8. According to the engineer, the finding of the problem cost _______.

　　　 A. only one dollar　 B. $ 29.999　　 C. nothing　　　 D. less than the now part

7. The problem of the machine _______.

　　 A. was caused by the German engineer

　　 B. was found and solved by the workers

　　 C. took the engineer a long time to find

　　 D. was just a line

6. The factory turned to the German engineer because _______.

　　 A. he had nothing to do in the factory

　　 B. there were no other people in the factory

　　 C. the workers could not repair the machine

D. the workers asked for too much money for repairing the machine

5. We can _______ in the zoo.

　　 A. throw dirty things　　 B. not go close to the animals

　　 C. not laugh　　　　　 D. give food to the animals

(B)

　　 Once there was something wrong with a machine in a factory. The workers could do nothing but turn to a German engineer for help, who drew a line on it and then said, “Take off the part where the line is and change it for a new one. ”The machine, with a new line on, began running well again. The engineer then asked for $30,000 for what he had done. The following were what he wrote on a bill, “The new part only costs one dollar, and knowing where the problem with the machine is costs $29,999.”

One dollar for changing a new part sounds reasonable (有道理的)but the $29,999 is exactly the value (价值)of wisdom (智慧)and knowledge.

4. Which is the visiting time?

　　 A. 8:00 a.m. on Monday.　　 B. 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.

　　 C. 8:30 a.m. on Saturday　　 D. 7:30 p.m. on Sunday.

3. Now Mr. and Mrs. King are going to the zoo with their seven-year-old son. How much will they pay for the tickets?

　　 A. One hundred and twenty yuan.　 B. One hundred and sixty yuan.

　　 C. Two hundred yuan.　　 D. Eighty yuan.

2. Which animal is full of fun?

　　 A. A monkey.　　 B. A giraffe.　　 C. A tiger.　　 D. An elephant.

1. All the animals above are _______.

A. from Africa　　 B. in the northeast　　 C. from China　　 D. in the zoo

15. Liang Yuezhu’s advice tells us that ________.

　 　A. it’s better for the students who have mental problems to join others

　　 B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

　　 C. only group activities and sports can help them

　　 D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

　第三组(共3篇)：

(A)

Visit Dongqian Lake Zoo

　　 Come and see big elephants from Yunnan and tigers from the northeast. The African giraffes are waiting for you. Clever monkeys are going to make you laugh. A lot of other animals you have never seen are waiting to meet you.

Tickets

Grown-ups: ￥80

Children: ￥40

Under Six: Free

Opening Hours

　　 From Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m.－－－4：30 p.m.

　　 Saturday and Sunday: 8：00a.m.－－－5：30 p.m.

　　 Keep the zoo clean.

　　 Do not feed or go near to the animals.

14. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help because ________.

　　　 A. they won’t let others think they are stupid

　　　 B. they don’t think doctors can help them

　　　 C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others

　　　 D. both A and C