A woman lost her handbag. There was plenty of money in it. So she made a promise, “If someone finds my handbag and returns it to me, I’ll give half the money to him.”

A cleaner found it in a garbage box. He sent it back to the loser. But the woman changed her mind.

“There was still an expensive watch in my handbag,” said the loser. “I won’t give half the money in my handbag to you until you return it to me.”

“I’ve never seen a watch in the handbag,” said the cleaner.

They began to argue. The woman refused to do what she had said. The cleaner became angry and took her before a judge(法官).

After the judge heard what happened to them, he said to the woman, “I’m sure you are an honest woman. It’s true that you have lost a handbag in which there was a watch. But it is also clear that there is only a lot of money in this handbag. I don’t think it is yours. Wait for some man. Perhaps someone will be able to return it to you!”

Then the judge turned to the cleaner and said, “Take the handbag home. If the loser doesn’t go to get it back in three days, it will belong to you!”

( ) 41.The woman’s lost handbag was found by 　　　 .

A.　　 a judge　　　 B. a cleaner　　　 C. herself　 D. nobody

( ) 42.The woman wanted to get back the handbag because 　　　　　　.

A.　　 there’s a lot of money in it　　 B. she put an expensive watch in it

C. there were some cards in it　　 D. she likes the handbag very much

( ) 43.Where did the cleaner find the handbag?

A. On a street　 B. In a park　 C. In a Supermarket　 D. In a garbage box

( ) 44.After the judge heard what had happened, he 　　　　　　.

A. made a wise decision　　

B. didn’t know what to do

C. asked the cleaner to return the handbag to the woman

D. ordered the cleaner to hand in the handbag.

( ) 45.Do you think there was a watch in the handbag?

A. Yes, I think so. B. It’s not mentioned.

C. No, I don’t think so.　 D. Maybe

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One day when I was five years old , my mother was washing the kitchen floor. I was telling her about a new girl at school, and she looked up at me and said, “__1___are your two best friends?”

I was not __2___ what to say, “Um--- Jenny and Mary.”

My mother __3___ washing the floor and asked me, “ Well, what about Kate and Cindy?”

“But they’re my __4___.”

“Yes, but they can __5___ be your best friends. Friends may come and __6___, but your sisters will always be there for you.”

At that time I felt __7___. How could my two sisters be my closest friends? We fought all the time over toys, food, and what to __8___ on TV. How could my sisters be my best friends? They weren’t even the same age as me. We all had our own ___9__ at school. But my mother never let us _10___ that sisters are lifelong friends. Like all mothers, she wanted to give us a great gift ___11__ let us know how lucky we were. She let us play together and always punished us in the same way, too.

We didn’t always __12___ well and fought just like any other sisters. Now twenty years have __13___. We realise that our mother is __14___. Today I share things with my sisters that I don’t ___15__ with anyone else.

Once there lived a man in a small town. He often said, “If I have lots of gold, I shall be the happiest man in the world.”

One day he was traveling in North Africa. He lost his way and he was so hungry and thirsty that he couldn’t walk any more. There were only stones and sand around. Just then he saw a bag on the sand. He took it up. But when he opened it, he saw it was full of gold.

He left the bag on the sand and cried, “ What is the use of gold to a hungry man?”

1. What did the traveler love best?

A. Food           B. Drinks         C. Stones         D. Gold

2. “He lost his way” means____________________.

A.   “he didn’t know where he was and where to go

B.  “he didn’t know where he came from”

C.   “he didn’t know how to return home”  

D.  “he lost what he had on the way”

3. When he found a bag full of gold he felt______________.

A. happy           B. hungry         C. thirsty         D. sad

4. What’s the most useful to a hungry man?______________.

A. Food            B. Gold           C. Money      D. Stones