The landlord of the building in which Dr．Hoppeastein maintains (keeps) his offices ordered a house painter to put a fresh coat of paint to all the walls in the offices．Such painting is usually done every three years or so, and it was right on schedule．The painter did exactly what he was told to do．He painted all the walls．The only problem was that the Berdyazk painting was on one of those walls．When no one took down the work of art, the painter covered the painting as well as the rest of the wall surface with a fresh coat of paint.

    When the doctor returned to his office after a day at the hospital, he looked at the wall and saw the damage．He was absolutely angry．“It’s a good thing．I was in the operating room when you did this,” he told the painter, “or you would have painted me!”

    Dr．Hoppenstein still can’t believe what happened, the seven-foot by four-foot painting was valued at more than $10,000．It stood a full two inches out from the wall．The name of the work of the art was “Out of Darkness．Light.” There was no light left when the house painter got done with it.

1．This story is mainly about ________ .

A．how to paint an office

B．a landlord and his doctor

C．painting on a painting

D．doctors who got angry

2．The painter thought he was ________.

A．better than the artist

B．not paid enough for the job

C．supposed to finish the job fast

D．doing what he was supposed to

3．Which happened last ?  ________

A．The doctor was very angry

BD．The History of NATO

C．The art work was covered over

D．The landlord ordered a paint job

4．If the doctor had been in his office, ________ .

A．the painter would have painted him

B．he would have helped the man paint

C．he could have stopped the painter

D．the landlord would have visited

5．Something right on schedule ________.

A．can’t be found easily

B．is too expensive to see

C．is often very late

D．happens on time

    Rueben Hoppenstein is a well-known doctor with offices in New York．In addition to his medical practice, Dr．Hoppenstein has an art collection．One of his private possessions is-or, rather used to be- a painting by Jan Berdyazk, a Polish artist of considerable fame in the modern art world．Unfortunately, no one- not even Dr．Hoppenstein- can see the painting any more.

    The landlord of the building in which Dr．Hoppeastein maintains (keeps) his offices ordered a house painter to put a fresh coat of paint to all the walls in the offices．Such painting is usually done every three years or so, and it was right on schedule．The painter did exactly what he was told to do．He painted all the walls．The only problem was that the Berdyazk painting was on one of those walls．When no one took down the work of art, the painter covered the painting as well as the rest of the wall surface with a fresh coat of paint.

    When the doctor returned to his office after a day at the hospital, he looked at the wall and saw the damage．He was absolutely angry．“It’s a good thing．I was in the operating room when you did this,” he told the painter, “or you would have painted me!”

    Dr．Hoppenstein still can’t believe what happened, the seven-foot by four-foot painting was valued at more than $10,000．It stood a full two inches out from the wall．The name of the work of the art was “Out of Darkness．Light.” There was no light left when the house painter got done with it.

1．This story is mainly about ________ .

A．how to paint an office

B．a landlord and his doctor

C．painting on a painting

D．doctors who got angry

2．The painter thought he was ________.

A．better than the artist

B．not paid enough for the job

C．supposed to finish the job fast

D．doing what he was supposed to

3．Which happened last ?  ________

A．The doctor was very angry

B．A work of art was hung

C．The art work was covered over

D．The landlord ordered a paint job

4．If the doctor had been in his office, ________ .

A．the painter would have painted him

B．he would have helped the man paint

C．he could have stopped the painter

D．the landlord would have visited

5．Something right on schedule ________.

A．can’t be found easily

B．is too expensive to see

C．is often very late

D．happens on time

The teacher thought hobbies were very important for every child. She  36  all her pupils to have one, and sometimes  37  for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.

One Friday  38  the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a  39  that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their  40  to see the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to  41  did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something  42  to go home, on condition that they  43 before five o'clock to bring what they were going to show and to arrange it.

When the afternoon lesson began, the teacher was  44  to see Tommy was not there. He was the  45  boy in the class, and the teacher found it  46  to believe he had a hobby. However, at 4:45, Tommy arrived with a(n)  47  collection of butterflies in glass cases. After his  48  had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy  49  them up again and begin to leave.

"What are you doing, Tommy?" she asked. "Those things must  50  here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them."

"I know  51 ," answered Tommy, "and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my  52  doesn't want them to be out of our house at night in case they are  53 ."

"But what has it got to do with your brother?" asked the teacher. "Aren't the butterflies yours?"

"No," answered Tommy. "They belong to him."

"But Tommy, you are  54  to show your own hobby here, not somebody else's!" said the teacher.

"I know that," answered Tommy. "My hobby is  55  my brother collecting butterflies."

1.A. stopped        B. ordered          C. encouraged       D. agreed

2.A. arranged   B. asked            C. looked           D. waited

3.A. afternoon  B. evening          C. night            D. morning

4.A. test   B. lesson           C. competition      D. holiday

5.A. teachers   B. parents          C. friends          D. classmates

6.A. present        B. do               C. see              D. eat

7.A. had        B. used             C. were made        D. were allowed

8.A. turned out B. returned         C. left             D. finished

9.A. sad            B. happy            C. frightened       D. surprised

10.A. laziest   B. most curious     C. cleverest        D. youngest

11.A. difficult B. easy             C. reliable         D. disable

12.A. ugly      B. small            C. beautiful        D. obvious

13.A. classmates    B. brother          C. father           D. teacher

14.A. throw     B. pick             C. switch           D. use

15.A. remain    B. leave            C. observe          D. undertake

16.A. them      B. him              C. that             D. this

17.A. sister        B. friend           C. brother          D. mother

18.A. stolen        B. shown            C. completed        D. matched

19.A. fired     B. supposed         C. related          D. ignored

20.A. helping       B. concerning       C. watching         D. Seeking

The teacher thought hobbies were very important for every child. She 36 all her pupils to have one, and sometimes 37 for their parents to come and see the work they had done as a result.

One Friday 38 the teacher told the class that those who had a hobby could have a 39 that afternoon to get the things they had made as parts of their hobbies ready for their 40 to see the following afternoon.

So in the afternoon, while those of the pupils who had nothing to 41 did their usual lessons, the lucky ones who had made something 42 to go home, on condition that they 43 before five o'clock to bring what they were going to show and to arrange it.

When the afternoon lesson began, the teacher was 44 to see Tommy was not there. He was the 45 boy in the class, and the teacher found it 46 to believe he had a hobby. However, at 4:45, Tommy arrived with a(n) 47 collection of butterflies in glass cases. After his 48 had admired them and helped him to arrange them on a table in the classroom, she was surprised to see Tommy 49 them up again and begin to leave.

"What are you doing, Tommy?" she asked. "Those things must 50 here until tomorrow afternoon. That's when the parents are coming to see them."

"I know 51 ," answered Tommy, "and I will bring them back tomorrow; but my 52 doesn't want them to be out of our house at night in case they are 53 ."

"But what has it got to do with your brother?" asked the teacher. "Aren't the butterflies yours?"

"No," answered Tommy. "They belong to him."

"But Tommy, you are 54 to show your own hobby here, not somebody else's!" said the teacher.

"I know that," answered Tommy. "My hobby is 55 my brother collecting butterflies."

36. A. stopped　　　 B. ordered　　　　　　　　　 C. encouraged　　　　　　　 D. agreed

37. A. arranged 　　　　　 B. asked　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked　　　　　　　　　　 D. waited

38. A. afternoon　　　　　 B. evening　　　　　　　　　 C. night 　　　　　　　　　　 　　D. morning

39. A. test　　　　　　　　　　 B. lesson　　　　　　　 C. competition　　　　　　　　　　 D. holiday

40. A. teachers B. parents C. friends D. classmates

41. A. present　　　 B. do　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. see　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat

42. A. had 　　　　　　　　　 B. used　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. were made　　　　　　　 D. were allowed

43. A. turned out　　　　　 B. returned　　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. finished

44. A. sad　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　　 　 C. frightened　　　　　　　　 　 D. surprised

45. A. laziest B. most curious C. cleverest D. youngest

46. A. difficult　　　 　 B. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. reliable　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. disable

47. A. ugly　　　　　　　　　 B. small　　　　　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. obvious

48. A. classmates　　　　 B. brother　　　　　　　　　　 C. father　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. teacher

49. A. throw　　　　　　　　 B. pick 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. switch　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. use

50. A. remain B. leave C. observe D. undertake

51. A. them　　　　　　　　　 B. him　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. this

52. A. sister　　　　　　　　 B. friend　　　　　　　 　 C. brother　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. mother

53. A. stolen　　　　　　　　 B. shown　　　　　　　 C. completed　　　　　　　 　 D. matched

54. A. fired　　　　　　　　　 B. supposed　　　　　　　　 C. related　　　　　　　　　　 D. ignored

55. A. helping　　　　 B. concerning　　　 C. watching　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Seeking