Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometers ____41___ his office and the bus can ____42___ him there. He likes football very much and wants to ___43___ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and ___44___ her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do ___45___ she says. Then she always __46___ some fares (車費(fèi)) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn’t have any money to buy the ___47___. One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket ___48___ all his money and he ___49__to go home ___50__ foot. When he ___51___ home, he was tired, but felt ___52___. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is ___53__ to tell his wife about it.
This morning when he was having breakfast, he ____54__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __55__ in price. He hurried to turn it __56__, but it was too __57___. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”
He had to ___58__ her all he heard. Then he became sad and said, “ What a Pity!”
“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some ___59___.”
“Sorry, I can’t ___60__ with you.” said Mr Brown. “I won’t be able to watch two matches a month!” 

Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometers 1 his office and the bus can 2 him there. He likes football very much and wants to 3 the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and 4 her husband give all his wages to her and he has to do 5 she says. Then she always 6 some fares (車費(fèi)) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn’t have any money to buy the 7. One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket 8 all his money and he 9to go home 10 foot. When he 11 home, he was tired, but felt 12. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is 13 to tell his wife about it.
This morning when he was having breakfast, he 14 a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to 15 in price. He hurried to turn it 16, but it was too 17. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”
He had to 18 her all he heard. Then he became sad and said, “ What a Pity!”
“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some 19.”
“Sorry, I can’t 20 with you.” said Mr Brown. “I won’t be able to watch two matches a month!”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      far
   2. B.
      away
   3. C.
      far away
   4. D.
      away from
2. 2.
   1. A.
      send
   2. B.
      bring
   3. C.
      take
   4. D.
      put
3. 3.
   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      look
   3. C.
      look at
   4. D.
      watch
4. 4.
   1. A.
      asks
   2. B.
      let
   3. C.
      makes
   4. D.
      wants
5. 5.
   1. A.
      what
   2. B.
      that
   3. C.
      which
   4. D.
      like
6. 6.
   1. A.
      puts
   2. B.
      gives
   3. C.
      gets
   4. D.
      carries
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tickets
   2. B.
      buses
   3. C.
      football
   4. D.
      clothes
8. 8.
   1. A.
      with
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      to
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      by
9. 9.
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      had
   2. B.
      wanted
   3. C.
      liked
   4. D.
      enjoyed
10. 10.
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       by
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       with
    4. D.
       for
11. 11.
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       arrived at
    2. B.
       got to
    3. C.
       reached to
    4. D.
       got
12. 12.
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       worried
    2. B.
       sad
    3. C.
       happy
    4. D.
       interesting
13. 13.
    1. A.
       sorry
    2. B.
       afraid
    3. C.
       ready
    4. D.
       pleased
14. 14.
    1. A.
       heard
    2. B.
       listened
    3. C.
       saw
    4. D.
       wrote
15. 15.
    1. A.
       rise
    2. B.
       raise
    3. C.
       drop
    4. D.
       low
16. 16.
    1. A.
       over
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       up
    4. D.
       off
17. 17.
    1. A.
       hard
    2. B.
       heavy
    3. C.
       fare
    4. D.
       late
18. 18.
    1. A.
       say
    2. B.
       tell
    3. C.
       speak
    4. D.
       talk
19. 19.
    1. A.
       time
    2. B.
       work
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       money
20. 20.
    1. A.
       go
    2. B.
       come
    3. C.
       agree
    4. D.
       Talk

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　　Buying the Tickets with the Saved Money.

　　Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometres 1 his office and the bus can 2 him there. He likes football very much and wants to 3 the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and 4 her husband give all his wages(工資)to her and he has to do 5 she says. Then she always 6 some fares(車費(fèi))back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn’ t have any money to buy the 7 .

　　One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket 8 all his money and he 9 to go home 10 foot. When he 11 home, he was tired, but felt 12 . Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is 13 to tell his wife about it.

　　This morning when he was having breakfast, he 14 a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to 15 in price. He hurried to turn it 16 , but it was too 17 . His wife asked,“What did the radio say?”

　　He had to 18 her all he heard. Then he became sad and said,“What a pity!”

　　“You must be happy, I think,”Said his wife.“You will save some 19 .”

　　“Sorry. I can’t 20 with you,”said Mr Brown.“I’ll watch two matches short a month!”

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Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ” Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”

When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暫停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”

The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”

When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (桿) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:

“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”

1.A. hoped B. discovered C. regretted D. pretended

2.A. explained B. discussed C. considered D. knew

3.A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever

4.A. believe B. avoid C. throw D. forget

5.A. But B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However

6.A. never B. ever C. forever D. always

7.A. Bring B. Accept C. Show D. Offer

8.A. unhappy B. free C. strange D. angry

9.A. home B. school C. stop D. office

10.A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned

11.A. change B. help C. time D. confidence

12.A. find B. doubt C. remember D. refuse

13.A. realized B. expected C. decided D. admitted

14.A. hear B. share C. tell D. play

15.A. ask B. see C. prove D. understand

16.A. unless B. because C. if D. though

17.A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off

18.A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break

19.A. face B. sense C. money D. way

20.A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test

Several years ago a young teacher took a bus to the school where he worked. When he sat down, he that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change by accident. As he what to do, he thought to himself, “I’d better give the twenty pence back. It would be to keep it. ”

Then he thought, “Oh, it, it’s only twenty pence. Who would care about this little amount? , the bus company already gets too much in fares; they will 41 miss it. it as a gift, and keep quiet. These days I have been very because of bad health and I hope the gift can cheer me up.”

When he arrived at his , the teacher paused (暫停) at the door, then he the twenty pence to the driver and said: “Here, you gave me too much .”

The driver smiled and replied: “Don’t you me? I took your science class last year. I am a part-time driver here. I I had given you twenty pence too much. Later I thought why not a joke on you. I just wanted to what you would do I gave you too much change.”

When the young teacher the bus, his knees became weak. He had to catch the nearest street lamp pole (桿) for , and looked up to the sky and cried:

“Oh, I almost lost my , and didn’t pass the !”

1.A. hoped B. discovered C. regretted D. pretended

2.A. explained B. discussed C. considered D. knew

3.A. wrong B. true C. easy D. clever

4.A. believe B. avoid C. throw D. forget

5.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Anyhow D. However

6.A. never B. ever C. forever D. always

7.A. Bring B. Accept C. Show D. Offer

8.A. unhappy B. free C. strange D. angry

9.A. home B. school C. stop D. office

10.A. introduced B. posted C. lent D. returned

11.A. change B. help C. time D. confidence

12.A. find B. doubt C. remember D. refuse

13.A. realized B. expected C. decided D. admitted

14.A. hear B. share C. tell D. play

15.A. ask B. see C. prove D. understand

16.A. unless B. because C. if D. though

17.A. ran for B. waited for C. got on D. got off

18.A. pleasure B. support C. fun D. break

19.A. face B. sense C. money D. way

20.A. lesson B. chance C. risk D. test

It was at her company’s annual picnic that my mother met my father, and he walked her home. The next week, from his home in Chicago, he sent her a post card: Remember me please. Do be calling you one of these days.—David.

She still has that post card. I am not sure what made her save. Though he already had his heart set on her, she hadn't chosen him yet, at least not consciously.

My father, a salesman for a big electronics company, often told us while we were growing up, it was blind luck that he was at the picnic that day. He was in town to meet with clients and happened to stop by the branch office that Saturday morning to make a call. It was the manager of a local radio station where my mother worked as a writer. “Dave! Glad you’re in town!” he said, and invited him to come right over to their annual picnic. Later my mother dated him when he was in town. Eventually, one night a few months later, she woke her mother and told her she was going to marry Dave. A few months after the wedding, my father was transferred east. They settled in New York, in the house where I grew up.

Sometimes I think how time gets us together and puts us in a certain place where we’re faced with one option or another. We leave behind while others live by the choice we made. We could have lived full of different passions and joys, different problems and disappointments. Sometimes, particularly when I came home late to a sleeping house, my husband and daughter curled around each other. I think about the lives we would not have had if choices had brought us to a different place. And I tremble at the thought that I might have missed this life, this man, this child, this love.

1.According to the text, where did the author’s parents come across?

A. At the author’s home. B. At a local radio station.

C. At her father’s company’s picnic. D. At her mother’s company’s picnic.

2.It can be inferred from the text that ________.

A. the author’s father didn’t like her mother

B. the author’s mother always made right decisions

C. the author didn’t believe her mother

D. the author’s mother hadn’t decided to marry her father at first

3.Before meeting the author's father, her mother was ________.

A. a writer B. a manager C. a teacher D. a saleswoman

4.What do we know about the author?

A. She values her life now.

B. Time makes her life now perfect.

C. She is tired of her life now.

D. Her life now faces problems and disappointments.

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    Ali runs a school in India．In Ali’s school the children are asked to learn everything by heart．If a child studies several years in that school, he will have to recite everything he learns there for years on end．Ali is clever in many ways．He knows how to deal with the teachers in his school and he knows how to make children obey him．But we cannot expect him to be a good teacher himself．The main cause is that he never pays any attention to teaching methods．Besides, he is not a good speaker．He often falters（結(jié)巴地講話）in his speech．But this is not always the case with Ali．When he discovers that any child in his school can’t recite a text in full, he will squint（斜著眼看）at the child, for Ali is shortsighted, and then proceed to scold the child．Ali never falters when he scolds the children．Only on such occasions is his talent in speech revealed．And very often the parents of the victim(child)turn up in Ali’s office the next day．

    If anybody writes a short play based on the school run by Ali, I’m sure the play will run for years on end．But the trouble is I don’t think there’ll be anybody who is willing to be cast（派角色）in the role of Ali．

1． “Ali runs a school in India” means ______．

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    A．Ali is in charge of a school in India

    B．Ali is in the charge of a school in India

    C．Running Ali goes to a school in India

    D．Ali always has a running in a school in India

2．Ali is clever in ______．

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   A．learning everything by heart

   B．having a speech

   C．being a good teacher

   D．dealing with the teachers and making the children obey him

3．He is not used to ______．

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   A．being cast

   B．scolding the children

   C．faltering in his speech

   D．faltering in scolding a child

4．After a child is scolded, his parents ______．

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   A．often go to the school to criticize Ali

   B．go to the school to ask to change a teacher

   C．are often asked to go to the school for his being scolded

   D．are often asked to go to the school to reveal their talent

5．Which of the following statements is not right?

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   A．A child will study for several years in Ali’s school．

   B．In Ali’s school he gets along well with the teachers．

   C．He knows many kinds of teaching methods.

   D．If a play is put on about the school in which Ali stays, people will like it．

In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There’re too many cars, and you can’t move around a lot.”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (導(dǎo)航) system.He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique (獨(dú)特的) isthat we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what’s going to happen in front of you when leave home.”Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just answer current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give thefastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

1.Professor Cyrus Shahabi is often late for work because of ________.

A. his living far away

B. his car’s navigation system

C. bad traffic conditions

D. too many cars in his university

2.What is unique about ClearPath?

A. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

B. It can make sure that you will never be late for work.

C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

D. It can use a lot of information and data all over the world.

3.The underlined word “ hits” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.

A. has accident

B. gets to

C. turns left or right

D. collects traffic data

4.What’s Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A. Proud. B. Worried.

C. Disappointed. D. Optimistic.

In Los Angeles, drivers spend sixty-one hours every year stuck in traffic. These drivers know all too well how bad the traffic can be. “There’re too many cars, and you can’t move around a lot.”

Professor Cyrus Shahabi also knows about traffic jams. He lives more than 65 kilometers from his office at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles. He is always late even with the help of a navigation (導(dǎo)航) system.

He decided to develop a program called ClearPath for that. He says his program uses historical data to predict traffic conditions even before the driver leaves the house. “What’s unique (獨(dú)特的) is that we use a lot of data that’s currently become available including traffic data, weather data, and we analyze that so that we can predict what’s going to happen in front of you when leave home.”

Professor Shahabi says his system does more than just answer current traffic conditions. With ClearPath, he says, a driver can decide what time he wants to leave, and ClearPath will give the fastest route. It looks at the entire road network, including surface streets as well as highways, before the driver hits the road. Professor Shahabi hopes to have ClearPath available nationwide and overseas once they can collect traffic data from other cities.

“I always thought that Los Angeles had the worst traffic, but now I know that Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, believe it or not, Singapore, Hong Kong certainly are examples that can immediately use this.”Professor Shahabi hopes to share this new technology with companies that already have navigation systems, such as Google and Apple.

1.Drivers in Los Angeles were mentioned in order to________.

A. show care for them

B. introduce their life

C. solve traffic problems

D.raise the topic

2.What is unique about ClearPath?

A. It helps drivers know the road conditions ahead of time.

B. It can make sure that you will never be late for work.

C. It helps drivers see clearly what happens on the road.

D. It can use a lot of information and data all over the world.

3.The underlined word “ hits” in the fourth paragraph probably means ________.

A. has accident

B. gets to

C. turns left or right

D. collects traffic data

4.What’s Professor Shahabi’s attitude toward his invention?

A. Proud. B. Worried.

C. Disappointed. D. Optimistic.

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　　Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometres __1__ his office and the bus can __2__ him there. He likes football very much and wants to __3__ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and __4__ her husband give all his wages (工資) to her and he has to do __5__ she says. Then she

always __6__ some fares (車費(fèi)) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn't have any money to buy the __7__.

　　One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket __8__ all his money and he __9__ to go home __10__ foot. When he __11__ home, he was tired, but felt __12__. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is __13__ to tell his wife about it.

　　This morning when he was having breakfast, he __14__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __15__ in price. He hurried to turn it __16__, but it was too __17__. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”

　　He had to __18__ her all he heard．Then he became sad and said, “what a pity !”

　　“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some __19__.”

　　“Sorry. I can't __20__ with you,” said Mr Brown. “I'll watch two matches short a month!”

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　　Mr Brown lives in Sydney. His house is about five kilometres __1__ his office and the bus can __2__ him there. He likes football very much and wants to __3__ the football matches. His wife likes to buy nice clothes and __4__ her husband give all his wages (工資) to her and he has to do __5__ she says. Then she

always __6__ some fares (車費(fèi)) back to him. Of course Mr Brown doesn't have any money to buy the __7__.

　　One evening he went to watch a football match. He bought a ticket __8__ all his money and he __9__ to go home __10__ foot. When he __11__ home, he was tired, but felt __12__. Since then he began to go to work on foot. But he is __13__ to tell his wife about it.

　　This morning when he was having breakfast, he __14__ a piece of news over the radio: the bus fares were going to __15__ in price. He hurried to turn it __16__, but it was too __17__. His wife asked, “What did the radio say?”

　　He had to __18__ her all he heard．Then he became sad and said, “what a pity !”

　　“You must be happy, I think,” said his wife. “You will save some __19__.”

　　“Sorry. I can't __20__ with you,” said Mr Brown. “I'll watch two matches short a month!”

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One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.

         After another of his episodes had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”

        Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later

I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.

         One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.

1.Jack became angry that day because__________.

A. he was feeling unwell

B. Susan had failed to keep his office clean

C. he felt Susan changed too much about the papers

D. Susan had changed something without his permission

2.Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________.

A. he wasn’t worthy of respect

B. he should apologize to her right away

C. she would treat him the way he treated her

D. one should show others respect and kindness

3.Which of the following describes Susan?

A. Moody but firm.

B. Shy and demanding

C. Confident and friendly.

D. Tough and troublesome.

4.From the passage, we can conclude that__________.

A. Jack cares about his employees

B. Jack gets along well with his employees

C. Jack is always particular about his work

D. Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others

5.We can infer from the passage that__________.

A. a friend in need is a friend in deed

B. a few words can be as meaningful as many

C. a friend who says little must be a good friend

D. we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect

One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
After another of his episodes had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later
I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.
One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do.
【小題1】Jack became angry that day because__________.

One day, Jack threw some papers on my desk. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “Next time you want to change anything, ask me first,” he said, and left. I had made just one small change. But it’s not that I hadn’t been warned. My colleagues had said he was responsible for the resignations of the two previous secretaries. As the weeks went by, I came to look down on Jack.
After another of his episodes had left me in tears I stormed into his office. “what?” he said suddenly. “Jack, the way you’ve been treating me is wrong. I’ve never had anyone speak to me that way. As a professional, it’s wrong for me to allow it to continue,” I said. Jack smiled nervously, “Susan, I make you a promise that I will be a friend. I will treat you as you deserve to be treated, with respect and kindness.”
Jack avoided me the rest of the week, and never questioned my work again. I brought cookies to the office one day and left some on his desk. Another day I left a note: ”Hope your day is going great. ” Over the next few weeks, there were no more Jack episodes. One year later
I discovered I had breast cancer, and was scared. The statistics were not great for my long-term survival.
One day, however, Jack visited me in the hospital and silently handed me a bundle with several bulbs inside. “Tulips(郁金香),” he said. I smiled, not understanding. “If you plant them when you get home, they’ll come up next spring. I think you will be there to see them when they come up. Next spring you will see the colours I picked out for you.” Tears clouded my eyes and he left. I have seen those red and white striped（有條紋的） tulips push through the soil every spring for over ten years now. This past September the doctor declared me cured. At a moment when I was praying for just the right word, a man with very few words said all the right things. After all, that’s what friends do

1. 1.

   Jack became angry that day because__________

   1. A.
      he was feeling unwell
   2. B.
      Susan had failed to keep his office clean
   3. C.
      he felt Susan changed too much about the papers
   4. D.
      Susan had changed something without his permission
2. 2.

   Susan stormed into jack’s office to tell Jack that__________

   1. A.
      he wasn’t worthy of respect
   2. B.
      he should apologize to her right away
   3. C.
      she would treat him the way he treated her
   4. D.
      one should show others respect and kindness
3. 3.

   Which of the following describes Susan?

   1. A.
      Moody but firm
   2. B.
      Shy and demanding
   3. C.
      Confident and friendly
   4. D.
      Tough and troublesome
4. 4.

   From the passage, we can conclude that__________

   1. A.
      Jack cares about his employees
   2. B.
      Jack gets along well with his employees
   3. C.
      Jack is always particular about his work
   4. D.
      Jack doesn’t care about the feelings of others
5. 5.

   We can infer from the passage that__________

   1. A.
      a friend in need is a friend in deed
   2. B.
      a few words can be as meaningful as many
   3. C.
      a friend who says little must be a good friend
   4. D.
      we must treat disrespectful people with disrespect