In Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹), the capital (首都) of Holland ( 荷兰), there is a unique (独特的) Children Restaurant. It is run wholly by the children. From the manager to the cooks, cashiers, waiters or waitresses and other staff members (职员) are all children from 6 to 12 years old. They themselves do all the necessary work such as cooking and cleaning. These children are selected in Amsterdam. After training, they may serve in the Restaurant for four weeks. All of them are willing to work there and they are very proud of the work .

　　This Restaurant was founded in 1983 by a woman cook, who wanted to give the children chances to learn to be useful to the society (社会) . And now she is the only adult (成年人) there, but her job is just to take care of the children.

　　The Restaurant is welcomed almost by everyone. Since there are only 20 seats in the restaurant, it is always very crowded.

　　So you should make a reservation (预定座位) months in advance (事先) . The cost of a meal differs (不同) according to the customers (顾客) . Usually US ＄ 4 for each adult, but much cheaper for the children. And its business hours are only on Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons.

1．The children in this Restaurant ________.

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A．can earn only four dollars a day

B．are fond of working there

C．will have to work there for over a month

D．do all the work except cooking

2．The word “cashier” in the first passage perhaps means

________.

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A．a person who cooks food

B．a person who does cleaning

C．a person who receives and pays out money in a hotel or restaurant etc.

D．a person who serves food to customers

3．Which can be TRUE according to this passage?

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A．All the children in the Restaurant come from Amsterdam.

B．If you don' t order a meal a month ahead of time, you'll get no food in the city.

C．Everybody likes the Restaurant, so it is often filled with customers .

D．In Amsterdam, any child between 6 and 12 can work in this Restaurant if he likes.

4．Which is NOT true according to the writer?

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A．This Restaurant has a history of more than 10 years.

B．For the same meal a child will pay less while an adult will pay more.

C．The woman who set up this Restaurant used to be a cook.

D．There are more than a score of seats.

5．The Children Restaurant was managed by ________.

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One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, 'It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they lad a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe. it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things.

1.Who picked up the horseshoe at last?

A．Thomas.

B．The old father.

C．Both the father and the son.

D．Neither the father nor the son.

2.The farmer bought _______ with the money after lie sold the horseshoe.

A．some food

B．some water

C．some cherries

D．some pennies

3.When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe, the father _______.

A．felt very happy

B．didn't say anything

C．beat the son

D．became a little angry

4.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

A．he wanted his son to eat them all

B．he wanted his son to do more exercise

C．lie wanted to teach his son a lesson

D．he wanted his son to pick them up

5.From the story, we can learn that _______.

A．cherries are so delicious that most of is like to eat-them

B．a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

C．if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

D．if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

One day, a farmer was walking along a road with his son Thomas. The father said, "Look! There's a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag." Thomas said, “It isn't worth the trouble." His father said nothing but picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town, they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies he bought some cherries.

    The father and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky, and there wasn't a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on, At this time, his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it.

After a while, his father dropped another cherry and once again, his son lost some time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries, his father said to him, "My dear son, if you had bent down earlier to pick up that horseshoe, it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that anyone who does not worry about the little things will find that he cannot do the great things,

1.The farmer bought _______with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

     A. some food       B. some water       C. some cherries    D. some pennies

2.The father dropped the cherries one by one, because _______.

     A. he wanted his son to eat them all        B. he wanted his son to do more exercise

     C. he wanted to teach his son a lesson      D. he wanted his son to pick them up

3.From the story, we can learn that _______.

     A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

     B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

     C. if the boy wants to eat cherries, he must pick up the horseshoe

     D. if we want to do some great things, we should start with some small ones

On a cold winter afternoon．Susan was walking home from a supermarket．She was feeling a little tired，as she was carrying her shopping bags．They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park．She walked towards the gate of the park．She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her．The man was holding a paper bag．He walked to a rubbish bin（箱）and started looking through it．

Susan suddenly felt sad．She knew this man would take all that he could get，so she went up to him and gave him some fruit．The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him．

A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy．Then he said，"Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich，then the orange juice，and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you，girl．"Then he went away，singing a song．

Just then，Susan understood what the saying "Giving is getting" really meant．Everyone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．

Giving sometimes doesn't cost much，but it means a lot to the people who you help．The man's happiness at that moment comes into Susan's mind every time she has the chance to help others．

1．Susan felt a little tired because she_______．

A．walked so fast                          B．looked through a rubbish bin

C．felt cold                                D．carried heavy shopping bags

2．The poor man felt _______when Susan gave him some fruit．

A．sad                B．surprised         C．interested          D．kind

3．The poor man's daughter couldn't get _______ that day．

A．orange juice        B．some fruit          C．a new coat         D．a sandwich

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter．

B．It was the poor man's daughter's birthday．

C．The poor man asked Susan for some fruit． 

D．The poor man's daughter was ill．

5．The passage mainly tells us that _______

A．giving means taking                       B．giving is getting

C．we shouldn't look through rubbish bins               D．we should give others fruit