There is one word you must learn before you visit the USA. That is “Freeze”. Remember it has a special meaning besides the usual one. It means “stand still and don’t move”. Often policemen use it when they are ready to use their guns. If one doesn’t obey the order and moves, he or she will be shot to death.

One evening in Los Angeles, someone rang the bell of a house. It was a dangerous area at night, so the owner of the house took his gun with him when he answered the door. He opened the door and saw a strange man. But the man turned round and started walking away from the house. The owner cried: “Freeze”, but the young man went on walking without obeying the owner’s order. The owner thought he was trying to run away, so he shot at the young man and he was killed.

Later, police found that the dead man was a Japanese student who was studying in Los Angeles University. He went to visit a friend, but unluckily could not remember the number of the house. When he realized he went to the wrong house he turned round and left. He didn’t know much English and so didn’t understand the word “Freeze”. What a lesson we should get for this!

小题1:According to the article, what does the word “Freeze” mean?

A．It means “be covered with ice”.

B．It means “very cold”.

C．It means “dangerous”.

D．It means “Stand still, or I will shoot you”.小题2:The meaning of the word “owner” here means _________.

A．a policeman

B．a man with a gun

C．a person who possesses something

D．a dog of a house小题3:Which of the following is right?

A．When you hear the police or someone say “Freeze” in the USA, you must stop moving.

B．Don’t ring the bell of anyone’s house in the USA at night.

C．At last, the police found the dead man was a thief.

D．The owner of the house was put into prison.小题4:Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?

A．Police say “Freeze” when they are going to use their guns.

B．The story happened in Los Angeles in the morning.

C．The dead man was a Japanese student.

D．The dead man couldn’t understand the meaning of “Freeze”.小题5:What’s the best title of the article?

A．A Japanese Student

B．American Police

C．Freeze

D．The Owner of a House

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     It was the summer of 1965. Deluca, then 17, visited Peter Buck, a family friend. Buck asked Deluca about

his plan for the future. "I'm going to college, but I need a way to pay for it," Deluca recalls saying. Buck said,

"you should open a sandwich shop."

     That afternoon, they agreed to be partners. And they set a goal: to open 32 stores in ten years. After doing

some research, Buck wrote a check for $ 1,000. Deluca rented a storefront (店面) in Connecticut, and when

they couldn't cover their start-up costs, Buck kicked in another $1,000.

     But business didn't go smoothly as they expected. Deluca says, "After six months, we were doing poorly,

but we didn't know how badly, because we didn't have any financial controls." All he and Buck knew was that

their sales were lower than their costs.

     Deluca was managing the store and to the University of Bridgeport at the same time. Buck was working at

his day job as a nuclear physicist in New York. They'd meet Monday evenings and brainstorm ideas for keeping

the business running. "We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, We are so successful, we are opening a second store.'" And they did-in the spring of 1966. Still, it was a lot

of learning by trial and error (反复摸索).

     But the partners' learn-as-you-go approach turned out to be their greatest strength. Every Friday, Deluca

would drive around and hand-deliver the checks to pay their suppliers. "It probably took me two and a half

hours and it wasn't necessary but as a result, the suppliers got to know me very well, and the personal

relationships established really helped out," Deluca says.

     And having a goal was also important. "There are so many problems that can get you down. You just have

to keep working toward your goal," Deluca adds.

     Deluca ended up founding Subways Sandwich, the multimillion-dollar restaurant chain.

1. Deluca opened the first sandwich shop in order to _____.

A. support his family

B. pay for his college education

C. help his partner expand business

D. do some research

2. Which of the following is true of Buck?

A. He put money into the sandwich business.

B. He was a professor of business administration.

C. He was studying at the University of Bridgeport.

D. He rented a storefront for Deluca.

3. What can we learn about their first shop?

A. It stood at an unfavorable place.

B. It lowered the prices to promote sales.

C. It made no profits due to poor management.

D. It lacked control over the quality of sandwich.

4. They decided to open a second store because they _____.

A. had enough money to do it

B. had succeeded in their business

C. wished to meet the increasing demand of customers

D. wanted to make believe that they were successful