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A man claiming to be a pastor(牧師) apparently tried to stiff a waiter on a tip, explaining that his work for God allowed him not to leave one.
A photo of the receipt, posted to Reddit.com, shows a bill for 數(shù)學(xué)公式6.29) added above a blank space for an additional tip.
“I give God 10%,” the diner wrote on the receipt, scratching out the automatic tip. “Why do you get 18?” He then wrote “Pastor” above his signature, and an emphatic “0” where the additional tip would be. (The automatic gratuity, however, had already been added to the total.)
The Reddit user who submitted the image explained in the comments section that the receipt was part of a total bill for a party of 20, which is why the gratuity was automatically added.
“Parties up to eight ... may tip whatever they’d like, but larger parties receive an automatic gratuity," the server wrote. "It’s in the computer; it’s not something I do.”
The server added: “They had no problem with my service, and told me I was great. They just didn’t want to pay when the time came.”
Scribbling(亂涂) notes on receipts has become something of a trend. Earlier this month, the manager of a North Carolina Red Robin surprised an overdue pregnant woman by comping her meal.
“Once seated, a manager came up to us and started talking,” the woman's husband told Consumerist. “He was extremely friendly and jokingly asked my wife if this was her last meal before heading to the hospital.”
When the check came, a note from the manager next to her portion of the bill read: “MOM 2 BEE GOOD LUC.”
“It was a pleasant surprise and made my tired-of-being-pregnant wife a little more cheery,” the man said

  1. 1.

    What did the pastor mean by saying, “I give God 10%. Why do you get 18?”

    1. A.
      He was bargaining with the waiter
    2. B.
      He didn’t mean to pay the gratuity at all
    3. C.
      God gave him the privilege not to pay a gratuity
    4. D.
      The gratuity had already been paid by his friends
  2. 2.

    What do you learn from the article?

    1. A.
      The pastor paid ten percent gratuity of the meal to God
    2. B.
      A party of six diners can choose whatever gratuity they want to pay
    3. C.
      According to the husband, the wife enjoyed the process of being pregnant
    4. D.
      The pastor paid $34.93 in total for the meal
  3. 3.

    What does the underlined word “stiff” mean?

    1. A.
      amuse
    2. B.
      abuse
    3. C.
      persuade
    4. D.
      fail to pay

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A 37-year-old man in Australia’s Northern city Darwin ,Norm Pethrick, was praised for jumping onto a crocodile’s back to save his wife Wendy at Litchfield National Park, a popular tourist spot southwest of Darwin, a local newspaper reported.
Ms Pethrick was standing on a river bank Wednesday afternoon when the saltwater crocodile lunged (撲), locking its jaws on both her legs as it tried to drag her underwater. Norm Pethrick, who with his wife had been collecting water, immediately went to help her. He jumped onto the back, poked (戳) the eyes of the crocodile and finally got his wife free. Ms Pethrick was later taken to Hospital for a medical treatment. The doctors said she was suffering eight puncture wounds (傷口) in her right leg, a puncture wound in her left leg and a serious cut to one of her fingers.
“This could have been a fatal and tragic situation,” said Dr Len Notaras, according to a local report. He said Ms Pethrick was saved by her husband’s “quick and diligent actions”. Dr Notaras also said she would remain in hospital for three more days and have an operation to clean the wounds, which are easy to get infected because of bacteria (細(xì)菌) on the teeth of the crocodile

  1. 1.

    This passage is most likely to be found in _____

    1. A.
      a newspaper
    2. B.
      a travel guide
    3. C.
      a textbook
    4. D.
      a novel
  2. 2.

    The crocodile attacked Ms Pethrick when she was ______

    1. A.
      swimming in the river
    2. B.
      watching the crocodile
    3. C.
      standing on the river bank
    4. D.
      fishing in the water
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, Norm Pethrick can be described as following EXCEPT ______

    1. A.
      brave
    2. B.
      diligent（勤勉的）
    3. C.
      quick
    4. D.
      humorous
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      The husband should save the wife
    2. B.
      A man saves wife’s life from crocodile’s jaws
    3. C.
      A crocodile is not so dangerous as people imagine
    4. D.
      Human beings can beat crocodiles sometimes

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Nearly 600,000 Americans lost their jobs this past month, pushing the nation’s unemployment rate (失業(yè)率) to 7.6 percent. But not all of those fired workers are sitting at home, reading the job advertisements and waiting for the phone to ring. Thousands of people are returning to school, making public colleges and universities among the few bright places in the disappointing US economy.
At a time when many Americans have had their work hours cut or have even lost their jobs, Sherian Huddleston is working overtime. She works at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) where she oversees (監(jiān)督) the enrollment (注冊(cè)) of new students. The university’s population grew by 800 students this term —an increase of 4 percent over last spring’s enrollment. Huddleston says seeing the enrollment rise in a failing economy is not unexpected. "When people are out of work," she points out, "they will ask 'What else can I do?’ or 'What other careers can I follow?’ They will often return to school if they have not completed a degree before."
Older returning students aren’t the only ones increasing the enrollment at MTSU. Huddleston says she’s also seeing an increase in student transfers (轉(zhuǎn)移). "Students who went out of state, or even within the state, to more expensive schools are transferring to public schools to make use of the lower cost of going to school here," she explains

  1. 1.

    Which is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      The Falling American Economy
    2. B.
      College Enrollment up in a Down Economy
    3. C.
      Colleges Have More Students Than Before
    4. D.
      Going to College Is No Longer Difficult
  2. 2.

    According to the passage, many students return to school ______

    1. A.
      to make more money
    2. B.
      to read job advertisements
    3. C.
      to complete a degree
    4. D.
      to ask their schoolmates for help
  3. 3.

    Many students are transferring to public schools mainly because ______

    1. A.
      public schools provide better education
    2. B.
      public schools offer better jobs to their students
    3. C.
      they don’t want to be influenced by the falling economy
    4. D.
      the cost of public schools is lower and they can save money
  4. 4.

    Which of the following is TRUE about Sherian Huddleston?

    1. A.
      She is working more hours than before because of the worsening economy
    2. B.
      She is a student of Middle Tennessee State University
    3. C.
      She disagrees with those who are returning to school
    4. D.
      She is surprised to see the enrollment go up

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My elder brother Steve, in the absence of my father who died when I was six, gave me important lessons in values（價(jià)值觀念） that helped me grow into an adult.
Steve taught me to face the results of my behavior. Once when I returned in tears from a Saturday baseball game, it was Steve who asked me what happened. When I explained that my baseball had soared through Mrs. Holt’s basement window, breaking the glass with a crash, Steve encouraged me to admit to her. Although my knees knocked as I explained to Mrs. Holt, I offered to pay for the window from my pocket money if she would return my ball.
I also learned from Steve that personal property（財(cái)產(chǎn)） is a sacred（神圣的） thing. After I found a shiny silver pen in my fifth-grade classroom, I wanted to keep it, but Steve explained that it might be important to someone else in spite of the fact that it had little value. He reminded me of how much I’d hate to lose to someone else the small dog my father made with a piece of cheap wood. I returned the pen to my teacher, Mrs. David, and still remembered the smell of her perfume (香水) as she patted me on the shoulder.
Yet of all the instructions Steve gave me, his respect for life is the most unforgetful in my mind. When I was twelve I killed an old brown sparrow(麻雀)in the yard with a BB gun. Excited, I screamed at Steve to come and take a look. I shall never forget the way he stood for a long moment and stared at the bird on the ground. Then in a dead, quiet voice, he asked, “Did it hurt you first, Mark?” I didn’t know what to answer. He continued with his eyes firm, “The only time you should even think of hurting a living thing is when it hurts you first, and then you think a long, long time.” I really felt terrible then, but that moment stands out as the most important lesson my brother taught me

  1. 1.

    What is the passage mainly about?

    1. A.
      The relationship between Mark and Steve
    2. B.
      The important lessons Mark learned in school
    3. C.
      Steve’s important role in Mark’s growth stage
    4. D.
      Mark and Steve’s respect for living things
  2. 2.

    When Mark admitted his mistakes to Mrs. Holt, he ____

    1. A.
      was surprised
    2. B.
      felt frightened
    3. C.
      was light-hearted
    4. D.
      cried before her
  3. 3.

    From the third paragraph, we can know that Mark _____

    1. A.
      had a shiny silver pen
    2. B.
      respected his teacher
    3. C.
      hated his father very much
    4. D.
      once owned a small wooden dog
  4. 4.

    To Mark, which is the most important lesson Steve taught him?

    1. A.
      Respecting life
    2. B.
      Being responsible for one’s behavior
    3. C.
      Being honest
    4. D.
      Respecting others’ property

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The International Space Station allows astronauts to live in space for extended amounts of time, enabling them to explore the outside universe and conduct many experiments. However, nothing like that exists for our oceans, and thanks to the high water pressure, ocean researchers are able to explore what lies undersea for very short periods of time.
They are therefore never able to fully explore the deep inside areas of our oceans. However, if French architect Jacques Rougerie has his way, that will change soon.
Jacqucs has designed a ship that will allow researchers to spend a long period of time observing the sea life and conducting experiments. The huge 167ft ship, named 'Sea Orbiter', consists of two areas—one above the water where the scientists and crew will live, and a lower pressurized deck (甲板), where scientists will be able to spend as much time as they wish. Since it is powered by sea currents and wind, he expects it to drift (漂流) along the oceans slowly, taking about two years to circumvent the globe.
Jacques will make their life as comfortable as possible in the ship. Besides being equipped with the latest sailing tools and communication equipment, the ship will also have a gym, a television and a DVD player. And these guys will not be eating freeze-dried food like astronauts. Instead, Jacques, an accomplished chef, plans on cooking them delicious meals every day.
The biggest problem to this giant ship is the cost, which is expected to be over $500 million—per ship! However, Jacques, who strongly believes that the secrets of our oceans may be the key to solving global warming and a vital supply for food and medicine in the future, is confident he will be able to convince governments all over the world to help out, and expects to start construction on not one, but four or five of these amazing ships soon!

  1. 1.

    Why can’t ocean researchers explore the deep oceans for a long time?

    1. A.
      Because they can’t stand the high water pressure
    2. B.
      Because it’s too cold in deep ocean
    3. C.
      Because time for experiments is too limited
    4. D.
      Because it’s dangerous to observe the sea life
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "circumvent" probably means         

    1. A.
      fly away
    2. B.
      get around
    3. C.
      travel through
    4. D.
      move into
  3. 3.

    From the fourth paragraph we can learn that       

    1. A.
      Jacques intends to design the ship mainly for sightseeing and traveling
    2. B.
      living a comfortable life helps to do the ocean research quickly
    3. C.
      it’s much more expensive to eat freeze-dried food
    4. D.
      researchers on Jacque’s ship will live more comfortably than astronauts
  4. 4.

    Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Sea Orbiter—the ship of the future
    2. B.
      A new way to explore the deep oceans
    3. C.
      A great architect—Jacques Rougerie
    4. D.
      Travel around the globe in Sea Orbiter

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Would the voice of Amanda Holden saying “your city had talent” encourage you to use a litter bin? Or maybe former Monty Python star Michael Palin telling you no one had expected “the Spanish bin-quisition”？
Organizers of a plan persuading celebrities（名人）to lend their voices to “talking bins”believe it can make a real difference to keeping Britain tidy. They hope that by using humor, they will succeed where fines and warnings have failed in keeping streets and parks clean.
A similar experiment in Sweden found a talking bin received nearly three times as much rubbish as an ordinary one because people were attracted by its quality of being new and unusual value.
Twenty-five specially adapted bins to be installed（安裝）in the streets of London and Liverpool next  month will use a sound card to play a themed message when litter is placed inside. For example，one near the Royal Opera House will play a “thank-you” message sung by Janis Kelly to the tune of Nessun Dorina. Bins installed in Liverpool will play Beatles-themed messages. For others，Britain’s Got Talent  judge Holden is expected to record the message：“This is Amanda, and this city’s got talent.”
The campaign，entitled Bin Thinking, is being organized by art group Sing London. If successful，talking bins could become a familiar feature on Britain’s streets.
Colette Hiller, director of Sing London, said, “ The idea is to reward people in a small way for changing their behavior and raise awareness through a sense of fun.”

  1. 1.

    What is the plan persuading celebrities to lend their voices to “talking bins” aimed at？

    1. A.
      Attracting passers’-by attention on celebrities
    2. B.
      Encouraging people to use the litter bins to keep Britain tidy
    3. C.
      Making fun of those who won’t keep the streets and parks clean
    4. D.
      Thanking people for cleaning the litter bins through a sense of fun
  2. 2.

    The following stars’ voices are to be lent to “talking bins” except_________________

    1. A.
      Amanda Holder’ s
    2. B.
      Michael Palin’s
    3. C.
      Janis Kelly’s
    4. D.
      Nessun Dorma' s
  3. 3.

    We can infer from the text that_________________

    1. A.
      children are most attracted by “talking bins”
    2. B.
      different messages will be played due to different streets
    3. C.
      Britain is the first city where the experiment on “talking bins” was made
    4. D.
      “talking bins” might take the place of ordinary litter bins in Britain
  4. 4.

    What would be the best title for the text?

    1. A.
      Lending your voice to “talking bins”
    2. B.
      Sing London art organization
    3. C.
      A campaign named Bin Thinking
    4. D.
      A new experiment on litter bins

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Look closely at ,your hands-are they clean? It doesn't matter how many times you was  your hands. They're still crowded with microbes, which are also called "germs" or "bacteria". Microbes are everywhere. But don't worry-most microbes don't harm you. and many actually help you stay alive.
Now,  scientists say the microbes that live on our hands could be used in a surprising way: fighting crime.
When police visit the scene of a crime, they often look for fingerprints to try to identifythe criminal.  But according to a recent study, investigators could even use microbes to help break a criminal case.
Every person has his or her own set of microbes that live on their hands, according to scientists at,the University of:Colorado. That means the mix of different kinds of microbes on everybody's hand is unique-much like one's fingerprint.
The scientists wanted to know whether this microbe mix could be used as a new kind of fingerprint-especially in a crime scene where fingerprints might be hard to find.  And policemen use forensics such as studying fingerprints to identify the criminal.
"Microbe fingerprints are harder to hide," said Noah Fierer, one of the scientists.
"You can't sterilize(為……殺菌) a surface just by wiping it off. "
His team compared the bacteria on the hands of 273 people with the bacteria found on each person's computer keyboard. For the study, the keyboards had been used only by the people who were being tested. The study showed that the mix of microbes from each per- son's hands matched the mix of microbes on that person's keyboard. The scientists were easily able to tell the 273 people apart-just by looking at their keyboards.
But there are a lot more than 273 criminals. Other scientists wonder whetherthe microbe fingerprint can really be that useful. 
Fierer agrees that scientists have a lot more work to do before the microbe fingerprint will be a useful tool．

  1. 1.

    According to the passage,  microbes on people's hands_____

    1. A.
      do more harm than good
    2. B.
      are easy to get rid of
    3. C.
      are almost the same
    4. D.
      might help find crimes
  2. 2.

    The underlined word "forensics" in Paragraph 5 probably refers to________

    1. A.
      the scientific test used by police
    2. B.
      a new kind of fingerprint
    3. C.
      a kind of bacteria'in people's hands
    4. D.
      a kind of newly invented keyboard
  3. 3.

    What did Fierer's team find through the study?

    1. A.
      They found the criminal among the 237 people
    2. B.
      They could tell who had used which computer
    3. C.
      Computer keyboards couldn't keep people's microbe fingerprints
    4. D.
      People's characters could be identified by the keyboards they used
  4. 4.

    We can learn from the passage that ______

    1. A.
      your microbes may give you away
    2. B.
      scientists will come to a clear conclusion soon
    3. C.
      many scientists think microbe fingerprints useless
    4. D.
      the microbe fingerprint has been used in many cases
  5. 5.

    The main idea of the passage is about_____

    1. A.
      the importance of fingerprints
    2. B.
      how to clean our hands
    3. C.
      the usefulness of microbes
    4. D.
      different germs on our hands

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We can make mistakes at any age. Some mistakes we make are about money. But most mistakes are about people. "Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?" "When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?" "And why didn’t Paul pick up that he was friendly just because I had a car?" When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. But when we look back, it’s too late.
Why do we go wrong about our friends – or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. And if we don’t really listen we miss the feelings behind the words. Suppose someone tells you，"You’re a lucky dog." that’s being friendly. But "lucky dog"? There’s a bit of envy in those words. Maybe he doesn’t see it himself. But bringing in the "dog" bit puts you down a little. What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.
"Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for" is another noise that says one thing and means another. It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important. It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.
How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person while talking. Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? 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 another mistake

  1. 1.

    In the first paragraph, the writer recalls some things that happened between some friends and they __________

    1. A.
      think it was a mistake to have broken up with their girl friends
    2. B.
      feel happy, thinking of how nice their friends were to them in the past
    3. C.
      feel very sorry that their friends didn't help them and let them down
    4. D.
      feel they may not have "read" their friends' true feelings correctly
  2. 2.

    In this passage, the writer tries to tell us how to __________

    1. A.
      avoid mistakes about money and our friends
    2. B.
      avoid mistakes in understanding what people really want to tell us
    3. C.
      "size up" people in a more scientific and meaningful way
    4. D.
      keep people friendly without trusting them any more
  3. 3.

    While we are listening to a person, the important thing for us is __________

    1. A.
      to check his words against his manner, tone of voice and posture
    2. B.
      to notice his tone of voice, his posture, and the look in his eyes
    3. C.
      to listen to how he pronounces his words in front of you
    4. D.
      not to believe what he says in any situation or any time
  4. 4.

    According to this passage, the underlined phrase "puts you down" can be replaced by another phrase "__________"

    1. A.
      reduces you to silence
    2. B.
      presses you down
    3. C.
      makes you humble
    4. D.
      makes you sad

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On Christmas Eve a few years ago an English couple received a very special telephone call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very important. The Haydens’ 15-year-old daughter had disappeared six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you.”
Ronals and Edwine Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called “Alive and Well”. The service helps parents to get in touch with children who have run away from home.
Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave a message for their parents. The telephones are answered by answering machines. So no one can speak to the child of making him return home.
Parents of runaway children who are under eighteen can ask the police to bring their children home, so children do not want to tell their parents where they are. Through “Alive and Well” they can telephone their parents without worrying about this or giving out their addresses.
The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape recorded telephone messages and connect the address given. Many of the 30,000 British teenagers who have left home are probably in London. For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial (撥) 5675339 and stop a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?

  1. 1.

    The Haydens’ daughter rang her parents         

    1. A.
      because she knew she had done something wrong
    2. B.
      in order to give them her address
    3. C.
      to say she was coming home soon
    4. D.
      in order to comfort her worried parents
  2. 2.

    If you ring “Alive and Well”,         

    1. A.
      you will get the information you want
    2. B.
      your message will be passed over to your parents
    3. C.
      the police will bring you home
    4. D.
      your parents will know where you are
  3. 3.

    From the passage, we can know that ________

    1. A.
      the Haydens received an “Alive and Well” call before Christmas
    2. B.
      an “Alive and Well” call usually costs a lot
    3. C.
      30,000 British teenagers enjoyed the “Alive and Well” service
    4. D.
      an “Alive and Well” call is very important for worrying parents
  4. 4.

    Through “Alive and Well”, parents of runaway children         

    1. A.
      often fail to persuade their children to return home
    2. B.
      know nothing from their children
    3. C.
      can say nothing to their children
    4. D.
      can ask the police to help them to find lost children
  5. 5.

    What can we know about the Haydens’ daughter from the passage?

    1. A.
      She died six months ago
    2. B.
      She had a quarrel with her parents
    3. C.
      She worked in “Alive and Well”
    4. D.
      She ran away from home half a year ago

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All you need to participate in home exchange is a house! You don't need to compare values of the houses or search for a swapping partner in the case of a home similar to yours. It just requires identifying a home where you and your family can stay comfortably in the place you wish to visit. You need to search for a person or a family with whom you would be comfortable exchanging your home with，for a short period of time. In home exchange，you would be taking care of other people's home，as well as enjoying the country while they would be doing the same from your home.
People who have traveled a lot would know that the most expensive part of traveling is paying hotel bills. In many cases, vacations cannot last for long mainly because of the high accommodation (住房) expenses. Holiday home exchange is one of the most simple and intelligent ways to cut down an accommodation expenses. It is an equal trade for bath the families and enables both to enjoy the advantages of a home while traveling to another country.
Home exchanges have become very popular in major cities in the United Kingdom as it allows you to benefit from time-share. Mostly, people participating in home exchanges prefer to involve their friends or neighbors to entertain their visitors, by providing the home exchange visitors with information regarding the local sightseeing attractions. Many families with children try to swap houses with families who have children of the similar age group. It saves time and energy that is often exhausted in carrying around a number of toys and equipment. The individual traveler often finds house swapping a great way of relaxing in the comforts of a home after a tiring day of sightseeing and can spend more time to get to know the area better

  1. 1.

    The most suitable title for the passage is__________

    1. A.
      Home Exchange for Your Holiday
    2. B.
      How to Find the Best House
    3. C.
      Everyone Loves Exchanging Homes
    4. D.
      Tips for Your Trip
  2. 2.

    What does the underlined word “swapping” mean in Line 2? __________

    1. A.
      participating
    2. B.
      enjoying
    3. C.
      exchanging
    4. D.
      identifying
  3. 3.

    What's the main reason for people exchanging homes during the holiday?

    1. A.
      To experience other people's lifestyles
    2. B.
      To get to know new neighbors and make new friends
    3. C.
      To avoid paying expensive hotel bills while traveling
    4. D.
      To get more information from locals
  4. 4.

    We can learn from the last paragraph that___________

    1. A.
      more families prefer to exchange homes than individual travelers
    2. B.
      families with kids are more likely to exchange homes with families with kids
    3. C.
      it is difficult for individual travelers to find partners to exchange their homes
    4. D.
      the individual travelers love to introduce their friends and neighbors to the visitors

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