【小题 1】The above information is about _________.

A. famous physicists                    B. great people 

C. great directors                          D. Nobel Prize winners

【小题 2】 Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death.

   A. 32                B. 24               C. 42               D. 45

1. The above information is about _________.

   A. famous physicists     B. great people    C. great directions    D. Nobel Prize winners

2. Francis Crick won the Nobel Prize before ________ years of his death.

   A. 32                B. 24           C. 42           D. 45

3. Peter Hall founded the Royal Shakespeare Company at the age of _________.

   A. 42                B. 92           C. 39           D. 29

4. ________ has 40 productions all over the world.

   A. The Peter Hall Company        B. The Royal Shakespeare Company

   C. The Arts Theatre              D. The National Theatre

Jason and Harry joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. They both worked very hard.
After several years, the boss made Harry sales manager but Jason   31  a salesman. One day Jason could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did not   32  hard-working employees, but only raised those   33 tried to please him. He thought that it was really   34  .
In order to help Jason to realize the   35  between him and Harry, the boss asked Jason to do the   36  --- "Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market." Charlie went, returned and only said, "Yes." The boss asked, "How much per kg?" Charlie went back to the market to ask and returned to   37  , "$ 12 per kg."
The boss told Jason that he would ask Harry the  38  question. Harry went, returned and said, "Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kg, $ 100 for 10 kg. He has a total of 340 melons. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kg,   39 from the South two days ago. They are fresh, red, and of good   40 ."
Jason was   41  and he realized the difference between himself and Harry. He decided not to leave but to learn from Harry.
My dear friends, you know, a more   42  person is more observant(观察力敏锐的), thinks more and understands in   43  . For the same matter, he sees several years ahead,   44  you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you   45 ?
Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life? How thoughtful are you?

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it__31__we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, __32__ with some bits of cloth, shaking(摆动)with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would__33__ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.
I asked my __34_ to go over and hand this old man something. He __35__ into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “__36__ . ” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live __37__ the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next__38__, as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the__39__and came up to my window and __40__ at me. This time I offered(提供) him a __41__of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He __42__ the food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he __43__ me think of my father.
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us, __44__ please do not pass by a __45__ person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it__31__we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, __32__ with some bits of cloth, shaking(摆动)with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would__33__ him a coin or a cup of hot coffee.

I asked my __34_ to go over and hand this old man something. He __35__ into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “__36__ . ” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live __37__ the cold night.

   I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next__38__, as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the__39__and came up to my window and __40__ at me. This time I offered(提供) him a __41__of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He __42__ the food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he __43__ me think of my father.

 I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could happen to one of us, __44__ please do not pass by a __45__ person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

1.A. after            B. when        C. before     D. if

2.A. covered          B. tied         C. filled            D. provided

3.A. send             B. leave      C. greet          D. accept

4.A. father           B. son            C. husband    D. friend

5.A. watched          B. knocked     C. came       D. looked

6.A. Excuse me     B. Beg your pardon  C. Take it easy D. Thank you

7.A. in               B. through         C. under          D. off

8.A. year             B. month       C. week       D. day

9.A. office           B. gift            C. car        D. shop

10.A. smiled              B. pointed         C. called     D. shouted

11.A. box             B. bag             C. bottle         D. basket

12.A. held            B. ordered        C. dropped    D. received

13.A. got             B. forced      C. made           D. allowed

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

15.A. quiet           B. sick         C. poor          D. shy