One day Mrs. Harris found that there was something wrong with her bathroom, so she phoned her plumber(管子工). Three days later, he arrivd． Mrs. Harris was unhappy about his coming late. These three days brought her a lot of trouble.

“Well, you're finally arrived!” she said to the plumber. “I called you three days ago. ”

The plumber didn't mind this at all. He suddenly took a piece of paper out of his pocket and looked at it.

“Three days ago?” he sad． “That was the 21st,wasn't it? Well, I'm sorry, but I've come to the wrong place. I was looking for Mrs, Smith's house, not yours. She phoned me on the 20th. ”

1．This plumber came to Mrs. Harris's house on the (　)

A．24^th

B．21st

C．20^th

D．17th

2．We know from the story that it is not easy to (　)

A．sell new goods

B．have something mended

C．mend TV sets well

D．phone plumbers

3．Mrs. Harris called the plumber three days ago.________ on the third day. (　)

A．There was something wrong with her bathroom

B．Mrs. Harris was happy

C．The bathroom didn't bring her much trouble

D．Mrs. Harris's bathroom wasn't mended

4．Which of the following is true? (　)

A．The plumber saw Mr. Smith and found he came to the wrong place.

B．The plumber liked to sell goods and didn't like to mend them.

C．The plumber came to mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom.

D．The plumber would mend Mrs. Harris's bathroom on the 25th.

5．What would happen to Mrs. Harris if she didn't tell the plumber she had called him three days before? (　)

A．The plumber couldn't come to Mrs. Smith's house.

B．The plumber would mend the bathroom.

C．The plumber would look for Mrs. Smith's house.

D．Her bathroom would be mended three days before.

One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie.

Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890.She married Archibald Christie when she was 24 years old, and she changed her family name to Christie.

She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs.Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her book with her second famous detective, Miss Marple.

In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan in 1930, but she still wrote her books under the name Agatha Christie.

In her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed away in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found on sale in bookstores all around the world.

1. What did Aghta Christie do?

A．She was a detective.                     B．she wrote books.

C．She was a mystery．                     D．She knew famous detectives.

2. Who was Hercule Poirot?

A．A detective in her books.                 B．One of her books.

C．Her husband.                          D．A writer.

3. What happened in 1976?

A．Agatha Christie died.

B．Agatha Christie left her husband.

C．Agatha Christie wrote her last book.

D．Agatha Christie wrote a short story.

4. What’s the best title of the passage?

A．Books about detectives.

B．Famous detectives.

C．A famous writer.

D．Agatha Christie or Agatha Miller.

It was Mother's Day，but the young mother was a little unhappy，because she was 800 miles away from her parents．In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother's Day，and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs（丁香）in the garden．

Later that day，when she told her husband about the lilacs，he said，“I know where we can find all that you want．Get the children and come on．”So they went，driving down the country roads．

There on a small hill，they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs．The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers．Carefully，she picked a few here and a few there．On their way home there was a smile on her face．

When they were passing a nursing home（养老院），the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair．She had no children with her．They stopped the car and the young woman walked to the old woman，put the flowers in her hands，and smiled at her．The old granny thanked her again and again．She smiled happily，too．

When the young mother came back to her car，her children asked her，“Who is that old granny？Why did you give our flowers to her？”

“I don't know her，”their mother said．“But it's Mother's Day，and she has no children．I have all of you，and I still have my mother．Just think how much those flowers meant to her.

1.The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother's Day because _____.

A．she didn't have a present

B．she was a long way from her mother

C．she didn't know it was Mother's Day

D．she wanted to see her father

2.There were many beautiful purple lilacs.

A．in her garden                          B．in the market

C．in her mother's garden                   D．in the nursing home

3.The young woman had __________.

A．one child          B．no child           C．more than one child D．a boy and a girl

4.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because ________.

A．she was her mother

B．she didn't like those flowers

C．her mother asked her to do so

D．she wanted the old granny to be happy，too

5.Which of the following is NOT true？

A．The young woman was kind.

B．The young woman was understanding.

C．The young woman was friendly.

D．The young woman was surprised.

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花)in the garden.
Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.
When they were passing an old people’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. They stopped the ear and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.
When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is the old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?  I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”
【小题1】The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because________.