A beautiful and very successful actress（女演员）was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the countryside, but she did not want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the centre of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colours.

It was very difficult to get tickets for her show, because everybody wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of the month, when she got the painter’s bill（账单）. At the bottom(底部) of it were these words: “ Four hours watching Miss Hall sing and dance : 3 pounds,” with this note: “ After 5 p.m., I get 15 shillings（先令）an hour instead of 10 shillings.”

The actress bought a house in the centre of the city because _______.

   A. she liked to live in the busiest place

   B. she didn’t like to live in the country

   C. her home was far away from where she worked

   D. she didn’t want to go back to her hometown any longer

In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress ___________.

   A. gave him two tickets for her show

   B. sang and danced for him for hours

   C. paid him 3 pounds

   D. decided to pay him 15 shillings an hour

The actress got the painter’s bill ______.

   A. to ask for the money of his painting work

   B. to ask to pay for his watching her show

   C. in which he showed his thanks for the tickets

   D. in which he expressed his dissatisfaction

It can be learned from the text that one pound is___________ shillings.

   A. 10        B. 12         C. 20          D. 15

What kind of man was the painter?

   A. He was a careful man.              B. He was a poor man.

   C. He was not friendly to others.        D. He knew little about music and dances

A great man married a woman and they had a little lovely girl.

When the little girl was growing up, the man usually hugged her and said, “I love you, little girl.” The Little girl would say, “I’m not a little girl any more.” Then the man would laugh, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”

The little girl later left her home and went into the world. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”

One day the little girl received an unexpected phone call. The great man became ill. He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug or dance.

So she went to the side of the great man. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around his useless shoulders(肩膀). Her head on his chest(胸膛), she thought of many good memories. She felt sad as she couldn’t hear the words of love that had comforted her.

And then she heard from within the man, the beat of heart. The magic happened. She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl.

1.When the little girl said, “I’m not a little girl any more.” , the great man ______.

A. felt sad          B. was happy                 C. was angry                            D. couldn’t stand

2.What did the man do after the little girl left her home?

A. He left her wife.

B. He learned to sing and dance

C. He left his home and went into the world.

D. He would call her and showed his love to her.

3.The little girl went to her father because ______.

A. he became ill

B. she missed her parents

C. she made lot of money outside

D. she didn’t get his father’s calls

4.What can we learn from what the girl had done after seeing his father?

A. She knew his father would die soon.

B. She felt sorry for leaving his father.

C. She loved her father deeply too.

D. She was sure his father would be well soon.

A great man married a woman and they had a little lovely girl.

When the little girl was growing up, the man usually hugged her and said, “I love you, little girl.” The Little girl would say, “I’m not a little girl any more.” Then the man would laugh, “But to me, you’ll always be my little girl.”

The little girl later left her home and went into the world. No matter where she was, the man would call her and say, “I love you, little girl.”

One day the little girl received an unexpected phone call. The great man became ill. He couldn’t talk, smile, walk, hug or dance.

So she went to the side of the great man. He looked at her and tried to speak, but he could not. She sat next to the great man, and drew her arms around his useless shoulders(肩膀). Her head on his chest(胸膛), she thought of many good memories. She felt sad as she couldn’t hear the words of love that had comforted her.

And then she heard from within the man, the beat of heart. The magic happened. She heard what she wanted to hear. His heart beat out the words that his mouth could no longer say… I love you, little girl… I love you, little girl.

34. When the little girl said, “I’m not a little girl any more.” , the great man ______.

A. felt sad              B. was happy            C. was angry                  D. couldn’t stand

35. What did the man do after the little girl left her home?

A. He left her wife.                         

B. He learned to sing and dance.   

C. He left his home and went into the world.      

D. He would call her and showed his love to her.

36. The little girl went to her father because ______.

A. he became ill                                      B. she missed her parents     

C. she made lot of money outside                     D. she didn’t get his father’s calls

37. What can we learn from what the girl had done after seeing his father?

A. She knew his father would die soon.              B. She felt sorry for leaving his father.

C. She loved her father deeply too.                     D. She was sure his father would be well soon.

My husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern(严厉的) elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, “Oh, but I’ve told you this one before, haven’t I ?” We all chuckled and changed the subject.
Later, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. “What do you mean?” he replied. “I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.”
“But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!”
Suddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, “Don’t worry. After the second one I thought it wasn’t for me, so I passed it along!”
【小题1】The writer kicked her husband because __________.

My husband, Micheal, and I were at a restaurant with his boss, a rather stern(严厉的) elderly man. When Micheal began a story I was sure he had told before, I gave him a kick under the table. There was no response, so I gave him another kick. Still the story went on. Suddenly he stopped and said with a smile, “Oh, but I’ve told you this one before, haven’t I ?” We all chuckled and changed the subject.

Later, on the dance floor, I asked my husband why it had taken him so long to get my message. “What do you mean?” he replied. “I cut off the story as soon as you kicked me.”

“But I kicked you twice, and it still took you a while to stop!”

Suddenly we realized what had happened and returned to our table. The boss smiled and said, “Don’t worry. After the second one I thought it wasn’t for me, so I passed it along!”

1.The writer kicked her husband because __________.

2.What can be inferred from the text?

3.They all chuckled because __________.

4.It took Micheal so long to stop his story because __________.