A young man once asked Albert Einstein, the great scientist,  1  the secret of success（成功）is．The scientist told 2  that the secret success is  3  work．A few days later the young man asked him the  4  question again．Einstein was a little bit  5 he did not say   6  ,  but wrote  7  words on a piece of paper and handed it  8  the young man．The young man looked at the piece of paper． 9 it was written：A=X+Y+Z．

“What does this mean?” asked the young man ．

“A stands for （代表） success explained the old scientist．”X means hard work, Y stands for good methods（方法），and Z…Z means stopping  10  and getting down to work．”

1．A．how                       B．what                    C．which                   D．why

2．A．him                         B．her                        C． it                        D．them

3．A．hard                        B．easy                       C．poor                     D．bad

4．A．different                 B．same                    C．smart                   D．boring

5．A．satisfied                 B．happy                   C．angry                   D．sorry

6．A．anything                 B．nothing                 C．something             D．everything

7．A．a little                     B．little                      C．a few                    D．few

8．A．for                         B．to                         C．of                         D．few

9．A．Over                      B．On                        C．Without               D．At

10．A．talk                      B．to talk                   C．talked                   D．talking

A mother and her young son get into a bus in a small city and sit down. The bus conductor comes to them for their money. The mother says:“I want one ticket to the zoo ” and gives him one Yuan. The conductor looks at the small boy for a few seconds and then says to him, “How old are you, young man?” The mother begins to speak, but the conductor stops her. The boy says: “I am four at home, and two in the buses.” At last the mother has to take fifty fen out of her pocket and gives it to the conductor.

1. 1.

   Why does the conductor look at the small boy for a few seconds ?

   1. A.
      She likes him
   2. B.
      She thinks the boy need to buy a half-price ticket
   3. C.
      She knows the small boy.
   4. D.
      She saw the boy somewhere
2. 2.

   Why does the conductor stop the mother and let the boy say?

   1. A.
      The boy’s words are interesting
   2. B.
      The mother is a bad mother
   3. C.
      The small boy can tell the truth
   4. D.
      She loves the small boy
3. 3.

   At last the mother ______________.

   1. A.
      buys another ticket
   2. B.
      buys a half-price ticket for the boy
   3. C.
      says sorry to the conductor
   4. D.
      gives one Yuan to the conductor
4. 4.

   What does the word “conductor” mean?

   1. A.
      司机
   2. B.
      售票员
   3. C.
      乘客
   4. D.
      警察
5. 5.

   From the story we can see ______________.

   1. A.
      every boy must buy a ticket in the bus
   2. B.
      when a child is four, he must buy a ticket
   3. C.
      sometimes a child is more honest（诚实）than his parents
   4. D.
      women are not good mothers

Jean is a young girl who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. The problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. Jean is quite lonely (孤独的). So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of a rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a 70–year-old man named Jim! How disappointed Jean was!
【小题1】 Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is_______.

Jean is a young girl who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has almost everything that money can buy. The problem is that Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. Jean is quite lonely (孤独的). So she spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名的), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends.

Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and he lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had the same interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself. He was a tall, good-looking young man with big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.

When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him. She wanted to give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of a rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a 70–year-old man named Jim! How disappointed Jean was!

1.Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is_______.

2.Jean thought “David” was special because he ________.

3.What are both Jean and “David” interested in? 

4.Which of the following is True?

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?