My name is Katrina．When I was nine years old, I often played on my elder brother's waterbed(水床)．He had a lot of coins and I often put them in my mouth and played with them．
One day, I had one coin in my mouth and the waterbed started moving．As a result, the movement made me choke(噎住)on the coin．I ran into the living room coughing with my hand around my throat．My mom ran towards me．Before she could get to me, I gave one strong cough and swallowed(吞)the coin!
I let my mom know that I had choked on a coin and swallowed it．So, she called up my elder brother and then I was taken to the hospital．It turned out that the coin was right in my esophagus(食道); it didn't move at all．I had to get doctors to take the coin out．They put me to sleep, put something with a camera down my throat and pulled the coin out．
Ever since I got out of the hospital, my family and friends have enjoyed calling me “The Human Piggy Bank”．What an embarrassing experience! Now I still have the coin in a pot! Interesting souvenirs!
(1)
The accident happened when I played on ________．
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A．
my bed
B．
my elder brother's waterbed
C．
my parents’ bed
D．
my little brother's waterbed
(2)
I was choke on the coin because ________．
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A．
the waterbed started moving
B．
the waterbed stopped moving
C．
the door started moving
D．
I was very excited
(3)
________ came to help me first．
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A．
My mother
B．
My brother
C．
My father
D．
The doctor
(4)
According to the passage, which of the following is right?
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A．
The story happened when the girl was ten years old．
B．
The strong cough made the girl swallow the coin in the end!
C．
They called the hospital and the doctors took her to hospital．
D．
Her family and friends have enjoyed calling her "Piggy Bank" after that．
Our village carpenter(木匠)，John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife．He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two window．When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill(账单)for his job．
My wife said to me quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today．”But she said in a loud voice, “It's a beautiful table, dear, isn't it?” “I'll decide about that when I see the bill,” I said．John laughed and gave me his bill for the work．I read：
One dining table 10th November, 2011
Cost of wood ＄17∶00
Paint ＄1.50
Work, 8 hours(＄1 an hour) ＄8.00
Total ＄36.50
When I was looking at the bill, John said,” It's been a fine day, hasn't it? Quite sunny．”
“Yes,” I said．“I'm glad it's only the 10th of November．”
“Me, too,” said John, “you wait－it will be a lot colder by the end of the month．”
“Yes, colder－and more expensive! Dining table will be ＄20 more expensive on November 30th, won't they, John?”
John looked hard at me for half a minute．Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him．
“If it's not too much trouble, John,” I said,“Please add(加)it up again, You can forget the date…”
I paid him ＄26.50 and he was happy to get it．
(1)
Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill?
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A．
Because he didn't want the writer to check the bill carefully．
B．
Because he wanted to show that he was really polite．
C．
Because it's a good way to communicate with each other．
D．
Because he wanted to confirm what the weather was like．
(2)
How much would John ask for if he made a dining table on the last day of December according to his bill?
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A．
＄ 26.50
B．
＄36.50
C．
＄56.50
D．
＄57.50
(3)
When John got the money, he was happy because ________．
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A．
he felt lucky to get the money for his work
B．
he got paid a lot more than usual for his work
C．
he got as much money as he had expected
D．
he didn't have to add up the costs any more
(4)
Which word can best describe John?
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A．
Clever
B．
Silly
C．
Dishonest
D．
Humorous(幽默的)
(5)
What can we learn about John from the passage?
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A．
He made a mistake carelessly in the bill
B．
He tried to get more money for his work．
C．
He had written the bill before the writer got home
D．
He had talked about the bill with the writer's wife．
