Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探) stories for magazines (杂志). One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him, but had no idea. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that someone had broken into (闯入) his house. The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes (香烟) and read the story. The man left a note (便条),

"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. please read my advice (建议) and you can write a wonderful story. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return."

Tom read the thief's advice. Then he sat down and finished the story. Tom is still not famous now, but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.

（　 ）26.　 Tom went to the cinema because he ____.

A. hoped to get an idea　　 B. wanted to let the thief in　　

C. was feeling tired D.finished the story

（　 ）27.　 The man came to Tom's house to ____.

A. steal something B. have a drink　 　　

C. smoke cigarettes D. read a story

（　 ）28.　 The man thought Tom's story was ____.

A. quite good　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very poor　　　　　　　

C. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

（　 ）29.　 What did Tom think about the thief's advice? He thought it was very ____.

A. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. terrible　　　　　　　　　　

C. good D. cheap

（　 ）30.　 From the story we know that Tom ____.

A. wanted to catch the thief　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would like to meet the thief

C. hoped to get more ideas from the man　　　　　　 D. was afraid of losing something

阅读理解

　　Tom didn't live too far away from school . So he walked to school every day . On his way to school he passed a wet play-ground when it rained . One day the boy came home very wet. His mother, became very angry and said, “Don't play in the water on your way home or to school . ”

But he came home very wet again . His mother became even angrier. “I will tell your father if you come home wet again.” she said, “Then he'll punish you.”

　　The next day the young boy was dry when he came home from school. “You were a good boy today . ” his mother said, “You didn't play in the water. ” “No, ” he answered sadly, “There were so many big boys in the water when I got there this afternoon that there wasn't any mom for me at all . ”

1．Tom went to school ________ every day.

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2．There was a ________ on his way to school .

[　　]

3．Tom's mother got angry because Tom was ________ .

[　　]

4．What's the meaning of the word punish? It's ________ .

[　　]

5．From the story we know that ________ .

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A．Tom didn't want to play in the water later

B．Tom's father hated him

C．Tom liked to play in the water

D．Tom was afraid of his parents

阅读理解

　　Tom didn't live too far away from school . So he walked to school every day . On his way to school he passed a wet play-ground when it rained . One day the boy came home very wet. His mother, became very angry and said, “Don't play in the water on your way home or to school . ”

But he came home very wet again . His mother became even angrier. “I will tell your father if you come home wet again.” she said, “Then he'll punish you.”

　　The next day the young boy was dry when he came home from school. “You were a good boy today . ” his mother said, “You didn't play in the water. ” “No, ” he answered sadly, “There were so many big boys in the water when I got there this afternoon that there wasn't any mom for me at all . ”

(1) Tom went to school ________ every day.

[　　]

(2) There was a ________ on his way to school .

[　　]

(3) Tom's mother got angry because Tom was ________ .

[　　]

(4) What's the meaning of the word punish? It's ________ .

[　　]

(5) From the story we know that ________ .

[　　]

A．Tom didn't want to play in the water later

B．Tom's father hated him

C．Tom liked to play in the water

D．Tom was afraid of his parents