A man heard that a certain government wanted a clerk, so wrote and asked for the position. But while he was waiting for an answer, a friend of his introduced him to the head of the department, who gave him the job. Several months later, while the man was working in the department, he got a letter that had been sent to him from the place he used to live in. This letter said,
“Dear sir,
We are sorry to have to tell you that we cannot offer work in this department because we do not think that you would be able to do the work successfully.
Your faithfully.”
The man laughed, but when he looked at the letter more carefully, he saw that he had signed it himself.
【小題1】At the beginning of the story the man wanted ____.

A．to be a clerk in a certain government	B．his friend to introduce him job
C．to visit the head of the department	D．to get an answer from the department

【小題2】 The first paragraph mainly tells us ____.

A．how the man knew the news that a clerk was needed

B．how the man got a job with the help of his friend

C．how the man wrote to the department to get the job

D．how he was waiting for the answer from the department

【小題3】He got a letter that had been sent to him, which means ____.

A．he himself received the letter

B．someone else got it and then didn’t bring it to him

C．someone else got it and then brought it to him

D．the government sent it to him

【小題4】What do you think of the man?

A．He was too careless.	B．He was very honest.
C．He was very clever.	D．He was rather stupid.

【小題5】Choose the right order of the events given in the passage.
a. He got a letter one day   b. He got a job in the department.
c. The letter told him he was unfit for the job.
d. His friend introduced him to the head.
e. He found he signed the letter himself.
f. He wanted to get a job in the government department.

A．a(chǎn),b,c,d,e,f

B．c,b,d,a,f,e

C．f,d,b,a,c,e

D．f,b,a,e,c,f

One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift . Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包裝).
On September 11^th ，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift , and here it is.” What an honor！I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it stories .I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing bad been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days I Heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming. “Don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. “If your baby brother lives, that’ll be Christmas enough.” As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. I’d never seen him cry before .
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? He’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we can bring Richard home !”
“Thank God !” I heard Mum cry .
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
【小題1】what happened to the author on September 11^th , 1958?

A．He got a baby brother.	B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old.	D．He received a doll.

【小題2】What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？

A．Impossible.

B．Boring

C．Difficult

D．Fearful

【小題3】Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?

A．Excitement.

B．Happiness.

C．Sadness.

D．Disappointment.

【小題4】What is the passage mainly about ?

A．A sad Christmas day	B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift.	D．Memories of a happy family

Jack Brown，an office worker，lives in Washington．He inherited(繼承)  a million dollars when he was 23，but he wasn’t happy at all．When his college friends were looking for their jobs，he didn’t have to．Jack decided to living a simple life like everyone else．He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity(慈善機構(gòu))to help poor children live a better life．Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only，but he is Very happy．
Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world，by sending them each$200 a month．The money was used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing．Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress(進步)．They can write to each other．but usually the children do not speak English．
When Jack first heard about these children，he wanted to help them．“It was nothing special,” he said．“Until  I  went to these countries and met the children I was helping，I didn’t know anything about their life．” Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa．He said that the meeting was Very exciting．“When I met her．I felt very ,very happy．"he said．“ I saw that the money was used for a good cause．It brought me happiness．I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children.”
【小題1】Jack didn’t need to look for a job ___________.

A．before he went to college	B．a(chǎn)fter he went to Africa
C．because he got one million dollars	D．before he received a report

【小題2】Jack has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _______．

A．only in Washington	B．only in England
C．only in Africa	D．a(chǎn)round the world

【小題3】Jack learned about the children’s progress by ________.

A．visiting them each year	B．getting a report every year
C．staying with them	D．talking to them in English

【小題4】The underlined(劃線的)words “for a good cause ”means“­­­­­­­­________” in Chinese．

A．施舍

B．行善

C．優(yōu)惠

D．賞賜

【小題5】What’s the main idea of the story?

A．Help others，and you will feel happy．

B．It’s necessary to write letters to poor children．

C．Live a simple life，and you can give others help．

D．Enjoy life.