---George, how can you prove the earth is round ?

--- I can’t, sir. ______ , I never said it was.

A. Then B. However C. Besides D. Instead

Joe, my close friend, moved to Beijing years ago, and I ____ him since then.

A. haven’t seen B. didn’t see

C. won’t see D. don’t see

Time is the thing _____ never comes back. We should make full use of it.

A. who B. that C. what D. when

Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus(馬戲). Finally, there was only one family between the ticket counter and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. They were excitedly talking about the clowns, elephants, and other acts they would see that night.

The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as they could be. When the ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.”

The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife lowered her head. The father`s lip began to quiver and he leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again quoted(報價) the price. The man didn`t have enough money.

How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn`t have enough money to take them to the circus? Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said ,“Excuse me, sir. This fell out of your pocket.”

The man knew what was going on. He wasn`t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated(感激) the help in a heartbreaking and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my dad`s eyes, took my dad`s hand in both of his, holding the $20 bill, and with a tear running down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family .”

My father and I went back to our car and drove home. We didn`t go to the circus that night, but we didn`t go without.

1.If eight children`s father couldn`t afford the tickets to the circus, ____________.

A. he would lose his children`s love

B. the children wouldn`t forgive their father

C. he would feel sad and sorry for them

D. nothing would happen

2.The writer`s father didn`t give the money to the man directly, because__________.

A. he didn`t want to let the man feel embarrassed

B. the money wasn`t his

C. he wanted to show what a kind man he was

D. he son would stop him

3.What do you think of the writer`s father?

A. brave and rich B. funny and patient

C. kind and wise D. loving and strict

4.From the underlined sentence, we can infer that________.

A. they didn`t have more money to see the circus and felt upset

B. though they failed to see the circus, they got something meaningful

C. they didn`t want to go to the circus at all

D. the writer didn`t understand his father`s behavior

5.What is the best title for this passage？

A. Father`s love B. Money is important

C. A happy family D. The $20 bill on the ground.

Mr Johnson worked in a restaurant. He worked there for ten years. 1. And at last he was sent away. He hated hard work and stayed in the city.

Once something was wrong with his ear. He had to see a doctor. 2. And five minutes later he had to pay the doctor twenty dollars. He thought it was easy to get much money. So he came to the small town and opened a hospital. 3. But soon they found he couldn’t treat them at all and his medicine wasn’t useful. People hardly came and he had nothing to do.

One evening he heard a knock at the door. 4. He thought he had a bad cold and he asked him to take some medicine. After that the man left. 5.

On the third day a young man came in and said, “ Thank you very much, doctor!”

It surprised Mr Johnson. He said, “I haven’t seen you before. What do you thank me for?”

“ My uncle died from your wrong treatment the day before yesterday and he left much money to me.”

The right pronunciation of the word “discover” is .

A. [dis＇g??(r)] B. [dis＇k??(r)] C. [dis＇kauv?(r)]

I eat five meals a day. I have _____ 5 pounds.

A. put on B. put up C. put in

—When ________ the telephone ________?

—In 1876.

A. is; invented

B. did; invented

C. was; invented

I love the singers _______ write their own songs.

A. whom B. whose C. who

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通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出一個最佳答案。

A poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the ________ lying in front of him.

The next day, the young man came to the ________ of the railway station again. He ________ a large piece of paper on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sand put something ________into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sand.”

About half an hour later, a middle-aged man ran to the young man and said, “It’s you! You do come here. I know that you are honest and will ________ come here.” The young man asked, “Are you Mr. George Sand? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery(獎券) ticket,” answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.

The prize of the lottery ticket was worth $ 500,000. Yesterday when the middle-age man knew he ________ , he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also ________ in.

Someone asked the young man, “Why didn’t you just ________ the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said, “________I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose ________ , I won’t be happy forever.”

1.A. hat B. bag C. basket

2.A. street B. window C. gate

3.A. looked at B. put off C. took out

4.A. strange B. important C. dirty

5.A. certainly B. never C. sometimes

6.A. lost B. won C. fell

7.A. filled B. pulled C. thrown

8.A. take B. borrow C. do

9.A. Because B. Although C. Since

10.A. job B. pleasure C. Honesty