Once upon a time，there was a father and a son.The son was very rude and often hurt others’feelings with bitter words.So he had no friends and got more and more fretful(烦躁的)day by day.The father had been trying to persuade him to change his bad manner but father’s efforts made no difference on the wild son.

One day，the father got an idea.He set up a wooden board and called his son over and gave him a hammer and a box of nails.He told the young man to hammer a nail every time when he had a quarrel.The son did so.After a day，he himself saw the board was filled with nails whose quantity was so huge which looked so ugly that he was shocked and finally made up his mind to be a nice guy.The father suggested he pull out one nail every time when he checked his bad temper and avoided talking impolitely.He did that.When the last nail was drawn out the son was so excited that he couldn’t help showing the board to his father.However，his cheer trailed_away and slowly he grew frustrated(沮丧的)while he was staring at the board which was actually as disagreeable as a water?sapped (被水侵蚀的)stone deep on the seabed.The father pointed to the holes left in the board and told him that sometimes the hurt just like the holes stuck in one’s mind forever.The boy cried and regretted being such an impudent(轻浮的)guy.Since then，he was polite and kind and made a lot of friends，and turned happily.

1．Many people didn’t like the son because he used to ________ them.

A．beat 　　　　　B．hurt　　　　　　 C．fight with 　　 D．laugh at

2．At first the son was ________ to listen to his father.

A．happy 　　　　 B．sorry　　　　　　 C．ready 　　　　　D．unwilling

3．Why did the father tell his son to hammer a nail?

A．Because his son had nothing to do.

B．Because his son liked to have a quarrel.

C．In order to change his son’s bad manner.

D．In order to love his son.

4．What does the underlined phrase“trailed down”mean?

A．减弱 　　　　　B．放过 　　　　　 C．抛开 　　　　 D．出轨

5．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．The Father and the Son　　　　　　　 B．The Son Had Quarrels with Others

C．A Great Father　　　　　　　　　　　 D．How a Father Taught His Son

 

So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.
SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.
As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.
“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.
“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.
With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.
“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.
When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron（答题卡）. Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”
I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.
【小题1】How did the author feel before the test?

A．Confident.

B．Carefree.

C．Confused.

D．Nervous.

【小题2】Jones students are lucky because __________.

A．they can take the test in a dining hall

B．they can talk during the test

C．they can take the test in their home school

D．they have their math teacher supervising the test

【小题3】By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A．the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B．the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C．the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D．she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

【小题4】Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B．There were four math problems on the test.

C．You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D．The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

So the evening turned to night, and the night turned to morning. And before I knew it , the SAT was before me. I wasn’t sure  if I was ready, but I knew one thing: I wanted to get it over with.

SAT for the students is like tooth pulling. For those smart Asian kiddos, it’s like walking through the park: easy and carefree. For me, a Chinese American, …it’s: walking through the park and then tripping on a stone.

As I arrived outside of the dining hall, already a mob of students were sitting, talking, or standing silently waiting to get in. Jones students are lucky not only to have such a testing center at school, but also the feeling of their home school where it feels comfortable and familiar.

“ID, please,” my former math teacher asked at the door.

“Okay.” She looked over my ID, checked off my name on her list, and pointed towards the dining hall tables inside.

With hesitation, I picked up my feet and was directed to a large round table in the middle of the dinning hall. At least fourteen people could sit at this table but only four were allowed to take their test here.

“I’m glad it’s multiple choices.” I heard one student say. All the questions on the test have five choices except for one math section where they have only four. If you get an answer wrong, you don’t get any point, plus you get a penalty of a 1/4 point. If you don’t answer a question, you don’t get any point, nor penalties.

When everyone had a seat and the actual SAT I booklet in front of them, the proctor of the test called for our attentions. “In front of you, you should have a SAT I test and a scantron（答题卡）. Please do not open the test booklet until I say so.” He then went on to talk about the procedures, the amount of time, signature of honesty, etc. After thirty minutes of instruction reading, he gave us all a solemn expression before saying, “You may begin now. Good luck.”

I could hear a hundred booklets being opened and pencils scratching the surface. I looked to my right, I looked to my left, I did a quick prayer for whoever was in charge up in the heavens, and started my test. At least I wouldn’t know my score until summer time.

1.How did the author feel before the test?

A．Confident.         B．Carefree.          C．Confused.         D．Nervous.

2.Jones students are lucky because __________.

A．they can take the test in a dining hall

B．they can talk during the test

C．they can take the test in their home school

D．they have their math teacher supervising the test

3.By the underlined sentence, the writer intends to say that_________.

A．the test would be so difficult that she might not pass it

B．the test seemed easy but she still needed to be careful with it

C．the test would be much easier for her than for the other Asian students

D．she found herself not as smart as the other Asian students

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A．Fourteen students sat around a large round table, taking the test.

B．There were four math problems on the test.

C．You will lose more points if you get the answer wrong than if you give up the question.

D．The proctor announced the instructions as soon as the test began.

 

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　　I worked for a short time as a cashier at a restaurant a few weeks ago． I also helped clear off the tables when it was busy． One night, just 1 Christmas, I found a large black wallet on the floor near one of the table． I thought I should have 2 it to find out who was the owner, but I was very 3 at that time． Also I 4 that if the wallet contained anything valuable, the owner should be back．

　　Sure enough, an hour later a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet． I asked him what the 5 wallet looked like． He described it exactly and I gave it to him． He 6 his true thanks when I handed it to him． He asked me if I had 7 it, and when I told him “no” , he immediately opened it and 8 that it contained nearly $ 800．I held my 9 as he took out a twenty-dollar bill and handed to me． “A reward for you 10 , ” he said and then turned away．

　　Thinking about it later, I began 11 whether I would have admitted having found the wallet if I had known what was in it! I think that if there had been no 12 to find the owner and no one had returned to 13 it, I might have kept it． But it also came into my mind that I had actually 14 someone's Christmas plans by returning the wallet． The good 15 it gave me was worth more than anything that money could buy．

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