Once a young man was traveling by train. It was a long and boring journey.    As the train was moving __1__ a wilderness(荒野), the passengers looked out of the windows __2__. When the train reached a bend(转弯处), it slowed down and then a simple house appeared. It was so easy to notice __3__ everybody on the train turned to “enjoy” with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a __4__ about it. The young man was also attracted by the scenery. On his return he __5__ the train at the nearest station and found his way to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the __6__ of the train. He wanted to __7__ the house, but nobody would buy it.    Soon the young man __8__ 30,000 dollars on the house. He thought it was a good place for __9__ because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past, the __10__ passengers would be very interested in the house.    He __11__ to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. __12__ the Coca Cola Company took it to __13__ their signs. To everyone’s surprise, the young man was __14__ 180,000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金)．    This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to __15__. Many people have got new ideas from it.    语篇解读：一次火车上偶然的发现，成就了一个青年人的成功，可口可乐公司每年支付18万美元的租金给这个年青人。可见，发现机会对成功来说是多么的重要。

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• 1The teacher said that ________ of the boys would take part in the talent show.

  A.three five

  B.three fives

  C.thirds fifths

  D.three fifths

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• 2—Which is the biggest number of the four？(2011毕节)—________.

  A.One-third

  B.Two-thirds

  C.A half

  D.A quarter

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• 3—Excuse me, how can I get to the museum、—Sorry. It’s my________ time to be here.(2011郴州)

  A.one

  B.first

  C.the first

  D.once

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• 4Nowadays ________ of business letters are written in English.(2011呼和浩特)

  A.two third

  B.two thirds

  C.two three

  D.second three

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• 5After the Asian Games, ________ people came to Guangzhou for a visit during holidays. (2011广东)

  A.thousand

  B.thousands of

  C.five thousands

  D.five thousands of

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• 6________ need eight to ten hours of sunshine a day.

  A.Blueberries

  B.Lettuce

  C.Beans

  D.Tomatoes

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• 7What does the underlined word “shade” mean in Chinese、

  A.阴凉处

  B.挡雨处

  C.遮风处

  D.干旱处

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• 8The vegetable rows should be planted in an east-west direction in a garden in order tomake sure all the plants ________.

  A.look nice

  B.be away from the sun

  C.receive the same amount of sunshine

  D.grow slowly

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• 9According to the passage which of the following is TRUE、

  A.The magazine Organic Gardening is published in Asia.

  B.Peppers need more sun than a kiwi.

  C.Fruit can’t grow in the sun.

  D.All vegetables need sunshine to grow well.

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• 10What does the writer mainly try to tell us in the passage、

  A.Most vegetables do not need any sunshine.

  B.Some crops can grow well without much sunshine.

  C.Every crop needs a lot of sunshine to grow well.

  D.Some fruit can grow well with a little bit of sunshin

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