Mr. and Mrs. Green lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the country（农村）for their holiday. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.

One day they went for a walk early in the morning and met an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Green asked him, “Do you like to live in this quiet place?”

The old man said, “Yes, I do,” Mr. Green said, “What are the good things about it?”

The old man answered, “Well, the people here know each other. They often come and visit me, and I often go and visit them. And there are also lots of children here.”

Mr. Green said, “That’s interesting. And what are the bad things?”

The old man thought and thought and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”

1.Mr. and Mrs. Green _______ the country very much, because it was a quiet clean place.

A. likedB. likeC. livedD. live

2.One day they _____ for a walk early in the morning.

A. went toB. went outC. went upD. went down

3.The old man ________ enjoyed the country.

A. tooB. veryC. alsoD. much

4.The people in the country are very ________.

A. friendB. friendlyC. cleverD. careful

5.The old man thought _______ and then said, “Well, the same things, are they?”

A. quicklyB. quietlyC. hardD. Soon

At nine o’clock in the evening on 15 September,1961, Mr and Mrs Hill were driving along Motorway 3 (3号高速公路) when they saw a spaceship.
They drove on to Sand field, the next town. They got there the next morning. Mr Hill looked at his watch.
"Why did it take us so long? " he asked. "Three hundred and four kilometers in seven hours?"
Mrs Hill went white in the face. "Something is strange, "she said." But I can’t remember anything."
Later, with the help of, a doctor, they remembered everything. After they saw the spaceship, they got out of their car and then they "lost" several hours.
They remembered they heard a "bleep, bleep" noise from the spaceship. When they tried to run back to their car, there were three aliens (外星人) between them and their car.
The aliens took them to their spaceship. They asked them questions about the food and drink on Earth. They were very interested in Mr Hill’s teeth because his teeth could come out!
Finally, the aliens took them back to their car and the spaceship flew away.
【小题1】What time do you think the Hills arrived at Sand field?

“Well, we're in our new house. Let's get a new pet to get along with it,” Mrs. Brown said to her husband.” That sounds like a pretty good idea,” he answered. “Do you want to see the ads in the newspaper？” “No. Let's go to the animal shelter. Many pets there need homes. Since tomorrow is Saturday, we can both go,” she said.
The next morning the Browns met Mr Snow at the animal shelter. “We want to be sure that the pets here go to good homes,” Mr Snow said, “So I need to ask you some questions.”
After they talked for a while, the Browns decided to get a small dog. It wouldn't need a big house or a big yard. A small dog would bark（吠）and warn them if someone tried to break into their house. After Mr Snow gave the Browns a book on pet care, they chose one and wanted to take her home right away. But the animal doctor hadn't checked her yet. So Mr Snow told them to return on Sunday.
On Sunday afternoon the Browns went to the animal shelter. The animal doctor said, “Shadow has had all of her shots(预防针). She will be healthy.” The browns thanked the doctor and took Shadow home.
【小题1】From the reading we learn that _______.

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know,  later,  again, have,  live,  one,  meet,  the, do, same

One day the famous scientist Albert Einstein ___1___ an old friend of his in the street in New York. “ Mr Einstein,” said __2___ friend, “ you need to __3__ a new coat. “It ___4__ matter.” Answered Einstein. “ Nobody ___5__ me here in New York.”

Several years ___6__, they met in New York ___7___. Einstein had become a world-famous physicist by then, but he was still wearing the __8____ old coat. Once more his friend tried to persuade him to buy a new _9__. “There’s no need now,” said Einstein. “ I have _10___ here for a long time. Everybody here knows me.”