Many people have, to work on the weekend．Some people do not mind．Other people think it is terrible．One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous．He is John Brown．Mr．Brown works in an office in New York．
On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work．When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors．Mr．Brown could not get out of the elevator．He was trapped(困住)!He started to shout, but nobody heard him．Then Mr．Brown remembered that it was a holiday in America．Nobody was going to come to work until Tuesday!There was nothing for Mr．Brown to do．
He had to wait until one of his coworkers(同事-)came to work and found him．With nothing to eat or-drink, Mr．Brown ended up sleeping for most of the time．
Early on Tuesday morning, the president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was opened, Mr．Brown came out cold, weak, and tired．He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!
Now Mr．Brown says,“I only use elevators if they have telephones in them．”
(1)
What does Mr．Brown think of working on the weekend?
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A．
It is happy．
B．
He doesn't mind．
C．
It can be dangerous．
D．
He refuses to．do it．
(2)
How long was he in the elevator?
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A．
From Saturday to Monday．
B．
From Tuesday to Saturday．
C．
More than three days．
D．
More than two days．
(3)
Why did Mr．Brown spend so long in the elevator?Which of the following is NOT a reason?
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A．
It was a three-day holiday．
B．
He had no food or drink．
C．
The elevator stopped between two floors．
D．
There was no telephone in the elevator．
(4)
How was Mr．Brown able to get out of the elevator?
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A．
The president discovered the elevator wasn't working．
B．
The elevator started to work soon again．
C．
His coworker who worked on the weekend helped him out．
D．
His coworkers found him when they came back to work on Monday．
Food may help you understand more about yourself．Choose your favourite food from the five below．See the answers．Does your choice really tell you who you are?
A．noodles with beef(the hotter, the better);
B．big dinner with all kinds of dishes;
C．pizza;
D．fried chicken;
E．cakes．
Answer：
A．You always try to make yourself different others．Success and fame are your only interests．
B．You finish things quickly and don't like changing your ideas．You're never afraid of hard work．But you always buy lots of things that you don't need．
C．You work hard and always save money．But sometimes you aren't kind to others and always think you are right．
D．Exercise is not your favourite thing．You don't like staying by yourself very much．People think that you're shy but sweet．
E．Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends．You are always ready to help others．
(1)
The passage is probably a/an ________．
[ ]
A．
news report
B．
science discovery
C．
personality test
D．
interesting story
(2)
According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose ________．
[ ]
A．
noodles with beef
B．
fried chicken
C．
big dinner with all kinds of dishes
D．
cakes
(3)
Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage?
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A．
the man who chooses pizza
B．
the man who chooses cakes
C．
the man who chooses noodles with beef
D．
the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes
Jack is a twenty-year-old young man．Two years ago, when he finished middle school, he found work in a shop．Usually he works until ten o’clock in the evening．He is very tired when he gets home．After a quick supper he goes to bed and soon falls asleep．His grandma who lives downstairs is pleased with him．
One day, on his way home, he met his friend Mary．They were both happy．He asked the girl to his house, and she agreed happily．He bought some fruit and drinks for her．And they talked about their school, teachers, classmates and their future．They talked for a long time．
“Have a look at your watch, please,”said the girl．“What time is it now?”
“Sorry, something is wrong with my watch,”said Jack．“Where’s yours?”
“I left it at home．”
Jack thought for a moment and found a way．He began to stamp his foot on the floor, “Bang! Bang! Bang!”
The sound woke his grandma up．The old woman shouted downstairs, “It’s twelve o’clock in the night, Jack．Why are you still jumping upstairs?”
(1)
Jack was ________ when he finished middle school．
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A．
sixteen
B．
eighteen
C．
twenty
D．
fifteen
(2)
The old woman is satisfied with Jack because ________．
[ ]
A．
he’s her grandson
B．
he’s clever
C．
he can keep quiet
D．
he gets home on time
(3)
From the story, we can know that Mary is Jack’s ________．
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A．
classmate
B．
colleague (同事)
C．
aunt
D．
wife
(4)
The word “stamp” in the story means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
盖印
B．
跺
C．
贴邮票
D．
承认
(5)
Jack stamped his foot on the floor inorderto (为了)________．
