Passage 1

An engineer feels bored on a long flight, so he asks the man beside him _1_ he would like to play a game. The man just wants to _2_ , so he politely refuses (拒绝).
The engineer asks again and explains: “I ask you a(n) _3_, and if you don’t know the answer, you _4_ me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $5.”
Again, the man _5_. The engineer goes on: “OK, if you don’t know the answer, you pay me $5, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll pay you $50!”
This time the man becomes _6_, and he agrees to the game.
The engineer asks a question first. The man doesn’t answer it, but hands a $5 _7_ to the engineer. Then he asks the engineer: “What goes up a hill (山) with three legs, and comes down on four?” The engineer _8_ it for an hour but doesn’t get the answer. _9_ he wakes the man and hands him $50. Then he asks: “Well, what’s the answer?”
Without a(n)_10_, the man hands the engineer a $5 bill, and turns away to get back to sleep again.
1. A. when B. that C. if D. what
2. A. read B. talk C. learn D. sleep
3. A. time B. question C. way D. invitation
4. A. pay B. show C. lend D. get
5. A. answers B. asks C. reports D. refuses
6. A. bored B. tired
C. interested D. balanced
7. A. money B. bill C. ticket D. paper
8. A. believes in B. depends on
C. looks at D. thinks about
9. A. But B. When C. So D. Because
10. A. visit B. word C. end D. creation


Passage 2
Long ago in Germany, a little boy named George Frederick Handel loved music very much. He wanted to learn 1 to play the piano. But his father wanted him to 2 a lawyer (律师) and would not let him take 3 lessons.
There was a little, old piano up in the attic (阁楼). At night, when everybody was 4 , the little boy walked up the stairs and played 5 .
When he was about 7, he went with his father to 6 a rich duke (公爵). There was a very
7 organ (风琴) in his house.
Little Handel walked up to the organ and began to play. His little hands moved over the keys and the sweetest music 8 .
When he 9 , he saw his father and the duke looking at him. The duke asked him where he had learned to play, and the boy told him about the piano in the attic.
Then the duke asked Handel’s father to let him
study music. His father 10 . A few years later, Handel became a famous composer (作曲家).
1. A. what B. why C. how D. where
2. A. become B. make C. do D. work
3. A. art B. music C. sports D. drawing
4. A. awake B. happy C. tired D. asleep
5. A. quickly B. softly C. easily D. actively
6. A. visit B. call C. pay D. watch
7. A. broken B. small
C. common D. wonderful
8. A. came in B. came out
C. came on D. came down
9. A. played B. learned C. started D. finished
10. A. agreed B. refused
C. disliked D. remembered

Passage 3
An old couple (夫妇) went into a restaurant. They 1 something to eat: one Coca Cola and one portion (一份) of french fries.
The old man sat down and his wife sat opposite him. The man began to divide (分开) the Coca Cola into two glasses, half for him and half for his wife. He divided all the french fries into two halves. He gave half to his wife and 2 half for himself. Then he began to eat and drink. The woman drank her Coca Cola but 3 eat.
A young man was standing next to the table. He didn’t know 4 the old man had divided everything in half. He thought maybe they didn’t have any 5 . He said to the old couple: “I can buy you one more portion. You don’t have to 6 like that.”
The old man said: “No, no, we have been married (结婚) for 40 years and we always share 7 . Whatever we have, we share half and half. Don’t worry, but thank you 8 .”
The young man looked at the old woman who 9 wasn’t eating her french fries. He asked: “Why aren’t you eating?”
“Today it’s my husband’s 10 to eat first,” the wife answered.
1. A. took B. cooked C. made D. ordered
2. A. asked B. kept C. cared D. mixed
3. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t
C. didn’t D. wouldn’t
4. A. how B. that C. what D. why
5. A. money B. time C. work D. question
6. A. look B. spend C. seem D. share
7. A. everything B. nothing
C. something D. anything
8. A. all the time B. at the time
C. at the same time D. all the same
9. A. ever B. always C. still D. even
10. A. feeling B. turn C. interest D. project


Passage 4
Father came to Jack’s bed and sat down beside him.
“How was your day?” asked Father.
“It wasn’t a very 1 day for me,” Jack answered. “I had a 2 with Tom. The teacher 3 a note home about me, and I talked back to Mother.”
“Yes, part of the day was bad,” his father said. “But tell me 4 the best thing that happened today.”
Jack thought for a minute, and then smiled. “After school I went 5 alone,” he said. “I didn’t think I would have any luck. But I did. I 6 a fish!”
“I’m glad you had a good time,” Jack’s father said. “Think about it 7 you go to sleep. Now I’m going to 8 the light. Have happy dreams.”
Every night, Jack 9 the same question: “What was the best thing that happened to you today?” Every night, Jack thinks about the best part of his day. This gives him many happy 10 .
Sometimes he 11 think hard to find the best thing. Sometimes it is a very small thing. But he 12 finds one good thing to think about. Jack’s father taught him to end his days in a wonderful way.
1. A. difficult B. bad C. different D. good
2. A. fight B. talk
C. meal D. competition
3. A. posted B. sent C. gave D. put
4. A. with B. in C. about D. for
5. A. walking B. swimming
C. shopping D. fishing
6. A. bought B. got C. saw D. found
7. A. until B. if C. after D. once
8. A. turn up B. turn down
C. turn off D. turn on
9. A. thinks B. talks C. says D. answers
10. A. lifestyles B. dreams
C. trainings D. reviews
11. A. will B. should C. has to D. can
12. A. always B. never C. ever D. hardly


Passage 5
When people find something important and return it to its owner, they often get a reward (奖励). Why? Because the person not only found what was lost, but also spent time 1 its owner.
Once a young boy found a woman’s purse (钱包) in a shopping center. Inside, there was some 2 and the woman’s driving license (驾驶证). Her name and 3 were on the license, so the boy knew where the woman lived. “I found your purse,” he said and 4 it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She 5 her purse and wanted to give the boy a small 6 , but there were only bills of $20 in the purse. She thought that $20 was too 7 to give the boy. “I’m sorry, 8 I don’t have any small change (零钱) to give you,” she said.
“That’s all right,” the boy said and went away.
A few days later, he found 9 woman’s purse. It also had her driving license in it, so he could find her. “I found your purse,” he said and gave it to her.
“Thank you very much,” she said. She opened her purse and 10 all her money.
“That’s 11 ,” she said. “Before I lost my purse, I had a $100 bill and a $20 bill in it. Now I have a $100 bill, a $10 bill and 12 $5 bills.”
“Yes,” the boy said, and smiled.

1. A. looking B. finding C. calling D. bringing
2. A. work B. photos C. money D. letters
3. A. e-mail B. number C. age D. address
4. A. took B. made C. handed D. armed
5. A. left B. opened C. broke D. put
6. A. surprise B. purse C. smile D. reward
7. A. little B. few C. much D. many
8. A. so B. and C. or D. but
9. A. another B. the other
C. other D. the same
10. A. put away B. looked after
C. took out D. cared for
11. A. fantastic B. strange
C. expensive D. smart
12. A. one B. two C. three D. four

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【P2】DCAD
【P3】DBCD
【P5】CBDC
【P6】BDCC
【Cloze】1-5 DCDBA 6-10 DBCAD
Wordcheck 1-5 CBBAB 6-8 BAC