\one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem. But this phrase contains the thought that your problem is not at all important. How can you tell the real meaning behind someone's words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Is what he says shown by the tone of voice? The look in his eyes? Stop and think. The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save your another mistake.
1.When the writer recalls(回想) some of the things that happened between him and his friends, he _______.
A.feels happy, thinking how nice his friends were to him
B.feels he might not have understood his friends' true feelings C.think it a mistake to have broken up with his girl friend D.is sorry that his friends let him down
2.When the writer talks about someone saying, \that ______.
A.the speaker is just friendly
B.this sentence suggests the same as \ C.the word \
D.sometimes the words show that the speaker is a bit envious 3.This passage tries to tell you how to ______. A.avoid(避免) mistakes about money and friends B.get an idea of friendly people
C.avoid mistakes in understanding what people tell you D.keep people friendly without trusting them 4.The writer suggests that ______ be trusted.
A.everybody B.nobody C.all the people D.not all the people 【053】
The Internet has led to a huge increase in credit-card(信用卡) fraud. Your card information could even be for sale in an illegal Web site(网站). Web sites offering cheap goods and services should be regarded with care. On-line shoppers who enter their credit-card information may never
receive the goods they thought they bought.
The thieves then go shopping with your card number----or sell the information over the Internet.
Computers hackers(黑客) have broken down security(安全) systems, raising questions about the safety of cardholder information. Several months ago, 25 000 customers of CD Universe, an on-line music retailer(批发商), were not lucky. Their names, addresses and credit-card numbers were posted on a Web site after the retailer refused to pay US $157 828 to get back the information.
Credit-card firms are now fighting against on-line fraud. Mastercard is working on plans for Web-only credit card, with a lower credit limit. The card could be used only for shopping on-line.
However, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep from being cheated.
Ask about your credit-card firm's on-line rules: Under British law, cardholders are responsible(对…负有责任的) for the first US $78 of any fraudulent spending.
And shop only at secure sites: Send your credit-card information only if the Web site offers advanced secure system.
If the security is in place, a letter will appear in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen. the Web site address may also start with https://----the extra \If in doubt, give your credit-card information over the telephone.
Keep your password safe: Most online sites require a user name and password before placing an order. Treat your passwords with care.
5.What do most people worry about the Internet according to this passage? A.A lot of stolen credit-cards were sold on the Internet. B.Fraud on the Internet.
C.Many Web sites are destroyed.
D.Many illegal Web sites are on the Internet. 6.What is the meaning of \
A.cheating B.sale C.payment D.safety 7.How can the thieves get the information of the credit-card? A.The customers give them the information.
B.The thieves steal the information from Web sites. C.The customers sell the information to them. D.Both A and B.
8.How many pieces of advice does the passage give to you? A.Four. B.Three. C.Five. D.Six.
9.You are shopping on the site: http: //www.shopping.com,and you want to buy a TV set, what does this article suggest doing? A.Order the TV set at once.
B.Do not buy the TV set on this site.
C.E-mail the site your credit-card information.
D.Tell the site your password and buy the TV set for you. 【054】
Five Hundred Times
In the traffic court of a large mid-western city, a young lady was brought before the judge to answer a ticket given her for driving through a red light. She explained to his honor that she was a school teacher and requested an immediate disposal of her case in order that she might hasten on to her classes. A wild gleam came into the judge's eye. \school teacher, eh?\table and write 'I went through a red light' five hundred times.\ 【055】
Knowing the best way to study will help you to be a better student. By using your time reasonably, you can do your homework more quickly. Learning to study is not difficult.
The first thing to remember is that you must be willing（乐意）to learn. It doesn‘t mean that you must always like the subject. It does mean, however, that you must be willing to do whatever is necessary. Try to understand why it is important and how it will help you do and learn other things now and later. Knowing mathematics facts will be useful in your whole life. Knowing how to spell makes any kind of writing easier. Sometimes a subject that you think is uninteresting will be exciting when you begin to work at it and understand it more clearly. Learning things can be fun if you are willing to work with them.
Here‘s some advice for you: have a certain time each day and a quiet place with good lighting for study, so that you can concentrate（集中）on your study without interruptions（中断）; have everything ready before you sit down to study, a dictionary, paper, a pen and books, or maybe a lap computer; be sure you understand what you should learn before you start; read carefully and pay special attention（注意）to the most important things; when memorizing（记忆）, first find out the main parts and then recite the whole thing; check your homework after you finish it; never forget the importance of review and preview（预习）; above all, use your head and try your best to use whatever you‘ve learned, In this way, you will surely be among the top students in your class. 【056】
My favourite sport
I like table-tennis，chess and football。 Football is my favourite sport。 I'm good at playing football。 I think it's easy for me。 I have my favourite football player。He is Shevchenko。 He's in AC Milan Club。 I want to te a famous football player like Shevchenko。 I often play
football with my father at weekends。 On Sunday I like to watch football matches。 【057】
Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years. Following her longstanding custom, she'd lean down and push my long hair out of the way, then kiss my forehead.
I don't remember when it first started annoying me — her hands pushing my hair that way. But it did annoy me, for they felt work-worn and rough against my young skin. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, \—your hands are too rough!\say anything in reply. But never again did my mother close out my day with that familiar expression of her love.
Time after time, with the passing years, my thoughts returned to that night. By then I missed my mother's hands, missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead. Sometimes the incident seemed very close, sometimes far away. But always it lurked, in the back of my mind.
Well, the years have passed, and I'm not a little girl anymore. Mom is in her mid-seventies, and those hands I once thought to be so rough are still doing things for me and my family. She's been our doctor, reaching into a medicine cabinet for the remedy to calm a young girl's stomach or soothe the boy's scraped knee. She cooks the best fried chicken in the world... gets stains out of blue jeans like I never could...
Now, my own children are grown and gone. Mom no longer has Dad, and on special occasions, I find myself drawn next door to spend the night with her. So it was late on Thanksgiving Eve, as I slept in the bedroom of my youth, a familiar hand hesitantly run across my face to brush the hair from my forehead. Then a kiss, ever so gently, touched my brow.
In my memory, for the thousandth time, I recalled the night my young voice complained, \— your hands are too rough!\blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thought she'd remember, as I did. But Mom didn't know what I was talking about. She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago. That night, I fell asleep with a new appreciation for my gentle mother and her caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found. 【058】 I work for 7up\
Four best friends met at the hospital since their wives were giving births to their babies. The nurse comes up to the first man and says, \said \to the second man and says, \strange I worked as a director for the \third man and says
\Seasons.\place, cursing God and banging his head on the wall. They asked him what's wrong and he answered, \ 【059】
A Boy and His Tree
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree. One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad. ―Come and play with me,‖ the tree asked the boy.
―I am no longer a kid, I don‘t play around trees anymore.‖ The boy replied, ―I want toys. I need money to buy them.‖ ―Sorry, but I don‘t have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.‖ The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn‘t come back after he picked the apples. The tree
was sad.
One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. ―Come and play with me.‖ The tree said. ―I don‘t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?‖ ―Sorry, but I don‘t have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.‖ So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.
The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn‘t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. ―Come and play with me!‖ the tree said.
―I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?‖ ―Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.‖ So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.
Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. ―Sorry, my boy. But I don‘t have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.‖ the tree said. ― I don‘t have teeth to bite.‖ The boy replied. ― No more trunk for you to climb on.‖ ―I am too old for that now.‖ the boy said. ―I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots.‖ The tree said with tears. ―I don‘t need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.‖ The boy replied. ―Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.‖ The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears…
This is a story of everyone. The tree is our parent. When we were young, we loved to play with Mom and Dad… When we grow up, we leave them, and only come to them when we need something or when we are in trouble. No matter what, parents will always be there and give everything they could to make you happy. You may think that the boy is cruel to the tree but that's how all of us are treating our parents. 【060】
I went to three cities to play during last summer holidays. They are Beijing, Dalian and HuHehot.
I went to Beijing more than eight times. Beijing is the capital of China. It‘s a big city. I am very familiar with Beijing. It takes an hour and forty minutes from Nantong to Beijing by plane. There are many tall buildings in Beijing. It‘s a modern city. My family visited the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, the Palace Museum, the Beihai Park, the Space Museum, etc. I went to the countryside of Beijing to go boating and fishing. It was very interesting. I went shopping in WangFuJing. I bought lots of souvenirs and other things. I like eating Beijing snacks. They are delicious. Don‘t miss Beijing Duck. It is really nice. Dalian is a beautiful city. Dalian is close to Beijing. I spent 5o minutes on the plane. Dalian is near the sea. I smelled the salt in the air. The roads are clean. There are lots of trees and flowers near the roads. There are many esplanades and Japanese buildings. There are some fountains in one of the esplanades. Some people flew kites and walked on the esplanades. We went to see the beach and the sea. The sea is blue. There were many swimmers in the sea. I lay on the beach to see the sky. Dalian is a very nice place to live in.
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