Mrs. Baker’s sister was ill. She had someone to look after her from Monday to Friday, but not at the weekend, so every Friday evening Mrs. Baker used to go off to spend the weekend with her at her home in a neighbouring town. But as Mr. Baker could not cook, she had arranged (安排) for his sister to come over and spend the weekend looking after him at their home. This meant that Mr. Baker had busy time when he came home from work on Friday evenings. First he had to drive home from the railway station. Then he had to drive his wife to the station to catch her train. And then he had to wait until his sister’s train arrived, so as to take her to his house.
Of course, on Sunday evening he had to drive his sister to the station to catch her train back home, and then wait for his wife’s train, so as to bring her home.
One Sunday evening, he had seen his sister off on her train and was waiting for his wife’s arrival when a porter ( 搬运工 ), who had often seen him at the station, came over and spoke to him, “You are having a lot of fun,” he said, “ But one day one of those women is going to catch you with the other, and then you will be in real trouble!”

1. 1.

   Who was ill?  ___________

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker
   3. C.
      Mr. Baker’s sister
   4. D.
      Mrs. Baker’s sister
2. 2.

   Who looked after the sick person on weekdays?

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker’s sister
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker’s sister
   3. C.
      Mrs. Baker
   4. D.
      Someone acting as a nurse
3. 3.

   Why did Mr. Baker go to the railway station on Friday and Sunday evening? __________

   1. A.
      Because he had to see his wife and sister off and brought them home
   2. B.
      To take his sister to his own home
   3. C.
      To bring his wife back home
   4. D.
      To look after his sister
4. 4.

   Where did Mr. Baker spend the weekend?  ___________

   1. A.
      At home
   2. B.
      In his office
   3. C.
      In his sister’s home
   4. D.
      In a neighbouring town
5. 5.

   Why did the porter say Mr. Baker would be in trouble?   Because __________

   1. A.
      Mr. Baker was making fun of the two ladies
   2. B.
      Mrs. Baker would laugh at her husband
   3. C.
      He thought the two women are Mr. Baker’s girl friends
   4. D.
      The two ladies were playing games with Mr. Baker

Martin Baker is a bus driver. He lives in a small town with his wife and four children. His wife's father, Mr. Butcher, lives with them, too. He is too old to do any work. He sits in his chair near the bed all day; but in summer, when it is warm enough to sit outside, he sometimes takes his chair into the garden.

    Mr. Baker has been very ill for over a month. He has been too ill to do his job. He is not well enough to go back to work. He is still too weak to drive his bus.

    Martin's oldest son is twenty-five. He teaches in a village school. He lives in the village because it takes too long to travel there every day from his father's house. The other children are not yet old enough to go out to work. They are still at school -- except for the youngest daughter. She is still too young to go to school.

1. From the passage we can know Mr. Baker's           

     A. age                B. job                C. work place          D. parents

2. Who is the oldest in the family?

     A. Mr. Baker.         B. Mrs Baker.         C. Mr. Butcher.         D. Mrs Butcher.

3. What does Mr. Baker's oldest child do?

     A. He's a teacher.                                B. He's a student.

     C. He's a bus driver.                            D. We don't know.

4. Of the Bakers' children, how many of them go to school?

     A. Three.            B. Two.               C. One.                D. None.

5. Mr. Baker's oldest child may be about              years older than his youngest one.

     A. fifteen            B. ten                 C. thirty                D. twenty

Martin Baker is a bus driver. He lives in a small town with his wife and four children. His wife's father, Mr. Butcher, lives with them, too. He is too old to do any work. He sits in his chair near the bed all day; but in summer, when it is warm enough to sit outside, he sometimes takes his chair into the garden.

    Mr. Baker has been very ill for over a month. He has been too ill to do his job. He is not well enough to go back to work. He is still too weak to drive his bus.

    Martin's oldest son is twenty-five. He teaches in a village school. He lives in the village because it takes too long to travel there every day from his father's house. The other children are not yet old enough to go out to work. They are still at school -- except for the youngest daughter. She is still too young to go to school.

1. From the passage we can know Mr. Baker's           

     A. age                B. job                C. work place          D. parents

2. Who is the oldest in the family?

     A. Mr. Baker.         B. Mrs Baker.         C. Mr. Butcher.         D. Mrs Butcher.

3. What does Mr. Baker's oldest child do?

     A. He's a teacher.                                B. He's a student.

     C. He's a bus driver.                            D. We don't know.

4. Of the Bakers' children, how many of them go to school?

     A. Three.            B. Two.               C. One.                D. None.

5. Mr. Baker's oldest child may be about              years older than his youngest one.

     A. fifteen            B. ten                 C. thirty                D. twenty

Mr Baker worked in a big factory. He was busy all the time and had little time to rest. One summer, he decided to go to the sea to spend his holidays.

One afternoon, it was very hot. Mr Baker came into a restaurant, sat a table and wanted to drink. Just then, an old man came up to him and said, “How do you do, sir?” “How do you do?” Mr Baker asked the old man to sit next to him. “Could you drink something with me?” “Thank you,” said the old man. “Have you been here before?” “No, I haven’t.” “You look lonely, don’t you?” said the old man. “Let’s have a bet, shall we?”

It interested Mr Baker. “But what shall we bet on?” “I can bite(咬) my left eyeball,” said the old man. “I can bet you five dollars.”

Mr Baker didn’t believe and put $5 on the table.

The old man took out his glass eyeball, put it into his mouth and bite it. Mr Baker had to give his money.

“It doesn’t matter, young man,” the old man said, “I’ll give you a chance to win the money back… I can also bite my right eye. I’ll bet you $10.”

“I’m sure he’s able to see. And I must win his money.” He thought. So he took out ten dollars from his wallet.

But he was very surprised: the old man took out his false teeth and bit his right eye with it. Then he put the money into his pocket and went away quickly.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。（每题1分，共5分）

(　 )76. Mr Baker went to the sea ___________.

A. to swim　 B. to have a rest　 C. to drink something　 D. to make a bet

(　 )77. After the old man had known _______, he began to make a bet with the young man.

A. Mr Baker had been there for the first time.　 B. Mr Baker was a polite man

C. Mr Baker had plenty of money　　　　　 D. Mr Baker wasn’t clever enough

(　 )78. As the young man bet the old man ten dollars_________.

A. Mr Baker didn’t think him blind in both eyes

B. Mr Baker knew he had false teeth

C. Mr Baker wanted to win the five dollars back

D. Mr Baker wanted to help him in another way

(　 )79. The old man was blind in __________.

A. both eyes　　 B. neither eye　　 C. the right eye　 D. the left eye

( 　)80. Mr Baker lost _______ dollars that afternoon.

A. 5　　　　 B. 10　　　　 C.15　　　 D.20