When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I've lost an ear. Help! Help!"

Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I've found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that's not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."

1.What were Joe and Jeff?

A. Soldiers.                 B. Drivers.          C. Farmers.        D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?

A. He cut it off by himself.          B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C. A falling knife cut it off.           D. A cigarette burned it up.

3. From the passage, we know Joe  was not _______.

A. strong            B. kind                C. foolish    D. clever

4.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A. A Lost Ear              B. A Busy Cleaner

C. A Falling Knife          D. A forgetful Man

    Joe and Jeff worked for a factory．

    When this story happened，they were working around a very large house．Job was do the cleaning．It Was not a difficult job，but sometimes it was a little dangerous，because they had to walk below where workmen were working．Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground．

    One morning Joe Was working near the house with a cigarette(香烟)behind one of his ears．Suddenly somebody on the top shouted，“Look out!”

    But Joe did not “look out”．He looked up．And as he did so，a long knife foil off the top of the house．

    Luckily，the knife missed Joe’s head，but it cut off one of his ears．

    At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out．“I’ve lost all ear．Help! Help!”

    Jeff ran up to help his friend．

    “Look for my ear．”Joe told him．“It must be on the ground somewhere．”

    Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear．At last he found an ear on the ground．He picked it up and carried it to Joe．

    “Here you are，”he said，“I’ve found it．”Joe looked at it．“No，that’s not my ear，” he said，“Mine had a cigarette behind it，”

1．What were Joe and Jeff?

    A．Soldiers        B．Drivers         C．Farmers   D．Cleaners

2．How did Joe lose his ear?

    A．He cut it off by himself              B．Jeff cut it off with a knife

    C．A falling knife cut it off                D．A cigarette burned it up

3．At the end of the story Jeff found _________。

    A．someone else’s ear                     B．Joe’s ear

    C．a long knife                                 D．a cigarette

4．From the passage，we know Joe was not________

    A．strong                               B．kind

    C．serious                                 D．clever

5．Which is most possible title(题目)for this passage?

    A．A Lost Ear                                B．A Busy Cleaner

    C．A Falling Knife                             D．A Forgetful Man

Joe and Jeff worked for a factory. When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.

One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette (香烟) behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shout “Look out!” But Joe did not “look out”.He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife fell off the top of the house. Luckily, the knife missed Joe's head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out,“I've lost an ear. Help! Help!” Jeff ran up to help his friend.

“Look for my ear,” Joe told him, “It must be on the ground somewhere.” Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. “Here you are,” he said, “I've found it.” Joe looked at it. “No, that's not my ear,” he said.“Mine had a cigarette behind it.”

1.What were Joe and Jeff?

A. Soldiers.     B. Drivers.             C. Farmers.           D. Cleaners.

2.How did Joe lose his ear?

A. He cut it off by himself.    B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

C.A falling knife cut it off.     D.A cigarette burned it up.

3.At the end of the story，Jeff found________.

A. someone else's ear     B. Joe's ear           C. a long knife              D. a cigarette

4.From the passage, we know Joe was not________.

A. strong                   B. kind                  C. serious                     D. clever

5.Which is the most possible title for this passage?

A.A Lost Ear                 B.A Busy Cleaner    C.A Falling Knife           D.A Forgetful Man

The teacher stood before his class and was going to hand out the final exam papers. “I know how ___________ (41) you have all worked to prepare for this test,” he said. “And because I know you can do it well, I am willing to offer a B to anyone who would ___________ (42) not to take the test.

Many students jumped up to ___________ (43) the teacher and left the classroom. The teacher looked at the ___________ (44) students and said, “Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last ___________ (45).” Two more students decided to go.

Seven students remained. The teacher then handed out the ___________ (46). There were only three sentences typed on the paper: Congratulations! You have just ___________ (47) an A in this class. Keep believing in yourself.

I never had a teacher like that, but I think it is a test ___________ (48) any teacher could and should give. Students who are not ___________(49) in what they have learned are B students at best(充其量).

The same is ___________ (50) in real life. The A students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have ___________ (51) both successes and failures. They have learned life’s lessons, either from normal education ___________ (52) from events in their lives, and have become ___________ (53) people.

Scientists say that by the age of eight, 80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed. You are a big kid now, and you ___________(54) that you have some limits (限制). However, there is ___________ (55) you can’t do or learn or be. Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest said, “It’s not the mountain we conquer(克服) but ourselves.

1. A. luckily       B. terribly     C. quietly          D. hard

2. A. dislike       B. help         C. prefer           D. start

3. A. thank     B. praise           C. fight            D. criticize

4. A. following B. relaxing     C. worrying     D. remaining

5. A. chance        B. trouble          C. test         D. idea

6. A. results       B. presents     C. papers           D. essays

7. A. given     B. sent         C. discovered       D. received

8. A. where     B. that         C. what         D. when

9. A. confident B. necessary        C. mysterious       D. convenient

10. A. unusual      B. impossible       C. true         D. special

11. A. broken off   B. dreamed of       C. learned from D. cared about

12.A. and       B. or           C. but          D. so

13.A. ruder     B. cuter            C. worse            D. better

14.A. decide        B. forget           C. realize          D. imagine

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