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A girl complained to her father about her hard life.She didn't know what she had to do and wanted to 1 .She felt tired for fighting and fighting.One problem had been finished but another came.
Her father, a cook, took her 2 the kitchen.He poured water into three pans(鍋)and boiled(煮)it.When the water was boiling, in the first pan he put some carrots,in the 3 he put some eggs and in the last he put some coffee.He 4 them for a few minutes without any words.
The girl closed her mouth and waited impatiently,not knowing 5 her lather was doing that.After about 20 minutes,her father turned 6 the stove,took out the carrots and put them in a bowl.He took out the eggs and put 7 in another bowl.After that the 8 was poured into a cup.Turning back to his daughter,he asked, “what do you 9 ?” “Carrots,eggs,and coffee,” she answered.
Her father told her to 10 her eyes and let her touch the carrots.She did and felt that the carrots were soft.After that he asked her to take the eggs and 11 them.Then,she got tire eggs,cooked and hard.At last,the father asked her to smell the coffee.“What’s the meaning,F(xiàn)ather?” He 12 that each had suffered the same unlucky experience—the boiling water,but ___13 had a different reaction(反應(yīng)).The strong and hard carrots had become soft and weak after being in the boiling water.The eggs became hard 14 being cooked.The coffee was very special and it changed the water.“Who are you?” asked her lather,“When calamity(厄運) ___15 your door,what's your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs,or coffee?”
1.A.grow up B.give up C.set up D.pick up
2.A.into B.within C.out of D.a(chǎn)way from
3.A.first B.second C.third D.fourth
4.A.looked for B.searched for C.waited for D.called for
5.A.that B.what C.where D.why
6.A.off B.over C.off D.in
7.A.it B.its C.them D.themselves
8.A.eggs B.carrots C.coffee D.water
9.A.hear B.taste C.smell D.see
10.A.close B.open C.wash D.drop
11.A.keep B.protect C.break D.drink
12.A.complained B.explained C.told D.expected
13.A.every B.a(chǎn)ll C.each D.either
14.A.before B.a(chǎn)fter C.behind D.under
15.A.lies in B.comes across C.meets with D.knocks at
A.Because they can’t join in their parents’ talk. |
B.Because the dessert isn’t served in time. |
C.Because they can do nothing but wait. |
D.Because the food there isn’t delicious. |
A.Children don’t like eating fancier food. |
B.Not many nicer restaurants provide play areas. |
C.Parents don’t trouble to comfort their bored kids. |
D.People have to wait for seats in nicer restaurants. |
A.It’s common for nicer restaurants to provide good food and play areas. |
B.Building play areas is more difficult for restaurants in colder cities. |
C.Serving more kinds of foods may help restaurants to make more money. |
D.It’s possible for restaurants to find a balance to make both happy. |
A.Cities need to help develop restaurant business. |
B.Children are supposed to be much more patient. |
C.Restaurants are supposed to give kids some space. |
D.Parents need to care more about their kids when eating. |
Taxes are a big part in the United States.Most Americans pay city taxes,state taxes,social security(安全)taxes,sales taxes…and the list seems endless.The biggest tax for most Americans is the incomes tax.The personal income tax is called a“progressive tax”.Because it takes more from those who earn(掙錢)most.For example,a person who earns about$3,500 a year,will pay a tax of only about 3.5%of earning,but if the same person earned$85,000 a year,he would pay an income tax of 35%.Over years the incomes tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand.Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports.In fact,preparing taxes and giving tax have become a big industry(工業(yè))in America.
( )1.Most Americans pay ________.
A.taxes which are too many to list
B.taxes either to the cities or the states they live in
C.several kinds of taxes
D.so many kinds of taxes that they even don’t know the names
( )2.Social security tax is collected from _______.
A.those who have broken the law
B.those who often make trouble
C.every people living in the area in question
D.every person in America
( )3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Americans have all kinds of taxes.
B.Personal income tax is the biggest tax in American.
C.The more a person earns,the more income tax he should pay.
D.Personal income tax can prevent the rich from getting richer.
( )4.The so-called“progressive tax”is the tax _________.
A.collected for social progress
B.that increases with each passing year
C.that is collected from those who earn most
D.that varies(變化)according to how much money a person earns
( )5.Why have preparing and giving tax become a big industry in America? Because______
A.the list of taxes seems endless
B.they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere
C.they find their knowledge about taxes is too limited to write a tax report by themselves
D.paying experts to prepare their tax reports and asking for tax have been very popular
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