During the Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father’s car. He was going to a New Year’s Eve   21   to be held in Vermont. The father was   22   about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year’s Eve. However, a(n)   23   reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.

So he drove to Vermont, got completely   24  , and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to   25   the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the sobriety (not drunk)   26  . However, the policeman   27   him out. He was     standing off to the side while the others were   29   the police officer how well they could walk a   30   line, etc.

         At 7:00 am the next morning, his father got up to answer the   31  . There were   32   policemen there. They asked him if he was the   33   of that red FIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

         When the young man   34   himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of   35  . Upon questioning, he   36   that he was driving the car. But when asked if he had been   37  , he said, “NO!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the   38  . He said that it was in the garage.

         And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the   39   before, they saw a   40   car parked there.

A. party               B. meeting              C. concert                         D. sports meeting

A. sure             B. worried           C. curious                   D. anxious

A. suggestion    B. condition          C. conclusion                  D. agreement

A. excited         B. tired                C. pleased                   D. drunk

A. stop             B. get out of             C. drive                  D. get into

A. punishment     B. test                 C. education             D. talk

A. gave             B. made            C. missed                    D. found

A. considered      B. required          C. suggested             D. left

A. showing       B. explaining           C. asking                    D. telling

A. long             B. straight            C. calm                   D. direct

A. telephone      B. call                 C. doorbell                 D. question

A. many             B. two                 C. four                       D. one

A. manager       B. father                  C. student                   D. owner

A. stood              B. found              C. put                         D. took

A. danger            B. test                 C. trouble                   D. accident

A. believed      B. told                 C. admitted                 D. said

A. driving         B. hurting            C. drinking                 D. missing

A. drive              B. test                 C. time                          D. line

A. day              B. morning       C. evening                  D. afternoon

A. similar           B. familiar         C. police                     D. damaged

During the Christmas break from college, a young man wanted to borrow his father’s car. He was going to a New Year’s Eve   21  to be held in Vermont. The father was   22  about the son hitting one of the roadblocks that people set up all over the place on New Year’s Eve. However, a(n)   23  reached was that the son would be allowed to use the car, but he would not drink at all.

So he drove to Vermont, got completely   24 , and attempted to drive home. On the way home he hit a roadblock. He was told to   25  the car and stand in a line of people that were being given the sobriety (not drunk)   26 . However, the policeman   27  him out. He was   1. standing off to the side while the others were   29  the police officer how well they could walk a   30  line, etc.

At 7:00 am the next morning, his father got up to answer the   31 . There were   32  policemen there. They asked him if he was the   33  of that red FIAT. He replied, “Yes, I am.” One of the policemen asked him if he was driving the car the evening before and he said that his son had been the driver.

When the young man   34  himself in front of the policemen, he knew he was in some sort of   35 . Upon questioning, he   36  that he was driving the car. But when asked if he had been   37 , he said, “NO!” When the policemen asked if they could see his car, he was unable to remember the   38 . He said that it was in the garage.

And when the four of them walked out to look at the car, instead of looking at the car he had driven the   39  before, they saw a   40  car parked there.

I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.
【小题1】E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.
A. introduce his new books
B. introduce two funny stories
C. explain why he enjoys writing
D. answer some readers’ questions
【小题2】We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______.
A. writes very fast
B. works on a friends’ farm
C. mainly writes stories for adults
D. writes imaginary tales for children
【小题3】What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?
A. That he wanted children to love animals.
B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.
C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.
D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.
【小题4】 E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______.
A. improve his spelling
B. express his thoughts
C. show his sadness
D. make a good living
【小题5】What is probably the last question?

I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.

Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.

As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)

Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.

Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act.

1.E.B. White wrote this passage to ______.

A. introduce his new books

B. introduce two funny stories

C. explain why he enjoys writing

D. answer some readers’ questions

2.We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______.

A. writes very fast

B. works on a friends’ farm

C. mainly writes stories for adults

D. writes imaginary tales for children

3.What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?

A. That he wanted children to love animals.

B. That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig.

C. That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig.

D. That he wanted to save the animals on a farm.

4. E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______.

A. improve his spelling

B. express his thoughts

C. show his sadness

D. make a good living

5.What is probably the last question?

I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all – there wouldn’t be enough time in a day. I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago, I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse. That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my farm is very pleasant place to be – at all hours. One day, when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was going to die. This made me sad. So I started thinking of ways to save his life. Three years after I started writing it, it was published. (I am not a fast worker, as you can see.)
Sometimes I’m asked when I started to write, and what made me want to write. I started early – as soon as I could spell. Children often find pleasure through trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures. I was not good at drawing, so I used words instead. As I grew older, I found that writing could be a way of earning a living.
Well, here is the answer to the last question. No, they are imaginary (虚构的) tales. In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse and a spider doesn’t write words in her web. Although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too – truth about the way people and animals feel, think and act

1. 1.

   E.B. White wrote this passage to ______

   1. A.
      introduce his new books
   2. B.
      introduce two funny stories
   3. C.
      explain why he enjoys writing
   4. D.
      answer some readers’ questions
2. 2.

   We can know from the passage that E.B. White is a writer who ______

   1. A.
      writes very fast
   2. B.
      works on a friends’ farm
   3. C.
      mainly writes stories for adults
   4. D.
      writes imaginary tales for children
3. 3.

   What inspired E.B. White to write Charlotte’s Web?

   1. A.
      That he wanted children to love animals
   2. B.
      That he was deeply impressed by a clever pig
   3. C.
      That he wanted to use his own way to save a pig
   4. D.
      That he wanted to save the animals on a farm
4. 4.

   E.B. White started to write because he wanted to ______

   1. A.
      improve his spelling
   2. B.
      express his thoughts
   3. C.
      show his sadness
   4. D.
      make a good living
5. 5.

   What is probably the last question?

   1. A.
      Are your stories true?
   2. B.
      What is the truth in your stories?
   3. C.
      Will you write more imaginary tales?
   4. D.
      Do you know a child looking like a mouse?