Boris was a teacher. He taught science at a high school. For he needed some books for his lessons, he went to a bookshop to buy some. After he put them in his car in a quiet street, he went to buy some other things at other shops. When he came back to his car, one window was open and the books were gone. Boris drove home sadly.

That night he called a newspaper. The next day people read an advertisement in the newspaper:

Books: Have you got any old books? I buy old and modern books. Open all day on Saturdays. Boris 82 West Road.

And then he went to the police station with the Wednesday newspaper at once.

The first weekend, when Boris was staying at home, his first visitor came at 8:30 in the morning. Boris took him to the kitchen. At about ten o’clock another man arrived. He had a bag under his arm.

As soon as he saw Boris, he asked, “Are you Boris?”

“Yes, I am,” Boris said. “What can I do for you?”

“Look! I have got some good books here. You buy books, don’t you?”

“Yes. Bring them in. Let me have a look at them.”

Soon the books were taken in and showed on the dinning-table. “Sir, come out now,” Boris called. “And take the list with you.”

A policeman appeared in the dinning-room. He read the names on the books, and then read the names on the list in his hand. He found that they were the same.

“Come with me, sir,” the policeman said to the man.

1.Boris bought some books. They are        books.

A．science              B．old                  C．cheap

2.Boris probably bought the books on       .

A．Tuesday              B．Friday               C．Saturday

3.Boris’        was open on Saturdays.

A．shop             B．school               C．house

4.Boris looked at the books on the dinning-table and might think, “They’re all       .”

A．mine             B．his                  C．theirs

5.The second visitor was taken away by        at last.

A．Boris                B．the first visitor            C．a policewoman

B) 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

One cold midnight after the birthday party of Tom’s, my husband Jack and I were driving home w   1.    suddenly our car stopped. “We’ve covered half the way.” I said. “There must be something wrong with the car. I can’t start it again,” said Jack.

What a car! We got out to look around f   2.    help, but could there be any person at s 3.    an hour? It was dark and nothing could be done to make it go. We h   4.   to walk home. We knew it would take us 2 hours to get home on foot, and we were so tired. But what else could take us home? It was so c   5.    in the car. At once we began to walk home.

We were at the door at about 2:30 when I r   6.    that I had left the key in the car! How  s    7.    it is! “Break the window and climb in.” said Jack. He picked up a stone, broke the window and was ready to climb when someone from behind caught Jack by the a   8.   . It was a policeman!

“What are you going to do, man?” he asked. “Come with me to the police s  9.   , you two!”

I told him the whole story. At last he understood what I had said and I was a   10.   to get in.

It was three o’clock in the morning!

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for tea. Today, when we think of western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.
Afternoon tea:
People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18^th and 19^th centuries, the English ate only two main meals each day, breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening. As a result, people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o’clock. This meal included cakes, sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups, plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.
Will you come for coffee:
Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you will be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.
Coffeehouses and the London Stock Exchange:
In the 17^th century London coffeehouses were busy and noisy places. Businessmen and bankers went to coffeehouses to do their business, as well as to drink coffee. In fact, the London Stock Exchange（股票交易所）is believed to be started from these coffeehouses.
【小题1】Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she ____________.