started asking when they’d be moving. “It’s surprising, but exciting!” she said. Marc simply said, “We can’t go—I can’t leave all my friends. I’d rather stay here and live with Tommy Lyons!”
The Tisichs hoped that by the time they moved in August, Marc would grow more used to the idea of leaving. However, he showed no signs of accepting the news, refusing to pack his belongings. When the morning of the move arrived, Marc was nowhere to be found. His parents called Tommy Lyon’s house, but Mrs. Lyons said she hadn’t seen Marc. Mrs. Tisich became increasingly concerned, while her husband felt angry with their son for behaving so irresponsibly.
What they didn’t know was that Marc had started walking over to Tommy’s house, with a faint idea of hiding in Lyons’s attic(阁楼) for a few days. But something happened on the way as Marc walked past all the familiar landscape of the neighborhood: the fence that he and his mother painted, the tree that he and his sister used to climb, the park where he and his father often took evening walks together. How much would these mean without his family, who make them special in the first place? Marc didn’t take the time to answer that question but instead hurried back to his house, wondering if there were any moving cartons(纸板箱)the right size to hold his record collection.
1.The conflict(冲突) in this story was caused by_________.
A. Marc and Rachel’s different attitudes
B. a quarrel between Tommy Lyons and Marc
C. Marc’s disagreement with his parents about their move
D. Mr. And Mrs. Tisich’s comment of Marc’s irresponsibility
2.Marc and Rachel’s reactions to the move were similar in the way that both were________.
A. surprised B. angry and upset
C. anxious for more details D. worried about pacing
3.The reason for Marc’s going home was that_________.
A. he did not want to be left behind
B. he realized his family was important to him
C. he hoped to reach an agreement with his parents
D. he wished to be a more responsible person
4.What would most likely happen next?
A. Marc would bring his records over to the Lyons’s house.
B. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would call the police.
C. Marc would join his family for house moving.
D. Mr. and Mrs. Tisich would start searching for Marc.
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Mr. Black ________ for Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane ________ on Sunday?
A. leaves; takes off B. leaves; is taking off
C. is leaving; is taking off D. is leaving; takes off
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On a Friday 11 , a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. The music was 12 , and many people 13 and put some money into the 14 of the young man.
The next night, the young artist took out a large piece of 15 and laid it on the ground. Then he began 16 . The music sounded more pleasant. Some people gathered and they found the 17 on that paper. “Last night ,a gentleman put a(n) 18 thing into my hat. Please come to get it back.” When the people saw that, they felt very curious and began to 19 what it could be. After about half an hour, a man 20 there in a hurry and said ,“It can’t be true！You ...you ...”
The young violinist asked, “Did you 21 something?”
“Lottery (彩票).”the man answered 22 .
The violinist took out a lottery ticket. “Is it？”he asked.
The man was too 23 to say a word ...George Sang 24 a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards(奖)opened yesterday and he won $500,000. So lucky and excited did he feel that he 25 50 dollars and put it in the hat when hearing the music. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown into the hat without being noticed. The violinist found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would 26 to look for it, he came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Someone asked the violinist 27 he returned the lottery ticket to the man. He said, “ 28 I don’t have much 29 , I live happily; but if I lose 30 I won’t be happy forever.”
1.A. morning B. night C. afternoon D. noon
2.A. quiet B. exciting C. beautiful D. familiar
3.A. passed by B. went away C. slowed down D. speeded up
4.A. wallet B. box C. bag D. hat
5.A. paper B. cloth C. glass D. plastic
6.A. singing B. playing C. working D. waiting
7.A. poems B. articles C. words D. texts
8.A. important B. fantastic C. dangerous D. interesting
9.A. argue B. care C. expect D. guess
10.A. came B. rushed C. walked D. left
11.A. get B. find C. forget D. lose
12.A. quickly B. anxiously C. seriously D. carefully
13.A. confused B. anxiously C. excited D. surprised
14.A. bought B. made C. found D. sold
15.A. handed out B. took out C. hunted for D. picked up
16.A. forget B. remember C. return D. picked up
17.A. where B. why C. when D. how
18.A. Because B. Although C. If D. While
19.A. money B. food C. time D. luck
20.A. friendship B. honesty C. hope D. love
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1.The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph to show that ．
A．he is just one of the talented people
B．he is ready to help others
C．he has a sharp sense of hearing
D．he knows little about car repairing
2.The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by____ ．
A．spend more than they can afford
B．do in their own way
C．1ive in their own circle
D．1ive within what they earn
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A．They don’t work hard enough
B．They lack financial intelligence．
C．They don't make full use of their talents
D．They have no specialized skills．
4.The main purpose of the author is to tell us____ ．
A．how young people can find a satisfactory job
B．What schools should teach about finance
C．why so many talented people are poor
D．how McDonald's makes much money
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A Different Roast Every Day
Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really wanted to take a holiday.
He usually went to the seaside, but one day he saw an ad（广告） in a newspaper. " Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at Willow Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing. Good prices (价格)."
"This sounds like a good idea," he thought. "I'll spend a month at Willow Farm. I'll enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside."
Four days later he returned home.
"What's wrong with Willow Farm?" his friend Jack asked him. " Didn't you enjoy country life?"
"Country life was fine," Alan said, "but there was another problem."
"Oh, what?"
"Well, the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton (烤羊肉) for dinner."
"Fresh meat is the best."
"I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand," Alan said. "On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner."
"A different roast every day," Jack said.
" Let me finish," Alan said, " on the fourth day the farmer died and I didn't dare to stay for dinner!"
1.Where did Alan work? He worked ___.
A．on a farm B．at a school
C．in a restaurant D．in an office in a city
2.Where did Alan usually go to spend his holiday?
A．by the seaside B．in the country
C．in the mountains D．on an island
3.Why did Alan decide to spend his holiday at Willow Farm? Because ___.
A．he lived near there
B．he had a good friend there
C．he thought it would make a change from sitting by the seaside
D．he wanted to enjoy the fresh air in the country
4.How many days did he stay on the farm?
A．A few days. B．A week. C．Three days. D．Four days.
5. What made Alan return so soon?
A．He fell ill.
B．The air there was not fresh.
C．The prices were too high.
D．He was afraid that they would have the dead man for dinner.
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