A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this $100 bill" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this $100 to one of you, but first, let me do this. " He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it now" The hands went back into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth $100!"
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to yon, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, hut WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson ( )

A:Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. B:Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. C:Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. D:Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

When I was about 12 I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn’t a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not"
True I wanted to know how to strike back. What did troth have to do with it
"Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.
"That’s just for you," he said. "You know better than anybody else the troth about yourself, once you hear it. But you’ve got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true you’ll know it. You’ll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy’s advice, has returned to me at many important moments.
Why did the girl’s father ask her to make the list

A:He wanted to keep the list at home. B:He didn’t know what the girl’s enemy had said. C:He wanted the girl to talk back. D:He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.

When I was about 12 1 had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was skinny, I wasn’t a good student, I was boyish, I talked too loud, and so on. I put up with her as long as I could. At last, with great anger, I ran to my father in tears.
He listened to my outburst quietly. Then he asked, "Are the things she says true or not"
True I wanted to know how to strike back. What did truth have to do with it
"Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you are really like Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."
I did as he directed and discovered to my surprise that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being skinny), but a good number I could and suddenly wanted to change.
For the first time in my life I got a fairly clear picture of myself.
I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.
"That’s just for you," he said. "You know better than anybody else the truth about yourself, once you hear it. But you’ve got to learn to listen, not to close your ears in anger or hurt. When something said about you is true you’ll know it. You’ll find that it will echo inside you."
Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments.
Why did the girl’s father ask her to make the list

A:He wanted to keep the list at home. B:He didn’t know what the girl’s enemy had said. C:He wanted the girl to talk back. D:He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.

Passage Two

Why did the girl’s father ask her to make the list

A:He wanted to keep the list at home. B:He didn’t know what the girl’s enemy had said. C:He wanted the girl to talk back. D:He wanted her to check if she really had these weak points.

George went to the air force training school because he wanted ______.

A:to fight the war B:to fly C:to he a pilot D:to be a passenger

There was once a young man who suffered from cancer．He was 18 years old and he could die anytime． 71 He never went outside；but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once．So he asked his mother and she gave him permission．
He walked down his block and found a lot of stores．He passed a CD store and saw a beauti ful girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight．He opened the door and walked in．
She looked up and asked，"Can I help you"
He said, "…Yeah…Umm…I would like to buy a CD．"
Hc picked one out and gave her money for it．
"Would you like me to wrap it for you"she asked，smiling her cute smile．
He nodded and she went to the back．She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to him．He took it and walked out of the store．
He wcnt home and from then on，he went to that store every day and bought a CD，and she wrapped it for him．He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out．His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took a11 his courage and went to the store as usual．He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn’t looking，he left his phone number on the desk and ran out.
One day , the phone rang，and the mother picked it up and said，"Hello"
It was the girl! The mother started to cry and said，"You don,t know He passed away yesterday..."
Later in the day, the mother went into the boy’s room because she wanted to remember him．She thought she would start by looking at his clothes, so she opened the closet．72 She was face to face with piles and piles of unopened CDs.She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside，there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper,out fell a piece of paper．The mother picked it up and started to read it．It said：Hi…1 think U R really cute．Do U wanna go out with meLove，Jocelyn．
The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD．．．
Again there was a piece of paper．It said：Hi…I think U R really cute．Do U wanna go out with me Love，Jocelyn．
Why did the boy go to the CD store everyday and buy a CD

A:He loved the girl． B:He loved music． C:He loved collecting CDs． D:He was sick of staying home and wanted to go out．

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this $100 bill" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this $100 to one of you, but first, let me do this. " He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it now" The hands went back into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth $100!"
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to yon, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, hut WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson ( )

A:Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. B:Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. C:Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. D:Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.

A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began his lesson by holding up a $100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, "Who would like this $100 bill" The students began to put up their hands at once.
Then he said, "I am going to give this $100 to one of you, but first, let me do this. " He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, "Who wants it now" The hands went back into the air.
"Well," he said, "What if I do this" and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, "Who still wants it" Hands went back into the air.
"My friends," he said, "you have learned a valuable lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth $100!"
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But remember, no matter what has happened to yon, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, hut WHO YOU ARE.
You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!
Why did the famous teacher use a $100 bill at his lesson ( )

A:Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball. B:Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it. C:Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students. D:Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.