Last July, my 12-year-old car died on California's Santa Ana Freeway．It was an hour before sunset, and I was 25 miles from home．I couldn't reach anyone to pick me up, so I decided to take a bus．Not knowing the routes, I thought I'd just head east．A bus pulled up(减速停车), and I asked the driver how far she was going．“Four more traffic lights, ” she said．There was another bus I could take from there．This clearly was going to be a long night．She dropped me off at the end of her route and told me which bus to look for．After waiting 30 minutes, I began to think about a very expensive taxi ride home．Then a bus pulled up．There was no lighted number above its windshield(挡风玻璃)．It was out of service．But the door opened, and I was surprised to find that it was the same driver．“I just can't leave you here, ” she said．“This isn't the nicest place．I'll give you a ride home．” “You'll drive me home in the bus? ” I asked in surprise．“No, I'll take you in my car, ” she said．“It's a long way, ” I refused．“Come on, ” She said．“I have nothing else to do．”
As we drove from the station in her car, she began telling me a story．A few days earlier, her brother had run out of gas(汽油)．A good Samaritan picked him up, took him to a service station and then back to his car．“I'm just passing the favor(善意的行为)along, ” she said．When I offered her money as a thank-you, she wouldn't hear of it．“That wouldn't make it a favor, ” She said．“Just do something nice for somebody．Pass it along．”
(1)
According to the passage, the place where the writer waited for the second bus was ________．
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A．
very quiet and peaceful
B．
dark without street lights
C．
neither clean nor beautiful
D．
a little unsafe
(2)
Why did the writer change his mind after waiting for 30 minutes at the end of the route?
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
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A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
[ ]
A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
[ ]
A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
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A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
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A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
阅读理解。阅读下列短文，然后从所给的选项中选择最佳答案。
It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
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A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
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A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
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A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
