Joe Brown had a shop. He sold(卖) meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.”   “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile,“give me both of them.”

1.Joe Brown was_______________.

A. a waiter（服务员）   B. a runner    C. an actor（演员）D. a shopkeeper（店主）

2.When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?

A. Early in the morning.         B. Early in the afternoon.

C. Late in the morning.          D. At about one o’clock at night.

3.Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?

A. Because she had no money.       B. Because it was bad.

C. Because it wasn’t big enough.     D. Because it was too big

4.How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?

A. Only one piece of meat.            B. Two pieces of meat.

C. Several pieces of meat.            D. Many pieces of meat.

5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?

A. Of course not.                          B. Certainly.     

C. He would try his best.                    D. Yes, he could.

Six mornings a week, Rajendra Prasad gets on his bicycle and starts work. He puts on his postman’s uniform(制服), and takes 1. to the desert villages of Rajasthan. He wears a turban on his head because the desert sun is very hot. When he gets to a village, he rings the bell(按铃) on his bike and everybody 2. out. They don’t get many visitors 3. they’re excited. Today, Rajendra’s first stop is Geeta’s house. She’s got a postcard _4._ her cousin in Bangalore. Rajendra has to read it because Ceeta can’t read. The news is good, so she’s happy.

Rajendra doesn’t 5. take the mail. He also takes the pension(退休金) money for the old people. Today Sua gets her pension. She can’t 6. her name, so she has to give her fingerprint(指纹) intead. Rajendra has to 7. because she’s old. “I don’t know how 8. I am,” says Sua. “Maybe 50 or 60?” Her friends think she’s ahout 75.

Rajendra also takes a telephone becauae many of the villages don’t have phones. Today, Samundar wants to make a call. She 9. Rajendra the phone number and he dials(拨电话号码) for her. She speaks to her son Vishnu. “I told him to come home hecause I need some money,” she says.

At the end of the day, Rajendra does the paper work and thinks about his 10. . “Sometimes it’s difficult, but it’s a good job,” he says.

11.A. work B. mail C. food D. call

12.A. works B. takes C. runs D. stands

13.A. but B. so C. because D. or

14.A. with B. for C. from D. as

15.A. even B. also C. often D. only

16.A. write B. read C. say D. hear

17.A. help B. know C. make D. put

18.A. clever B. kind C. tall D. old

19.A. buys B. gives C. catches D. sends

20.A. travel B. study C. job D. life

根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词
【小题1】Luckily, the car a______ wasn’t serious and nobody was badly hurt.
【小题2】I will have an i______ tomorrow, so I need to get ready for it.
【小题3】This is a piece of __________________(令人失望的) news.
【小题4】Let’s have a s_________party for Lana on her birthday. She will be very happy.
【小题5】I think that’s a good _________(决定).

　　Jack was a rich young man. One day, he was 1 very happily down a street. Suddenly from his car came a terrible sound. He felt 2 , so he stopped his car and looked around. He saw a child standing nearby with a few small stones（石子）in his hand. He jumped 3 the car and found a dent（凹痕）in the door. He was so 4 that he caught the boy and shouted at him, “Who are you? 　　5 did you throw a stone at my new car?”

　　“Please, sir, please... I'm sorry! But I didn't know what else to do!” said the child. “I threw the stone 6 I wanted to get you to notice me. I need your 7 !”

　　Tears（眼泪）were running down the child's face. He said, “My brother 8 out of his wheelchair（轮椅）and was almost under it. He is hurt and too 9 for me. Could you give me 10 to get him back into his 11 ?”

　　After hearing this, Jack was moved（感动）and 12 to help him. He lifted the child's brother 13 back into his wheelchair. He looked over the boy carefully to make sure that he was OK. Then he watched the child 14 his brother towards their home. Suddenly the child 15 and bowed（鞠躬）to him. Jack looked at the dent in his car and smiled.

Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day the feelings were told that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, except Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out(坚持) until the last possible moment.

 When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

 Richness was passing by Love in a big boat. Love said,“Richness, can you take me with you?”

 Richness answered,“No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you.”

 Love decided to ask Vanity(虚荣心) who was also passing by in a beautiful ship.“Vanity, please help me!”

 “I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might destroy my boat,”Vanity answered.

 Sadness was close by, so Love asked,“Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!”

Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her. Suddenly , there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. So thankful and happy, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed(欠) the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love. “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom(智慧) and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how valuable Love is.”

1.How did the feelings go away from the island?

   A. By water.         B. By swimming.     C. On foot.         D. By flying

2.Which of the following is true?

   A. Happiness was blind.                       B. Richness had a small boat.

   C. Vanity’s ship was damaged.                  D. Sadness wanted to stay alone.

3.Who saved Love?

   A. Time.          B. Knowledge.      C. Richness.         D. Happiness.

4.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?

   A. Love and Time                     B. An Accident

   C.A sinking island                     D. Different Feelings