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　I'm a newspaperman(新闻记者)．I don't have much money, 　1 　I meet a lot of interesting people, some are 　2 　; 　3 　are poor．I like my job very much and I'm good at it．I don't talk a lot, but I'm a good 　4 　．Perhaps I'm the best listener in the city, and I look stupid(愚蠢的)and soon I am getting a lot of 　5 　．

　Let me 　6 　you 　7 　of how I got people to talk．I was writing an article(文章)about 　8 　in the city, how they live, 　9 　they do, and so on．So yesterday afternoon I went to the park, sat on a bench(长凳) 　10 　the sun, and waited．Soon an old woman came and sat near to me．She was carrying two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly 　11 　her about ten minutes, and 　12 　I took out some chocolate(巧克力)and I gave her a piece．After that, she 　13 　me about herself．She doesn't have a 　14 　．She and two friends sleep in the bus station．On warm days she comes to the park 　15 　her few clothes and things in two paper bags．　16 　we went to an eating place 17 a cup of coffee and 　18 　to eat．I paid, of course．I asked her a few questions about TV and films she was 　19 　．I gave her a dollar．Then, I 　20 　her in the park, went down to the office, and wrote the story for my article．

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37 　.He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 　in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　 31. A. always　 　 B. seldom　　　 C. often　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　 32. A. funny　　　　　 B. sad　　　　 C. bad　　　　 D. strange

　 33. A. happened　　 B. liked　　　　　 C. pretended　　　 D. wanted

　 34. A. it　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　 C. that　　　　 D. which

　 35. A. early　　　　　 B. quietly　　 C. quickly　　 D. suddenly

　 36. A. surprise　　 B. joy　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 D. delight

　 37. A. matter　　　　　 B. date　　　　 C. time　　　　 D. price

　 38. A. hall　　　　 B. theatre　　 C. office　　　　　 D. cinema

　 39. A. interested　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　 40. A. different　　　 B. unusual　　 C. the same　　 D. strange

　 41. A. bring　　　　　 B. get　　　　 C. see　　　　 D. show

　 42. A. said　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　 D. shown

　 43. A. designs　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　 44. A. .But　　　　 B. However　　 C. So　　　　　 D. Yet

　 45. A. exhibition　　　 B. play　　　　 C. concert　　 D. film

My father often works very hard. And he 　31 goes to the movies. Here I will tell you a 　32 story about him.

　　　 One afternoon, when he finished his work, and was about to go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 　33 to have not much work to do that day and 　34 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema.

　　　 So he came back home and 　35 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left.

　　　 But to our 　36 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 　 37　 .He smiled and told us about the funny thing that had happened at the 　38　 .

　　　 Whey my father was sitting in his seat, a woman came to father’s seat and said that the seat was hers. My father was 　39 , he took out the ticket and looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, Seat 3. And then he looked at the seat. It was 　40 . So he asked her to 　41　 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat 　42 in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　　 Why? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 　43 of the tickets are different.” 　44　 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am sorry, I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 　45　 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left.

　　　 31. A. always　 B. seldom　　　　　　 C. often　　　　　　　　 D. sometimes.

　　　 32. A. funny　　　　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. bad　　　　　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 33. A. happened　　　　　 B. liked　　　　　　　　 C. pretended　　　　 D. wanted

　　　 34. A. it　　　　　　　　　　　 B. this　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　 D. which

　　　 35. A. early　　　　　　　　　 B. quietly　　　 C. quickly　　　　　　 D. suddenly

　　　 36. A. surprise　　　　　　 B. joy　　　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　　　　 D. delight

　　　 37. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. date　　　　　　　　 C. time　　　　　　　　 D. price

　　　 38. A. hall　　　　　　　　　　 B. theatre　　　 C. office　　　　　　　 D. cinema

　　　 39. A. interested　　　　　 B. surprised　　　　　 C. frightened　 D. disappointed

　　　 40. A. different　　　　　　 B. unusual　　　　　　 C. the same　　　　　 D. strange

　　　 41. A. bring　　　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　 D. show

　　　 42. A. said　　　　　　　　　 B. named　　　 C. told　　　　　　　　　 D. shown

　　　 43. A. designs　　　 B. colors　　　 C. prices　　　 D. owners

　　　 44. A. .But　　　　　　　　　 B. However　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　　　 D. Yet

　　　 45. A. exhibition　　　　　 B. play　　　　　　　　 C. concert　　　　　　 D. film

An interesting thing happened to me last Sunday. The sunshine was 31 beautiful that I decided to drive in the country. 32 my way home, my car stopped. I was out of gasoline(汽油) on a road away from a town. I decided to 　33 along the road until I found someone who could sell me some gasoline.

I had walked almost a long way before I finally found a big 34 near the road. I was 　 35 to see it because it was getting dark.I knocked on the door and a small old lady with long white hair answered. She 　36 , “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time. Come in, please. I got 37 ready for you.”

“But I’ve come here only for some gasoline.” I answered. I didn’t know 　38 she was talking about. I didn’t understand her.

“Oh, Tony! Gasoline? You used to love tea.”

I quickly explained that my car was out of gasoline, 39 she didn’t seem to hear me. She just kept calling me Tony and talking about how 40 it had been since she had seen me. She was talking so strangely that I wanted to 41 . As soon as she went to get the tea, I went out of the house as 　42 as possible.

I was so happy when I saw 　43　 house by the road. I was able to get some gasoline. When I told the man about the old lady, he said, “Oh, that’s Helen. She lives all by herself in that big house. She’s 44 , but she wouldn’t hurt anyone. She is still waiting for the man whom she was going to marry(结婚) twenty-five years ago. The man was named Tony. The day before they married, he went away and 　45 came back.’’ I understood!

(　 ) 31.A.so　　　　　 B. such　　　　 C. very　　　 D. too

(　 ) 32.A.On　　　　 B In　　　　　 C. By　　　　 D. Over

(　 ) 33.A.drive　　　 B. walk　　　　 C. ride　　　 D. climb

(　 ) 34.A. house　　　 B. tree　　　　 C. hospital　　 D. car

(　 ) 35.A.sad　　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. happy　　 D. surprised

(　 ) 36.A. said　　　 B. speak　　　　 C. asked　　 D. talk

(　 ) 37.A. gasoline　　 B. milk　　　　 C. tea　　　 D. water

(　 ) 38.A.that　　　　 B. who　　　　 C. when　　　 D. what

(　 ) 39.A.or　　　　 B. then　　　　 C. but　　　　 D. later

(　 ) 40.A. long　　　 B. far　　　　　 C. often　　　 D. much

(　 ) 41.A.stay　　　　 B. leave　　　　 C. sit down　 D. have a rest

(　 ) 42.A. quietly　　 B. quickly　　　 C. early　　　 D. slowly

(　 ) 43.A.others　　　 B. the other　　 C. else　　 　 D. another

(　 ) 44.A. kind　　　 B. warm-hearted C. strange　　 D. friendly

(　 ) 45.A. often　　　 B. usually　　　 C. never　　 D. sometimes