A man in a very famous restaurant started to take off his jacket．As soon as he saw this, the head waiter rushed over to his table and said, “I’m afraid I must ask you to keep your jacket on, sir, because it is not good manners(礼貌)to do it in such a nice restaurant．”
“Now, listen,” said the man．“I will let you know that the Queen(女王)of England gave me permission(许可)to take off my jacket here．”
“The Queen of England?” said the waiter in great surprise．
“Sure．” replied the man, “When I was in England last month, a friend of mine took me to see the Queen．It was very hot．I started taking my coat off．The Queen looked over and said, ‘You may do that in the United States, but you may not do it here!’ So I got the Queen’s permission, right?”
(1)
We can be sure that the story happened in ________．
[ ]
A．
America
B．
the Queen’s palace
C．
England
D．
an small restaurant
(2)
When the head waiter asked the man not to take off his jacket, the man ________．
[ ]
A．
took his advice at once
B．
left the restaurant angrily
C．
refused to listen to him
D．
wanted to see the manager
(3)
The man told the waiter that he could take off his jacket because ________．
[ ]
A．
the weather was very hot
B．
the Queen of England let him do so in the USA．
C．
he was very rich
D．
he was free to take off his clothes anywhere
(4)
What did the Queen really mean?
[ ]
A．
People in the USA were less polite．
B．
She let him take off his jacket in America．
C．
The English and the Americans enjoyed different ways of life．
D．
He shouldn’t take off his coat on such a formal occasion(正式场合)in England．
(5)
From the story we can see that ________．
[ ]
A．
the man went to have dinner with his friend
B．
the head waiter was afraid of the Queen．
C．
the man went to see the Queen of England with his friend．
D．
the Queen invited the man to have dinner in a restaurant
One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holiday.
Few people went there because it was far away from the cities．He felt ill(生病) and wanted to see a doctor very much．
The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there．A man told him，“That's very easy．If there is a patient(病人) that a doctor can't cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon over his clinic(诊所)．”
The American thought，“The fewer balloons there are，the finer the doctor is．”He began to look for the finest doctor along the street．First he found a clinic.There were 20 balloons．After a few minutes he found another one?0 balloons.He thought neither doctor was fine．
At last he found the third clinic．Only 5 balloons were there．He was very happy and went in．
“Wait a minute，”said the doctor，“I'm too busy，you know．This clinic opened only yesterday．”The American was very surprised(感到吃惊) and said to himself， “Where can I find the finest doctor?”
(1)
_____ went to the small town for the holiday．
A．Few people
B．No one
C．Everyone
D．A lot of people
[ ]
(2)
The American wanted to see a doctor because _____ ．
A．he didn't feel well
B．he was very happy
C．he was very tired
D．his leg was hurt
[ ]
(3)
There were _____ balloons over the second clinic than the first one．
Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
[ ]
A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
[ ]
A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
[ ]
A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
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