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A rich man loved his little boy very much. He wanted  1  him happy all the time. So he gave him everything that he could buy with   2  . But the little boy was still   3  .Where he went, he always wore a frown(皺眉). And he always wished for something he did not have. The rich man didn’t know   4   to make his son happy.

One day, a magician(魔術(shù)師) came and said to him, “I can make your son happy and   5   his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price   6   telling him the secret.”

“All right,” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I  7   you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There were some words on the paper, “Do one   8   thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the   9   and became one of the happiest boys.

I think only those who are always thinking about   10  can be truly happy.

1.A. keep           B. get          C. to make      D. to do

2.A. money      B. food         C. time         D. toys

3.A. relaxed        B. unhappy      C. angry        D. worried

4.A. why            B. how          C. what         D. who

5.A. turn           B. come         C. put          D. look

6.A. on         B. for          C. at           D. with

7.A will give     B have given    C. gave         D am giving

8.A. boring     B. bad          C. kind         D. hard

9.A. advice     B. medicine     C. book         D. umbrella

10.A. another      B. the other    C other         D others

 

A rich man loved his little boy very much. He wanted  1  him happy all the time. So he gave him everything that he could buy with   2  . But the little boy was still   3  .Where he went, he always wore a frown(皺眉). And he always wished for something he did not have. The rich man didn’t know   4   to make his son happy.
One day, a magician(魔術(shù)師) came and said to him, “I can make your son happy and   5  his frowns into smiles, but you must pay me a great price   6  telling him the secret.”
“All right,” said the man, “No matter what you ask for, I  7   you.” The magician took the boy into a secret room. He wrote something on a piece of paper, and then gave it to the boy. There were some words on the paper, “Do one   8   thing for someone every day.” The boy followed the   9   and became one of the happiest boys.
I think only those who are always thinking about   10  can be truly happy.

【小題1】

A．keep B．get C．to make D．to do

【小題2】

A．money B．food C．time D．toys

【小題3】

A．relaxed B．unhappy C．a(chǎn)ngry D．worried

【小題4】

A．why B．how C．what D．who

【小題5】

A．turn B．come C．put D．look

【小題6】

A．on B．for C．a(chǎn)t D．with

【小題7】A will give     B have given    C. gave         D am giving

【小題8】

A．boring B．bad C．kind D．hard

【小題9】

A．a(chǎn)dvice B．medicine C．book D．umbrella

【小題10】A. another      B. the other    C other         D others

One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (饅頭 ), he let out a scream (大叫一聲 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (無論何時(shí)) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”
The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.” 
The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”
【小題1】The student was very hungry because ___________.

A．he was poor.

B．he was ill.

C．he had nothing to eat for a long time

D．he walked

【小題2】The man wanted to _______ the student .

A．help

B．sell

C．save

D．play a joke on

【小題3】The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

A．two

B．ten

C．five

D．seven

【小題4】In fact, ___________.

A．the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student.

B．The student didn’t really like steamed bread.

C．the student fooled the man.

D．the man fooled the student.

【小題5】The student  ___________.

A．wanted some tea.

B．didn’t like tea.

C．didn’t want any tea.

D．didn’t like to drink tea in cups.

When Steven was a young boy, he moved quite often with his family and so he never had many friends. He spent a lot of time on his own and liked to play with electronic(電子的)things. Steven had a neighbour, Steve Wozniak. Steve was a little bit younger than Steven but also liked to play with electronic things. Steven made a microphone(麥克風(fēng))and Steve asked him many questions about it until he understood how it worked. Steven liked the fact that such a young boy was also interest ed in electronic things and so he taught him everything he knew.
When they were a little older and knew more about electronic things, they made a “blue box”. People could make free phone calls by breaking into the phone company’s system with this box. They sold this to many people even though it was illegal(非法的), but this is not why they are famous today.
Steven and Steve were the inventors of the first PC—personal computer. They called their first computer the Apple I. They invented it only for fun and to make themselves known among their friends. They did not think it would become so popular. They just liked playing computer games on it. Their computer made it cheaper and easier for people to own and use a computer. Their PCs were so popular that they made a new PC called the Apple II. Soon many schools, families and factories were using their computers.
Without the two clever men, the personal computers might never have appeared.
【小題1】Why didn’t Steven have many friends?

A．Because he wasn’t a very nice boy.

B．Because he liked electronic things.

C．Because his family moved a lot.

D．Because he did some illegal things.

【小題2】Why did Steven like Steve?

A．Because he made a microphone.

B．Because he was also interested in electronic things.

C．Because he was his neighbour.

D．Because his family moved a lot, too.

【小題3】What did the “blue box” do?

A．People could play computer games with it.

B．It helped people make electronic things.

C．It paid for everybody’s telephone calls.

D．It helped people make free phone calls.

【小題4】Why did they invent the Personal Computer?

A．For fun and to impress their friends.

B．To make money.

C．For a school project.

D．For schools, families and factories.

【小題5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Steve became interested in electronic things after Steven made a microphone.

B．Steve and Steven had done something illegal.

C．The Apple 1 was the first computer in the world.

D．Factories don’t use PCs.

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Secrets of top students
Example One: “If I don’t understand what my teacher is explaining in the science,                        
I ask him to say it again,” says Anna Lee. “also asking more helped a lot.”   
【小題1】____________
Example Two: “When a teacher asks us to do a lot of homework，”says Dave Roman “ I             
will draw up a timetable and plan to do it little by little, so it isn’t so tiring.
【小題2】 ___________
Example Three: One student put a vocabulary list on the wall of the bathroom. He
learned a new word every day while brushing his teeth. Another student used the time
to remember biology terms while practicing running.                     
【小題3】____________
Example Four: In high school, Mike played football, painted and was in the band.
“I was so busy that I couldn’t waste time looking for a pencil or missing paper. I kept everything in order.” He says.                                                【小題4】___________
Example Five: Christi is an excellent student at the university. If her math teacher
asks her to do five problems, she does ten. If the history teacher asks her to read
five pages, she reads ten. “Part of learning is practicing,” she says, “and the
more you practice, the more you learn.”                             
【小題5】____________

A. Get your things in order. B. Plan your time well. C. Study anywhere or everywhere. D. Speak out and ask more. E. Do more than you are asked. F．Make yourself busy