A teacher was asking one of her pupils some questions, but not even one of the answers was correct. So the teacher __(1)___ to ask him some very simple questions. She hoped that he could give at least one __(2)___ answer.

　　“Now Sam,”said the teacher,“__(3)___ is Waterloo?”

　　“Waterloo?”said the boy.“Oh, it's a kind of __(4)___ machine, I think.”

　　The teacher was __(5)___. She shook her head and raised __(6)___ question,“Sam, be __(7)___, please. Now tell me the __(8)___ to a very, very simple question: Who was Washington?”

　　“Well,”the answer __(9)___ quickly,“Washington must be the man who uses that washing machine.”

　　The teacher got __(10)___, but she didn't __(11)___. She thought and thought, and at last she thought of the __(12)___ question--if this could be __(13)___ a question: Who is the __(14)___ of the United States now?

　　Sam thought for a long time, but he had no __(15)___ at all. Then the teacher lost her temper（脾气）. She __(16)___,“Bush!”Sam looked __(17)___ and sat down.“Stand up!”Sam stood up again. He looked __(18)___.“Oh, I'm __(19)___.”he said，“I thought you were calling the __(20)___ student.”

When I was a teenager, we lived out in the country. If we wanted to go town, we had to walk.

　　 Then I got my   1   car. I’ll never forget it. My father was   2   in Dalla at the time. I decided to   3   him and meet him   4   the car. I knew that he   5   me to carry his things all the way home. My mother didn’t want me to drive to town. I had driven it only once   6   , and wasn’t a good driver.   7  , she was afraid of   8   my father would say when he saw the new car. She wanted me to walk to the station and tell him about the car   9   . But I wanted to show everybody my brand- new car - so   10   I went.

    The train arrives at 3:20.   11   my great surprise, my father wasn’t   12   when he saw the car. I told him I wasn’t a very good driver   13   He said he would be only too   14   to show me how to drive. This really surprises me. As far as I know, my father had never   15   a car before.

    By the time we got home, I   16   I had walked to town. I’m sure my father   17   , too. The ride home was unbelievable. It was years   18   my father ever drove again!   19   the thing was mentioned, he   20   reply, “The motor car will never take the place of the horse.”

1. A．last

B．first

C．old

D．foreign

2. A．away

B．far

C．home

D．over

3. A．satisfy

B．frighten

C．terrify

D．surprise

4. A．by

B．with

C．on

D．in

5. A．hoped

B．promised

C．expected

D．allowed

6. A．before

B．then

C．again

D．more

7. A．Besides

B．Except

C．Instead

D．However

8. A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whether

9. A．then

B．now

C．early

D．later

10. A．off

B．about

C．ahead

D．on

11. A．At

B．For

C．In

D．To

12. A．happy

B．angry

C．inspired

D．disappointed

13. A．yet

B．still

C．at all

D．either

14. A．angry

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．pleased

15. A．repaired

B．fixed

C．driven

D．bought

16. A．imagined

B．supposed

C．wished

D．hoped

17. A．did

B．had

C．could

D．would

18. A．before

B．after

C．unless

D．when

19. A．Whenever

B．Wherever

C．However

D．Whatever

20. A．got used to

B．was used to

C．used to

D．became used to

　　 Then I got my   1   car. I’ll never forget it. My father was   2   in Dalla at the time. I decided to   3   him and meet him   4   the car. I knew that he   5   me to carry his things all the way home. My mother didn’t want me to drive to town. I had driven it only once   6   , and wasn’t a good driver.   7  , she was afraid of   8   my father would say when he saw the new car. She wanted me to walk to the station and tell him about the car   9   . But I wanted to show everybody my brand- new car - so   10   I went.

    The train arrives at 3:20.   11   my great surprise, my father wasn’t   12   when he saw the car. I told him I wasn’t a very good driver   13   He said he would be only too   14   to show me how to drive. This really surprises me. As far as I know, my father had never   15   a car before.

    By the time we got home, I   16   I had walked to town. I’m sure my father   17   , too. The ride home was unbelievable. It was years   18   my father ever drove again!   19   the thing was mentioned, he   20   reply, “The motor car will never take the place of the horse.”

1. A．last

B．first

C．old

D．foreign

2. A．away

B．far

C．home

D．over

3. A．satisfy

B．frighten

C．terrify

D．surprise

4. A．by

B．with

C．on

D．in

5. A．hoped

B．promised

C．expected

D．allowed

6. A．before

B．then

C．again

D．more

7. A．Besides

B．Except

C．Instead

D．However

8. A．that

B．what

C．which

D．whether

9. A．then

B．now

C．early

D．later

10. A．off

B．about

C．ahead

D．on

11. A．At

B．For

C．In

D．To

12. A．happy

B．angry

C．inspired

D．disappointed

13. A．yet

B．still

C．at all

D．either

14. A．angry

B．surprised

C．satisfied

D．pleased

15. A．repaired

B．fixed

C．driven

D．bought

16. A．imagined

B．supposed

C．wished

D．hoped

17. A．did

B．had

C．could

D．would

18. A．before

B．after

C．unless

D．when

19. A．Whenever

B．Wherever

C．However

D．Whatever

20. A．got used to

B．was used to

C．used to

D．became used to

He met her at a party．She was so outstanding，with many boys around her，while he was so normal, with nobody paying attention to him．

At the end of the party，he invited her to have coffee with him．She was surprised，but due to being polite，she agreed．

They sat in a nice coffee shop．He was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking，“Please let me go home．”

Suddenly he asked the waiter，“Would you please give me some salt? I'd like to put it in my coffee．”

Everybody stared at him——so strange! His face turned red，but，still，he put the salt in his coffee and drank it．

She asked him curiously，“Why do you have this hobby?”

He replied，“When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea．I liked playing in the sea, and I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee．Now every time I have the salty coffee．I always think of my childhood．I miss my hometown so much．I miss my parents who are still living there．”

While saying that tears filled his eyes．She was deeply touched．That's his true feeling，from the bottom of his heart．A man who can tell out his homesickness, he must be a man who loves home, cares about home, and has responsibility of home．

Then she also started to speak，about her faraway hometown，her childhood, her family．That was a really nice talk，also a beautiful beginning of their story．

They continued to date．She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands；he was kind-hearted, warm and careful．He was such a good person but she almost missed him!

Thanks to his salty coffee! Then the story was just like every beautiful love story，the princess married the prince, then they were living a happy life…And, every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee．

After 40 years, he passed away，leaving her a letter which said，“My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie．This was the only lie I said to you—the salty coffee．

“Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous at that time．Actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt．It was hard for me to change so I just went ahead．

“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything．

“Now I'm dying, I'm afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I don't like the salty coffee．What a strange bad taste! But I have had the salty coffee for my whole life!

“Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you．Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life．If I can live for a second time，I still want to know you and have you for my whole life，even though I have to drink the salty coffee again．”

Her tears made the letter totally wet．

Someday，someone asked her,“What's the taste of salty coffee?”“It's sweet，”she replied．

After ordering some salt to put into the coffee, the young man must have felt     ．

A．touched     B．satisfied    C．disappointed    D．embarrassed

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Salt coffee is more delicious and sweeter than sugar coffee．

B．The man ordered the salt coffee in order to create a chance to date with the girl．

C．The man had to have salty coffee all his life to keep his word．

D．The woman hardly believed the man's explanation at their first date．

From the passage we can see that the man is         ．

A．caring and kind-hearted      B．shy and sly

C．dishonest but responsible     D．warm and understanding

It is implied in the passage that the woman _____ when reading the letter left by her husband．

 A．was cheated by his husband's behavior    B．was touched by his husband's white lie

 C．felt sorry to know the truth too late       D．felt angry about his dishonesty

　　We were about to gather up our things and return to our car when a man came up．He looked very 　1　 indeed and asked us 　2　 if we knew that these grounds were his own．Father looked troubled and the man 　3　 a notice，which said that camping（宿营）was strictly forbidden．　4　 father explained that he had not seen the 　5　 and did not know that camping was not allowed．　6　 father apologized，the man did not seem satisfied．He asked father for his name and 　7　 All the way home，we were so 　8　 that hardly anyone spoke a word．This unpleasant thing had spoiled（损害）a wonderful day in the 　9　．

　　For the rest of the week，we 　10　 what would happen．The following Sunday，we stayed at home even though it was a 　11　 day．About noon，a large and very expensive 　12　 stopped outside our house．We were surprised when we saw several people preparing to have a picnic（野餐）in our small 　13　．Father got very 　14　 and went to ask them what they thought they were doing．You can imagine how 　15　 he was when he saw the man who had taken our address the week before！Both men burst out 　16　 and father welcomed the strangers into the house．We became good 　17　． And we learned a lesson we have never 　18　．That's“ Don't do to others 　19　 you don't like to 　20　 to you．”

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