Dear Peter,
School is going well. I am so  36   and I have little time to go and play 37    the weekend. I always go to the library to  38   newspapers or study English.
If you’re free, you can come to 39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street. 40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to 41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43 Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.
                                                    Your best friend,
Linda
【小题1】A. lazy            B. busy                 C. happy           
【小题2】A. in          B. with                 C. at       
【小题3】A. read            B. look                 C. watch               
【小题4】A. tell            B. teach                C. visit
【小题5】A. So          B. Because          C. When            
【小题6】A. find            B. look                 C. live                
【小题7】A. and             B. but              C. so          
【小题8】A. sell            B. clean                C. cook
【小题9】A. get up      B. go to bed            C. take a walk     
【小题10】A. call           B. number           C. talk                 

There once was an old man aged 50.who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.
The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told.The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.
After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”
“I’m not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.
The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I’ve got 30 years ahead of me too.”
“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”
【小题1】The old man had a son ______.

A.thirty years younger than him。
B.who earned a lot of money
C.who lived on him for food and clothing
D.who died two years earlier than him
【小题2】The underlined words “ahead of’” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.
A.behindB.overC.in front ofD.under
【小题3】The father was moved when ______.
A.he thought his son WSS worried about him
B.he knew that his son would die ahead of him
C.his son would earn his own living when he died
D.he found his son worried about his money
【小题4】The son was worried about his father because______.
A.he liked his father very much
B.he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died
C.his father was getting older and older
D.His father would get less and less money

Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Ohno!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that officea boss who shouts at me all the time.

?? As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”

?? Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

?? At 1130 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

?? That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two menneatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”

1.What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.

A. He was a lazy man.            ??????????????? B. He was a lucky person.

C. He made a lot of money.       ????????????? D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.

A. told his boss to drop dead.          ?????????? B. asked his boss to swim in the lake.

C. celebrated with his boss by the lake .??????? D. wanted to go fishing with his fish.

3.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. his workmates had come to comfort him .

C. his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools.

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.

4.On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.

A. disappointed.       ???? B. worried.       ???? C. nervous.       ????  D. curious.?

5.The story tells us the truth that ______________________.

A. good luck is always against a lazy fellow.

B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化)

C. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job

D. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools

 

Dear Peter,

School is going well. I am so  36    and I have little time to go and play  37    the weekend. I always go to the library to   38   newspapers or study English.

If you’re free, you can come to  39  me. You can go straight down Centre Street.  40   you see Blue Bar, just turn left. The name of my apartment (公寓) is Victor. That’s easy to  41 .  I like my house. It isn’t very big,  42  it’s a nice home. If you come to my house, we can watch movies and we can  43  Chinese food. I’m often at home after 7 pm, and I  44  at around 10:30 pm every day because I have to go to school early the next morning. You can give me a  45  before you come.

                                                     Your best friend,

Linda

1.A. lazy           B. busy                 C. happy           

2.A. in             B. with                 C. at        

3.A. read           B. look                 C. watch               

4.A. tell           B. teach                C. visit

5.A. So             B. Because          C. When            

6.A. find           B. look                 C. live                

7.A. and            B. but              C. so          

8.A. sell           B. clean                C. cook

9.A. get up         B. go to bed            C. take a walk     

10.A. call          B. number           C. talk                  

 

There once was an old man aged 50.who had a lazy son aged 30. The son couldn’t earn his own living(谋生), and still lived on his old father for food and clothing.

The old man was very worried about him. So he took him to the fortune teller(算命先生)to have his fortune told.The father and son both believed what the fortune teller said —the father would live to 80 and the son to 62.

After they found out how long they were going to live, the son was very sad. His father comforted(安慰)him, “Don’t be so sad! You are only 30 now, and still have 32 years of good days ahead of you.”

“I'm not worrying about my own age. It’s your age which causes me great worry,” the son said.

The father was greatly moved and said, “Don’t worry about me so much. I've got 30 years ahead of me too.”

“I’m not worried about your age either,” said the son. “I have found out that you’11 die two years earlier than I. So who will I depend on in the two years after your death?”

1.The old man had a son ______.

A.thirty years younger than him。

B.who earned a lot of money

C.who lived on him for food and clothing

D.who died two years earlier than him

2.The underlined words “ahead of'” in paragraph 5 mean “______”.

A.behind

B.over

C.in front of

D.under

3.The father was moved when ______.

A.he thought his son WSS worried about him

B.he knew that his son would die ahead of him

C.his son would earn his own living when he died

D.he found his son worried about his money

4.The son was worried about his father because______.

A.he liked his father very much

B.he would have no money to buy food and clothing if his father died

C.his father was getting older and older

D.His father would get less and less money

 

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