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1、World Wonders

Our world has many famous landmarks. A landmark is a building or place that is special to an area. Some landmarks are built by people. Other landmarks are things in nature, such as a volcano or a waterfall. Here are four famous landmarks built by Andes Mountains, Peru

Giza, Egypt

Pisa, Italy

Sydney, Australia

41. Where is Machu Picchu?

A.In Pisa, Italy.

B. In Giza, Egypt.

C.In the Andes Mountains in Peru.

D. In Sydney, Australia.

42. What does Sydney Opera House look like?

A. The body of a lion.

B. The head of a person.

C. A bell tower.

D. A ship with sails.

43. Which of the following is the oldest?

A. Machu Picchu.

B. Great Sphinx.

C. Leaning Tower of Pisa.

D. Sydney Opera House.

2、Bob and Jackie joined a company together just after finishing high school. They both worked very hard. After several years, the boss made Jackie sales manager

but Bob a salesman. One day Bob could not take it anymore. He handed in his resignation letter (辞职信) to the boss and complained that the boss did

not value hard-working workers.

The boss knew that Bob didn’t work hard for the company all these years, but in order to help Bob to realize the difference between him and Jackie, the boss asked Bob to do the following. “Go and find out if there is anyone selling watermelons in the market.” Bob went, returned and only said, “Yes.” The boss asked, “How much per kilogram?” Bob went back to the market to ask and returned to answer, “$12 per kilogram.”

The boss told Bob to ask Jackie the same question. Jackie went, returned and said, “Boss, only one person selling watermelons. $12 per kilogram, $100 for 10 kilograms. He has 340 melons in all. On the table are 58 melons, and every melon weighs about 15 kilograms, bought from the South two days ago. They are fresh and red.”

Bob realized the difference between himself and Jackie. He decided not to leave but to learn from Jackie.

My dear friends, you know, a more successful person is more careful, thinks more and understands in depth. For the same matter, he sees several years ahead, while you see only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, so how could you win?

Think: how far have you seen ahead in your life?

44. Bob wrote a letter to his boss because he _______.

A. didn’t think Jackie worked hard

B. thought he was better than Jackie

C. didn’t think his boss valued him

D. thought he worked hard for the company

45. The boss asked Bob to go to the market in order to make him_______.

A. know the watermelon seller well

B. realize the difference between him and Jackie.

C. learn to sell watermelons later

D. learn the way to be a successful person

46. Every melon weighs about _______.

A. 10 kilograms

B. 12 kilograms

C. 15 kilograms

D. 58 kilograms

47. At last Bob decided to _______.

A. leave the company

B. go back to school

C. look for a new job

D. learn from Jackie

3、

Sitting still and keeping quiet seems like what students should do in class. However, putting your feet on the table, using iPads, eating and drinking may also take place in school. Americans are famous for their casual (随意的)style. I didn’t think it was a big deal until I arrived here.

I was told sitting still is what you should do in middle school. That is a traditional Chinese way to show that we are paying attention to what the teacher is saying. Meanwhile, it doesn’t seem to matter in the US. When I first saw a student l ying on a sofa, I was shocked and thought the teacher may feel angry, but she didn’t. She just smiled and kept talking. Then I got used to it, and enjoyed the relaxing and