A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door．
“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”
“If you must know, I make ＄20 an hour．”
“Oh,”the little boy replied, with his head down．He thought for a moment, looked up and said,“Daddy, could you lend me ＄10?”
The father was furious,“If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish(
自私的)!”
The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door．After about an hour, the father calmed down, and started to think,“Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn't really ask for money very often．”So he went to the little boy's room．
“Sorry!Maybe I was too hard on you just now．”said the man,“Here's ＄10．”
“Oh, thank you, Daddy!”he said happily．Then, the boy took out some coins．When the father found that the boy alread had money, he got angry again．
“Why do you want more money since you already have some?”the father shouted angrily．
“Because I didn't have enough, but now I do．”The little boy replied,“Daddy, I have ＄20 now．Can I buy an hour of your time?Please come home early tomorrow．I would like to have dinner with you．”
(1)
How much does the boy's father make an hour?________
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A．
＄10
B．
＄20
C．
＄30
(2)
In this passage, the underlined word“furious”means ________
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A．
very angry
B．
quite happy
C．
too excited
(3)
At firs, the father refused to lend the boy any money because ________．
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A．
he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himself
B．
he thought the boy would buy something of no use
C．
the boy always borrowed money from him
(4)
The boy wanted to buy ________ with twenty dollars．
One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holiday.
Few people went there because it was far away from the cities．He felt ill(生病) and wanted to see a doctor very much．
The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there．A man told him，“That's very easy．If there is a patient(病人) that a doctor can't cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon over his clinic(诊所)．”
The American thought，“The fewer balloons there are，the finer the doctor is．”He began to look for the finest doctor along the street．First he found a clinic.There were 20 balloons．After a few minutes he found another one?0 balloons.He thought neither doctor was fine．
At last he found the third clinic．Only 5 balloons were there．He was very happy and went in．
“Wait a minute，”said the doctor，“I'm too busy，you know．This clinic opened only yesterday．”The American was very surprised(感到吃惊) and said to himself， “Where can I find the finest doctor?”
(1)
_____ went to the small town for the holiday．
A．Few people
B．No one
C．Everyone
D．A lot of people
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(2)
The American wanted to see a doctor because _____ ．
A．he didn't feel well
B．he was very happy
C．he was very tired
D．his leg was hurt
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(3)
There were _____ balloons over the second clinic than the first one．
Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
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A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
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A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
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A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
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A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
