Mr. Gray's business was to sell all kinds of machines to farmers. It was not really a very exciting job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in __1__, and he was quite satisfied __2__ his life.

He had a big __3__ and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite __4__ to go by train sometimes, especially when the weather was __5__. He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to __6__ comfortably in a train and look out of the__7__without being worried how he was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray's __8__ was often where to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not expect __9__ and wonderful food, but he found it rather annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no __10__ water or good food after a long and tiring day.

Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a __11__ railway station. The journey by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and __12__. He was looking forward to a __13__ but satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire and then a hot bath and a comfortable __14__.

While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also __15__ there, "As this is my __16__ visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __17__ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here."

The local man answered, "We have two."

"And which of the two would you __18__ me to go to?" Mr. Gray asked then.

The local man scratched(挠) his __19__ for a few moments and then answered, "Well, it's like this: Whichever one you go to, you'll be __20__ you didn't go to the other."

1. A. farming B. cooking C. traveling D. driving

2. A. in B. for C. with D. about

3. A. house B. farm C. car D. store

4. A. satisfied B. tired C. unhappy D. easy

5. A. warm B. fine C. hot D. bad

6. A. stand B. sit C. sleep D. wander

7. A. doors B. roof C. windows D. stations

8. A. problems B. machines C. answers D. replies

9. A. pleasure B. comfort C. dance D. dinner

10. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm

11. A. small B. silent C. busy D. crowded

12. A. happy B. hungry C. pleased D. satisfied

13. A. nice B. delicious C. simple D. hot

14. A. bench B. table C. seat D. bed

15. A. staying B. walking C. living D. working

16. A. last B. best C. first D. only

17. A. worry B. joy C. chance D. hurry

18. A. hope B. advise C. allow D. permit

19. A. hand B. foot C. head D. back

20. A. sorry B. content C. dull D. glad

I spend half of my life with my mother and the other half with my father. My father lives with a twenty-pound cat named Tofu. He calls me his favorite daughter. I am an only child．

   My father’s apartment is quite different from any other person’s living space. Except for my room, there is no furniture. He doesn’t like sofas or any comfortable chairs, so he has only a drawing table, a desk and his bed．He spends a lot of time lying on the studio floor. That’s how he thinks, he says. Then he does yoga

  He has a big kitchen, and on top of the refrigerator is an old clock he winds every week for good luck. The last time the clock stopped, my father’s car was towed（被警察拖走）and some other terrible things happened, so he has become very superstitious（ 迷信的）. When he goes out of town, he hires someone to feed Tofu and wind the clock so it won’t stop.

  The one thing he has plenty of is house rules. You have to take off your shoes when you come in. He won’t allow anyone who wears a baseball cap into his house. He says only baseball players should wear baseball caps and only the catchers should wear them backward．Every time I go to stay his house, he makes up a new rule. “ House rule number 579, no television programs with laugh tracks!” he will say. But then he can never remember the numbers, so they change constantly.

  The rule that he always enforces is the one that requires me to write a two-page essay anytime I want something. He didn’t speak English until he was sixteen, and he had a hard time learning to write it, so he wants me to become a good writer at an early age. This ritual （仪式） started when I asked him if I could have my ears pierced when I was nine. He said it was very cruel and told me I couldn’t do it until I was thirty-five. But I kept asking him, and he finally said that if I wrote an essay and I could persuade him in writing why I wanted holes in my ears, maybe he would say okay. I wrote my first essay for my father, and after one month of writing and rewriting, he finally gave me his permission.

1. Which of the following is an example of a house rule?

     A．You can’t wear shoes in the house.

     B．Her father does yoga at home.

     C．There is little furniture in the apartment.

     D．The clock should be wound every day.

2. Which of these statements about house rules is TURE?

     A．Her father doesn’t like rules.

     B．Her father’s rules are always changing.

     C．Her father never enforces the rules.

D．Her father made up a new rule every day.

3. You can infer that the writer’s father ________________.

     A．was born in the United States.

     B．does not like to write.

     C．speaks more than one language.

       D．was a famous writer.

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　Mr Gray travelled a lot on business．He sold 　1　　 　of various kinds to farmers．It was not really a very 　2　　 　job, but Mr Gray had always been interested in 　3　　 　, and he was quite satisfied with his life．

　He had a big 　4　　 　, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite 　5　　 　to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was 　6　　 　．He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to 　7　　 　comfortably in a train and look out of the 　8　　 　without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place．

　One of Mr Gray's 　9　　 　was often where to stay when he reached some small 　10　　 　in the country．He did not expect 　11　　 　and wonderful food, but he found it annoying （恼火）when he was given a cold room, and when there was no 　12　　 　water or good food after a long and tiring day．

　Late one winter evening, Mr Gray arrived at a 　13　　 　railway staion．The journey by train that 　14　　 　had not been at all interesting, and Mr Gray was cold and tired and 　15　　 　．He was looking forward to a 　16　　 　but satisfying meal by a brightly burning 　17　　 　, and then a hot bath and a comfortable 　18　　 　．

　While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local(当地的)man who was also 　19 　there,“As this is my 　20　　 　visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a 　21　　 　to find out about hotels before I 　22　　 　home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”

　The local man answered,“We have two．”

　“And which of the two would you 　23　　 　me to go to ?”Mr Gray asked then．

　Then the local man scratched(挠)his 　24　　 　for a few moments and then answered,“Well, it's like this: Whichever one you go to , you'll be 　25　　 　you didn't go to the other．”