I _____ the boy to save money, but he wouldn’t listen.

D

I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

30. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Love and goodness. B. Culture and tradition.

C. Friendship and honesty. D. Communication and understanding.

A、nettled

B、senility

C、expedition

D、clinging

B

Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present．On Christmas Eve Paul saw a dirty and poorly-dressed boy walking 26 his shining car．“Is this your car，Paul？”he asked．

Paul told him how he got the car and the boy was 27 ．“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn’t cost you nothing？Boy，I wish…” he said, without 28 his sentence．Paul thought the boy wished he had a 29 like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly. “I wish,”the boy went on，“that I could be a brother like that．”

Paul looked at the boy in surprise. He invited him to take a 30 in his car and the boy agreed happily. After a short ride，the boy turned and with his eyes 31 ，said，“Paul，would you mind driving in front of my house？”

Paul smiled a little．He thought the boy wanted to 32 his neighbors that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong 33 . The boy ran back into his house, and after a short while came back with his disabled brother in his arms.

He 34 him down on the step and pointed to the car. “There she is, Buddy, just like what I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn’t 35 him a cent. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it.”

26. A. inside B. around C. through D. across

He tried to ________ （解释）,but she wouldn’t listen.

He tried to--------（解释）,but she wouldn’t listen.

3I. Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A. Because the boy had saved some money.

B. Because they both didn’t need to give anything.

C. Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy.

D. Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy.

A.saving...to study

B.saving...study

C.to save...studying

D.save...to study

Richard Gray was a famous explorer ( 探险家 ) . He was also a millionaire. He had visited every country in the world. He had crossed Antarctica, flown across the Atlantic by balloon, and climbed Mount Everest. Last year he decided to walk across Death Valley, the hottest place on Earth. He walked for days over the hot desert sand. One night he found the camp where he had been the night before. Gray had walked in a circle. He was lost.

Two days later he had drunk all his water. He couldn't walk. He crawled to the top of a sand dune (沙丘) ,and there he saw a man. The man was wearing smart, clean trousers, a white shirt and a tie. Gray crawled over to him.

“Water⋯ water ⋯” he said.

“I'm terribly sorry, old boy,” replied the man, “but I haven't got any water with me.”

“Help me!” shouted Gray, “I'm a rich man…a millionaire… I'II give you anything. ”

“That's very nice of you, old boy,” said the man. “Look, I can't give you any water, but would you like to buy my tie?”

“A tie? Of course not! ” screamed Gray, and crawled away. He crawled slowly up the next sand dune. His mouth was full of sand. His lips were cracked (破裂) and dry. He I couldn't breathe.

He reached the top of the dune and there he saw a huge good hotel.

Girls were swimming in the large swimming pool. Beautiful fountains were all around the hotel.

“Is it a mirage (幻景)? ” he thought. “Am I dying?”

He stood up and staggered (蹒跚) down the dune.

A waiter in shining white uniform. came out of the door.

“Water ⋯water ⋯ a bath! Food! ” screamed Gray.

“I'm sorry, you can't come into this hotel,” said the waiter.

“Why not? I've got plenty of money. . . I'm a millionaire. ”

“Ah,” replied the waiter,“ but you aren't wearing a tie! ”

(1)The famous explorer _________.

A、had crossed Antarctica and the Atlantic by balloon

B、had traveled all over the world

C、had walked across Death Valley

D、had ever been a millionaire

(2)The man offered to sell his tie to Gray because _________.

A、he wished to get some money from Gray

B、Gray was a rich man

C、he didn't have any water with him

D、he thought a millionaire needed to wear a tie

(3)Gray saw _________ from the top of the next dune.

A、a large good hotel

B、many swimming boys

C、a lot of drinking water

D、a beautiful mirage

(4)At last Richard Gray_________

A、got some water to drink

B、was not permitted to enter the hotel

C、was very sorry for the waiter

D、was dying

(5)If Gray __________, he would have got some water to drink in the hotel.

A、had got a lot of money with him

B、had put on his tie at once

C、had said he was a famous millionaire

D、had bought the tie from the man

“I don’t have much money。”he’d say．“I need to _________my schoolloans．”

A．pay out

B．pay back

C．pay down

D．pay for

"If I hadn't practiced when I was younger," the musician says, "I _____ able to play so well now."

A. wouldn't be

B. won't be

C. wouldn't have been

D. couldn't have been