I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

A. from his friends                                                   B. from one of his workmates

C. over the radio                                                          D. from the newspaper 

2.One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

A. forty-five minutes                                      B. fifteen minutes 

C. just twenty minutes                                 D. over an hour      

3.The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

A. worried                            B. pleased                           C. puzzled                   D. sorry   

4.The writer mainly shows us his________.

A. enjoyment of the concert                                 B. anger for buying the ticket

C. efforts to buy the ticket                                     D. disappointment at the concert 

Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.

"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.

"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."

"Why did he catch you?"

"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".

1.Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

A．he was an Australian businessman

B．he was leaving for Australia on business

C．his wife wanted him to

D．he wanted" to see his wife

2.Mrs Smith was very surprised because

A．Mr Smith didn't arrive in Darwin            B．Mr Smith telephoned her later

C．Mr Smith didn't leave the airport            D．Mr Smith was in Darwin

3.Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because

A．he met with his friend Jack

B．he didn't get the ticket

C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine

D．he was stopped by a policeman

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.

B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.

C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.

D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.

5.Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?

A．Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.

B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.

C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.

D．Because the policeman didn't know English.

  “What happened?” asked Mrs．Smith．

  “WeIl，”said Mr．Smith，“everything was going fine．I got my ticket，checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate．I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott．Jack was an airplane engineer．I shouted to him and a policeman caught me．”

    “Why did he catch you?”

    “I don't know，said Mr．Smith，“All I said was ‘Hi, Jack’!”

    The word “hijack” means “to take control of a plane by force”．

1.Why did Mr．Smith want to fly to Australia? Because　　　　　　  ．

A．he was an Australian businessman

B．he was leaving for Australia on business

C．his wife wanted him to

D．he wanted to see his wife

2. Mrs．Smith was very surprised because　　　　　　   .

  A．Mr．Smith didn't arrive in Darwin

  B．Mr．Smith telephoned her late

  C．Mr．Smith didn't leave the airport

  D．Mr．Smith was in Darwin

3.Mr．Smith couldn't get on the plane because　　　　  .

A．he met with his friend Jack

B．he didn't get the ticket

C. there was something wrong with the airplane engine

D．he was stopped by a policeman

4.Which of the following is not true?

  A．The police didn't know Mr．Smith was Jack Scott's friend．

  B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer．

  C．The policeman misunderstood Mr．Smith．

  D．Mr．Smith knew why the policeman caught him．

5.Why was Mr．Smith caught by the policeman? Because 　　　　　　  .

  A．he didn't keep silence at the airport

  B．he greeted an airport engineer named Jack

  C．the pronunciation of “Hi, Jack” has another frightful meaning

  D．the policeman didn't know English