Hobbs was an orphan(孤儿). He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money.” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other.”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will(遗嘱),” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it.”

“Yes, I see. I’ll do that,” said the young man.

1.Hobbs wanted to borrow money to _______.

A. study abroad B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts D. learn to paint pictures

2.What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean?

A. Surprised. B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. D. Excited.

3.With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

4.Hobbs was asked to _______.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

Whitebridge was a small lonely village where many old people came to live.Many of them had lots of old furniture,some of which they didn't want to keep.This was because there was not enough room for it.Every Saturday morning they put out what they didn't need and other people came and took it away if they wanted it.

Mr and Mrs Morton's children had grown up.The old couple moved to this small village just as many others did.The elderly in this small village were all suffering from loneliness,because they were hard to meet their children.

Every Saturday Mr and Mrs Morton had put out a very ugly old bear's head at the side of their gate,but nobody wanted it.Last Saturday they wrote “I'm very lonely here.”on a piece of paper and put it near the bear's head.

After a while,they found there was another bear's head put beside theirs,with another of paper.It said,“I'm lonely,too.”

1.When you visit Whitebridge,you can _______ .

A. find some old furniture at the gate of some small houses every morning

B. see a bear's head in front of each house

C. take away any old furniture

D. see many lonely old people lived there

2.The Mortons wrote the sentence“I'm very lonely here”.It meant          .

A. they wanted someone to find another bear's head for it

B. they wanted someone to take the bear's head away

C. they might suggest they were lonely in the village

D. both B and C

3.Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage?

A. A village for old people

B. I am Lonely,Too

C. The Ugly Bear's Head

D. A place where you can Take Old Furniture Freely

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