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　　Fred is riding down the street. He is riding Tom's bike. He doesn't like it. It is old and the light (灯) is broken. “But Tom likes it” he thinks, “Tom likes his bike, and I like mine.”

　　He meets John at the corner (拐弯处).

　　“Isn't that Tom's bike?” asks John.

　　“Yes, it is,” says Fred.

　　“Where's yours?” “Mine is broken.”

　　“Where are you going?” asks John.

　　“I'm going to the bookshop. I want to buy a new workbook. Do you have one?” “Yes, I did, My father buys it for me.”

　　“See you later, John,” says Fred.

　　Fred rides to the bookshop. He buys a workbook and is leaving. Then Mary comes into the shop. She is going to buy some paper.

　　“Where's Tom?” she asks.

　　“He's at home,” says Fred.

　　“Isn't that his bike outside?” She asks.

　　“Yes,” says Fred, “I'm riding it.”

　　“Where's yours?”

　　“Mine is broken, so I'm using his. Sorry, I must go now. Goodbye!”

　　“Goodbye!”

1．Fred is riding Tom's bike because ________

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A．his own (自己的) is broken.

B．Tom's is better than his.

C．he doesn't have a bike.

D．he likes borrowing things from others.

2．Fred meets John ________

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A．at the bookshop.

B．on his way to the bookshop.

C．at the school gate.

D．on his way back home.

3．Fred is going to the bookshop to ________

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A．meet his friend Mary.

B．have a look at books there.

C．buy himself (他自己) a new workbook.

D．borrow some books from the shop.

4．Mary thinks Tom is in the bookshop because ________

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A．she sees his bike outside.

B．Tom often goes there.

C．she asks John on the way.

D．Tom's mother tells her so.

5．Which is wrong?

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A．Tom is staying at home.

B．John has a new workbook.

C．Fred is going to the bookshop.

D．Mary is going to buy a new book.

Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes."