My brother, John, is a college student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday, because he never had any money.

“How did you manage it, John?” I asked.“I thought you were going to stay for two weeks.”

“It was easy,” John answered.“I got a job.”

“A job?” I asked in surprise.“What did you do?”

“I gave English lessons to a shop manager,” John answered.

“His name is Luigi. We have become good friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained.“But he insisted on having conversation(会话) lessons. He wanted to practise his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it was important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket of money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English?” I asked.

“I don’t know,”John said,“but I learnt a lot of Italian.”

61.The writer was surprised that John was able to stay in Italy for ______.

A. a week      B. two months   C. two weeks         D. two years

62.John was able to have a long holiday in Italy because ______.

A. he was a shop manager         B. he had a lot of money

C. he taught a shop manager to learn English

D. he worked in a shop as an assistant

63.John’s pupil was ______.

A. an American                            B. an Englishman

C. a Chinese                                    D. an Italian

64.How long did John spend talking to his pupil every day?_______.

A. Two hours.                                         B. Twenty minutes.

C. Three hours.                                      D. Thirty minutes.

65.Why did the shop manager ask John to teach him English?

Because______.

A. he was an Italian                     B. he liked English very much

C. he was a shop manager    D. he had many American customers

“How did you manage it, John?” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks.”

“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”

“A job?” I asked in surprise. “What did you do?”

“I gave English lessons to a shop manager,” John answered.

“His name is Luigi. We have become good friends.”

“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.

“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation(会话) lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He had a lot of American customers, so it was important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket of money.”

“Did your pupil learn much English?” I asked.

“I don’t know,” John said, “but I learnt a lot of Italian.”

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1.The writer was surprised that John was able to stay in Italy for ______.

A. a week 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.two months

C.two weeks　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D.two years

2.John was able to have a long holiday in Italy because ______.

A. he was a shop manager

B.he had a lot of money

C.he taught a shop manager to learn English

D.he worked in a shop as an assistant

3.John’s pupil was ______.

A. an American　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B.an Englishman

C.a Chinese　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D.an Italian

4.How long did John spend talking to his pupil every day?

A. Two hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B.Twenty minutes.

C.Three hours.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D.Thirty minutes.

5.Why did the shop manager ask John to teach him English?

Because______.

A. he was an Italian　　　　　　　　　　　　     B.he liked English very much

C.he was a shop manager　　　　　　    D.he had many American customers

My name is David. I live in a big house with my   41  . Our house   42  not near a city. It is twenty kilometers (公里)   43   the nearest (最近的) city. There are   44   people in my family. I live with my parents, my two sisters    45    my brother. Our house has two floors. There   46   a living room, four bedrooms, a dining room, a kitchen and two    47   . I share a bedroom   48    my brother, Simon. Each of my two sisters   49   a bedroom. Our house has a big garden    50     lots of flowers. I like   51   in the garden with my brother and   52  . At weekends my school friends come to see me. We play in the garden.   53      it rains, we play in the room. Our home is a nice place   54   live in. I have   55   with my friends and family in our house.

(   ) 41.A. family              B. families            C. parents                 D. parent

(   ) 42.A.be                 B. is                 C. has                    D. are

(   ) 43.A.from                   B.away                  C.to                             D.at

(   ) 44.A. four               B. five               C. six                    D. seven

(   ) 45.A.and                     B.with                   C.in                             D.on

(   ) 46.A. is                 B. are               C. has                     D. have

(   ) 47.A. bathrooms         B. bathroom          C.sittingroom                D.room

(   ) 48.A. for                B. with              C. on                     D. in

(   ) 49.A. have              B. has                C. live                    D. with

(   ) 50.A.with                   B.has                    C.and                           D.have

(   ) 51.A. play               B. playing             C. to playing               D. work 

(   ) 52. A. sister             B. sisters             C. parent                  D. friend

(   ) 53. A. But               B. And               C. When                  D. Then

(   ) 54.A.to                       B.on                      C.with                          D.not

(   ) 55. A. fun                B. funs              C. funny                  D. time