Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh，no!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that office；a boss who shouts at me all the time.”

?? As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”

?? Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.

?? At 11：30 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late，”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”

?? That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said，“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”

1.What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.

A. He was a lazy man.            ??????????????? B. He was a lucky person.

C. He made a lot of money.       ????????????? D. He didn't get on well with his boss.

2.When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.

A. told his boss to drop dead.          ?????????? B. asked his boss to swim in the lake.

C. celebrated with his boss by the lake .??????? D. wanted to go fishing with his fish.

3.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.

A. someone had come to make an apology

B. his workmates had come to comfort him .

C. his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools.

D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.

4.On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.

A. disappointed.       ???? B. worried.       ???? C. nervous.       ????  D. curious.?

5.The story tells us the truth that ______________________.

A. good luck is always against a lazy fellow.

B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化)

C. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job

D. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools

Bob was happy． He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly． "Hi, Bob ! "they said． But some students said, "Hi, Peter!" Bob didn't understand． He asked another student, "Why do some students call me Peter?"

"Oh, that's easy to answer," the student said．"Peter was a student here last year． Now he goes to a different school．You look like Peter．Some students think that you're Peter． "

     Bob wanted to meet Peter． He got Peter's address from a student and went to Peter's． Peter opened the door． Bob couldn't believe his eyes．He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same colour eyes and the same smile． They had the same black hair． They also had the same birthday． And they both were adopted（领养） by two different families．

     Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers． Soon after the boys were born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter． Bob's family never knew about Peter, and Peter's family never knew about Bob．

Bob and Peter's story was in the newspaper．There was a photo of Bob and Peter next to the story．A young man named John saw the photo in the newspaper．John couldn't believe his eyes．He looked really like Bob and Peter! He had the same colour eyes and the same smile．He had the same black hair． He had the same birthday． And he, too, was adopted by another family．

     Later John met Bob and Peter．When Bob and Peter saw John, they couldn't believe their eyes．John looked really like them! Why did John look really like Bob and Peter? You can guess．Bob and Peter are not twins．Bob, Peter and John are triplets．

1．How did Bob feel at a new school?

A． Happy．             B． Excited．            C． Lonely．             D． Afraid．

2．Some students mistook Bob for Peter because

A． he looked like Peter very much              B． he was as tall as Peter

    C． they missed Peter very much                      D． Peter was a kind student

3．Where did Bob see Peter?

 A． In Bob's school．                          B． In Peter's school．

     C． In Peter's house．                      D． On the way home．

4．Which of the following is true?

     A． Someone told John the story about Bob and Peter．

     B． John knew the story from the newspaper．

     C． Bob's and Peter's families knew each other．

     D． Bob and Peter were really twins．

5．What does the word "triplets" mean in Chinese?

A．同父异母                                               B．同母异父

C．双胞胎                                                   D．三胞胎

" Wanted: A violin. Can’t pay much. Call…"

      The ad in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. Because my family was  36  , I couldn’t have a violin. So I asked, "Daddy, may I have a   37  ？" Daddy’s face looked sad. But a few weeks later, Daddy went home with a case in his hand. Inside the case was a second—hand violin for seven dollars.

      No one could know how   38  I was when I took my violin to school for my first lesson. Several years later, I became famous as a violinist. And then, I carefully   39  the violin away.

      Now   40  this ad, I discovered the case deep in my closet(储藏室). I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   41   , walked to the telephone and called the number.

      Later in the day, a man aged about 30 knocked at the door. "I’ve been expecting

someone can answer my advertisement.  My daughter wants a violin so    42   ," he said, examining my violin. "How much is it?"

      I said, "   43  dollars. "

      "Are you surer" he asked. "Seven dollars," I   44   and then added, "I hope your daughter will be   45   to have it and enjoy it as I did. "

      I smiled, but I found my tears roiling down my face.

1. A. rich            B. poor            C. large            D. small

2. A. drum          B. guitar           C. violin           D. piano

3.A. surprised      B. excited          C. bored           D. interested

4.A. carried         B. put             C. took            D. threw

5.A. about         B. by              C. in              D. for

6. A. ad           B. violin            C. case          D. newspaper

7.A. badly         B. easily          C. quickly         D. luckily

8. A. Ninety         B. Twenty         C. Seven           D. Five

9. A. repeated       B. showed          C. reminded        D. suggested

10.A. clever          B. sad            C. afraid            D. happy