One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”
A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.
Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.
The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.
The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”
【小题1】What's the blind man's name?

One day, there was a blind man called John sitting on the bench with a hat by his feet and a sign that read, "I am blind. Please help me.”

A creative publicist(广告员)named Tom was walking by the blind man and stopped to see that the man only had a few coins in his hat. He put a few of his own corns in the hat. Without asking for permission, took the sign, turned it around and wrote a new message. Then he put the sign by the feet of the blind man, and left.

Later that afternoon the publicist returned to the blind man and noticed that his hat was almost full of bills and coins. The blind man recognized(识别)his footsteps and asked if it was he who had changed his sign. He also wanted to know what the man wrote on it.

The publicist said, "I just wrote the message a little differently.” He smiled and went on his way.

The new sign read, "Spring has come, but I can't see anything.”

1.What's the blind man's name?

A. Tom.         B. John.        C. Tony.        D. Sorry, I don't know.

2.Who wrote a new message?

A. The blind man.       B. The teacher.

C. The publicist.       D. The farmer.

3.How did the blind man recognize the publicist?

A. By his sign. B. By his footsteps. C. By his voice.  D. By his corns.

4.When did the story happen?

A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn.  D. In winter.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

   A. Publicists are always friendly and helpful.

   B. We can get more money by changing a sign.

   C. The blind man is very stupid, so he has little money.

   D. The power (力量) of language is great.

Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they learn to value（珍惜）time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with（充满）activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.
【小题1】A working American has to work___ days a week in his working  
time.   
A. seven      B. six     C. five   
【小题2】An American always walks____.
A. sadly       B. slowly    C. fast  
【小题3】“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.
A. He has little money.
B. He has no time   
C. He is dying   
【小题4】In his free time, an American usually_____.
A. plays cards with their friends
B. stays at home all day and watched TV.
C. gets more money by work.
【小题5】 Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The Americans usually value time.
B. The Americans are often on time.
C. All Americans love time and don’t hate time.

Americans think a great deal about time. From childhood they learn to value（珍惜）time. As children, they are taught to be on time to go to school, to do work and to do everything. When they are having a good time, they say that time flies. When a person is dying, they say he is living on borrowed time. Time is money. Time is knowledge. Time is everything in America. A working American has to work hard for 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even Saturday and Sunday are filled with（充满）activities. In the street you can hardly see a man who walks slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running. They love time because time brings them money, comforts and progress. But sometimes they also hate time, for they feel they have become servants（仆人）of the clock.

1.A working American has to work___ days a week in his working  

          time.   

       A. seven       B. six      C. five   

2.An American always walks____.

          A. sadly       B. slowly     C. fast  

3.“He is living on borrowed time” means_____.

     A. He has little money.

     B. He has no time   

     C. He is dying   

4.In his free time, an American usually_____.

    A. plays cards with their friends

     B. stays at home all day and watched TV.

     C. gets more money by work.

5. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

     A. The Americans usually value time.

     B. The Americans are often on time.

     C. All Americans love time and don't hate time.

He has little money, so he can buy ________ books.

1. A.
   little
2. B.
   a little
3. C.
   few
4. D.
   a few