A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet.

At last he 1 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he 2 to look for rest. A lady in 3 

walked past him with her 4 holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They

stopped and stared at him  5  .

“Who are you? We don’t like tramps（流浪汉）going around 6 our home .”one of them shouted.

“Go away at once. ”cried the other.

“But I’m not a  7 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”

“How 8 you come here? Go away at once!” they 9 “We don’t like your feet around our house.

Go, go!”

The man moved on and reached a  10 house. On entering it he saw a 11   preparing their

supper. Though the light was 12 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel 13  and comfortable.

“Can I have some 14   and rest for the night?” he asked. “Of course, friend,” said the woman,

bringing forward a little chair for him. “We are going to15 our supper. Come and 16 us.”

The food was not  17 but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their

bed  18  they themselves used the stable（厩）. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their   19  left him a memory full of thanks.

When he reached home he   20  ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.

1.                A．had to          B．must           C．should   D．would

2.                A．tried           B．managed        C．asked    D．stopped

3.                A．sight           B．cloth           C．silk  D．trouble

4.                A．nose           B．head           C．eyes D．hands

5.                A．curiously        B．suddenly        C．surprisingly    D．angrily

6.                A．around         B．over           C．to   D．at

7.                A．madam         B．tramp          C．thief D．stranger

8.                A．do            B．can            C．will  D．dare

9.                A．explained       B．continued       C．repeated D．announced

10.               A．big            B．small           C．lovely D．dirty

11.               A．woman         B．man           C．person    D．couple

12.               A．weak          B．bright          C．dark  D．strong

13.               A．sad            B．cold           C．warm D．clean

14.               A．cloth          B．food           C．light  D．chair

15.               A．prepare        B．cook           C．buy  D．have

16.               A．join           B．help           C．attend D．enjoy

17.               A．enough        B．scary          C．short D．lot

18.               A．and           B．while          C．then  D．when

19.               A．coldness        B．sickness        C．kindness   D．thank

20.               A．quickly         B．finally          C．happily    D．quietly

Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy   36  every day.

One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his  37  .

“To the station as 38 as you can,” shouted the man in a very  39  way. “My 40  leaves at three o’clock.”

Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a  41 light.

The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to  42  my train.”

“And I don’t want to have an  43  ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.

While he was  44 , Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s  45 . He was a 46 . The police were looking for him. His picture was in the  47  that he read.

Mr. Hart raced through the streets and  48  through red lights. Soon there was a police car  49  him. Mr. Hart raced on until he  50  the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes  51  three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.

“  52 !” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman  53  into the station. Three minutes later they  54  with the young man.

“Well  55 !” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

Mr. Hart, a London taxi driver, has a new black taxi. He hurries through the busy   36  every day.

One day when he was having a short rest, a young man jumped into his  37  .

“To the station as 38 as you can,” shouted the man in a very  39  way. “My 40  leaves at three o’clock.”

Mr. Hart did his best, but there was a lot of traffic. At every corner there was a  41  light.

The young man said,” Hurry up, man! I don’t want to  42  my train.”

“And I don’t want to have an  43  ,” replied Mr. Hart quickly.

While he was  44 , Mr. Hart suddenly recognized the man’s  45 . He was a 46 . The police were looking for him. His picture was in the  47  that he read.

Mr. Hart raced through the streets and  48  through red lights. Soon there was a police car  49  him. Mr. Hart raced on until he  50  the station. He stopped in front of the station at two minutes  51  three. The young man quickly jumped out of the taxi, and ran into the station.

“ 52 !” cried Mr. Hart. At the moment the police car stopped, too. “Quick! He is the thief!” shouted Mr. Hart. Two policeman  53  into the station. Three minutes later they  54  with the young man.

“well  55 !” a policeman said to Mr. Hart as they were taking the thief to the police car.

Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his   56 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 57 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 58 . But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 59  he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 60 to his uncle in the afternoon. They        61 the night there, so that they could 62 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 63 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 64  he was. He turned over   __65__and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 66  that he was at the     67 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 68 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the   69   ,where Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It   70  good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 71  , because they didn’t want to   __72__ up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle(热水瓶)        73 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 74 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera   75  and started out.

Bill White’s father is a lawyer. In his 36 time, he likes to get out in the country and take some 37 of animals.

For a long time, Bill had wanted to go with his father on one of his 38. But his father didn’t take Bill along with him 39 he was fifteen.

He and Bill drove to the farm which 40 to his uncle in the afternoon. They 41 the night there, so that they could 42 out early the next morning. Uncle Steve and his son Larry, who was sixteen, were going to go out with them.

It was still dark when Bill heard the alarm 43 the next morning. He wondered why it was running so early. He couldn’t remember 44 he was. He turned over 45 and looked at the clock. It was 5 o’clock. Then he 46 that he was at the 47 and that he was going out to take pictures with his father. He jumped out of bed and got 48 quickly.

He ran downstairs. The others were already in the 49. Uncle Steve was cooking bacon and eggs. There was a pot of coffee on the stove. It 50 good.

They ate breakfast quickly. They didn’t talk 51, because they didn’t want to 52 up the other people in the house. They filled a thermos bottle 53 hot coffee and took some sandwiches 54 Aunt Grace, Uncle Steve’s wife, had made for them. They gathered their camera 55 and started out.