Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman. He visits the US from time to time. While he was telephoning at a hotel(旅馆) on a visit to Chicago, he put his bag on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto reached down for it, but it was gone. Inside it were about $900, his passport(护照), photos of his family, and his return ticket to Japan.

Envelope(信封). There was nothing inside but his passport, his airline ticket and money order(汇票) for more than $900 and a letter from Mr. Joseph Loveras. It said, “I hope this money order and the things will make you believe in the people of Chicago.”

The next time he travelled to the US, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto called on Mr. Joseph Loveras. He was 67 years old and in bad health. He got only $ 493 a month.

He said that he saw the bag on a street corner and found the money and the ticket in the top part of the bag. He changed the money into money order and spent his own money to send it to Japan.

Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto was very moved by what Mr. Loveras had done. “I asked him why he would go to all the trouble to return everything to me. He told me that if he had not done it, it would have made him feel bad for the rest of his life.”

Now they have become friends. Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto visits Mr. Loveras every time he is in the US.

(   ) 31. While he was visiting Chicago, Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto ___________.

       A. lost his bag                   B. lost his way

       C. changed his money into money order

       D. made friends with an old American

(   ) 32. When Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto couldn’t find his lost things __________.

       A. he felt sorry for the people of Chicago

       B. he thought the people of Chicago were very friendly

       C. he thought they would never be found

       D. he thought they would be soon returned to him

(   ) 33. Mr. Loveras sent back the things to Mr.Tadatoyo Yamamoto because he wanted ___________.

       A. to get some money from him in return

       B. to help him to do more business in US

       C. him to come to visit America more often

       D. him to know most people in Chicago are nice

(   )34. From the passage we know that Mr. Loveras was _____________.

       A. very rich      B. not rich    C. a businessman   D. very healthy

(   ) 35. Which of the following is true?

       A. Mr. Loveras took the bag away from the hotel and then returned it to Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto.

       B. A thief (小偷) took the bag away and threw it on a street corner.

       C. If Mr. Loveras didn’t return everything to Mr. Tadatoyo Yamamoto, he would die.

       D. Mr. Loveras knew Mr. Tada toyo Yamamoto very well before.

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I’ll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.
【小题1】 Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother's birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.

"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.

He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "

For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

Then less than a week before his mother's birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.

"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "

"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "

The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.

"I'll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"

"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

The day after his mother's birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"

"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said.

1. Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

A. Because he loved his mother very much.

B. Because his mother needed these presents.

C. Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

D. Because he was the richest man in the world.

2. How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

A. They rang John up.

B. They knew it from the newspapers.

C. John phoned them one by one.

D. They knew it on TV.

3.When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

A. Two weeks before John's mother's birthday.

B. On John's mother's birthday.

C. About five days before John's mother's birthday.

D. Less than a week after John's mother's birthday.

4. Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

A. Because it was such a beautiful bird.

B. Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

C. Because the bird could look after his mother.

D.  Because John  thought  the bird could make his mother happy.

5. What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

A. His mother ate the bird.

B. His mother let the bird fly away.

C. His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

D.  His mother thought  it  was the most  expensive present in the world.