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A man took a pair of shoes to a shoe repair shop and said to the shoemaker, “I’d like you to repair these shoes for me, please.”

“Certainly, sir.” the shoemaker said.

“When will they be ready?” the man asked.

“I’m a bit busy, but they will be ready for you on Thursday,” he said.

“That’s fine.” the man said and left the shop.

The next morning he received a letter, offering him a job in another country. Within 24 hours he was on an airplane to his new job.

Twenty years passed and he returned to his hometown.

He remembered his shoes.

“They were a good pair of shoes,” he thought, “I wonder if the shoemaker is still there and still has them. I’ll go and see. ” The same shop, although he was an old man by now.

“Good morning. ” he said to the shoe maker, “Twenty years ago, I brought in a pair of shoes. Do you still have them?”

“Name?” the old shoemaker asked.

“Smith.” the man said.

“I’ll go and see. They may be in the back.”

The shoemaker went out to the back of his shop and a few minutes later returned, carrying a pair of shoes.

“Here they are.” he said, “One pair of brown shoes. I’m a bit busy now, but they’ll be ready on Thursday.”

1.Why did the man go to a shoemaker?

A.They were old friends.

B.He wanted him to make a new pair of shoes.

C.He wanted him to repair a pair of shoes.

D.He had a very old pair of boots. He wanted to repair it.

2.Why didn’t the man return to the shoe repair shop on Thursday?

A.He forgot.

B.He went to another country.

C.He was too busy.

D.He knew the shoes would not be ready.

3.The man was away from his hometown ____.

A.until Thursday B.until the next morning

C.for about 20 years D.for a few days

4.What did the man do when he returned to his hometown?

A.He looked for a new job.

B.He bought a new pair of shoes.

C.He visited all his friends.

D.He returned to the shoemaker.

5.The man finally found that ____.

A.his shoes were still there, but the shoemaker didn’t repair them

B.his shoes were not there

C.the shoemaker repaired the shoes

D.the shoemaker lost the shoes

I still remember my first night as a young policeman.

It was a cold and wet night. Over the radio came the message to deal with an accident in one of the side streets of the city. The scene (现场) of the accident wasn’t far away and we arrived after 10 minutes. Two cars had crashed (碰撞). Two women were lying on the street and one driver was still in the car. The driver was quite drunk and kept shouting to us. He didn’t get badly hurt. A young woman died at once when the two cars crashed. I was holding the other woman and tried to give her first aid, but at last I had to watch her die in my arms.

Three months later, I saw the driver in court (法院) and found him to be a normal (正常的) person. He was sorry for his actions. In the end, he was put in prison (监狱) for many years. A man isn’t a man if he drinks 10 beers in an hour. A man is a man when he knows his limit (限制) and takes responsibility (责任). When he can stay away from wine (酒), he can drive more safely.

1.What was the writer asked to do on his first night as a young policeman?

A.To drink with friends.  B. To tell a story on the radio.

C.To meet two women.  D.To deal with a traffic accident.

2.We know ______ died in the accident.

A.the man B.one woman C.two women D.nobody

3.At that time, the man driver was ______.

A.drunk B.badly hurt C.happy D.drinking

4.At last, the driver ______.

A.went home B.was put in prison

C.took the two women to hospital D.died in the accident

5.In the writer’s opinion, a man can’t drive ______.

A.with two women B.after drinking wine

C.on a cold and wet night D.if he doesn t drink 10 beers in an hour

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