Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years.All the neighbours got along fairly well with each other until recently.

An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor.Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends.Unfortunately the lady died last month.Her husband could not live alone,so he had his grandson move over and live with him.

The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbours,especially to Bill’s family.The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy.Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night.Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise.That is too much for Bill’s family.

Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night,but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant.If he did and spoke to his grandson,the young man obviously didn’t listen,since things haven’t changed any.Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.

Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A.the old lady had died

B.a young man moved in

C.the old man could not live alone

D.the grandson made a lot of noise

Which of the following statements is true?

A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help.

B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.

C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbours.

D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.

It seems that ________to solve the problem.

A.anyone is able                                                      B.only the grandfather is going

C.Bill’s mother is able                                             D.nobody is likely


Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbors got along fairly well with each other until recently.
An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.
The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbors, especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.
Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.
【小题1】Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A.the old lady had died
B.a young man moved in
C.the old man could not live alone
D.the grandson made a lot of noise
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is true?
A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help.
B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.
C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbors.
D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.
【小题3】The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.
A.he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around
B.the walls of the building are thin
C.he likes to listen to the radio at night
D.friends of his visit
【小题4】It seems that ________to solve the problem.
A.anyone is ableB.only the grandfather is going
C.Bill’s mother is ableD.nobody is likely

 

Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbours got along fairly well with each other until recently.

An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.

The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbours , especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.

Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.

64. Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A. the old lady had died             B. a young man moved in

C. the old man could not live alone   D. the grandson made a lot of noise

65. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The old man could not live without his wife’s help.

B. The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.

C. Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbours.

D. Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.

66. The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.

A. he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around

B. the walls of the building are thin

C. he likes to listen to the radio at night

D. friends of his visit

67. It seems that ________to solve the problem.

A. anyone is able              B. only the grandfather is going

C. Bill’s mother is able         D. nobody is likely

 

Bill and his family has been living in the six-family building for years. All the neighbours got along fairly well with each other until recently.

An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor. Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends. Unfortunately the lady died last month. Her husband could not live alone, so he had his grandson move over and live with him.

The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbours , especially to Bill’s family. The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy. Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night. Sometimes friends of his visit make a lot of noise. That is too much for Bill’s family.

Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night, but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant. If he did and spoke to his grandson, the young man obviously didn’t listen, since things haven’t changed any. Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.

64. Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A. the old lady had died           B. a young man moved in

C. the old man could not live alone        D. the grandson made a lot of noise

65. Which of the following statements is true?

A. The old man could not live without his wife’s help.

B. The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.

C. Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbours.

D. Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.

66. The grandson makes a lot of noise as ________.

A. he never thinks other people might not be happy with so much noise around

B. the walls of the building are thin

C. he likes to listen to the radio at night

D. friends of his visit

67. It seems that ________to solve the problem.

A. anyone is able            B. only the grandfather is going

C. Bill’s mother is able      D. nobody is likely

At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe(赛艇)racing was added to the list of  international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe 1  was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

    As the 2 for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give 3  to their first child at about the same time, so Bill  4  himself in a dilemma(左右为难的困境).Should he go to Paris or should he stay at home with his family and  5  about the Olympics? After all, competing in the Olympics was one of his lifelong  6 .

Bill, after a great deal of thinking, decided to withdraw from the competition.

     7  it turned out, the United States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris, and Bill’s wife was  8  in giving birth to their child. She was  9  late, in fact, that Bill could have  10  in the event and returned home in time.

    It was a shame, but Bill said that he had no  11 . Bill knew what was most important to him and he  12  what he believed was best. Not everybody has the  13  of character to say no to something that he or she  14  wants in order to say yes to something that truly  15 .

    There was a(n) 16  end to Bill’s story. The child  17  born to Bill and his wife was a boy whom they  18  Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill  19  a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram  20 :“Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you lost the chance to win while waiting for me to be born.”

1.A.contest                 B.race                     C.sports                D.game

2.A.year                     B.deadline                 C.time                   D.chance

3.A.birth                    B.baby                     C.help                   D.hand

4.A.found                   B.put                       C.thought              D.trapped

5.A.expect                  B.compete                C.comment            D.forget

6.A.promises              B.dreams                  C.journeys             D.businesses

7.A.What                   B.As                        C.So                     D.That

8.A.early                    B.lucky                    C.late                    D.miserable

9.A.very                     B.too                       C.so                      D.much

10.A.taken                  B.finished                 C.fought                D.competed

11.A.regrets                B.advantages            C.disappointments  D.choices

12.A.did                     B.paid                      C.made                 D.lost

13.A.origin                 B.strength                C.reason                D.energy

14.A.apparently           B.truly                     C.finally                D.seemingly

15.A.wants                 B.needs                    C.values                D.matters

16.A.expected             B.annoying               C.interesting          D.disappointing

17.A.eventually           B.fortunately             C.actually              D.initially

18.A.named                B.marked                 C.expected            D.indicated

19.A.sent                   B.accepted               C.mailed                D.received

20.A.showed         B.read             C.told             D.noted

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