A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then  asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."

"You are special — don’t ever forget it."

36. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a famous professor      B. the value of $20

C. the value of a person    D. the importance of money

37. By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________.

A. the value of the money never changed

B. he was not interested in the money

C. he was a very special person

D. the money was valuable any more

38. The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”.

A. become more   B. become less   C. change fast   D. stay the same

39. The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________.

A. we should try our best to make more money

B. we should try to make ourselves special

C. we can word hard to prove ourselves

D. we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life

A well-known speaker started his talking by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you, but first, let me do this." He began to crumple(弄皱) the 20 dollar note up. He then  asked, "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty.

"Now, who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20."

"Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value." "Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE."

"You are special — don’t ever forget it."

36. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. a famous professor      B. the value of $20

C. the value of a person    D. the importance of money

37. By making the money crumpled and dirty , the professor wanted to show ________.

A. the value of the money never changed

B. he was not interested in the money

C. he was a very special person

D. the money was valuable any more

38. The underlined word “ decrease” most probably means “________”.

A. become more   B. become less   C. change fast   D. stay the same

39. The writer implies (暗示) in the passage that ________.

A. we should try our best to make more money

B. we should try to make ourselves special

C. we can word hard to prove ourselves

D. we might meet with a lot of difficulties in our life

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，每空只写一词。

1.Is this wood      (干燥的）enough to burn?

2.I’m so tired that I can    (几乎不)stay awake.

3.The cat was     (卧）fast asleep by the fire.

4.Have you given the kids their bus    (车费）？

5.She      (掉落〉the plate and it broke into pieces.

6.The Olympic team were given a      (英雄般的）welcome on their return home.

7.My grandma is in her    (八十多岁),but she can still take care of herself.

8.— How much does it cost?

—I just    five dollars for it.

9.— Could you tell me the     to the Johnsons, please?

—Sorry, we don’t have a Johnson here in the village.

10.— I often       to the song Rainbow.

—So do I. It sounds beautiful.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，每空只写一词。
【小题1】Is this wood      (干燥的）enough to burn?
【小题2】I’m so tired that I can    (几乎不)stay awake.
【小题3】The cat was     (卧）fast asleep by the fire.
【小题4】Have you given the kids their bus    (车费）？
【小题5】She      (掉落〉the plate and it broke into pieces.
【小题6】The Olympic team were given a      (英雄般的）welcome on their return home.
【小题7】My grandma is in her    (八十多岁),but she can still take care of herself.
【小题8】— How much does it cost? —I just    five dollars for it.
【小题9】— Could you tell me the     to the Johnsons, please?
—Sorry, we don’t have a Johnson here in the village.
【小题10】— I often       to the song Rainbow. —So do I. It sounds beautiful.