A man was trying to find the village of Chirton. He could not find any sign for it so he decided to drive up to a farmhouse and ask a farmer for directions.

　　He soon came to the entrance to a farm. Above the gate there was a sign: Please close the gate.

　　The man knew this meant there were cows in the fields, so he was very careful to close the gate after him.

　　Before long he came to another gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Once again he got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　It wasn't long before he came to a third gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Again the man got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　He did this five times before he reached the farmhouse. Fortunately(幸运地)， the farmer was standing at the door.

　　 “What can I do for you?”he asked the man.

　　 “I'm looking for Chirton. Do you know where it is?”

　　“Sorry,”the farmer said. “I've only been here a few weeks. I don't know the area(地区).”

　　The man thanked him, and drove back to the road. On the way he had to open and close five gates.

　　When he reached the road he looked back at the farm. He could see the farmer waving(挥手) him. “Ah!”he thought, “He's remembered where Chirton is.”

　　He turned around, stopped his car, got out, opened the gate, drove through, stopped the car, got out, closed the gate, got back in the car and drove off. He had to do this four more times before he reached the farm.

　　 “Have you remembered where Chirton is?”he asked the farmer. “No,” the farmer replied(回答), “but I asked my wife. She doesn't know either. ”

1．Why did the man go to a farmhouse?

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2．Why did it take the man a long time to reach the farmhouse?

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A．It was a long way from the road.

B．There were no signs to it.

C．He had to open and close many gates.

D．He had to walk.

3．How long had the farmer lived there?

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4．Why did the farmer call the man back?

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A．Because he remembered where Chirton was.

B．Because his wife had remembered where Chirton was.

C．For no reason.

　　A man was trying to find the village of Chirton. He could not find any sign for it so he decided to drive up to a farmhouse and ask a farmer for directions.

　　He soon came to the entrance to a farm. Above the gate there was a sign: Please close the gate.

　　The man knew this meant there were cows in the fields, so he was very careful to close the gate after him.

　　Before long he came to another gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Once again he got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　It wasn't long before he came to a third gate. This, too, had a sign: Please close the gate. Again the man got out of his car, opened the gate, drove through, stopped his car, got out, closed the gate, got back into his car and drove on.

　　He did this five times before he reached the farmhouse. Fortunately(幸运地)， the farmer was standing at the door.

　　 “What can I do for you?”he asked the man.

　　 “I'm looking for Chirton. Do you know where it is?”

　　“Sorry,”the farmer said. “I've only been here a few weeks. I don't know the area(地区).”

　　The man thanked him, and drove back to the road. On the way he had to open and close five gates.

　　When he reached the road he looked back at the farm. He could see the farmer waving(挥手) him. “Ah!”he thought, “He's remembered where Chirton is.”

　　He turned around, stopped his car, got out, opened the gate, drove through, stopped the car, got out, closed the gate, got back in the car and drove off. He had to do this four more times before he reached the farm.

　　 “Have you remembered where Chirton is?”he asked the farmer. “No,” the farmer replied(回答), “but I asked my wife. She doesn't know either. ”

1．Why did the man go to a farmhouse?

[　　]

2．Why did it take the man a long time to reach the farmhouse?

[　　]

A．It was a long way from the road.

B．There were no signs to it.

C．He had to open and close many gates.

D．He had to walk.

3．How long had the farmer lived there?

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4．Why did the farmer call the man back?

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A．Because he remembered where Chirton was.

B．Because his wife had remembered where Chirton was.

C．For no reason.

Tom is a schoolboy. He is only seven years old, but he is very busy on weekdays. One Saturday he decided to relax himself, so he went to the cinema.
It was the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or tree minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him, “Why did you buy so many tickets? How many friends did you meet?” Tom answered. “No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears(撕) my ticket.”
根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
1. Tom wanted to buy ________ when the girl asked him why.
A. a second ticket           B. a third ticket           C. a fourth ticket         D. a fifth ticket
2. The big boy stopped Tom at the door because ________.
A. it was the big boy’s job                          B. the big boy didn’t like Tom
C. the big boy didn’t know Tom                      D. Tom didn’t buy tickets at all
3. The big boy was ________ at the cinema.
A. a bookseller             B. a policeman           C. a shopkeeper         D. a worker
4. From the story we know ________.
A. Tom had a lot of money                           B. Tom knew little about the cinema
C. the big boy wasn’t friendly to Tom                  D. the girl wanted to get more money
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Tom bought the tickets for himself.                  B. Tom hadn’t been to the cinema before.
C. Tom was too young to make friends.                 D. Tom met no friend at the cinema.