Tom was a clever boy, but his parents were poor, so he had to work in his spare time and during his
holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to get to the university, but it was so
expensive to study there that during the holiday he found it necessary to get two jobs at the same time so
as to make enough money to pay for his studies.
     One summer he managed to get a job in a butcher's shop(肉店) during the day-time, and another in a
hospital at night. In the shop, he learnt to cut meat quite nicely, so the butcher often left him to do all the
serving while he went to the back room to do the accounts(账目). In the hospital , on the other hand, he
was , of course , allowed to do the simplist jobs, like helping to lift people and to carry them from one
part of the hospital to another. Both at the butcher's shop and at the hospital, Tom had to wear white
clothes.
     One evening at the hospital, Tom had to carry a woman from her bed to the place where she was to
have an operation. The woman was already feeling frightened at the thought of the operation before he
came to get her, but when she saw Tom, that finished her.
     "No! No!" she cried. "Not my butcher! I won't be operated on by my butcher!" and fainted away
(昏厥).

1. Tom made enough money by ________.

A. studying in the university            
B. working in a butcher's shop
C. doing two jobs                    
D. cutting meat well

2. Tom was a student, but at the same time he was__________.

A. a butcher and a doctor              
B. a manager and a doctor
C. an assistant                        
D. a manager

3. The woman patient recognized Tom because ____________.

A. he was wearing white clothes          
B. he had sold meat to her
C. he was now working in the hospital    
D. he was going to operate on her

4. When she saw Tom, that finished her, because the sight of Tom _________.

A. plunged(使进入) her into deep sorrow  
B. made her decide not to have an operation
C. broke her heart                      
D. took all her strength and courage away

     Mrs. Allen's husband died ten years ago when her son and daughter were still in high school. Mr.
Allen had left some money, and since Mrs. Allen had managed a bookstore before she was married,
she took the money and bought a shop in town. Later she moved the shop out to the shopping center.
    She was a pleasant woman; she worked hard and was well-informed about books, and so the
bookstore prospered(生意兴隆) and she was able to hire a friend to help her.
    Laura Barnes, Mrs. Allen's friend and assistant, was also a widow. She had some free time and
the need for a little extra-money, and so she took the job in the bookstore. She was too clever and
friendly, and the two women were well-known in the neighborhood as "Mrs. A" and "Mrs. B"

1.  How many people in all were there in the two women's families? ______.

A. At least 8      
B. At least 7      
C. At least 6      
D. At least 4

2. The bookstore prospered ______.

A. after Mrs. Allen lost control of it
B. before Mrs. A got to know Mrs. B
C. because the two women had little housework to do
D. because Mrs. A became expert at management and threw herself into it

3.  Why did Mrs. A hire Mrs. B? ______. 

A. Mrs. B asked for very little pay
B. She believed that Mrs. B was the very person to help her to improve management
C. Mrs. B was a friend of hers
D. She was also that kind of woman like her

4. Which of the following is true? ______.

A. Mrs. A set up her bookshop in the shopping center
B. Mr. Allen was dead but Mr. Barnes alive
C. Mrs. A managed to set another bookstore with Mrs. B
D. The two children of Mrs. A were of the same age

     The incident took place on Sunday,the 25th Of June. On that particular day,a south wind had been
gusting (劲吹) on and off all morning. It was not strong enough to cause us any concern,so we carried
on our daily work not suspecting what was about to happen.
     The storm gave us very little warming. Black clouds loomed over the distant horizon (地平线) so
suddenly that we were taken by surprise. Even then,we were not really worried,as the clouds seemed
to be moving over our house and towards the distant mountains. Then,just as the clouds had moved
inland,the wind suddenly swung around in a full circle and we were facing a major storm.
     Instantly,we were busily preparing for the worst. The whole family had experienced such a storm
before and everyone remembered the damage it had caused to stock and crops. There was very little we
could do about the corps. But we needed to protect the animals in case the river flooded again. My older
brother called his sheep-dog and began driving our small flock of sheep to higher ground above river. If
the river flooded,they should be safe there.
     In the meantime,my father was mending a shed roof that had partly fallen down after many years of
fine service. If the tin flew off,it could damage the house. My younger brother began hurriedly carrying
firewood under the shelter. My job was to help Mum board up the windows.If the storm develop into a
cyclone (旋风), the boards would protect the glass.
     The storm raged for four hours,pouring more rain on us than we had seen in the last five years. As
expected. the river broke its banks and came slowly up towards the house and the stock. '
     Then, just as we were beginning to lose hope,the storm stopped as suddenly as it had begun. The
animals were safe, and the roof was still nailed on. "All's well that ends well," Said my mother.

1. When the black clouds appeared suddenly in the distance _____.

A. the family were surprised
B. they were extremely worried
C. they were preparing for the worst
D. they faced the storm bravely

2. "There was very little we could do about the crops" indicates that _____.

A. little damage would be done to the crops
B. they had everything ready for the crops
C. they felt unable to protect the crops
D. the crops should be safe enough there

3. The underlined word "stock" in the third paragraph refers to _____.

A. money owned by the family
B. goods for sale
C. supplies for family use
D. farm animals .

4. It can be inferred from what the mother said that _____·

A. they had no damage at all
B. everything went beyond their expectation
C. everything was under control
D. the family could have suffered a greater loss

     One night, as Diaz stepped off the train and onto a nearly empty platform, a teenage boy approached
and pulled out a knife.
    "He wanted my money, so I just gave him my wallet and told him, 'Here you go '" Diaz says.
     As the teen began to walk away, Diaz told him, "Hey, wait a minute. You forgot something. If you're
going to be robbing people for the rest of the night, you might as well take my coat to keep you warm."
     The robber looked at him puzzled, saying, "Why are you doing this?"
     Diaz replied, "If you're willing to risk your freedom for a few dollars, then you must really need the
money. I mean, all I wanted to do was get dinner and if you really want to join me….."
     Diaz says he and the teen went into a diner and sat in a booth.
     "The manager comes by, the dishwashers come by, the waiters come by to say hi," Diaz says.
     The kid said, "You know everybody here. Do you own this place?"
     "No, I just eat here a lot," Dias said. "But you're even nice to the dishwasher," he said.
     Diaz replied, "Well, haven't you been taught you should be nice to everybody?"
     "Yea, but I didn't think people actually behaved that way," the teen said.
     When the bill arrived, Diaz said, "You're going to have to pay for this bill because you have my
money and I can't pay for this. So if you give me my wallet back, I'll gladly treat you."
     The teen returned it immediately. "I gave him $20…I figure maybe it'll help him." Diaz says he asked
for something in return- the teen's knife-"and he gave it to me."
     Afterwards, when Diaz told his mother what happened, she said, "You're the type of kid that if
someone asked you for the time, you gave them your watch."
     "I figure, you know, if you treat people right, you can only hope that they treat you right. It's as simple
as it gets in this complicated world."

1. What did Diaz do to the teen?

A. He gave the teen a new wallet
B. He treated the teen to dinner
C. He gave his coat to the teen
D. He taught the teen a lesson

2. From the passage we can infer that the boy _______.

A. expressed his gratitude for Diaz's kindness
B. gave up the idea of robbing in the end
C. wasn't taught how to be nice to everybody
D. gave the knife to Diaz in return for his forgiveness

3. For what Diaz did, his mother showed an attitude of _______.

A. complaint          
B. concern          
C. criticism            
D. praise

4. By telling the story of Diaz, the author intends to tell us ______.

A. to keep calm in danger
B. not to go out alone at night
C. to treat others kindly
D. not to harm others on purpose