Anna arrived far too early．Usually she left things to the last minute,   1  today was a very special occasion．It was almost   2   by getting there an hour beforehand that she   3   to cause the plane to arrive sooner．   4   raced through her mind．“Do I look all right? Will he notice that I’m wearing a   5   trouser suit? Will he even   6   me?” After all, it was a year almost to the day since she had   7   seen Joe．She fished a   8   out of her handbag and inspected her face．Too much make-up?  Joe had   9   made any comments but she knew that he did not approve of heavy make-up ------ “gliding （把．．涂成金色） the lily”, he   10   it． It was funny how much importance she attached to   11   a good impression on him． After all, friends do not judge each other by   12  ． All the same, it was the first meeting after a long separation, and she wanted everything to   13   right．

    Looking out of the window, Joe  14   a first glimpse, through a break in the clouds,  15   the town far below．Certainly it was very flattering （奉承的） that they had   16  him to be the guest lecturer at their Autumn Congress yet again．The Chairman of the Organizing Committee, as a matter of courtesy （礼貌）, had   17   to meet him at the airport, as he had done on previous occasions．This time,   18  ，it was not necessary,   19   because Joe was quite familiar with the city, but mainly because Anna had said that she could   20   the afternoon off in order to come and meet him．

1．  A．and                     B． but                         C． for                           D． as

2．  A．because               B． even if                    C． as if                         D． when

3．  A．thought               B． liked                       C． had                          D． hoped

4．  A．Words                B． Facts                      C． Thoughts                  D． Matters

5．  A．new                    B． strange                   C． white                        D． single

6．  A．like                     B． recognize                C． know                       D． tell

7．  A．before                 B． recently                  C． last                           D． most

8 ．     A．purse              B． handkerchief           C． mirror                      D． book

9．  A．never                  B． almost                    C． often                        D． regularly

10．     A．told                B． called                     C． saw                          D． thought

11．     A．offering          B． taking                     C． having                      D． making

12．     A．appearance      B． clothes                   C． make-up                   D． head

13．     A．come across   B． turn up                   C． go off                       D． get out

14．     A．caught            B． left                         C． enjoyed                     D． met

15．     A．at                  B． on                          C． to                             D． of

16．     A．employed        B． invited                    C． told                          D． informed

17．     A．offered           B． arrived                    C． intended                    D． attempted

18．     A．therefore         B． however                 C． instead                      D． as well

19．     A．luckily            B． really                      C． partly                       D． separately

20．     A．put                 B． make                      C． take                          D． leave

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
【小题1】We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in Lon-don. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.

A．a conductor       B．a worker          C．a thief            D．an umbrella maker

2.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A．his ticket          B．his bag            C．his drawing        D．his umbrella

3. Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A．Because he was lost in thought.

B．Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C．Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D．Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.

4.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A．surprised          B．angry             C．fortunate          D．sad

5.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A．He picked them on the train.

B．He brought them from his small town.

C．He bought them in London.

D．He stole them from four women.