It was three o'clock. A man was walking down a high street in the north of England. He was wearing a dark suit and carrying a suitcase. His name was Terry and he and he had lived away from home for twenty years. In fact he was in prison(监狱),
Terry was feeling totally depressed because everything in his hometown had changed. The park where he used to play was now a car park. The house where he was born had dis appeared and in its place,  ironically(具有讽刺意味地), was a bank. Terry wanted to have a cup of coffee in the old small restaurant where he used to go with his friend after school,   but it had become a fast food restaurant. He entered it,   sat down,   and asked for a cup of coffee. Then he felt sadder when he thought of what he had seen.
While paying for the coffee he found an old ticket in his wallet. It was for a pair of shoes he had taken to be repaired the day before the bank robbery 20 years ago. The shoe repairer was an old man then, so Terry was sure that he must be dead. But when he turned the cor ner of the steet, he couldn't believe his eyes. The shop was still there! And it was the same shoe repairer! He looked about a hundred years old. Terry was so happy! Terry told him that he had lived in Australia for the past twenty years and that he forgot to pick up the shoes before he left England. The shoe repairer disappeared into the back of the shop. After ten minutes he came back.
"Were they dark brown,   Italian shoes,   size 42?"he asked slowly.
"Yes!nsaid Terry,   excitedly.
"I haven't repaired them,”the shoe repairer said slowly. “You can take them tomorrow afternoon. ”
【小题1】How long had Terry been away from home?

A.Ten years.B.Five years.C.Twenty years.D.Fifteen years.
【小题2】Where was Terry before he went back home?   A prison in________.
A.AustraliaB.EnglandC.AmericaD.London
【小题3】Why was Terry sent to prison?   Because he________.
A.killed a manB.hit a woman
C.cheated(欺骗) others-D.robbed a bank
【小题4】The words "totally depressed" in the second paragraph(段落) means "________".
A.very happyB.very unhappyC.very excitedD.very nervous
【小题5】What's the best title(标题) for the passage?
A,Some things never change 
B.Everything have changed
C,A kind shoe repairer        
D,A longly man


Once there was an old farmer. He had a horse and the horse was almost as old as himself. One morning he set out with his young son to sell the horse before it died. The father and the son walked because the farmer did not want the horse to be too tired(疲劳). They met two men on the road. They said, “Why are you walking, farmer? You have a horse. It's a long way to get to the market. ”The farmer knew that this was true, so he rode on the horse while his son walked. Then they met two old ladies. “What are you doing up there, farmer? Can't you see how tired your son is? ”So the farmer got down, and let his son ride on it. Twenty minutes later, three old men stopped them. One said, “Why are you walking, farmer? Get up; it’s too hot for an old man like you to walk today. ”So the farmer got up behind his son and they went on riding. Some time later, a young woman passed them. “Why aren't you walking?”She asked, “It isn't far to the market. Give your poor old horse a rest. ” So the farmer and his son got down once again. It is a fact that you cannot please all the people all the time.
【小题1】The farmer was ____.

A.nearly the same age as his horseB.almost always older than his horse
C.not quite as old as his horseD.a little older than his horse
【小题2】The two men on the road ____.
A.asked how far it was to the market
B.said they thought the horse looked very tired
C.asked why the farmer was not riding on his horse
D.told the farmer's son to get off the horse and walk
【小题3】The two old ladies said it was wrong for ____.
A.the farmer to ride such a tired horse
B.the farmer to ride while his young son walked
C.the boy to ride instead of his father
D.only one person to ride such a long way
【小题4】The farmer got up behind his son because ____.
A.the old man said nothing.
B.the three old men stopped them on the road
C.he did not know why he was walking
D.his son could not ride the horse by himself
【小题5】What did the writer really want to tell us?
A.The old man was a fool
B.The horse was old and was going to die
C.It is right to listen to others
D.It is impossible for a man to make everyone satisfied(满意)all the time.


An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly spent all the money, so that soon he had nothing left. Of course , when that happened, all his friends left him. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had troubles.
“My money has finished and my friends have gone, said the young man. What will happen to me now?”
“Don't worry , young man” answered Nasreddin. “Everything will soon be all right again. Wait ,and you will soon feel much happier.”
The young man was very glad. “Am I going to get rich again then?” He asked Nasreddin.
“No, I didn't mean that, said the old man. I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and to having no friends.”
【小题1】An old man died and left his son_______.

A.nothingB.some goldC.much moneyD.only a house
【小题2】When the son was________, he went to see Nasreddin.
A.short of moneyB.quite poor and sick
C.in troubleD.quite poor and alone
【小题3】The young man was very glad because Nasreddin said that________.
A.he would become rich again
B.he would soon feel much happier
C.he would become clever
D.he would have more friends
【小题4】Nasreddin meant the young man______.
A.would get rich again
B.would get used to having nothing
C.would get used to being in trouble
D.would get out of poorness
【小题5】What this story tells us is________.
A.that money is everything
B.that money makes the mare(鬼) go
C.to save each penny
D.that misfortune(不幸) tests the sincerity(真诚) of friends

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