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Many years ago，when I was fresh out of school and working in Denver, I was driving to my parents’ home in Missouri for Christmas. I stopped at a gas station (加油站) about 50 miles from Oklahoma City，where I was planning to stop and visit a friend. While I was standing in line at the cash register (收款台)，I said hello to an older couple who were also paying for gas.

I took_off, but had gone only a few miles when black smoke poured from the back of my car. I stopped and wondered what I should do. A car pulled up behind me. It was the couple I had spoken to at the gas station. They said they would take me to my friend’s. We chatted on the way into the city, and when I got out of the car，the husband gave me his business card.

I wrote him and his wife a thank you note for helping me. Soon afterward，I received a Christmas present from them. Their note that came with it said that helping me had made their holidays meaningful.

Years later，I drove to a meeting in a nearby town in the morning. In late afternoon I returned to my car and found that I’d left the lights on all day，and the battery(电池)was dead. Then I noticed that the Friendly Ford dealership－a shop selling cars was right next door. I walked over and found two salesmen in the showroom.

“Just how friendly is Friendly Ford？”I asked and explained my trouble. They quickly drove a pickup truck to my car and started it. They would accept no payment，so when I got home，I wrote them a note to say thanks. I received a letter back from one of the salesmen. No one had ever taken the time to write him and say thank you，and it meant a lot，he said.

“Thank you”－two powerful words. They’ve easy to say and mean so much.

1．The author planned to stop at Oklahoma City________.

A．to visit a friend

B．to see his parents

C．to pay at the cash register

D．to have more gas for his car

2．What happened when the author found smoke coming out of his car?

A．He had it pulled back to the gas station.

B．The couple sent him a business card.

C．He called his friend for help.

D．The couple offered to help him.

3．The battery of the author’s car was dead because________.

A．something went wrong with the lights

B．he forgot to turn off the lights

C．the meeting lasted a whole day

D．he drove too long a distance

B

It was mid-night while the horrible phone call was ringing in the darkness. I sat up, so that I could hear the phone call better. To my surprise, I heard my mom burst into tears. “Get the car Dean! Andrea has been in a car accident. ”

We ran every stop sign on the way to the hospital and our tires screeched around every corner. We got to the hospital, but were not allowed to see Andrea. The next morning, after wearing masks, we were allowed to go to the ICU to see Andrea. Well, the least I could say was that everything was injured in her body and she lost all of her memories. It was a serious accident.

Over the next two months, I lived more at the hospital than I did at my house. I watched as Andrea worked so hard to gain back everyday motor skills. She never once complained or pitied herself, her determined spirit was shining through. After two weeks in the ICU and two months of the regular hospital treatment, Andrea was able to come home. She missed several months of school, so it was hard for her to catch up. Andrea had tasks to accomplish, and no matter how hard it was, she stuck with them until the job was done. Though busy with dealing with pain, she always found time to love and play with me.

I’ll never forget the effect that this incident made on my life. I admire her strong-willed personality and her determined spirit. Today she is perfectly normal, despite the scars and the pins holding her leg in place. I couldn’t ask for a better sister, hero, or best friend.

4. The writer sat up to hear the call because he______

A. was not sure whether the telephone concerned him.

B. might be very concerned about who phoned so late.

C. wanted to scold the people who phoned so late.

D. realize that something terrible had happened.

5. During the treatment, Andrea_________.

A. had to give up all her studies

B. showed unbelievable strength

C. refused to be accompanied

D. stopped playing with the writer

6. _________mainly made her recover from the car accident

A. Andrea’s strong will

B. The treatment

C. The family’s encouragement

D. The eagerness for study

7. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Miracle Happening to My Sister

B. An Incident Which Influenced Me Much

C. An Accident Which Changed My Sister

D. My Sister—the Hero in My Life

C

Different people have different personalities. There are mainly two types of personality—one shown to the world and the other secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you are awake because you can control your behavior, but when you are asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you are a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feeling. You are quiet, shy and you aren’t very confident.

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you are always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today, not tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself, so you are often defensive. You are shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You are easily hurt.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You are usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

8. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Sleeping positions and personalities

B. Proper sleeping positions

C. Two personalities

D. Ways

to tell your real personalities

D

“It is no use putting advertisements in the newspapers.” A man once said. “Last week," he said, "my umbrella was stolen from a London church. As it was a present, 1 spent twice its worth in advertising, but didn't get it back." "How did you write your advertisement?" asked one of the listeners, a merchant.

"Here it is," said the man, taking out of his pocket a slip cut from a newspaper. The other man took it and read, "Lost from the CityChurch last Sunday evening a black silk umbrella. The gentleman who finds it will receive ten shillings on leaving it at No l0 Broad Street

."

"Now," said the merchant, "I often advertise, and find that it pays me well. But the way in which an advertisement is expressed is of extreme importance. Let us try your umbrella again, and if it fails, I will buy you a new one."

The merchant then took a slip of paper out of his pocket and wrote: "If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the CityChurch last Sunday evening doesn't wish to get into trouble, he will return the umbrella to No. 10 Broad Street

. He is well-known."

This appeared in the paper, and on the following morning, the man was astonished when he opened the front door. In the doorway lay at least twelve umbrellas of all sizes and colors that had been thrown in and his own was among them. Many of them had notes fastened to them saying that they had been taken by mistake, and begging the loser not to say anything about the matter.

12. This is a story about_______.

A. how a man lost and found his umbrella

B. how to put an advertisement in the newspaper

C. how to make an effective advertisement

D. how to find lost things

15. According to the first advertisement, anyone who_____ would receive ten shillings.

A. left the umbrella in the City Church B. gave the message to the man

C. left the umbrella at No. 10 Broad Street D. found the umbrella at No. I 0 Broad Street

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Are you planning to study a course from a foreign university? Well, these tips for studying abroad will make you feel at home in a new city.

Learn about the university.

When you decide to study abroad, it is important to research well. ___16____. Instead, talk to people who have completed their studies from that country. This way you’ll get some real information about the university you’re applying for.

______17_______

The more you speak to people, the more you’ll end up driving the blues away. Communicating with others will truly be helpful. Not only will it make it easier for you to face personal interviews but also to interact with the local people and fellow students.

Keep a diary.

Most students feel that the time they spent abroad was the best time for their lives. What better way to keep those moments “alive” forever than by writing them down on a diary?___18____

Be prepared for adjustments.

When you land up in a country with a culture that’s completely different from yours, chances are that you’ll experience some level of culture shock.___19___. Consider your stay abroad as an opportuni