— May I take your order?

— Yes, I’d like a cup of coffee, a hot dog and some salad. What about you, Lisa?

— ____. 

A. Me too B. Same again, please　 C. It’s all the same to me D. The same to me

Hobbs was an orphan (孤儿）. He worked in a factory and every day he got a little money. Hard work made him thin and weak. He wanted to borrow a lot of money to learn to paint pictures, but he did not think he could pay off the debts.

One day a lawyer said to him, “One thousand dollars, and here is the money. ” As Hobbs took the package of notes, he was very dumbfounded. He didn’t know where the money came from and how to spend it. He said to himself, “I could go to find a hotel and live like a rich man for a few days; or I give up my work in the factory and do what I’d like to do: painting pictures. I could do that for a few weeks, but what would I do after that? I should have lost my place in the factory and have no money to live on. If it were a little less money, I would buy a new coat, or a radio, or give a dinner to my friends. If it were more, I could give up the work and pay for painting pictures. But it’s too much for one and too little for the other. ”

“Here is the reading of your uncle’s will (遗嘱）, ” said the lawyer, “telling what is to be done with this money after his death. I must ask you to remember one point. Your uncle has said you must bring me a paper showing exactly what you did with his money, as soon as you have spent it. ” “Yes, I see. I’ll do that, ” said the young man.

1. Hobbs wanted to borrow money to ________.

A. study abroad 　 B. work abroad

C. pay off the debts　 D. learn to paint pictures

2. What does the underlined word “dumbfounded” (in Paragraph 2） probably mean?

A. Surprised.　　 B. Frightened.

C. Satisfied. 　　 D. Excited.

3. With the money he got, at first Hobbs _______.

A. planned to have a happy life for a few days

B. decided to give up his work in the factory

C. was to give a dinner to his friends

D. had no idea what to do

4. Hobbs was asked to _________.

A. tell the lawyer what he did with the money after spending it

B. read his uncle’s will

C. tell the lawyer what was to be done with the money

D. buy some pictures

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　　All kinds of people came in to have their shoes shined. Most folks were friendly. But this man was different.

　　“How much do you make a week, boy?”he asked me. I felt he was __1__ at me.

　　He kept giving a sharp __2__ around every now and then. All the time I kept __3__ where I'd seen his face. Suddenly I knew. I'd seen his __4__ in the post office many times. He was the big robber: __5__ by the police in three states!

　　“You know, ”he was saying,“it's imagination people __6__. You'll never get anywhere as a shoeshine boy.”

　　I kept brushing on his shoes as __7__ as I could. The sooner I finished, the better. He said,“When I was sixteen, I had __8__ $ 2 500 of my own.”

　　That reminded me of something. Was it $ 2 500 or $ 5 000 or $ 25 000? I wasn't __9__. I knew a big reward was __10__ for him.

　　But what could I do about it? __11__ him with a can of shoe polish（擦亮剂）? A man his __12__ could grind（压碎）me into the floor. If only someone would come in! He kept talking away（喋喋不休）.“Along with __13__, it takes courage. The courage to take a chance. Start something on a shoestring（鞋带）.”

　　Suddenly I saw Officer Dailey __14__ across the street. Then, real fast, I began tightening the man's shoestrings.

　　The policeman was at the window when I cried out,“Officer Dailey, __15__! This man's a robber.”

　　“__16__,”the man shouted angrily. He started to jump off the stand. But he didn't go the __17__ he planned. He fell flat on his face and knocked himself out cold.

　　“That was __18__ clever of you,”the officer said. “You'll get a reward of $ 7 500 for him.”

　　“Well, it really wasn't my __19__,”I said.“It was his. He told me that __20__ you had courage and imagination, you could start something big on a shoestring.”

If no one _____ the phone at home, ring me at work.

　 A. returns 　 B. replies C. answers 　 D. receives

When I was 16 years old, I made my first visit to Disneyland in America. It wasn’t the first time I had been     36  . Like most English children I learned French   37  school and I had often been to France, so I     38  speaking a foreign language to people who didn’t understand 39  . But   40　I went to America, I was really looking forward to__41_ a nice easy holiday without any  42　problems.

__43__wrong I was! The misunderstanding began   44   the airport. I was looking for a 45__telephone to give my friend Danny a 46  and tell her I had arrived. A   47  old man saw me looking lost and asked   48 __ he could help me.

“Yes.” I said，“I was to give my friend a ring. ”“Well, that’s nice,” he said. “Are you getting   49  ? But aren’t you a bit young?”“  50  is talking about marriage?” I replied. “I just want to give my friend a ring to tell her I’ve arrived. Can you tell me   51   there’s a phone box?” “Oh!” he said, “there’s phone downstairs.”

When at last we did meet up, Danny explained the misunderstanding to me. “Don’t worry,”she said to me, “I had so many   52  at first. There are lots of words which the Americans   53   differently in meaning from us British. You’ll soon get used to   54  funny things they say. Most of the   55  , British and American people understand each other!”

1.A．out                B．away             C．outside          D．abroad

2.A．from               B．during           C．at               D．after

3.A．get used to        B．was used to      C．used to          D．used

4.A．English            B．French           C．Russian          D．Latin

5.A．when           B．while                C．if               D．for

6.A．buying         B．having           C．giving           D．receiving

7.A．time               B．human            C．language         D．money

8.A．Too                B．What a           C．What             D．How

9.A．with               B．to               C．over             D．at

10.A．cheap         B．popular          C．public           D．good

11.A．letter            B．ring             C．news             D．information

12.A．friendly          B．strange          C．stupid           D．tough

13.A．that              B．if               C．where            D．when

14.A．to marry          B．to be married        C．marrying         D．married

15.A．You               B．She              C．Who              D．He

16.A．where         B．in which         C．over there       D．that

17.A．trouble           B．difficulties     C．things          D．fun

18.A．write             B．speak            C．use             D．read

19.A．every         B．these            C．some             D．all the

20.A．chance            B．situation            C．condition            D．time