Before leaving his job in Brooklyn, Brian Peter had one thing he wanted to do on his last day-say thank you to the city he loves. Peter decided to use the money he made for a day’s work, as well as the $10 per year he earned for his service, to give back to his community.
“I've got nothing but good things from the city and the citizens,” Peter said. “I take what I make in a day and add that $120 that the police association was going to give me, and I’ll just add it up to $500 and get some gift cards for people.”
So after fourteen years’ serving as a police officer, Peter spent his last day doing that. Using his own money, Peter purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $ 50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center.
It took him about two hours to give away the cards and that he could put smiles on a lot of people’s faces, including one woman he stopped after noticing the condition of her car. “Her car was really old and really damaged. I saw her windshield wipers were stuck in the up position,” Peter recalled. “I explained what I was doing and gave her a gift card, and immediately, she lit up with a smile.”
Once people overcame the initial shock of what he was doing, Peter said he received a lot more hugs that day. Monique Drier, who stayed with Peter, said Peter has always wanted to give back and didn’t really want the attention. “He didn’t even have a going-away party,” Drier said.
Peter, who started his new job three days ago, said he still wanted to continue giving back to the community. “Community service is extremely important, and when you’re fortunate in life, you should give back to others who aren’t as fortunate as you,” Peter said. “That’s what makes the world go round.”
1.We can learn from the passage that Peter______.
A. decided to retire from his position as a police officer
B. was interested in making friends with some strangers
C. showed his kindness to strangers before leaving his job
D. earned ten dollars a year for his service as a police officer
2.The woman in a car is mentioned in the passage in order to show____.
A. how Peter’s gift card influenced her attitude
B. how Peter added happiness into others’ daily life
C. how Peter found others in trouble and helped them
D. how Peter received hugs from those who were grateful
3.How does Peter think the world can go round according to the passage?
A. By involving other in community service.
B. By sharing what we have with the unfortunate.
C. By giving rewards to those who help others.
D. By offering new jobs to unfortunate people.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. A police officer knew how to cheer up people in trouble.
B. Peter spent his last day giving gift cards to strangers.
C. The best way to help a community can be learnt from Peter.
D. Peter returned what he earned in his work to the police station.
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Before leaving his job in Brooklyn, Brian Peter had one thing he wanted to do on his last day-say thank you to the city he loves. Peter decided to use the money he made for a day’s work, as well as the $10 per year he earned for his service, to give back to his community.
“I've got nothing but good things from the city and the citizens,” Peter said. “I take what I make in a day and add that $120 that the police association was going to give me, and I’ll just add it up to $500 and get some gift cards for people.”
So after fourteen years’ serving as a police officer, Peter spent his last day doing that. Using his own money, Peter purchased five gift cards from Target and five gift cards from the grocery chain Cub Foods worth $ 50 each and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center.
It took him about two hours to give away the cards and that he could put smiles on a lot of people’s faces, including one woman he stopped after noticing the condition of her car. “Her car was really old and really damaged. I saw her windshield wipers were stuck in the up position,” Peter recalled. “I explained what I was doing and gave her a gift card, and immediately, she lit up with a smile.”
Once people overcame the initial shock of what he was doing, Peter said he received a lot more hugs that day. Monique Drier, who stayed with Peter, said Peter has always wanted to give back and didn’t really want the attention. “He didn’t even have a going-away party,” Drier said.
Peter, who started his new job three days ago, said he still wanted to continue giving back to the community. “Community service is extremely important, and when you’re fortunate in life, you should give back to others who aren’t as fortunate as you,” Peter said. “That’s what makes the world go round.”
1.We can learn from the passage that Peter______.
A. decided to retire from his position as a police officer
B. was interested in making friends with some strangers
C. showed his kindness to strangers before leaving his job
D. earned ten dollars a year for his service as a police officer
2.The woman in a car is mentioned in the passage in order to show____.
A. how Peter’s gift card influenced her attitude
B. how Peter added happiness into others’ daily life
C. how Peter found others in trouble and helped them
D. how Peter received hugs from those who were grateful
3.How does Peter think the world can go round according to the passage?
A. By involving other in community service.
B. By sharing what we have with the unfortunate.
C. By giving rewards to those who help others.
D. By offering new jobs to unfortunate people.
4.What is the main idea of this passage?
A. A police officer knew how to cheer up people in trouble.
B. Peter spent his last day giving gift cards to strangers.
C. The best way to help a community can be learnt from Peter.
D. Peter returned what he earned in his work to the police station.
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Brian Peters had one thing to do before leaving his job as a police officer in Brooklyn. He decided to spend $500 he ______ for his service to buy 10 gift cards and handed them out to strangers in Brooklyn Center on his ______ day.
It took him about two hours to ______ the cards and that he could put smiles on a lot of people’s ______, including one woman he stopped ______ noticing the condition of her car. “Her car was really old and really ______. I saw her screen wipers were ______ in the up position,” Peters said. “I ______ what I was doing and gave her a gift card, and ______ she lit up with a smile.”
Once people ______ the initial shock of what he was doing, Peters said he ______ a lot more hugs that day. Monique Drier, who ______ with Peters, said Peters has ______ wanted to give back and didn’t really want the attention. “He didn’t even have a going away ______,” Drier said. “He has always tried to ______ the human side of law practice. He was a great ______ and will be dearly missed.”
Peters, who started his ______ job three days ago, said he still wants to continue giving back to the ______. “Community service is extremely ______, and when you’re fortunate in life, you should give back to others who aren’t as fortunate as you, Peters said. That’s what ______ the world go round.”
1.A. earned B. created C. borrowed D. achieved
2.A. first B. last C. victory D. great
3.A. give out B. give away C. give up D. give off
4.A. eyes B. heads C. mouths D. faces
5.A. before B. until C. after D. since
6.A. damaged B. destroyed C. ruined D. harmed
7.A. placed B. laid C. set D. stuck
8.A. announced B. declared C. explained D. appreciated
9.A. gently B. kindly C. immediately D. totally
10.A. overcame B. admitted C. believed D. struck
11.A. accepted B. received C. agreed D. distributed
12.A. stayed B. performed C. organized D. watched
13.A. often B. always C. seldom D. hardly
14.A. conference B. congratulation C. celebration D. party
15.A. remember B. forget C. prevent D. insist
16.A. soldier B. policeman C. teacher D. official
17.A. convenient B. free C. different D. new
18.A. world B. country C. community D. association
19.A. authentic B. practical C. brilliant D. important
20.A. forces B. equips C. makes D. explores
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Every year a flood of farmers arrive in Shenzhen for the moneymaking jobs they ________ before leaving their hometowns.
A．promised B．were promised
C．have promised D．have been promised
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Bobby was sitting out in his back yard in the snow. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them. Try as he might, he could not come up with an idea for his mother’s Christmas gift.
Ever since his father had passed away three years ago, his mother worked nights at the hospital, but the small wage could only be stretched so far.
What the family lacked in money and material things, they more than made up for in love and family unity. They ran the household in their mother’s absence. All three of his sisters had already made beautiful gifts for their mother.
It was Christmas Eve already, and he had nothing. Bobby started to walk down to the street. He walked from shop to shop. Everything seemed so beautiful and so out of reach. It was starting to get dark, then suddenly his eyes caught a shiny dime. Never has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby did at that moment.
He went inside a flower shop. When the owner asked if he could help him, Bobby presented the dime and asked if he could buy one flower. The shop owner looked at Bobby, then said, “You just wait here and I’ll see what I can do for you.”
The shop owner returned holding red roses all tied together with a big silver bow. Bobby’s heart sank as the owner placed them gently into a long white box. “That will be ten cents, young man,” said the shop owner, reaching out his hand for the dime. Slowly, Bobby moved his hand to give the man his dime.
Then the shopkeeper’s wife appeared. “Where are the roses you were fixing?”
The shop owner replied, “A strange thing happened to me this morning. I thought I heard a voice telling me to set aside a dozen of my best roses for a special gift. I wasn’t sure at the time whether I had lost my mind or what, but I set them aside anyway. When I saw that little boy tonight, I knew who that voice was.”
1.According to the first three paragraphs we know that _____.
A. Bobby’s sisters didn’t help Bobby to buy a gift
B. Bobby had known what gift he’d give to his mother
C. the children in the family all loved their mother
D. Bobby’s family was rich before his father died
2.Why did Bobby walk along the street?
A. Because he didn’t know what to do.
B. Because he wanted to try his luck there.
C. Because he wanted to get some money.
D. Because he hoped to see what he could get.
3.What could he buy with a dime then?
A. A flower. B. Nothing. C. A piece of cake. D. Many flowers.
4.Bobby slowly gave the dime to the shop owner because _______.
A. he did not want any rose flowers
B. the flowers weren’t worth a dime
C. the shop owner would cheat him
D. he hardly believed what had happened
5.From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the shop owner ______.
A. was shocked by the voice he heard
B. was always ready to help others
C. didn’t know how to run a business
D. was good at making up stories
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Peter Wiggins grew up in a poor family. He worked diligently at his ____ job as teaching assistant in a private kindergarten and put in three more hours at night as a parttime cashier at a ___. By the time Peter walked home with slow and heavy steps every day，it was often close to ____.
Peter worked very hard in order to ____ his aged parents who had retired as restroom cleaners with ____ savings left after putting Peter and his sister through school. Peter was the only ___， for his sister, Beth, was often in poor health.
One day, as Peter was walking home from ACE Supermarket where he ____， he stumbled(绊脚) upon a small brown packet on the pavement. The package was slightly ____.
So he picked it up to examine it more closely. To his ____， it contained fiftydollar bills. Peter knew it was not his to keep and that the ____ might urgently need the money.
Without ____， Peter walked quickly to the nearest police station and handed it over to Mr. Roberts who was the police officer ____ for that night. Surprised to see someone hand in such a large amount of cash ____，the police officer said that Peter was indeed a role model others could ____.
“It's nothing really...I was doing what ____ would have done，” Peter's face turned red as the officer continued to ask for his name and contact number so that the owner could ____ thank him. The next day, Peter received a ____. The owner of the lost money was none other than Peter's ____ at the ACE Supermarket! He had found out about Peter from Roberts and had decided to ____ Peter to the position of manager with a handsome increase in salary. He had also decided to pay for Beth's ___.Peter was overjoyed.
1.A.anytime B．shorttime
C．daytime D．nighttime
2.A.supermarket B．night school
C．restaurant D．hotel
3.A.morning B．noon
C．evening D．midnight
4.A.settle B．impress
C．support D．treat
5.A.more B．some
C．little D．much
6.A.son B．breadwinner
C．one D．assistant
7.A.stayed B．shopped
C．worked D．visited
8.A.old B．torn
C．familiar D．heavy
9.A.joy B．disappointment
C．shock D．relief
10.A.leader B．assistant
C．boss D．owner
11.A.success B．fear
C．hesitation D．doubt
12.A.on behalf B．on duty
C．on watch D．on purpose
13.A.unfinished B．unused
C．untouched D．unexpected
14.A.look at B．look up to
C．look down on D．look forward to
15.A.few B．none
C．anybody D．policemen
16.A.independently B．personally
C．cautiously D．regularly
17.A.letter B．notice
C．call D．packet
18.A.colleague B．boss
C．consumer D．enemy
19.A.introduce B．expose
C．promote D．lead
20.A.university education B．travel costs
C．holiday parties D．medical treatment
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THE CHARM OF CHARITY
A poor young man lost his job and had no one to help him. Helpless, homeless and hopeless, he decided to commit suicide. He 36 all the coins he had with him and bought a ripe banana wrapped in an old newspaper. He opened the packet and started to eat his last food 37 an old beggar approached him. With trembling lips, the beggar told him that he hadn’t had anything to eat for several days and was too weak to walk. The young man felt 38 . So he didn’t eat the banana. 39 , he gave the banana to the beggar. The beggar ate it with great joy and 40__ him. While leaving, the beggar gave him a very old coin, saying, “Thank you very much. You gave me everything you had. Kindly accept this coin as my gift 41 your kindness.”
After the old man left, he 42 glanced at the piece of paper used to wrap the fruit. There he saw a（n）43 from an agency dealing with old coins. Anyone 44 old coins was invited to visit the agency and receive suitable price for their old coins on the spot. Out of simple 45 , he carried the coin to the agency after 46 it by phone. He showed the coin gifted by the beggar. The person who 47 the agency stared at it and told him in excitement, “What a __48 ! It is very 49 and several centuries old. It is worth a（n） 50 !” Jumping with joy on receiving the 51 amount of money, he searched everywhere to find the old man who gifted him the coin. He wanted to 52 his joy and the money with the beggar. But he could not find him anywhere. Since then, he started a new life with renewed 53 and enthusiasm about the future.
Kindness will be 54 . It always comes back! As William Wordsworth wrote,“ The best part of a good life is the little, nameless, unremembered acts of 55 and love.”
1.A. collect B. spread C. spotted D. donated
2.A. while B. when C. before D. until
3.A. worried B. nervous C. pity D. guilty
4.A. Still B. Thus C. Besides D. Instead
5.A. scolded B. admired C. respected D. thanked
6.A. in search for B. in terms of C. in return for D. in favor of
7.A. carelessly B. purposely C. Immediately D. normally
8.A. suggestion B. advertisement C. appeal D. requirement
9.A.possessing B. seeing C. ordering D. deserving
10.A. distrust B. curiosity C. wonder D. hobby
11.A. replying B. repeating C. contacting D. begging
12.A. charged B. consisted C. attended D. managed
13.A. shame B. prize C. surprise D. pleasure
14.A. private B. fresh C. rare D. casual
15.A. value B. fortune C. wealth D. effort
16.A. unexpected B. unlucky C. unlimited D. unnoticed
17.A. hide B. share C. cover D. spare
18.A. wisdom B. chance C. hope D. luck
19.A.changed B. damaged C. lost D. rewarded
20.A. courage B. promise C. memory D. kindness
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He _________in the early morning so he packed everything he needed the night before.
A. leaves B. had left C. was leaving D. has left
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_______ what his parents think, he is leaving home for a new job in a big city.
A. Regardless of B. Instead of C. In terms of D. Lack of
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In the past years a lot of people migrated from one country to another in Europe. They had to leave their countries with their traditions, their cultures and sometimes also their families. People migrate because they think that they will have a better life, they will find a job and they will make a lot of money for their families to survive. Sometimes it's true, and they find a job, they make a lot of money and then they go back to their families to help them. But sometimes they are not that lucky.
The problem that those people create is that a lot of people from Europe are unemployed and they don't have jobs because immigrants have taken so many jobs. But the question is also: Would European people want a job such as cleaning or hard labor? I think that most of them wouldn't. So we should stop criticizing for a moment and think. We would then maybe realize that it's not that bad to have immigrants at home.
The only problem is that it's not right that immigrants want to impose( 强加于 )their religion on other countries by leading and building mosques ( 清真寺). Because if they had done that in other countries they would have caused trouble. Phenomena like these happened a few years ago in Great Britain: It was forbidden to switch on Christmas lights outside, because Christmas is a Catholic ( 天主教的 ) recurrence and it was offensive for the Islamic people who lived there. That is not right. The country that gives hospitality to immigrants has the task to allow them to enter society, to be free to believe in their religion and their culture, but every country does not have to forget its tradition and culture. This is one of the many facts which happened in the past years, and I think that many others are going to happen because this phenomenon is developing every day more and more.
1.The first paragraph is mainly about__________.
A. what a life Europeans lived
B. why some Europeans migrated
C. how Europeans migrated
D. what migration caused
2.What's the main problem between the immigrants and the native people according to the passage?
A. Native people and immigrants fight for the same job opportunities.
B. Native people always leave the worst jobs to the immigrants.
C. Different religions and cultures often result in some conflicts.
D. Native people refuse the immigrants to enter their country.
3.What does the author think of the European immigrants?
A. It takes them too much trouble to migrate.
B. They have made contributions to the host country.
C. They are offered hard jobs but paid less.
D. They should be accepted in the host country.
4.We may learn from the passage that__________.
A. some people reject foreigners' immigrating to their own country
B. the author thinks immigrating can help mix different cultures together
C. immigrants to Great Britain were all Islamic people
D. immigrants can only find hard and dirty jobs in other countries
5.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that__________.
A. people with different religions won' t be allowed to migrate to another country
B. immigrants are not free to believe in their own culture
C. no other European countries but Great Britain have conflicts
D. problems caused by different religions and cultures will exist long
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Peter worked 1. a night watchman in a small factory. One morning his boss came in with a suitcase. He said to Peter, I’m going to New York tomorrow. See you. Peter said, “Oh, you mustn’t go. The factory owner asked him why. Peter answered that he 2. (have) a nightmare the night before. In the dream, he had seen the next day’s plane to New York crash over the Atlantic Ocean. Peter’s boss 3. (immediate) cancelled his ticket and stayed in the office. The plane crashed; the boss thanked Peter and gave him a big present. Then he fired him.
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