Last month the manager of a jewelry shop (珠宝店) received a letter. As he was very busy then, the letter lay on his desk till tea-time. He opened it and a 10-pound note(票) fell out onto the desk. Within the note was a letter which said:

Dear sir:

In 1935 I got engaged(订婚). But unfortunately I lost my job. At the time a lot of people were out of work. Six months later I got a job again, but of course I was very short of money. I came to your shop to buy a wedding ring(婚戒). The assistant took out some rings for me to look at, but she was called away for a moment, and I put one of the rings in my pocket. When she came back, I said I didn’t know the size of my girl’s finger. So I left the shop without buying a ring. My wife died a short while ago and the fact that I never paid for the ring has been heavy in my heart all these years. At that time, the ring cost 2 pounds so I think it is 10 pounds at today’s price and I’m sending 10 pounds.

Yours truly,

A customer (顾客)

1.When did the manager open the letter?

A．In the morning	B．When he received the letter
C．At lunch time	D．Till tea-time

2.The customer didn’t write the letter until_____.

A．he was dying	B．his wife’s death
C．he had enough money	D．he got a job again

3.What happened in 1935?

A．The jewelry shop lost some rings.

B．The customer married a girl.

C．The customer stole a ring for his wife.

D．The customer stole a ring for his girl friend.

4.Which of the following is Not true?

A．The customer was poor at that time.

B．The ring was bigger for his girl friend.

C．The shop assistant was careless.

D．The customer was too poor to buy a ring for his girl friend.

5.What do you think of the customer?

A．Honest	B．Forgetful
C．Dishonest	D．Careless

 

He often says, “I ____ one million smiles in my heart _____ one billion dollars in my pocket.”

A．don’t like; but

B．prefer; than

C．would rather; than

D．prefer; to

 

You wouldn’t steal a car. You would never rob (抢劫) a bank or pick someone’s pocket. But you may be another kind of thief.
If you have ever bought a disc for 15 yuan or less, then you have helped to rob artists or musicians of their intellectual properly rights (知识产权).
Last Thursday was World Intellectual Property Day. Activities to tell people about intellectual property rights were held around the country.
Intellectual property includes inventions, literary (文学的) and artistic works, names, and pictures. They are of little value (价值) if they are not read, seen and used.
While the cost of copying discs is very small, authors, singers and actors have to spend a lot of money and time making a new product. That’s why they have the right to make money from their work.
So buying pirated (盗版的) music of Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai is like stealing from them, paying them no respect for their hard work.
If Jay Chou cannot make money from his work, he may not make anything else. But those who make pirated goods are becoming rich without doing any hard work.
The authors should ask for a fair price for their work. Earlier this year there was much talk about how much KTV clubs should pay the music companies for using their songs.
The copyright fee (版权费) also should be fair to the users. That’s good for the music’s popularity and society as well.
【小题1】What is the author’s attitude towards protecting (保护) intellectual property rights7

A．He is for it.	B．He is against it.
C．He doesn’t care about it.	D．The article doesn’t tell us.

【小题2】Which of the following do intellectual property rights not cover?

A．Inventions.	B．Literary and artistic works.
C．Names end pictures.	D．Pirated music.

【小题3】According to the article, which of the following is true?
A. Authors should ask for a high price for their work,
B, The copyright fee should ha fair to users.
C. Authors, singers and actors have no right to make money from their work,
D. Buying pirated music by Jay Chou is very good.
【小题4】What is the best title for the article?

A．Rob a Bank	B．Copyright Fees
C．Say No to pirated Music	D．World Intellectual Property Day

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A farmer was selling(卖) his little dogs. Just then, a __1_ happened to pass by.

   “I want to __2__ one of your dogs, sir.”

   “Well,” said the farmer, “these dogs come from fine parents and cost a lot of __3_.”

   The boy drop (低下) his head for a __4____. Then he reached deep into his pocket and took out some change. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that __5__ to take a look? ”

   “__6__,”said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle(口哨),“Here, Dolly!”

   Dolly ran out of the doghouse followed by four little dogs. The boy’s eyes danced with _7_.

   As the dogs made their ___8__ to the farmer, the little boy saw something else moving inside the __9__.Slowly another little dog __10__; this one much smaller. It was doing its best to look out

    “I ___11_that one,” the little boy said.

    The farmer said, “Son, don’t want that dog. He will __12__ be able to run and play with you like the other dogs would.”

  The boy rolled up(卷起) one leg of his trousers and showed a steel(钢) __13__.Looking back up at the farmer, he said,“You see, sir ,I don’t __14__ too well myself ,and he will need someone to __15____”

1.A. boy           B. dog             C. farmer           D. son

2.A .sell           B. see              C. buy         D. feed

3. A. time              B. money        C. work             D. study

4.A. moment         B. day              C. minutes          D. week

5. A. enough        B. easy             C. necessary         D. simple

6. A. No            B. Sure             C. Sorry            D. Thanks

7. A. happy         B. sad              C. joy            D. music

8. A. way           B. road             C. route         D. street

9. A. farm          B. advertisement    C. grass       D. doghouse

10. A. died             B. shouted          C. appeared     D. watched

11. A. like             B. hate         C. know         D. want

12.A. sometimes         B. always           C. often        D. never

13. A. hand             B. back            C. arm        D. leg

14.A. speak             B. sing             C. walk             D. swim

15. A. ask              B. understand        C. think            D. succeed

 

--Let’s go to watch the 3D film “Avanta”, shall we?

--Sorry, I can’t         to watch it because I have donated all my pocket money. 

A. buy

B. offer

C. wait

D. afford