I stood there listening to my father shout at top of his voice. The    1    on his face said that one of us had done something wrong.

“   2   one of you did this? ”

We all stared down at the step. There was child’s handwriting in chalk there. I was very  3  . I hoped no one could see it. Would he guess it was me? I was so scared. When he asked me, I   4   , “Not me, Dad. ”

The others denied (否认) it as well. Of course, we all knew that one of us   5  have done it. But as the   6  and the smallest of the three, I just couldn’t find the courage to tell the  7   .

To find out who had written on the  8  , father gave us each a piece of paper and a pencil. “I want each of you to   9  exactly what you see on the step. ”

I tried my best to write the words  10 . I didn’t want Dad to be able to tell it was me.

He gathered up our pieces of paper and looked at them. “ Since  11 of you will

admit(承认) to have done it, then I will punish you all. ” I stood there and said  12 . The last thing I wanted was for Dad to punish me!

“ I  13 it. ” My sister stepped forward and said she had done something she hadn’t. She was punished for a month.

We didn’t talk   14 that day for many years. Not until we were all older and I knew it was safe to finally tell my dad it was really me. I always felt sorry  15  it. That was the last time I let anyone take the blame for me.

1.                A．sound          B．taste           C．look D．feeling

2.                A．What          B．Which          C．Who D．Where

3.                A．unhappy        B．surprised       C．angry D．frightened

4.                A．lied            B．said            C．talked    D．told

5.                A．can            B．may            C．must D．might

6.                A．oldest          B．kindest         C．youngest  D．healthiest

7.                A．answer         B．story           C．truth D．thing

8.                A．step           B．ground         C．floor D．door

9.                A．write          B．draw           C．paint D．print

10.               A．carefully        B．differently      C．heavily    D．badly

11.               A．all             B．none          C．neither    D．both

12.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

13.               A．did            B．done          C．do   D．doing

14.               A．on            B．with           C．to    D．about

15.               A．because        B．because of      C．though    D．except

Having the idea: It started when Sarah took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening, in a Thai restaurant, Sarah told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London. Bobby suggested they started their own coffee shop. Sarah fell in love with the idea.
Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I knew there was a gap (空缺) in the market.” In 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.
Making it work: The first year was very difficult. British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like latte and macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up. Today, there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has ￡30 million a year.
Advice for others: Sarah has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It ! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.”

1. 1.

   What kind of company do they run?

   1. A.
      A fast-food restaurant.
   2. B.
      A tea shop.
   3. C.
      A coffee shop.
   4. D.
      A big hotel.
2. 2.

   Where are their Coffee Republic shops?

   1. A.
      All over the UK.
   2. B.
      All over the US.
   3. C.
      In central London.
   4. D.
      In New York.
3. 3.

   Which of the following information is mentioned(提到) in the passage?

   1. A.
      Sarah was not interested in Bobby’s idea.
   2. B.
      British people never drank coffee before 1995.
   3. C.
      Sarah’s best-selling book is about how to make coffee.
   4. D.
      Sarah found a business chance while doing the research.
4. 4.

   What is the passage mainly about?

   1. A.
      Sarah’s life story.
   2. B.
      Sarah’s weekend trip.
   3. C.
      The American-style coffee.
   4. D.
      The success of a family business.
5. 5.

   Where may this passage come from?

   1. A.
      In a scientific report.
   2. B.
      In a newspaper.
   3. C.
      In a sports magazine.
   4. D.
      In a novel.

A: My ice - cream is very delicious.

B: Oh? May I ________?

1. A.
   have a look
2. B.
   have a taste
3. C.
   have taste
4. D.
   taste

One's attitude is always important. If you are lazy and weak, you will never taste any success. But if you are  16  , success and happiness will be more likely to come to you.

I love eating persimmons(柿子). But you can't get them until autumn. If you try them before the right time, they probably  17  bad.

In Grade Six, because of my poor grades, my parents were  18  that I wouldn't be able to get into an excellent middle school. They  19  me to study harder, but I didn't really understand why they were so anxious.

Summer came, and I studied hard. The hot weather made me   20   and I couldn't focus on my textbooks. But every time I wanted to stop  21  , Mom would shout, "Hey, you! Think about your  22  . If you don't work hard, you'll regret (后悔) it!" I had to sit back down again and return to my textbooks. But all I  23  was playing with my friends and eating persimmons.

My mom would say to me, with a serious look on  24  face, "If a persimmon tree doesn't grow in summer, it can't bear( 结出 ) fruit in autumn ! Only by hard work,   25  you get the good result of your work. "

Although I didn't understand it at that time, I  26  came to see the truth of her words. A few months later, I succeeded in getting into the key middle school. It was  27  . Walking in my new school, I could see quite a few persimmon trees. The fruit was so red that it looked as if it was on fire. Suddenly, I  28   that working hard may be bitter but its fruit is sweet.

My mom was right: If a persimmon tree doesn't grow  29  summer, it can't bear fruit in autumn. I smiled.

I had grown through the summer  30  now it was autumn.

I tasted my success and enjoyed the fruits of my labors!

(     )16. A. busy                     B. clever                       C. hard-working

(     )17. A. look                        B. taste                   C. turn

(     )18. A. embarrassed.               B. worried                     C. excited

(     )19. A. afforded                    B. allowed                     C. pushed

(     )20. A. sleepy                         B. slept                         C. asleep

(     )21. A. thinking                   B. working                 C. playing

(     )22. A. future                     B. hobby                C. health

(     )23. A. talked about                 B. heard about             C. thought about

(     )24. A. her                       B. your                      C. my

(     )25. A. have to                  B. can                    C. need

(     )26. A. probably                  B. particularly              C. gradually

(     )27. A. spring                      B. summer                C. autumn

(     )28. A. realized                    B. considered              C. noticed

(     )29. A. before                       B. during                     C. after

(     )30. A. and                        B. but                      C. or