八年下英语任务形阅读.doc

1 Mr. King was the owner of a large company. One day, he went into his office early in the morning to get ready to go to the airport and left for another city.???? He was leaving his office when Bill, a night watchman, came in. Bill just came off work(下班). After saying Good morning to Mr. King, Bill told the owner about his bad dream. Last night he dreamed Mr. Kings plane crashed after it took off. Mr. King was surprised to hear this. He decided to go by train.??? Bills dream came true. That morning the plane really crashed just after it took off. Later Mr. King returned to his office and heard the accident. To express (表达) his thanks, Mr. King gave Bill $5,000. He also gave Bill a letter. Mr. King told Bill that a man like him should be sent away. Bill was surprised and asked, Why? Mr. King said, Go home and read the letter, and you will know why.Bill went home and opened the letter in a hurry. After he read it, he became sad. In the letter there was only one sentence -- A night watchman cant sleep on his duty(值班), but you did.(Answer the following questions with no more than 6 words.)1. Who was Mr. King? 2. What did Bill do??3. How did Mr. King feel after he heard Bills dream? 4. When did the plane crash that morning??5. Why did Mr. King send Bill away? 2 what do you do in a situation like this? You’re having dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!??? Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:?? Off means off! Follow the rules