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stayed there for two months. I was surprised that he could have such a long holiday. “How did you manage it, John?” I asked, “I thought that you were going to stay there for two weeks.” “It was easy,” John answered, “I got a job there.” “A job? ” I said in surprise. “What did you do?” “I gave English lessons to a shopkeeper,” John said. “But you are not a teacher,” I said “I told the shopkeeper I couldn’t teach,” John said, “ but he just wanted me to talk with him in English. He asked me to talk to him three hours a day. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.” “Did your student learn much English?” I asked. “No, I don’t know,” John said, “but I learned a lot of Italian.” ( ) 1. John is ___________. A. one of my friends B. a teacher C. a middle school student D. a shopkeeper ( ) 2. Last summer John was in Italy for __________. A. two B. two months C. one week D. one month ( ) 3. John spent a long holiday in Italy because ________. A. he had a lot of money B. he got money from his uncle C. he worked hard before he left Shanghai and saved much money D. he found a job. ( ) 4. How did the shopkeeper pay him?_________ A. He gave him a lot of money. B. He gave him a room. C. He offered him three meals a day and a little money. D. Both B and C. ( ) 5. _________ leaned a lot of Italian last summer. A. I B. The shopkeeper C. John D. A girl C There were twenty new soldiers lining on the ground. An officer was standing before them. The officer began shouting, “I have got a nice easy job for the laziest man among you. Will the laziest man raise your hand?” Nieen hands went up. Only one soldier didn’t raise his hand. So the officer turned to him and said, “Why didn’t you raise your hand? Don’t you want the nice easy job?” “Too much trouble,” the soldier replied. 1. How many new soldiers were lining on the ground?[ __________________________________________ 2. Who was standing before them? ___________________________________________ 3. What had the officer got for the laziest man? ___________________________________________ 4. What did the officer ask the laziest man to do? _____________________________________________ 5. How many soldiers raised their hands? _____________________________________________[ Cloze test 12分 A. Choose the words or expressions to plete the passage Someone says, “Time is money.” But I think time is 1 important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can