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　　While travelling abroad, Mr. Jackson Frank spent almost all the money he took with him. So he wrote his brother, asking for $ 500. “Send the money by telegram”, he wrote, “to the Fisher Bank in P…”

　　After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank. He showed his passport. “Nothing has come for you.” He was told. This went on for two weeks, and Mr. Frank got very worried. He sent a telegram to his brother, but there was no reply.

　　In the fourth week Mr. Frank was arrested for not being able to pay his hotel bill. His passport and luggage were taken from him. He tried to explain the problem, but no one believed him. He stayed in prison for sixty days.

　　When he came out, he went immediately to the Fisher Bank. The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $ 500 for me?” he asked, “My name is Jackson Frank.”

　　The clerk checked his books. “Yes, Mr. Jackson, it's her. It came by telegram more than two months ago. We wondered where were.” He showed Mr. Frank the order.

　　The order read：“Pay Mr. Frank Jackson the sum of $ 500.”

　　“But my name is Jackson Frank, not Frank Jackson.”

　　“Oh, that's all right, sir. It was in our books under the letter 'J', but it's your money.” The clerk laughed. “A human mistake, sir! We're all human beings, aren't we? And so we all make mistakes. A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.”

　　Mr. Frank was silent. He really wanted to hit somebody. At last he said, “A human mistake is what. you call it? I think some human need kicking.”

1．Jackson needed to get the money ________.

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2．Mr. Frank got very worried because ________.

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A．his brother didn't send him the money

B．he didn't receive enough money to pay for the hotel

C．two weeks passed and he had not yet received the money

D．he could not find his brother

3．He was not able to pay for his hotel, so he ________.

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A．was thrown into prison

B．was driven out of the hotel

C．could only walk in the street

D．went to borrow some money

4．When Jackson heard what the clerk told him, he ________.

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5．“Frank” is ________ used as a family name.

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　　Marco Polo was born in Venice（威尼斯）in 1254. He was the most famous westerner（西方人）to visit Asia during the Middle Ages. He wrote a book about his travels. In his book he wrote all the thing she saw and heard. Many people read the book. But few believed what Marco Polo said. He spoke of strange people and places that nobody knew about at that time.

　　As a young man, Marco Polo decided to travel together with his father. It took them more than three years to travel to China .He became the Chinese Emperor's（皇帝）friend. He learned the Chinese language when he traveled around and talked to many people. Before he reached the age of thirty he was made a Chinese official（官員）. After nearly seventeen years in the east, Marco Polo and his father prepared to return home. When they finally arrived in Venice, their family and friends were surprised to see them again. They had been away for almost twenty-five years.

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A．it was not about Venice but Asia

B．it told them strange people and places

C．it was too difficult for them to understand

D．it was not what they were interested in at that time

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A．From the Chinese Emperor.

B．On the way to China.

C．From many Chinese people.

D．With the help of the Chinese officials.

       Each morning, I walked past a security guard(保安)。He 1   everyone that walked by him. I 2    how he knew so many people by their first names. The first few times I saw him. I didn’t say hello back to him 3    he greeted me. I was lost in my own world. On Monday he asked, “How was your 4   ?” I told him about my visit to my sick, elderly mother. He told me how 5  he was for my mother’s sickness. As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his 6   . The following day, I asked, “What’s your name?” He answered, “Gary.” I said, “I’m Deborah.” After that, we talked a couple of times a week. We 7    stories about our weekends, our dreams, and our families. Gary got offered a new job and moved 8    . It has been years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday.

       I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart. When you say 9  to a stranger(陌生人) you become a pebble(鵝卵石)thrown into a lake. With each ripple（漣漪）you create, you spread 10   that continues to give.

1. A. watched                 B. believed               C. thanked          D. greeted

2. A. complained               B. admired               C. expected        D. forgot

3. A. when                   B. until                  C. before          D. and

4. A. visit                    B. weekend              C. mother                  D. sickness

5. A. afraid                   B. glad                  C. sorry            D. surprised

6. A. age                     B. job                   C. name            D. family

7. A. wrote                  B. heard                 C. read             D. shared

8. A. away                   B. over                        C. on              D. in

9. A. yes                     B. hello                 C. no              D. goodbye

10. A. news                 B. virus                 C. love             D. sadness