Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.

After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window. It really looks terrible.”

One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.

Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!

Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.

That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?

Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.

 46. The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because _________.

  A. the woman’s window was dirty          B. the writer’s window was dirty

  C. the woman lived nearby                D. the writer was near-sighted

 47. The writer was surprised that ____________.

  A. the woman was sitting by her window     B. the woman’s window was clean

  C. the woman did cleaning in the afternoon   D. the woman’s window was still terrible

 48. “It dawned on me” probably means “­__________”.

  A. I began to understand it                     B. it cheered me up

  C. I knew it grew light                        D. it began to get dark

 49. It’s clear that __________.

  A. the writer had never met the woman before      B. the writer often washed the window

  C. they both worked as cleaners                 D. they lived in a small town

 50. From the passage, we can learn __________.

  A. one shouldn’t criticize others very often        

  B. one should often make his window clean

  C. one must judge himself before he judges others 

  D. one must look at others through his dirty window

Have you planned your school holidays? If not, I hope this guide will help you. Here are a few suggestions on how to spend your school holidays well.

Traveling — relax and refresh your mind and soul (心灵)

Travel to some interesting places. Traveling locally or to foreign countries will certainly relax and refresh your mind and soul. Mountains and beaches are good places for you to take a holiday.

Doing a part-time job — get some working experience

Work part-time, and you can get not only money but also some working experience. The working experience will be an advantage in your future jobs. For me, I have some experience in working as a waiter in a five-star hotel.

Taking courses or going to a camp — improve yourself

There are some interesting courses to choose from, specially designed for students during school holidays, such as computer courses, English courses and driving courses. These courses are necessary if you want to learn some new skills. And you can also go to a camp like an English camp to improve yourself and extend (拓宽) your social circle (社交圈).

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46. There are 　　　pieces of advice on how to spend school holidays in the passage.

47. The writer thinks 　　　are good places for students to take a holiday.

48. The working experience will be good for students’ 　　　.

49. Taking courses during school holidays can help students 　　　.

50. The writer advises students to 　　　during school holidays to extend their social circle.

When you are learning English, you find it not clever to put an English sentence, word for word, into your own language. Take the sentence “How do you do?” as an example. If you look up each word in the dictionary, one at a time, what is your translation? It must be a wrong sentence if you translate it according to your own language.

　Language do not just have different sounds, they are different in many ways. It’s important to master(掌握) the rules(规则) for word order in the study of English, too. If the sentences put words in a wrong order, the listeners can’t understand the speakers’ sentences easily. Sometimes when the order is changed, the meaning of the sentence doesn’t change. Let’s see the difference between the two pairs of sentences.

　“She only likes apples.” “Only she likes apples.”

　“I’ve seen the film already.” “I have already seen the film.”

　When you are learning English, you must do your best to get the spirit(精神实际) of the language and use it as the English speakers do.

(　 )46. From the passage we know that 　　 when we are learning English.

　　 A. we shouldn’t put every word into our own language

　　 B. we shouldn’t look up every word in the dictionary

　　 C. we need to put every word into our own language

　　 D. we must read word by word

(　 )47. The writer thinks it is 　　 in learning English.

　　 A. difficult to understand different sounds

　　 B. possible to remember the word order

　　 C. important to master the rules in different ways

　　 D. easy to master the rules for word order

(　 )48. We can learn from the passage that 　　 .

　　 A. the meaning of an English sentence always changes with the order of the words

　 B. the order of words can never change the meaning of an English sentence

　 C. sometimes different order of words has a different meaning

　 D. if the order of words is different, the meaning of the sentence must be different

(　 )49. “She only likes apples,” 　　

　 A. is the same as “Only she likes apple”.

　 B. is different from “Only she likes apple”.

　 C. means “She likes fruit except apples”.

　 D. means “She doesn’t like apples”.

(　 )50. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Different Orders, Different Meanings　　　　 B. How to speak English?

C.　　 How to Put English into Our Own Language? D. How to Learn English?

“If I had one million yuan, I would buy you a palace! Do I have one million yuan? No, I don’t! So I only can spend ten fen on this short message, sending you my best wishes!”

Today, SMS---Short Message Service is popular, and China Mobile says that every second, there are 410 messages being sent.

Look around you! People are watching their mobiles, smiling or laughing. Thumbs (拇指) are moving quickly on mobiles, bringing happiness to their friends. Through SMS, we know the weather report, share jokes and news, express (表达) love and friendship.

SMS is becoming more and more popular. It is reported that 67% of young people like to send short messages to greet each other. Internet SMS will be more helpful to people. I am thankful for the progress (进步) because SMS saves me much money. Just on the top end of a thumb, so much joy can be found!

(　 ) 46. SMS can help people do the following except ___________.

　　　　 A. knowing the weather report　　　　

B. sharing jokes and news

　　　　 C. expressing love and friendship　　

D. spending more time traveling

(　 ) 47. The writer thinks that _________.

　　　　 A. SMS helps people a lot　　　　

B. young people dislike SMS

　　　　 C. he makes SMS more popular　

D. he will buy a palace for his friend

(　 ) 48. The passage is mainly about ___________.

　　　 A. how to search the Internet　　　　　　　　　　 B. the joy of SMS

　　　 C. how to send short messages　　　　　 D. ways of saving money

“Be proud of what you do whether you are a boss or a cleaner.” my father always told me. When I was 18, I got a summer job in a hospital. I was told that my job would include sweeping floors. I smiled and remembered Dad’s words.

Even though my job was the lowest, it made me feel excited. I thought it was a challenge because it was my first job. I learned to be on time and tried to do everything well. As a result, I was respected（尊敬） by doctors, nurses and patients. Each morning I imagined that the dirty dishes would make patients sicker if I didn’t wash them clean. After breakfast was done, I started sweeping the floors of all patients’ rooms and cleaning toilets. Though I was tired, I wanted to do the job well. People would say, “That young boy really does a good job.” That gave me a pride.

Working in the hospital taught me that being proud of one’s job was important. It doesn’t matter whether the job is sweeping floors or managing a large business. Whatever I have done, my father’s words have always stayed with me. I have swept floors, and I have been a manager. I think Dad would be proud of me.

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（　）46. The writer’s first job was .

A. a doctor                                B. a boss                             C. a cleaner

（　）47. The writer learned how to  when he was working in the hospital.

A. become a doctor                B. become a nurse                C. be on time and work hard

（　）48. The people in the hospital respected the writer because .

A. he did his job well              B. he was young                  C. he felt excited

（　）49. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

A. The writer became a manager later.

B. The writer forgot what his father had said.

C. The writer had washed dishes in the hospital.

（　）50. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. One should always follow his parents’ words.

B. One should only do his favorite job well.

C. One should be proud of whatever job he does.