It was Sunday .The train was crowded. A
gentleman was trying to look for a place. In one of the cars he saw a vacant
seat. But a small suitcase was lying on it and a young man was sitting next
to it .
"Is this seat taken ?" asked the
gentleman .
"Yes ,it's my friend's ." answered
the young man ."He's just coming ---this is his suitcase."
"Well." said the gentleman , "
I'll sit here till he comes. " Five minutes later the train started ,but
nobody came .
"Your friend is late . "said the
gentleman ."He has missed his train, but he need not lose his
suitcase." And with these words he took the suitcase and threw it out of
the window .
The young man got up and tried to catch the
suitcase ,but it was too late .It was a good lesson to him .---"It's
impolite to take a second seat just for being more comfortable for oneself
."
1.The gentleman was looking for a ______
A. seat B. suitcase C. friend
2."A vacant seat" is a seat that
______
A. somebody sits on B. there's
something on C. nobody sits on
3.In fact ,the suitcase belonged to be______.
A. young man B. gentleman C.
young man's friend
4.We know from the story that the young man
______
A. was friendly and helpful B. was not
honest C. told the truth
5.We can guess that the young man must feel
very______ in the end .
Going on holidays is best choice for the
Europeans to relax themselves, especially in the UK. However, much has changed
during the past decades(幾十年).
One of the most traditional British
holidays was the “seaside holiday”. Families got on a train or into a car and
traveled to seaside towns nearby to sunbathe on the beach, buy ice-creams and
eat fish and chips and so on.
In the late 1970s, more and more British
people started traveling to other countries in Europe for their summer holidays
(July-August) because the weather wasn’t very good, even in summer. The
“package holiday” was particularly popular with most families.
In the 1980s and 1990s, young people in the
UK became wealthier, so many of them traveled to countries all over the world
for their holidays.
These years, especially after the world
financial crisis(金融危機(jī)), most British people can not afford to spend their holidays
abroad. They again begin to choose to stay in their own home and go on a few
day trips rather than spending money on hotels. They call this sort of vacation
a “staycation”.
Sixteen year ago a boy gave me an
important gift. 1.
It was the early autumn of my
first year at a middle school, and my old school was far away. As a result, no
one knew who I was. I was very lonely, and afraid to make friends with anyone.
Every time I heard the other
students talking and laughing, I felt my heart break. 2.
Then one day, my classmates
talked happily with their friends, but I sat at my desk unhappily as usual. At
that moment, a boy entered the classroom. 3. He
passed me and then turned back. He looked at me, with a smile.
Suddenly, I felt the touch (觸動(dòng)) of something bright and
friendly. It made me feel happy, lively and warm. 4. I started to talk with other students and made friends. Day by day, I
became closer to everyone in my class. The boy with the lucky smile has become
my best friend now.
One day I asked him why he
smiled, but he couldn’t remember smiling at me!
It doesn’t
matter because all the dark days have gone. 5. If you think it lonely, you might always be alone. So smile at world
and it will smile back.
A. It’s his friendship.
B. I believe that the world is
what you think it is.