Prime Minister(总理)Abdul Krim of Tyrea has said that the danger(战争)in the Middle East(中东)is greater now than for the past two years．His country does not want war, he says, but the Tyrean people have waited too long for an end to the troubles with their neighbours．If war comes, says Mr King, Tyrea will be ready．
Ben Kitson, the writer of stories and plays for children, has died at his home in California．Mr Kitson was 82．His most famous book of stories, The Gentleman’s House, sells all over the world, in more than twenty-five languages．
Policeman in New York have stopped work．Their leader(领导)，Mr Paulo Angeli, says that they will return to work only when they receive more money for working long hours and doing what Mr Angel calls “the most dangerous job in the city．”
It has been a good year on the farm．The warm, wet spring, and the fine summer have been very good for all kinds of food plants．This means that fruit and vegetables will cost less in the shops this year．
And now it’s time for “Morning Music”．
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(1)
Abdul Krim has said that ________．
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A．
there is no more danger of war
B．
the danger of war passed two years ago
C．
there is more danger of war now
D．
are a great danger in the Middle East
(2)
The Tyrean people ________．
[ ]
A．
are ready and waiting for war
B．
are ready to wait another war
C．
do not want war, but will be ready if it comes
D．
have already ended the war
(3)
Mr Ben Kitson wrote ________．
[ ]
A．
children's stories and plays
B．
in more than twenty－five languages
C．
82 stories about his hometown
D．
books, then sold them all over the world
(4)
Mr Paulo Angeli is ________．
[ ]
A．
the most dangerous policeman New York
B．
a policeman who receives the most money in New York
C．
the leader of the New York City policeman
D．
a policeman and the leader of New York City
(5)
Because food plants have done well, ________．
[ ]
A．
fruit and vegetables will cost less this year
B．
there will be a ware, wet spring and a fine summer
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
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A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
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