James wrote a play for television about a family who came to England from India, and the play
was very interesting. It was bought by an American TV company. James was then invited to go to
New York to help them. He lived in Washington, which is an hour away from New York by air.
The plane was going to take off at 8:30 in the morning. So he had to be at the airport at about 7:30.
He ordered a taxi for 6:30 and went to sleep. He forgot to wind the clock, and it stopped after
midnight. Also the driver of the taxi had to work very late that night and he got up very late the
next morning. James woke with the feeling that something was wrong. He looked at his clock. It
stood there silently with the hands pointing to ten past twelve. He turned on the radio and knew it
was ten. He was late for the plane. He was just preparing his coffee when the radio sent out another
news, "Reports are coming in of a plane crash(飛機(jī)墜落)near Washington airport. A Boeing 707
fly to New York crashed shortly after taking off this morning. Plane number 2234..."James suddenly
turned pale(蒼白)."My plane," he said aloud. "If I haven't been late, I'd have been on the plane!"
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，判斷正（T）誤（F）。
(     )1.James was a writer from England.
(     )2.James would like to take a taxi at six thirty.
(     )3.When he turned on the radio he heard the speaker saying that he missed the plane.
(     )4.The plane crashed while flying towards London.
(     )5.Sometimes bad things can change into good ones.
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Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
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Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!
【小題1】What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?

A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．
B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．
C．James hit his friend in return at once．
D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．
【小題2】What’s the matter with James in the oasis?
A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．
B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．
C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．
D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．
【小題3】What did James do after he was saved by his friend?
A．He wrote some words on a stone．
B．He thanked his friends at once．
C．He wrote some words in the sand．
D．He drank some water and had a rest．
【小題4】Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．
B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．
C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．
D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．
【小題5】Why did James write words in different places?
A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
B．No wind can blow thanks away．
C．James only wanted to write words in different places．
D．A and B．

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Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
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A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．
B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．
C．James hit his friend in return at once．
D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．
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A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．
B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．
C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble．
D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．
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A．He wrote some words on a stone．
B．He thanked his friends at once．
C．He wrote some words in the sand．
D．He drank some water and had a rest．
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A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．
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B．No wind can blow thanks away．
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Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”

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1.What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?

A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away．

B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on．

C．James hit his friend in return at once．

D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand．

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A．He was very careless and fell into the mire．

B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire．

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D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too．

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B．He thanked his friends at once．

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A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James．

B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis．

C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later．

D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness．

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