—Have you had enough to eat?

—_________. I can’t eat any more.

——Have you had enough to eat?

——________. I can’t eat any more.

A．No, thanks

B．You’re right

C．Yes, thank you

D．That’s all right

——________. I can’t eat any more.

A．No, thanks

B．You’re right

C．Yes, thank you

D．That’s all right

―Have you had enough to eat?

―_________. I can’t eat any more.

       A．No, thanks.         B．You’re right.        C．Yes, thank you.    D．That’s all right

—Have you had enough to eat?

—_________. I can’t eat any more.

A．No, thanks.      B．You’re right.     C．Yes, thank you.       D．That’s all right

—Have you had enough to eat?
—_________. I can’t eat any more.

Many young people tells me they want to be writers. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that there’s a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these people are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “You’ve got to want to write,” I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”

The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune, there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded . When I left a 20-year job in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelance writer (自由撰稿者), I had no hopes at all. What I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. It didn’t even matter that it was cold and had no bathroom. I immediately bought a used typewriter and felt like a real writer.

After a year or so, however, I still hadn’t gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard to sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasn’t going to be one of those people who die wondering, What if? I would keep putting my dream to the test — even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is Shadow land of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

1.What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. to show young people it’s unrealistic for a writer to seek wealth and fame

B.to advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer

C. to warn young people of the hardship that a writer has to experience

D. to encourage young people to take up a writing career

2. Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing work?

A. He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

B. He found his dream would never come true.

C. He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole year.

D. He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

3. Which of the following is true?

A．If you have a dream,you can make it come true.

B. Don’t to be a writer

C. Many young people think if they can write,they can become a writer.

D.The writer will give up being a writer.

4 What does the underlined phrase refer to? ________.

A. who think a lot without making any effort

B. who regret giving up their career halfway

C. who think too much of the dark side of life

D. who are full of imagination even upon death

5. “Shadow land” in the last sentence refers to ________.

A. the wonderland one often dreams about

B. the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

C. a world that exists only in one’s imagination

D. the bright future that one is looking forward to

Remember when a trip to the supermarket was nothing more than a boring thing requiring little or no specialized knowledge? You could send your kids into a cart while you did shopping. You always bought the same brands, usually the brands your mother bought. You didn't know about unit pricing, and furthermore, you didn't care. It never occurred to you to read the labels on anything. After all, you'd bought these things a hundred times.   

But now, I really look on those days with a feeling of yearn (怀旧). How innocent we were! How carefree were those trips to the supermarket. No worries. Today a trip to the supermarket is filled with social influence. Every time I buy pork chops I think about the years I'm shaving from my life. I keep a careful eye on the freshness date and examine the tamper - proof packaging. I am a victim of that most dangerous social disease: shoppers' panic.   

I didn't realize how serious my condition had become until the last time I needed laundry soap. It seemed simple enough. Just run into the market, grab a box of the old reliable and pay for it. I hadn't planned on discovering Ecover, a new brand of laundry soap. It sat quietly on the shelf right next to my old reliable. "Healthy, gentle but effective. "My respect for it deepened with each new claim as I read the entire package. Then I looked at the price: $ 5.69 for 2 pounds. $ 5.69 ! I cast a quick glance at the old reliable, still on sale for $ 1. 39.   

Six bucks for laundry soap! These people must be crazy! Who's going to pay six bucks for laundry soap? It's not as though I can't afford it. See, it's concentrated use less, get more. BUT SIX BUCKS! And the box is made from recycled materials. . . . This act went on for a solid half hour, after which I left the shelf without any soap at all.   

Surely the meat department is most threatening place. Remember when protein was good for you? That's all over. Every bite you take kills you. I won't even mention meat's moral influence.

When all is said and done, we still must eat. I gather up my healthy cooking oil and my recycled paper towels and head to the checkout counter.

1．In the first paragraph, the author mainly wants to tell us that in the past________.

      A．it was convenient to go shopping in the supermarket

      B．shopping in the supermarket was very boring

      C．we never read the labels of commodities in the supermarket

      D．we used to buy the same brands of products in the supermarket

2．Recalling the old days' shopping in the supermarket, the author thinks it was_____

      A．pleasant               B．fresh                  C．dangerous           D．crazy

3．Eating pork chops will mean that ______.

      A．you must have a shave after that            B．you should think of the old days

      C．you are killing yourself slowly               D．you must go on diet after that

4．In the supermarket, the author was attracted by a new brand of laundry soap for its _____.

      A．price                B．claims             C．package           D．shape

5．What's the author's problem?

 A．She is too poor to afford the new brands in the supermarket.

 B．She cannot not find the right laundry soap in the supermarket.

 C．She has to use the most healthy things because of her poor health.

    D．She is greatly affected by social influences.

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　　Do you know that when you eat an ice-cream cone (卷筒冰淇淋) you are eating a dish?

　　Ice-cream cones were first made in 1904 in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. A. They were made because the ice-cream man ran out of dishes.

　　Ernest Hamwi was a pastry (馅饼) maker. One day he saw crowds of people buying ice cream nearby while he was selling pastry.

　　“Where is the ice cream?” he heard people say.

　　“It takes too much time to get one. ”

　　“Come on. We don't have it all day!”

　　Ernest saw the ice-cream man washing dishes faster and faster. He saw the man's helper drying dishes faster and faster.

　　The men would wash and dry a few dishes. They would put ice cream in the clean dishes and give the dishes of ice cream to some people.

　　They would take the money in one hand and dirty dishes in the other. They would wash and dry a few more dishes. Then they would hurry to fill them with ice cream.

　　The ice-cream man and his helper just could not keep up with the crowd.

　　“I wish I could help,” Ernest Hamwi said to himself. “What they need are some dishes that don't have to be washed.”

　　Suddenly Ernest had an idea. He cooked a kind of pastry and rolled(卷) it. The pastry was open at one end and closed to a point at the other. The pastry soon cooled.

　　Then Ernest pushed his way through the crowd to the ice-cream man.

　　“See if this will hold ice cream,” Ernest said to the man. “It is a dish you can eat.”

　　The crowd around the ice-cream man became quiet. The people watched the ice-cream man fill the dish with ice cream.

　　“I'll try it!” a man said.

　　The rest of the crowd watched as he ate it.

　　“It is very good!” said the man. “Try one, everybody!”

　　Ernest Hamwi's cones became popular soon. And today, people in many different parts of the world eat ice-cream cones thanks to Mr. Hamwi.

(1)“They were made because the ice-cream man ran out of dishes.”The underlined part means ________.

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(2) Ernest heard the ice-cream man say, ________.

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A．“Where is the ice cream?”

B．“It takes too much time to get one.”

C．“Come on. We don't have it all day!”

D．“What they need are some dishes that don't have to be washed.”

(3) The ice-cream man and his helper couldn't keep up with the crowd because they didn't ________.

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(4)“Then Ernest pushed his way through the crowd to the ice-cream man.”The underlined part means ________.

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(5) The first ice-cream cone was made by ________.

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A．a pastry maker

B．an ice-cream man and his helper

C．an ice-cream man

D．a man who was buying ice cream