Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.
There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didn’t pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”
The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. White’s house, but I don’t know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White’s and he told me to follow you. I’m too tired to go any farther （更远）.”
（  ） 1. Mr. Brown came home from _____.
A. the police station                   B. the railway station
C. the hospital                       D. Mr. White’s house
（  ） 2. Mr. Brown was really _____.
A. in great danger               B. a policeman
C. afraid of the man            D. too tired to move
（  ） 3. The man followed Mr. Brown because _____.
A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown         
B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown
C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White
D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends
（  ） 4. The man was _____.
A. a thief                      B. a good runner
C. too tired to speak            D. very angry with Mr. Brown
（  ） 5. Which is wrong?
A. There were few people on the road.
B. The man didn’t know where Mr. White lived.
C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.
D. Mr. Brown didn’t know where Mr. White lived.

—I can’t find Mary. Where’s she?

—Sorry, I don’t know ______.

A. where has she been　　　　　　　　　　　 B. where she has been

C. where has she gone　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where she has gone

 I don’t think looking after children is just ________ work.

A. woman            B. woman’s        C. women            D. women’s

An old man lived in a nice house with a large garden. He took care of his  1 all the time, watering and fertilizing(施肥)them.  
One day a young man went by the garden. He looked at the beautiful flowers, imagining how happy he could be  2 he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, suddenly he found the old gardener was  3 . He was very surprised about this and asked, “You can’t see these flowers.  4 are you busy taking care of them every day?”  
The old man smiled and said “I can tell you four reasons. First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I really like this job. Second,  5 I can’t see these flowers, I can touch them.   6 , I can smell the sweetness of them. As to the last one, that’s you.”
“Me? But you don’t know me,” said the young man.
“Yeah, it’s  7 that I don’t know you. But I know that flowers are angels(天使) that everybody  8 . We enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”
The blind man’s work opened our eyes and  9 our hearts, which also made his life  10 . It was just like Beethoven, who became deaf in his later life and wrote many great musical works. Beethoven himself couldn’t  11 his wonderful music, but his music has  12 millions of people to face their difficulties bravely. Isn’t it one kind of happiness?