Even his wife can’t understand his pursuit of money.

A.What the man booked is a single room.

B.The man and his wife want to check out.

C.A single room cant be changed for a double.

D.There is no double room to change now.

In an old town lived a merchant. He earned huge profits by fair means and foul (恶劣的).With more profits flowing in, he became more and more【C1】______. He complained when his wife wanted money to【C2】______the home. He criticized her when she prepared【C3】______dishes or bought expensive clothes. " Money doesnt grow on trees. " he【C4】______his children when they asked for money to buy books and new dresses. When his sisters, brothers and cousins came to ask for【C5】______, he drove them away. 【C6】______ he grew richer, he became more miserly (吝啬的). He【C7】______the cook, the maid and the gardener. "No,who will pay them？ All of us must share the work and thus avoid【C8】______of money. " he told his wife and children. "What will you do with all this money？" they asked. But he drove them away,【C9】______," I will do【C10】______I like with my money. I earn it. I will save it. I will become the richest man in the town. Wait and see. " It【C11】______him many years to become the richest man in town. But none had a good word to say about him. The people laughed at him, " Money Bag. " They named him " King Miser. " The merchant became worried day by day【C12】______his bad name. How could he get a good name？ He finally went to an elder and【C13】______ advice. "Shall I open a charitable (慈善的) hospital？ 【C14】______ a school for the children of the poor？ Open a chain of poor homes？" he asked. "Not a bad idea. In fact, I would normally have recommended such kind of charity. But it will cost a lot of money. " the elder【C15】______ out. "I am ready to spend some money to win name and 【C16】______ ," the merchant replied. " How can you even think of helping strangers？ Should you not attend to the【C17】______of your near and dear ones first？ Cant you see your wife and children going around【C18】______poor clothes？ How hungry they look？ Do they have even enough food every day？ Listen. Do your【C19】______to your family, first. Help your brothers and sisters and other members of the family who are poor. Opening hospitals for the poor or schools for the children of the poor must come【C20】______. Charity begins at home. " saying this, the wise man sent the merchant away.

【C1】

A．honest

B．greedy

C．upset

D．generous

Cusack, from Michigan, told local newspapers the US traditional way of adding "Junior" or " II " after a boys name was too common. So, when his son was born last week, he decided on the name Jon Blake Cusack 2.0, as if he were a software upgrade. Mr Cusack admitted that it took months to persuade his wife, Jamie, to accept the idea. Mrs Cusack said she asked several friends whether they can accept this name or not. All the men, she said, felt the name was "cool". However, her women friends did not think so. "I think the women will end up liking it," she said. Mr Cusack told the local newspaper he got the idea from a film called The Legend of 1900, in which an abandoned baby is given the name 1900 to remember the year of its birth. "I thought that if they can do it, why cant we？" he said. After little Jon Version 2.0 was born, Mr Cusack even sent a celebratory email to the family and friends designed to look as though he and his wife had created new software. "I wrote things like there are a lot of new features from Version 1.0 with additional features from Jamie," he said. And he is already planning for his sons future. "If he has a child, he could name it 3.0," he said. Questions 23 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard. 23. What do we know about "Jon Black Cusack 2.0" according to the passage？ 24. What do the names of "1900" and "Jon Version 2.0" have in common？ 25. What does "Version 1.0" refer to according to the passage？23．

A．They"re both untraditional.

B．They"re to be equally popular.

C．They both tell about the births.

D．They"re both connected with computer.

It is implied in the passage that ______.

A．the Maces believe a good career is even more important than their family life

B．Rodney's children are quite happy with the family situation

C．either a husband or a wife has to sacrifice his or her career for a firm family tie

D．the practice of sharing household jobs between husband and wife is commonplace in London

A.remind

B.warn

C.quarrel

D.worry

Attending to a wife and six children ______ most of his times.

A．gives up

B．eats up

C．takes up

D．breaks up

Why did Harold Wilson's wife feel even less in Number 10 in Paragraph 5？

A．Because she felt relaxed there.

B．Because there were always many people.

C．Because Number 10 was not her real home.

D．Because she had to share her husband with his work and his aide.

A.got away

B.threw away

C.passed away

D.turned away

stead of letting my husband do it.

M: Well, that's the smart thing to do. After all, he had a heart attack not too long ago.

Q: What is the husband's feeling about his wife doing the shoveling？

(13)

A．He appreciates her concern.

B．He is indifferent.

C．He does not like it.

D．He cannot understand it.