On morning Mrs Peter said to her husband, “Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies club (俱乐部) at Mrs. Green’s house at lunch time today, and I want to go to it. I’ll have you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

　　“Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “that’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”　　“This tin (罐头) of fish,” Mrs. Peter said. “And there are some cold, boiled potatoes (土豆) and some beans (豆子) here, too.”

　　“Good” Then Mrs Peter went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Green’s, and at three o’clock Mrs Peter came home.

　　“Was your fish nice?” She asked.

　　“Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered.

　　“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Peter asked.

　　“Well, on the tin it was written: Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.”

　　( )1. Mrs Peter wanted to _______________.

　　A. meet her husband B. meet Mr. JackC. go to Mrs Green’s house　D. see Mrs Green

　　( )2. Mr Peter had to _________.

　　A. have lunch outside 　　　　　　B. have lunch at home by himself

　　C. cook dinner by himself 　　　　D. ask his wife to buy some food for him

　　( )3. Mrs Peter asked her husband to eat ________ for his lunch.

　　A. some cold, boiled potatoes, some beans and a tin of fish.

　　B. some beans, some cold potatoes.　　C. a tin of fish, some beans and tomatoes.

　　D. some cold potatoes and a tin of fish.

　　( )4. Mrs Peter had her lunch ___________.

　　A. at home 　　　B. at Mrs Jack’s houseC. at a restaurant　D. at Mrs. Green’s house

　　( )5. Mrs Peter’s husband’s feet were burting because ______________.

　　A. the tin of fish hurt his feet　　B. he fell down and hurt his feet.

　　C. he stood in hot water for five minutes　　D. his wife hurt him with that tin of fish

　　One morning Mrs. Smith said to her husband, “Tom, there's a meeting of our ladies club at Mrs. King's house at lunch time today, and I want to go to it. I'll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?” “ Oh, yes,” her husband answered, “That's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

　　“This tin （罐） of fish,” Mrs. Smith said, “ and there are some cold, boiled potatoes and some bean here, too.” “ Good,” Mr. Smith answered, “ I'll have a good lunch.” So Mrs. Smith went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs. King's house, and at three o'clock Mrs. Smith came home. “Was your fish nice, Jack?” she asked. “Yes, but my feet are hurting,” he answered. “Why are they hurting?” she asked.

　　“ Well, the words on the tin were open, the tin and I stand in hot water for five minutes.”

（1）Tom was Mrs. Smith's ________.

[　　]

A．husband　　B．mother　　C．father　　D．wife

（2）That day, Mrs. Smith wanted to ________.

[　　]

A．do some shopping in town

B．do some washing in the morning

C．go to a meeting at Mrs. King's house

D．stay at home

（3）What did Mrs. Smith leave for her husband's lunch?

[　　]

A．She left him some tomatoes, beans and a tin of fish.

B．Some boiled fish, a tin of beans and some potatoes.

C．A tin of meat and some vegetables.

D．Some cold boiled potatoes, some beans and a tin of fish.

（4）Mrs. Smith came back home ________.

[　　]

A．in the afternoon

B．in the same morning

C．in the evening

D．at night

（5）Jack hurt himself because ________.

[　　]

A．the potatoes and the beans were too hot

B．he ate too much

C．he didn't understand the words on the tin correctly

D．he fell into the hot water when he was having lunch

Habit is second nature（习惯成自然）Here’s a story.

Once a farmer found a tin（锡）box while working in the field. In the box there was an old book. The farmer read it over and discovered that it was a book on magic（魔法）.

In the book it said that there was a stone on the beach that could turn anything into gold. Unlike all the others, the stone was warm. The farmer was amazed and decided to search the shore for the stone.

From morning to evening he would pick up stones and feel them. Then he would throw the stones far into the sea so that he wouldn’t pick up the same ones.

Days, weeks and months passed, and then a year and then another. But every stone he picked up was as cold as ice. He got so used to it that he would throw a stone into the sea as soon as he picked it up.

One evening as he was leaving for home, he saw a common stone in front of him. “This will be the last stone I ever pick up!” said the man hopelessly.

As soon as he put his fingers on the stone he threw it far into the sea. Then suddenly he realized that the stone was warm.

44. What did the farmer find while working in the field?

A. A warm stone.　　　 B. A tin box with a book on magic in it.　　　 C. Nothing.　　 D. Gold.

45. How long at least did the farmer search for the warm stone?

A. 365 days.　　　　　　 B. fifty-two weeks.　　　　　　　　　　 C. two years.　　　　 D. All his life.

46. What does the underlined word ones mean in the passage?

A. Books.　　　　　　　　 B. Stones.　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Boxes.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ice.

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

A. A Farmer. B. A warm stone. C. Force(力量)of habit. D. Throwing stones.

I used to live selfishly, I should admit(承认). But one moment changed me.
I was on my lunch break and had 31 __the office to get something to eat . On the way, I saw a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 32__ in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 33__ use the money to feed his addiction（瘾）to drugs or alcohol. He 34 like that type-young and ragged（衣衫褴褛）. 　35 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 36 I had no right to place myself above 37 just because he was busking.
I 38__ and dropped all the coins into his 39 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As selfish　as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 40 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. Disappointedly , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 41 ,” I thought.
On my way home at the end of the 42 , I saw the busker again and he was 43 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk to a cafe counter. There he poured the total contents into a tin collecting 44 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity！
Now I donate any 45 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.
31. A. left　　　　　 　 B . cleaned　　　　　 C . prepared　　　　　 D . searched　
32. A. chocolates　　　 B . coins　　　　　 　　 C . tins　　　　　　　 　 D . drugs　　
33. A. almost　 　　　　 B . only　　　　　　 C . rather　　　　　　　 D . still　　
34. A. acted　 　　　　　 B . looked　　　　 　　 C . sounded　　　　　 D . smelt　　
35. A. Though　 　　　 　B . For　　　　 　　　　 C . Therefor　　　 　　 D . But　　　
36. A. declared 　　　 　B . realized　　　　　　 C . expected　　　 　　 D . guessed　
37. A. it　　　 　　　　 　 B . all　　　　　　　　　 C . him　　　　　 　　　 D . them　　
38. A. waited　 　　　　 B . followed　　　　　 　C . stopped　　　　　　 D . arrived　　
39. A. rag　　 　　　　　 B . hat　　　　　　　　 C . pocket　　　　　　　 D . counter　　
40. A. happiness　　　 B . sadness　　　　　 　C . love　　　 　　　　 D . hate　　　　　
41 A. words　 　　　 B . effort　　 　　　　 C . space　 　　　　　 D . money　　　　　　　
42. A. moment　　　 B . day　　　　 　　　　 C . break　 　　　　　　 D . event　　　　　　　
43. A. walking around　 B. passing by　 C . packing up　　　 D. running off　　　　
44. A.by　　　　 　　　　　 B . for　　 　　　 C . on　　　　 　　　　 　 D . with　　　　　　　
45. A.work　　　 　　　 B . time　　　　　 C . energy　　 　　　 D .change