A famous story about happiness

Mrs Jones, a 92—year—old lady, dresses__1___ well each morning before 8 o’clock. This morning  she got up early, dressed up as before, because she would move to a nursing home.

After many hours of waiting in the lobby(通道)，she __2__ sweetly when a young lady told her that her room was ready,.“ I love it,”she answered___3___ , like a 8---year---- old girl who has just received a new gift.

“Mrs  Jones, you haven’t seen the room……just wait. You __4__here for such a long time, I’m very sorry……”

“It doesn't matter” ,she said.“ Happiness is something you decide on. I don’t mind how the furniture(家具) is placed or anything else in the room. I have already ____5___ to love it. Every morning I get out of the bed, feeling thankful for my body parts that work,. Each day is a _6_. As my eyes open, I’ll focus on (专注于) the __7__day and all the happy things……”

Please _8__:Happiness is an attitude(心态)。

1.用下列词语的正确形式填空（每空1分）

gift    decide   wait   her   smile   remember   happy   new

2.回答下列问题， 每题 1 分

（1）why did this old lady move to the nursing home?

_____________________________________________.

（2）What do you think about happiness?

_________________________________________________.

Mrs Jones’ telephone number is 2562781 and the number of the city cinema(电影院)is 2562718. because the two numbers look the same(一样), some people often make a mistake(弄错)and telephone her when they want the cinema.

One evening, the Jones are having supper at the table. Just then, the telephone bell rings. Mrs Jones goes to answer the telephone. A tired（累的）man says, “Excuse me, at what time does your last movie begin?”

“I’m sorry.” says Mrs Jones, “But you have the wrong(错误的)number. This is not the cinema.”

“Oh, sorry, it began twenty minutes ago(以前)? Thank you all the same. Goodbye.” Says the man.

Mrs Jones is very surprised(惊讶), so she tells her husband（丈夫）the whole thing. Her husband, Mr Jones laughs(笑)and says: “I see. The man’s wife wants to go to a movie, but he is tired. He doesn’t want to go to a movie. So he telephones the cinema. His wife hears(听见)him, but she can’t hear you. Now they stay at home this evening, and the husband is very happy and he can have a good rest(休息)at home.”

根据上文内容判断正（T）误（F）。

1.Mrs Jones’ telephone number is the same as the number of the city cinema.

2.People often telephone Mrs Jones when they want the cinema.

3.One evening when the telephone bell rings, they are having supper.

4.The tired man wants to know when the last film begins.

5.The husband is happy to stay at home.

A woman went into a shop one evening to buy a new blouse. A strange man followed her into the shop and stood about while she was at the counter. Suddenly she screamed and the man turned and ran out of the shop, right into the arms of a passing policeman. Then he was caught by the policeman because he was a wanted robber.

“Mrs Jones, if you hadn’t screamed, I would certainly have been robbed,” said the shopkeeper, “I didn’t know it,” answered Mrs Jones. “I screamed when you told me how expensive the blouse was.”

1.The woman was ___________________.

A. a policewoman   B. Mrs Jones     C. a robber     D. the shopkeeper

2.What did the strange man go into the shop for?

A. He tried to rob the shop.     

B. He wanted to do some shopping.

C. He had something to tell the shopkeeper.

D. He was the shopkeeper's brother and just wanted to drop by.

3.From the passage we know that             .

A. the shopkeeper caught the robber   

B. the woman was a shopkeeper too

C. the man ran away after he robbed the shopkeeper

D. the woman didn't know the man was a robber at all

Mrs. Jones is waiting for an important telephone call, but she has no vegetables at home, so she leaves the baby and says to her five-year-old son, “I’m going to the shops, Jimmy, and I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

While she is out, the telephone rings, and Jimmy answers.

“Hello,” says a man. “Is your mother here?”

“No.” answers Jimmy.

“Well, when she comes back, tell her Mr. Baker telephones.”

“What?” says Jimmy.

“Mr. Baker, write it down B-A-K-E-R.”

“How do you make a B,” asks Jimmy.

“How do I make B? Listen, little boy, is there anyone else with you? Any brothers or sisters?”

“My brother Billy is here.”

“Good, I want to talk to him, please.”

“All right.” Jimmy takes the telephone to the baby’s bed and gives it to Billy. When their mother comes back, she asks, “Does anyone telephone?”

“Yes,” says Jimmy, “a man. But he only wants to talk to Billy.”

1. Mrs. Jones is waiting for _____.

2.Billy is _____.

3.There is no _____ in Mrs. Jones’s house.

4.When the telephone rings, Mrs. Jones is _____.

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Mr. and Mrs. Jones don’t often go out     36  , but last Saturday, Mrs. Jones    37___ to her husband, “There is a good    38   tonight. Can we go and see it?”

Mr. Jones was quite    39   about it, so they went and both of them liked the film very much. They came out of     40   at 11 o’clock, got into their   41   and began to drive home. It was quite dark, then Mrs. Jones said to Mr. Jones, “Look! A woman is running along the road very    42   , and a man is running after her. Can you see them?”

Mr. Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we     43    you?” “No, thank you,” the woman said, but she didn’t stop     44    . “My husband and I always run home after the film, and the    45   one does the cleaning at home.”

1.                A．in the morning   B．in the evening    C．in the afternoon    D．at noon

2.                A．told           B．talked          C．spoke    D．said

3.                A．film            B．match          C．meeting  D．message

4.                A．angry          B．afraid          C．worried  D．happy

5.                A．the film         B．TV             C．the cinema    D．the shop

6.                A．seats           B．chairs          C．car  D．train

7.                A．fast            B．slowly          C．late  D．long

8.                A．leave          B．notice          C．help D．love

9.                A．to run          B．running         C．runs D．ran

10.               A．last            B．angry          C．happy D．great