Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair, Jack?"

Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this one seems even worse."

Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him."

"Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!"

"Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber."

1.When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because                      ____.

2."I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____.

3.After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____.

4.Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him. Why?

5.From the story we know that ____.

Three rich ladies met every day by the river. They sat there and talked the w   71    day. Once, they quarreled. One of them said, "Look, how white and beautiful my hands are!" A   72    one said, "My hands are more beautiful." The third one said. “Mine a   73    the most beautiful." Just then, an old woman beggar（乞丐） came up to them. "Beautiful ladies," she said, "I'm old and can't work. I'm hungry.  Please give me something to eat."

But the t   74    ladies gave her nothing. They only asked her to tell them who h   75   the most beautiful hands.

A peasant woman (农妇) was also sitting by the river. She was poor and her hands were rough（粗糙） because of h   76    work. The old woman beggar came up to her and said, "I'm hungry. Please give me something to eat." The peasant woman took out her only cake she had and gave the beggar a h   77   .

The old woman beggar ate it and drank some water. Then she took the peasant woman by the hand, brought her b   78    the rich ladies and said, "Now, I shall tell you whose hands are the most beautiful. The hands of the poor peasant woman are rough because of work, but they give us food; they are m    79    more beautiful than your hands which have never d 80    anything."

Mr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldn't find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.

One of his friends felt sorry for turn and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coach (教练). Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasn't a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.

It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldn't stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, "Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line."

1.Why did the boss fire Mr. King?

A. Because Mr. King didn't like his job,

B. Because Mr. King was ill.

C. Because Mr. King talked too much.

D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work

2. Mr. King couldn't find another job and his life was_.

A. happy  B. hard  C. relaxing  D. free

3.Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?

A. The boss of the factory.   B. His friend.      C. The school children.  D. Nobody.

4.Two months later, the children learned nothing because_.

A. Mr. King taught them to play soccer B. they didn't like swimming at all

C. they were afraid of water           D. Mr. King was a poor coach

5.Mr. King _____, so he drew a red line below the knee of each child.

A. didn't want the children to swim  

B. wanted to make the children look funny  

C. wanted to make the children happy  

D. wanted to help the children swim better  

I had said goodbye to my husband, Joe, so often, but this time was ____.

    We now had our first child. After nights of talks, we made the difficult ____ that Joe would go by himself to Alabama for the six-month training course, and I would stay behind with our new son. It was important that I ___ my teaching position near our home at Fort Hood. Also we were part of a strong network of friends ____ I could turn to for help.

    On Joe's ____ evening at home, I bathed little Joey, got him into his sleeper and was heading to the bedroom when Joe gently touched ___ on the shoulder. Lifting the baby from my arms, he said he wanted to put Joey to bed tonight.

    They headed down the hall, and I busied myself with meaningless tasks, ____ Joe to turn up from the bedroom within a few minutes. A half hour went by, and ___ he had not come back. Thinking he was having ____ getting our son to fall asleep, I walked quietly to the baby's room and ___ into the dimly-lit（灯光暗淡的）room.

    Sitting in the rocking chair, moving slowly back and forth, was my husband with ____ in his eyes. He was holding our baby in his arms ____ he had fallen asleep long before. When his pained eyes met mine, he said, "I just can't put him down."

    That night we stood over Joey's bed, holding each other and saying over and over that we would make it through this leaving and be ____ again soon.

Joey is six now, and he has a four-year-old brother named Jack. There have been many goodbyes ____ that night, yet my soldier still fights back tears when it's time to ____ once again in service to his country and give his boys that last, long hug goodbye.

1.A. dangerous          B. different         C. impossible          D. terrible

2.A. promise            B. wish            C. suggestion          D. decision

3.A. miss               B. keep            C. get                D. accept

4.A. whom              B. whose          C. which              D. what

5.A. first               B. next             C. other              D. Last

6.A. us                 B. them            C. me                D. her

7.A. expecting           B. remembering     C. agreeing            D. allowing

8.A. again              B. still             C. then                D. ever

9.A. excuse             B. fun              C. trouble             D. chance

10.A. moved            B. talked            C. turned             D. looked

11.A. colors             B. tears            C. joys               D. fears

12.A. even though        B. as if             C. so that             D. now that

13.A. sure               B. proud            C. alone              D. together

14.A. on                B. for              C. since              D. through

15.A. visit               B. sleep            C. leave              D. play

Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.

Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"

"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.

"Is it as expensive as the new one?"

"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."

"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."

1.Jack's father is a     .

2.As          , the family were hungry.

3.Jack's mother       when Jack was three years old.

4.Jack wanted to get more money to     .

5.Jack wanted to buy an old tombstone because     .