Odland remembers like it was yesterday working in an expensive French restaurant in Denver.The ice cream he was serving fell onto the white dress of a rich and important woman.

Thirty years have passed,but Odland can’t get the memory out of his mind,nor the woman’s kind reaction(反应).She was shocked,regained calmness and,in a kind voice,told the young Odland.“It’s OK.It wasn’t your fault.”When she left the restaurant,she also left the future Fortune 500 CEO(总裁) with a life lesson:You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter.

Odland isn’t the only CEO to have made this discovery.Rather,it seems to be one of those few laws of the land that every CEO learns on the way up.It’s hard to get a dozen CEOS to agree about anything,but most agree with the Waiter Rule.They say how others treat the CEO says nothing.But how others treat the waiter is like a window into the soul.

Watch out for anyone who pulls out the power card to say something like,“I could buy this place and fire you.”or “I know the owner and I could have you fired.”Those who say such things have shown more about their character(人品) than about their wealth and power.

The CEO who came up with it,or at least first wrote it down,is Raytheon CEO Bill Swanson.He wrote a best-selling book called Swanson’s Unwritten Rules of Management.

“A person who is nice to you but rude to the waiter,or to others,is not a nice person,”Swanson says.“I will never offer a job to the person who is sweet to the boss but turns rude to someone cleaning the tables.”

1.What happened after Odland dropped the ice cream onto the woman’s dress?

A.He was fired.

B.He was blamed.

C.The woman comforted him.

D.The woman left the restaurant at once.

2.Odland learned one of his life lessons from _______.

A.his experience as a waiter                    B.the advice given by the CEOs

C.an article in Fortune                     D.an interesting best-selling book

3.According to the text,most CEOs have the time opinion about _______.

A.Fortune 500 companies                 B.the Management Rules

C.Swanson’s book                           D.the Waiter Rule

4.From the text we can learn that _______.

A.one should be nicer to important people

B.CEOs often show their power before others

C.one should respect others no matter who they are

D.CEOs often have meals in expensive restaurants

 

My father often works very hard. And he has 21  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you  22  about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and  23  go home, he found a film ticket under the   24  on his desk. He thought he 25  to have not much work to do that day and  26  was quite wonderful to pass the  27 at the cinemA. So he came back home and  28  finished his supper. Then he said 29  to us and left.

But to our  30  , he came back about half an hour later, I  31  him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about  32  funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

When my father was sitting in his seat, a  33  came to my father’s and said that the seat was   34  . Ｍy father was surprised. He took out the ticket  35  looked at it carefully. It was Row17,  36  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 37   her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

38  ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   39  of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,   40  , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1. A. little money    B. much money    C. little time     D. much time

2.A. a funny story    B. a good story  C. an old story    D. a strange story

3.A. was to           B. was about to  C. had to          D. ought

4.A. box              B. book          C. glass           D. paper

5.A. happened         B. liked         C. pretended       D. wanted

6.A. it               B. this          C. that            D. which

7.A. morning          B. afternoon     C. day             D. evening

8.A. early            B. quietly       C. quickly         D. suddenly

9. A. hello           B. good-bye      C. good evening    D. good night

10. A. disappointment     B. joy       C. sorrow          D. surprise

11. A. asked          B. explained     C. told            D. wanted

12.A. a               B. one           C. some            D. the

13. A. man            B. woman         C. doctor          D. nurse

14. A. hers           B. his           C. taken           D. wrong

15. A. and            B. but           C. or              D. so

16. A. Seat1          B. Seat2         C. Seat3           D. Seat4

17.A. it bring        B. to get        C. to see          D. to show

18.A. Why             B. How           C. When            D. where

19.A. designs         B. colors        C. prices          D. owners

20.A. I’m sad     B. I’m sorry     C. I’m wrong       D. I’m worried

 

Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive (欺骗)? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important in formation that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

For example, some might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for on e hundred dollars!”

This guy’s a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only on e was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. Then she seeks another term. One of her opponents(对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers(广告商) will sometimes use half-truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

1.How much did the lottery winner lose?

A．One hundred dollars.	B．Two hundred dollars.
C．Three hundred dollars.	D．Four hundred dollars.

2.We may infer that the author believes people should _______.

A．buy lottery tickets	B．make use of half-truths
C．not take anything at face value	D．not trust the Yucky Company

3. What do the underline words “net gain” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A．final increase	B．big advantage
C．large share	D．total saving

4.What can we know from the example of the Yucky Pill advertisement?

A．False statements are easy to see through.

B．Half-truths are often used to mislead people.

C．Doctors like to act in advertisements.

D．Advertisements are based on facts.

 

Today, I felt terrible. My head was full of problems, burdens and confusion. I decided to take a walk even though I didn’t know where I would go.
The most extraordinarything happened when I was out on this walk. I saw an old man sitting on a chair. He was a seller of second-hand shoes. He looked at least 70 years old. He seemed so tired and nobody bought his shoes. I wanted to give him something but I had not brought anything with me.
Then, a little girl came toward him. I heard the child say, “Grandpa, may I polish your shoes?” That old man took pity on her and he gave her a shoe to polish. The girl said, “I polish the shoe because I need money to buy my brother a new school uniform.”
I heard this and tears filled my eyes. The old man answered, “Oh, little girl. Just stop doing this. Come with me and I will buy you a uniform.” Then they walked to a market and I followed close behind them. There he bought her a uniform. The girl said, “Thank you so much for doing this. May God bless you.” Then she left, leaving the old man smiling.
The old man walked away from the market, but I stopped him. I whispered in his ear, “You are a hero! Thank you for your kindness!” As I walked away, I glanced back and I could see him still smiling.
My own sadness had disappeared, chased away by the light of this kind act. I began realizing that I have a lot to be thankful for. I hope, some day, I can show my appreciation of what I have by following the example of the old man who only had a little, but shared it happily with someone who had nothing.
【小题1】The author decided to take a walk in order to    .

A．build himself up

B．lighten his mood

C．enjoy the scenery nearby

D．find out something special

【小题2】When seeing the old shoe seller, the author felt   .

A．happy

B．sympathetic

C．regretful

D．disappointed

【小题3】Why did the girl offer to polish shoes for the old man?

A．She took pity on him.

B．She intended to take care of him.

C．She meant to be friendly to him.

D．She wanted to earn some money.

【小题4】By sharing the story, the author conveys a message that    .

A．a kind act can cheer us up

B．old men often set us examples

C．people value what they don’t have

D．helping others means helping ourselves

【小题5】What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A clever little girl	B．A pair of old shoes
C．A kind shoe seller	D．A girl’s new uniform

An allowance(零花钱) is an important tool for teaching kids how to make plans for the use of money, save and make their own decisions. Children remem­ber and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.
How large an allowance is suitable? Experts say there is not right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to re­gion, and from family to family.
To set an suitable allowance for your child, work up a weekly plan. Allow for entertainment costs such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. "If you make the child responsible for these bills’," says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, " he or she will learn to plan for nec­essary costs."
Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can keep your child’s allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose buying power falls away below his peers’ can feel left out.
It can be tough, but don’t excuse your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Ste­phens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $5 a week, $1.75 of which was for bus fare and lunch." If you lose your money," Brooke’s mother told her, "you walk home."
One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. " Mom made me walk home," recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brook­lyn. " At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson. "
Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied di­rectly to a child’s daily housework at home. Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her early habits.
【小题1】Which of the following is the possible title of the passage?

A．How to develop a child’s early habits.

B．How to work up an amount of pocket money.

C．How to teach a child about money.

D．How to teach a child to save money.

【小题2】 It can be inferred from the passage that if a child is given an allowance, he or she may ________.

A．spend all the money very soon

B．fall into the bad habit of wasting money

C．feel responsible and careful about money

D．lose the money and can not return home

【小题3】 In Paragraph 4, the words “his peers” refer to ________.

A．his parents	B．his friends
C．his financial experts	D．his teachers

【小题4】 Why does the writer mention Brooke Stephens?

A．To question the opinion about pocket money.

B．To compare Stephens with other financial experts.

C．To explain that parents should be strict when children are developing good habits about money.

D．To suggest pocket money is useless in developing a child’s sense of responsibility.

【小题5】 The writer implies in the passage that ________.

A．children may feel lonely if they have no pocket money

B．a child’s early good habits can be developed if he or she is paid for all the housework

C．paying children for their housework is no good

D．children may learn to put aside some money if they are given a great amount of pocket money