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　　One day Mrs Jones went   1  . When her   2   came hope in the evening, she began to tell him   3   a beautiful cotton dress.” I saw it in a shop this morning,” she said.

　　“And...” “And you were going to buy it,” said Mr Jones.

　　“How   4   is it?” “Fifty Pounds“ “Fifty Pounds for a cotton dress? That's too   5  “ But every evening when Mr Jones came back from work, his wife began to speak only about the dress. And at last after a week, he said, “Oh, buy the dress. Here is the   6  .” She was very   7  . But the next morning, when Mr Jones came home and asked, “Have you got the beautiful dress?” She answered, “No, ““Why not?” he asked. “Well, it was   8   in the window of the shop for a week, so I think nobody   9   wants this dress. So I don't want it   10  .”

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One day Mrs. Jones went __1__．When her __2__ came home in the evening，she began to tell him __3__ a beautiful cotton dress．“I saw it in a shop this morning．” She said．“And…” “And you were going to buy one．” said Mr. Jones．“How __4__ is it?” “Fifty pounds for a cotton dress? That's too __5__．”

But every evening when Mr. Jones came back from work，his wife began to speak only about the dress，and at last after a week，he said，“Oh，buy the dress．Here is the __6__．” She was very __7__．But the next morning，when Mr. Jones came home and asked，“Have you got the beautiful dress?” She answered，“No．” “Why not?” He asked．“Well，it was __8__ on the window of the shop for a week，so I think nobody __9__ wants this dress．So I don't want it．__10__．”

1．A．swimming               B．shopping               C．working                 D．walking

2．A．son                       B．daughter                C．uncle                     D．husband

3．A．for                        B．of                        C．about                     D．at

4．A．many                    B．much                   C．cheap                    D．expensive

5．A．cheap                 B．expensive              C．short                     D．long

6．A．dress                     B．car                      C．money                   D．shop

7．A．sad                       B．angry                   C．happy                    D．interested

8．A．already                B．yet                      C．also                       D．still

9．A．else                       B．also                      C．too                        D．yet

10．A．too                      B．either                   C．also                       D．ever

Traveling to work by car gets more expensive today. People can do nothing about the world’s price of petrol(汽油). They have to work, so that they can pay. However, some people are trying to stop driving to work..

　 People have found out that it is a good idea to ride a bike to work. More and more people return to bikes.

　 Children often go tot school by bike. But now businessmen are going to work by bike, too. “The bike is easy to use,” says Molly, “and it is also very cheap. It is a good way for those who do business like me. You can buy thirty bikes at the price of a small car. A bike doesn’t use expensive petrol. A 10-year-old child can learn to use a bike. And most bikes can be used for a long time.”

　 Mr Brown goes to his hospital by bike every day. He says, “A bike doesn’t cost a lot of money, and most families can have two or more ones. Bike-riding is good for our health. Today most people get fat because they don’t get enough exercise. So I tell my patients(病人) to buy bikes. In addition, in big cities it’s usually quicker to travel by bike than by bus or by car. Drivers can’t do anything but get angry when there is a traffic jam.(交通堵塞).”

11. Some people don’t want to drive to work because _______________.

　 A. the cares are getting expensive　　　　 B. the petrol is getting expensive

　 C. the care are difficult to take care of　　 D. petrol is hard to buy

12. In the second paragraph(段落), “return to bikes” means ____________.

　 A. begin to ride bikes again　　　　　 B. give bikes back to others

　 C. go back by bike　　　　　　　　 D. borrow bike from others

13. After reading, we know that Molly is a _____________.

　 A. doctor　　　　 B. student　　　　 C. patient　　　　　 D. businesswoman

14. Mr Brow thinks that bike-riding has _________ good points.

　 A. two　　 B. three　　　 C. four　　　　 D. five

15. This passage tells us about _________________.

　 A. cars and petrol　 B. expensive petrol　

C. back to bike time　 D. bike-riding for a long life