I felt very sad not to be able to get the ticket for the film Titantic last Friday. I learned in the newspaper that ticket could be bought at the cinema box office (售票处) in Richland Hill every day between 10:00 and 4:00. Because I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the cinema was during my 45-minute lunch time. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round(往返) trip in 45 minute.
Last Monday I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes, waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip---- so I had to go back to the office. The same thing happened on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for fifty-five minutes. I found that I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and went back across the town.
By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car.it was not cheap,but I felt it would be worth ot to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like one hour to me. When I reached the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But quickly found out that it was because they had already sold all the tickets.
【小题1】 It seems that the writer of the story works     .

People talk with words. Do you think you can talk without words? A smile on your face __ that you are happy and friendly. Tears in your eyes tell __ that you are sad. When you __ your hand in class, the teacher knows you want to say __ or ask questions. You shake your head, and people know you are saying “ no”. You nod and people know you are saying __.

Other things can also give some __. For example, a sign at the bus stop helps you to know which bus to take. A sign on the wall of your school helps you find the library. Signs on doors tell you __ to go.

People talk to each other in many other __. An artist uses his pictures to tell about the blue sea, about beautiful mountains and many other things. __ write books to tell you about all wonderful things in the world and also about people and their ideas. They all help us to know __ is going on in the world.

1.A. appears B.brings out C.shows D.talks

2.A.others B.the others C. other D.the other

3.A.put on B.put out C. put up D.put down

4.A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothing

5.A.no B.hello C.yes D.nothing

6.A.message B.saying C.meaning D.information

7.A.which B.where C. how D.what

8.A.things B.pictures C.ways D.roads

9.A.Magicians B.Traders C.Dentists D.Writers

10.A.it B.what C.that D.where

“Ring… ring…” the telephone suddenly rang. Sam got up to   the call. It was his aunt. “Sam, are you still at home?” she asked in surprise. Sam 1ooked at the clock. It was already 7:30 a. m. “Oh, my goodness! There’s an important    today,” Sam shouted out. He hurried to wash his face and get   .When he was going to leave the house, he remembered that he had not put away his books. He ran quickly to the door and put them into the bag. He then went to the bus stop to go to school as  as she could. When he got into the classroom, his classmates were  writing. “Why are you so   ?” asked the teacher. ‘‘I’m sorry, sir,” Sam answered, afraid of looking down. “It was my clock. It  failed to wake me up this morning and....” “Don't say anything about it,” his teacher   him. “Don’t try to come late next time!” Sam said yes and walked to his  quickly. But when he tried to do the paper, he could not think in a right way. He put his head on the desk and said, “What a   day it has been for me!”

1.A. find              B. give                C. put                 D. answer

2.A. why             B. how               C. when                D. where

3.A. talk              B. party              C. exam                D. meeting

4.A. tired             B. lost               C. dressed             D. rested

5.A. carefully        B. quietly            C. early                D. fast

6.A. worried          B. free               C. busy                D. careful

7.A. 1ate              B. ill                 C. lonely              D. ready

8.A. helped           B. knew            C. followed           D. stopped

9.A. room             B. table              C. seat                  D. teacher

10.A. short          B. bad               C. happy              D. usual

George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a  36  , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She  37   vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to  38   to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip 39   the bus was slow because of the traffic.
One day, the traffic was even  40  than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day   41  work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop but didn’t take the bus. He ran along beside it on the sidewalk. He had to run quite fast to 42  the bus.
He arrived home. Betty was  43  to see him panting (喘气). She was worried. “What’s the matter?” she asked.
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents without paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty   44 , but it didn’t.
“ 45   didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said. “You would have saved six dollars!”

—Why was he late for school yesterday?
— He overslept. By the time he got to the bus stop, the bus ________ already ______.