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Jim was a young man in his early twenties who was studying to be a carpenter (木匠) . He was a good worker, honest and worthy of trust, so his boss was pleased with him. As he was such a likable man and easy to deal with, he was popular with his workmates , too. They also made fun of him a great deal but he never got angry with them and would only laugh.
But Jim's one great shortcoming (缺点) was that he could never tell a lie, no matter how hard he tried, not even a little one. In fact, he was so honest and shy that he would blush (脸红) even when he was telling the truth. He used to stand in front of the mirror and practise lying while looking himself in the eyes at the same time. But as soon as he saw his face starting to go red he had to look away .
One morning, however, he didn' t feel like going to work because he had been to a party the night before and it hadn't ended till the early hours of the morning. And so far the first time in his life he decided to take the day off. He rang his boss, pretending to be a woman. He spoke in a high voice. “Hello, ”he said nervously (神经紧张地). “I'm afraid Jim can't come to work today. He isn't feeling very well. ”
Poor Jim was thankful that his boss couldn' t see him just at that moment because his hands were trembling (发抖) and his face was bright red.
“Thank you for letting me know, ”said Mr. Woods, his boss, and then just as he was about to hang up, he said, “Just a moment, madam, who' s speaking”.
“Oh! ”he stammered (口吃地说), and going all out for making a voice like a woman, he cried in a loud voice: “This is my landlady speaking!”
1．Jim was ________.
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2．He was a ________.
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A．skillful worker
B．skillful carpenter
C．researcher studying how to be a carpenter
D．being-trained carpenter
3．His boss was ________ with him.
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4．His work mates used to ________.
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5．Telling lies always made him ________.
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6．At the end of the story poor Jim let the cat ________.
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One day Mark Twain was going to a small town 3 his writing. 4 he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes (蚊子) in the town. Mark Twain said, “ 5 I don’t think the mosquitoes will come to visit me.
After he 6 the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiter felt very sorry about that. “ I’m very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are 7 mosquitoes in our town,” he said.
Mark Twain , however, 8 a joke, saying to the waiter, “ the mosquitoes are very 9 . They know my 10 number. They didn’t come to the wrong room.”
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In the earthquake, a father left his wife safely at home and rushed to the school where his son was supposed
to be, only to discover (发现) that the building was as flat as a pancake.
He was surprised at what he saw, but he suddenly remembered the promise (承诺) he had made to his son:
"No matter what happens, I'll always be there for you!" And tears began to fill his eyes. He began to think of the
place where his son's classroom might be. He rushed there and started digging through the ruins (废墟). As he
was digging, other parents tried to pull him off, saying, "It's too late! They are all dead! You can't help! Go home!
There is nothing you can do!" But he only replied, "Are you going to help me now?" And then he continued to dig
for his son, stone by stone. The policemen also tried to pull him off and asked him to go home. But he only replied,
"Are you going to help me now?" But everyone was sure it was over. No one helped. He went on alone to see if
his son was still alive, 8 hours… 12 hours… 36 hours… then, in 38th hour, he pulled back a big stone and heard
his son's voice. He screamed, "Armand!" He then heard, "Dad, it's me. I told the other kids not to worry. I told
them if you were alive, you'd save me and when you saved me, they'd be saved! You have promised
no matter what happens, you will always be there for me! You did it, Dad!"
"Come out, boy!"
"No, Dad! Let the other kids out first, because I know you'll get me! No matter
what happens, I know you will always be there for me!"
B. About four minutes
C. 36 hours
D. 38 hours
B. Because they thought the father was foolish.
C. Because the policemen would save the children.
D. Because they didn't want to save the children.
B. He asked his father to save others first.
C. He cried loudly and couldn't say anything.
D. He got out without his father's help.
B. Don't worry about anything.
C. Father's promise.
D. God will save you.