happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I   36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then  37  came to me.

He was in an unfit shirt,  38  pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39  begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the  42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43  the boy from me.

Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45  the boy had been. I thought he would not  46  my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on  47  in the night.

When it was near midnight the rain  48 , people started to go out. The cafe  49  closed. I had to move to the door. I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning  50  a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I  51   him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the   53   hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.

I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which  54  my leather shoes. After saying goodbye to the boy, I was  55  home, with the image of the boy stay in my mind.

A. put on            B. dressed              C. wore                          D. wore out

A. a boy             B. a woman              C. a girl                      D. an old man

A. looked            B. look                         C. to look                     D. looking

A. had I              B. I had                C. I did                        D. did I

A. taking up B. took off                   C. taking off          D. took on

A. in                  B. down          C. on                         D. up

A. wind              B. snow                        C. rain                         D. fire

A. separated B. connected          C. joined               D. divided

A. this         B. that                          C. it                      D. what

A. there              B. where               C. how                         D. what

A. polish             B. clean                 C. turn                         D.return

A. feet  B. my foot             C. my bare feet    D. my own foot

A. started            B. began                C. ended          D. came

A. was         B. was to be           C. had been           D. has been

A. against           B. with                         C. under                D. over

A. cover             B. shook                C. grasped        D. caught

A. thanked          B. made out   C. recognized      D. passed

A. wallet           B. arms     C. shoes    D. package

A. was wrapping B. was wrapped C. had wrapped D. wrapped

A. on the way to B. on a way     C. on my way D. in my way

（B）
Mr. and Mrs. Smith always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past , staying in a small inn at the foot of a hill . One year , however Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business , so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around the famous city .
They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening . They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry , because in that small inn in New Jersey , no meals were served after seven . They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night .
“ Are you still serving dinner ? ” asked Mr. Smith .“ Yes , certainly , sir , ” answered the man . “ We serve it until half past nine . ”“ What are the times of meals then ? ” asked Mr. Smith .“ Well , sir ” answered the man , “ we serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning , lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon , tea from four to five , and dinner from six to half past nine . ”“ But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London , ” said Mrs. Smith .
26. Mr. and Mrs. Smith in the past______________ .
A. has often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey
B. had travelled to many places
C. often stayed in a small inn
D. had made a lot of money
27. They decided to go to a really good hotel because____________ .
A. it was famous
B. it was difficult to find a cheap hotel
C. it was near many interesting places
D. they now had enough money
28. When they arrived at the hotel , they found___________ .
A. no meals were served after seven
B. dinner was still being served
C. their plane had arrived too late
D. they had to go to bed hungry
29. When the man told them the times of meals at the hotel , Mrs. Smith felt_______ .
A. disappointed   B. excited   C. delighted   D. satisfied
30. Mrs. Smith_____________ .
A. thought she would have plenty of time to see the sights
B. was afraid they would have no time to tour around London
C. thought the hotel was not as good as the small inn
D. thought the hotel was much better than the small inn for its good meals

 She had no idea     Cork Street was, except      it was near Bond Street.

Mr and Mrs Smith had always spent their summer holidays in New Jersey in the past, staying in a small inn(旅店) at the foot of a hill. One year, however, Mr. Smith made a lot of money in his business, so they decided to go to London and stay at a really good hotel while they went touring around that famous city.

They flew to London and arrived at their hotel late one evening. They expected that they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that small inn in New Jersey, no meals were served after seven. They were therefore surprised when the man who received them in the hall asked whether they would take dinner there that night.

“Are you still serving dinner?” asked Mr Smith.

“Yes, certainly, sir,” answered the man. “We serve it until half past nine.”

“What are the times of meals then?” asked Mr Smith.

“Well, sir,” answered the man, “We serve breakfast from seven to half past eleven in the morning, lunch from twelve to three in the afternoon, tea from four to five, and dinner from six to half past nine.”

“But that hardly leaves any time for us to see the sights of London!” said Mrs Smith.

Mr and Mrs Smith _________ in the past.

       A．had often stayed in a big hotel in New Jersey

       B．had traveled to many places

       C．had often stayed in a small inn

       D．had made a lot of money

They decided to go to a really good hotel because _________.

       A．it was famous

       B．it was difficult to find a cheap hotel

       C．it was near many interesting places

       D．they now had enough money

When they arrived at the hotel, they found _________.

       A．no meals were served after seven

       B．dinner was still being served

       C．their plane had arrived too late

       D．they had to go to bed hungry

When the man told them the times of meals at the hotel, Mrs Smith felt _________.

A．disappointed      B．excited      C．delighted  D．satisfied

Mrs. Smith _________.

A．thought she would have plenty of time to see the sights

B．was afraid they would have no time to tour around London

C．thought the hotel was not as good as the small inn

D．thought the hotel was much better than the small inn for its good meals

One evening I was resting in a cafe. I wore a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, 1. were rather expensive. Then a boy came to me.

He was in  2.  old and not fit shirt, looking pale and about eleven. No sooner had I begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe –polishing. He was busy doing his work 3. heavy rain began to pour down. People rushed to the cafe for   4.（protect）from the rain. More and more people crowded in and gradually separated the boy 5. me.

Hours passed, and it turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered where the boy had been. I thought I would have to go home on my bare feet. When it was near midnight, the cafe was to be closed. I had to move to the door, just as l went to the gate, I __6. （surprise） found that a boy of about eleven, __7._,（look）very familiar, was sleeping at the door with his head leaning __8. a box. I shook him slightly and woke him  9.. He opened the package hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly. I paid him and wrapped him with his _10.  （fit）shirt. On my way home, the image of the boy stayed in my mind