Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse. It was raining hard. The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain. He wanted to stay in a restaurant.
It was a quarter past three in the afternoon. The old man got to a small restaurant. A lot of people crowded in it. The old man couldn't come near the fireplace. He thought and thought.At last he said to the waiters, “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the other people were very surprised. The waitered said, “A horse doesn't eat fish.” The old man told the waiter, “ The horse is versatile. It can sing, dance and does all kinds of things. It can eat fish, too.” So the waiter took some fish to the horse.
All the people in the restaurant rushed out to see the horse eat fish except(除了……之外) the old man. Now the old man sat beside the fire. After a while the waiter returned and said. “Your horse didn't eat any fish.” The old man said, “All right, take the fish back and put it on the table. I’ll eat it.”
【小题1】The old man felt very cold because_______.
A.it was a cloudy and windy day.
B.it snowed heavily for a long time
C.he was travelling in a heavy rain
D.he was hungry and thirsty
【小题2】The people in the restaurant all ran out because_________
A.They want to see the old man
B.they wanted the horse eat fish
C.the old man told them the horse came
D.There was no fire over the stove
【小题3】The underlined word “versatile” means:
A.笨的 B.滑稽的C.兴奋的D.多才多艺的
【小题4】All the people in the restaurant rushed out _____ except the old man.
A.to see the horse sing
B.to watch the horse play games
C.to look for the horse
D.to see the horse eat fish
【小题5】Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse?  Because ________
A.his horse like eating fish
B.he had a special fish
C.he wanted to sit near the fire, but wasn’t able to do so at first.
D.he himself also liked to eat fish


An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.
【小题1】Why did the Englishman go to Italy?

A.He went to work in a restaurant.
B.He went to buy an umbrella.
C.He traveled in Italy.
D.He wanted to visit his friends.
【小题2】What is Italy famous for?
A.Mushroom with eggs.B.Eggs.
C.Mushrooms.D.Beautiful umbrella.
【小题3】How did the Englishman tell the waiter that he wanted some mushrooms?
A.He drew a picture of a mushroom on the table.
B.He said “mushrooms” in Italian.
C.He showed the waiter a picture of a mushroom.
D.He drew a picture of an umbrella.
【小题4】What’s the end of the story?
A.The Englishman didn’t get what he wanted, but an umbrella.
B.The Englishman got mushrooms at last.
C.The Englishman left before the waiter came back.
D.The Englishman got nothing in the end.
【小题5】Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A.An American was once traveling in Italy.
B.The man knew Italian very well.
C.The man told the waiter that he wanted to buy an umbrella.
D.The waiter didn’t know English at all.

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