_____he entered the room,he picked up the phone and told the news to his parents.

A,At the moment    B,Hardly    C,The moment      D,No soon

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.

“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介紹信）.”

“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.

“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.

When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明顯的) than letters.”

45.  A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____

A.  in order to hire an office boy          

B.  so as to dismiss the others

C.  in order to select one among the fifty applicants         

D.  so as to select one and dismiss the others {007}

46.  The underlined word “indicatiing” probably means _______

A.  drawing                 B.  saying                   C.  showing                 D.  speaking

47.  _______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.

A.  He who had many letters        B.  He who had no letters               

C.  He who wiped his feet               D.  He who was careful,kind, polite and thoughtful

48.  According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________

A.  his good manners                      B.  the relationships between them                        C.  by the feelings                            D.  his letters

A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office. Out of the nearly fifty men who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed(解散) the others.
“I should like to know,” said a friend, “the reason you preferred that boy, who brough not a single letter—not a recommendation(介紹信）.”
“You are wrong,” said the gentleman. He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door after him, indicating that he was careful. He gave his seat immediately to the crippled (跛的) old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful. He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions immediately, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.
“All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table; and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.
When I talked to him, I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair, and his clean fingernails(指甲). Can’t you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant(明顯的) than letters.”
45.  A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper _____
A.  in order to hire an office boy          
B.  so as to dismiss the others
C.  in order to select one among the fifty applicants         
D.  so as to select one and dismiss the others
46.  The underlined word “indicatiing” probably means _______
A.  drawing         B.  saying          C.  showing         D.  speaking
47.  _______ was the very person the gentleman preferred.
A.  He who had many letters       
B.  He who had no letters         
C.  He who wiped his feet          
D.  He who was careful,kind, polite and thoughtful
48.  According to the passage, we know that the gentleman hired the boy by________
A.  his good manners               B.  the relationships between them 
C.  by the feelings                 D.  his letters

Peter and his mother lived in a small village. They were very poor. To help his mother, Peter often collected wood from the forest. He also cut down small trees. One morning, a bird flew down from a branch and asked him not to cut down a certain tree. The bird explained that its home was in the tree.

Peter left the tree alone. The bird was happy and asked Peter to bring along an empty bag the next morning. Early the next day he went to the tree and waited for the bird.

The bird soon appeared and asked Peter to hold on its tail and follow him. They went to a faraway valley. Peter saw gold all over the place. He picked up some pieces of gold and put them into his bag. The bird told Peter that they must leave the valley before the sun came up. Peter quickly filled his bag and left for home.

He now had plenty of money for himself and his mother. Peter told his best friend about the tree, the bird and the gold. His friend wanted some gold too. He went to the same tree and pretended that he was going to cut it down. The bird asked him not to do so. The following morning it led Peter’s friend to the valley of gold. When the sun was about to rise, the bird told him to leave. The greedy(貪婪的) boy would not do so. The sun came up and he was changed into a bird.

1. This story tells us _______.

A.greed blinds one’s eyes

B. to be poor without debts(債) is better than to be a king

C. a man without a friend is only half a man

D. make your enemy your friend

2. Peter left the tree alone. This means he _______.

A.did not like the tree because it was the bird’s home

B.did not cut the tree down

C.was the only person in the forest

D.wanted the tree to grow bigger

3. Peter picked up some pieces of gold _______.

A.  before day broke               B. before sunset

C.  at noon                       D. after the sun rose

4. Peter’s friend turned into a bird because he _______.

A.  was too greedy               B. cut the tree down

C.  filled his bag with gold      D. left when the sun was about to rise