Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(綠洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”
Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!

1. 1.

   What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?

   1. A.
      After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．
   2. B.
      James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．
   3. C.
      James hit his friend in return at once．
   4. D.
      James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．
2. 2.

   What’s the matter with James in the oasis?

   1. A.
      He was very careless and fell into the mire．
   2. B.
      He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．
   3. C.
      He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．
   4. D.
      He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．
3. 3.

   What did James do after he was saved by his friend?

   1. A.
      He wrote some words on a stone．
   2. B.
      He thanked his friends at once．
   3. C.
      He wrote some words in the sand．
   4. D.
      He drank some water and had a rest．
4. 4.

   Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．
   2. B.
      They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．
   3. C.
      The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．
   4. D.
      Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．
5. 5.

   Why did James write words in different places?

   1. A.
      The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
   2. B.
      No wind can blow thanks away．
   3. C.
      James only wanted to write words in different places．
   4. D.
      A and B．

The doctor in a small town was standing behind his desk, cleaning something．On the desk there are some books．A young man came in and asked quite excitedly： “Doctor, have you anything to stop the hiccups （打嗝） ?” The doctor looked at him with a smile for a moment and suddenly slapped （給……一巴掌）him in the face with the cloth he held in his hand．“What do you mean by that?” The young man shouted angrily．“Why! I only asked you a question．”“That was the cure（治療） for the hiccups,” the doctor explained．“Are they gone?” “No, it is my wife．My wife has the hiccups and she is out in the car．”

1 What was the doctor doing when the young man came in?

A．He was reading                                         B．He was talking with others．

C．He was cleaning something．                      D．He was making a phone call．

2 Why did the man go to see the doctor?

      A．Because was ill．

B．Because he couldn't stop hiccupping．

      C．Because his wife was ill in bed．

D．Because he wanted to help his wife stop hiccupping．

3 Why did the doctor slap the young man?

      A．Because the young man was not polite to him．

B．Because the doctor was busy cleaning and didn't want to listen to him．

      C．Because the doctor thought it would be great fun to slap the young man．

      D．Because he thought the young man had hiccups．

4 How was the young man after the doctor slapped him?

      A．He was happy because he stopped hiccupping．

B．He was angry and shouted to the doctor．

C．He went out without saying say a word．

D．He slapped the doctor．

5 What do you think the doctor would do after he heard what the young man said?

      A．He would feel funny．

      B．He would ask the young man slap him, too．

      C．He would say sorry to the young man．

      D．He would go and slap the young man's wife in the face．

　 The doctor in a small town was standing behind his desk, cleaning something．On the desk there are some books．A young man came in and asked quite excitedly： “Doctor, have you anything to stop the hiccups （打嗝） ?” The doctor looked at him with a smile for a moment and suddenly slapped （給……一巴掌）him in the face with the cloth he held in his hand．“What do you mean by that?” The young man shouted angrily．“Why! I only asked you a question．”“That was the cure（治療） for the hiccups,” the doctor explained．“Are they gone?” “No, it is my wife．My wife has the hiccups and she is out in the car．”

36．What was the doctor doing when the young man came in?

A．He was reading 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．He was talking with others．

C．He was cleaning something．　　　　　　　　　　 D．He was making a phone call．

37．Why did the man go to see the doctor?

A．Because was ill．

B．Because he couldn't stop hiccupping．

C．Because his wife was ill in bed．

D．Because he wanted to help his wife stop hiccupping．

38．Why did the doctor slap the young man?

A．Because the young man was not polite to him．

B．Because the doctor was busy cleaning and didn't want to listen to him．

C．Because the doctor thought it would be great fun to slap the young man．

D．Because he thought the young man had hiccups．

39．How was the young man after the doctor slapped him?

A．He was happy because he stopped hiccupping．

B．He was angry and shouted to the doctor．

C．He went out without saying say a word．

D．He slapped the doctor．

40．What do you think the doctor would do after he heard what the young man said?

A．He would feel funny．

B．He would ask the young man slap him, too．

C．He would say sorry to the young man．

D．He would go and slap the young man's wife in the face．

　　The men work all week in a factory. And at the end of the week they get their pay. Naturally enough, they open the envelopes(信封)and they all count the money. One man is standing in the corner. He is counting his money. Suddenly he realizes it is wrong. He counts the money again. No doubt about it, there is a mistake. There is too much. Five pounds too much. He puts the money carefully into his pocket, and he says nothing to the others. A week goes by. It's pay - day again. And the men are counting the pay. The same man is standing. Suddenly he starts shouting,　　“This time there isn't enough money in the envelope. It is five pounds short.”He goes immediately to see the boss. He is very angry. “Look”, he says, “there isn't enough money in my pay-package (工資袋) .”“That's right” , says the boss, “but didn't you notice last week, there was a mistake? There was too much, five pounds too much. ”“Yes, that's right, ”says the man, he is very angry, “there was a mistake last week. For one mistake, I can shut my eyes. But there are two mistakes, no, I can't. ”

1．The workers usually work ________ days in western countries.

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2．The workers count the money to see ________.

[　　]

3．“pay-day”is the day on which ________.

[　　]

A．people pay money for their goods

B．wages are paid

C．wages are paid to the boss

D．people pay the boss for his work

4．The man did not say anything about his pay when he found there was too much because he ________.

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A．could accept the mistake

B．wanted to keep the money to himself

C．would tell this to the boss later

D．was not angry

5．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A．The boss didn't know that there was too much in the man's envelope.

B．The boss put more money in the man's envelope only to see whether the man was honest.

C．The man wanted more money the second time.

D．The man couldn't allow a second mistake to occur.