Jack was too heavy and didn’t have a girlfriend. He felt very sad and went to a doctor for help. The doctor told him to eat less and exercise often.
One day, Jack was sitting by the road with his dog. Then a policeman came over. Jack stood up and began to run down the road. The policeman saw that and ran after him at once. After a few minutes the policeman caught Jack.
“Where are you going?” said the policeman. “Why did you begin to run when you saw me?” “Oh, no,” said the young man, “I am just doing exercise . Because I am too heavy, the doctor told me that I must run every day.”
“Oh, I see,” said the policeman. “sorry. You run to help yourself to keep healthy. That’s so good!” Then he ran after Jack to help him.
【小题1】Jack wanted to          .
A. be good at running                          B. makes friends with the policeman
C. help himself to lose weight(重量)
【小题2】At first the policeman found the young man          .
A. was sitting and playing near the river
B. was playing with his dog by the road
C. was sitting by the road with his dog
【小题3】Who ran faster?
A. Jack.                           B. The policeman.                       C. The dog.
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. The policeman thought Jack was a bad man.
B. The doctor told Jack to run after the policeman.
C. The policeman said sorry to Jack.
【小题5】At last, the policeman ran after Jack because he          .
A. wanted to help Jack to lose weight                 B. wanted to be a good policeman
C. wanted to keep healthy as well

Jack was born in a poor family. His father had a small boat and went fishing in the morning and sold the fish in the market in the afternoon. Then he bought some food for his family. When winter came, they were often hungry. One morning the hungry man fell into the river and nobody found him. Jack's mother left her three-year-old son without saying goodbye. His aunt had to look after him.
Twenty years passed. Jack became a tall, strong man. He worked on a farm. He worked hard and wanted to get more money to marry (结婚). He often went to see his aunt with some nice presents. The woman was very happy. But one day she died (死) in a traffic accident (交通事故). The young man was very sad. After he buried (埋葬) her, he decided to buy a beautiful tombstone (墓碑) for her. He went to the town and came into a shop, but all the tombstones were too expensive. He asked, "Do you sell an old tombstone, sir?"
"Yes, we do, sir," answered the shopkeeper.
"Is it as expensive as the new one?"
"No, it is much cheaper," said the man. "But another name was engraved (刻) on it."
"It doesn't matter," said the man. "My aunt could not read."
【小题1】Jack's father is a     .

A.fishermanB.driverC.workerD.farmer
【小题2】As          , the family were hungry.
A.Jack's father had to look after him in winter
B.Jack's father could catch little fish in winter
C.no food was sold in winter
D.Jack's father was often ill in winter
【小题3】Jack's mother       when Jack was three years old.
A.leftB.went outC.marriedD.died
【小题4】Jack wanted to get more money to     .
A.build a houseB.buy a farm
C.give his aunt nice presentsD.marry a wife
【小题5】Jack wanted to buy an old tombstone because     .
A.he had not enough to buy a new one
B.his aunt could not know whose name was engraved
C.his aunt was not going to mind it
D.nobody knew what his aunt's name was

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been…er…. A really long time!” His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him.”

Jack loved his Grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position (职位) on that card, so he decided to make a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others. He carried it around with him the whole evening. When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift. His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position:________! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

“Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs(拥抱) as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1.Jack remembered _____ his grandpa had given him two years before.

A. the birthday card    B. the business card    C. the book     D. the toy

2.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Jack’s parents helped him to make the gift for his grandpa.     

B. Jack kept his secret about the gift before giving it to his grandpa.

C. Jack bought the business card for his grandpa.

D. Jack wanted his grandpa to make money for him.

3.What is Jack’s grandpa’s new position?

A. PART-TIME MANAGER                B. FULL-TIME MANAGER

C. PART-TIME GRANDPA                    D. FULL-TIME GRANDPA

4.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

A. Because he would lose his position.

B. Because he was not cared for.

C. Because he was moved by Jack’s gift.

D. Because he was unhappy.

 

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