London Thursday July 26(Reuters)--Ian Johnstone missed his girlfriend so much that he flew back to Britain from Australia to propose to her.The problem is that she flew in the opposite direction.
He and Amy Dolby even managed to miss each other when they sat in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore at the same time to wait for connecting flights.
Dolby，heartbroken when she arrived at Johnstone’s Sydney apartment to find he had flown to London，told the Times：“It was as though someone was playing a cruel joke on us.He is the most romantic person I have ever known.I think our problem is that we are both quite impulsive(冲动的)people.We are always trying to surprise each other.”
After an 11，000-mile flight across the globe，she was greeted by Johnstone’s astonished flatmate asking what she was doing there.
“The terrible truth dawned when I found that Lan’s rucksack and most of his clothes were missing.I sat on the end of his bed and cried my eyes out.And that really annoyed me，”she said.
Johnstone，a 27-year-old bricklayer，had taken a year off to travel round Australia.But he was missing Dolby，a 26-year-old secretary，so much he got a job on a Sydney building site and started saving for a surprise.
He then flew home to Britain and went to her apartment armed with an engagement ring，champagne and flowers.
“I really missed Amy and I’d been thinking about her all the time.I thought she was winding me up when she phoned me from Australia.”he said.
Johnstone then asked Dolby to marry him on the phone.“I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry but I accepted，”she said.
Dolby was given a short tour of Sydney by Johnstone’s friends and Johnstone had to stay in Britain for two weeks because he could not change his ticket.

1. 1.

   According to the text，it seemed that       .

   1. A.
      Johnstone and Dolby could have seen each other in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore
   2. B.
      the couple pretended not to see each other in the same airport waiting-room in Singapore
   3. C.
      the young lovestruck couple had both intended to propose to each other
   4. D.
      Dolby stayed longer in Sydney than Johnstone stayed in Britain
2. 2.

   We can learn from the text that        .

   1. A.
      Johnstone was not as impulsive as Dolby
   2. B.
      Johnstone got a job in Sydney in order to start saving money for a surprise to Dolby
   3. C.
      Dolby was heartbroken because someone was playing a cruel joke on her
   4. D.
      Dolby was greeted by Johnstone’s flatmate at the airport
3. 3.

   When Johnstone asked her to marry him on the phone，Dolby didn’t know whether to laugh or cry because she had a mixed feeling of        .

   1. A.
      excitement，anger and shyness
   2. B.
      sadness，happiness and surprise
   3. C.
      love,hatred and nevousness
   4. D.
      cheer，regret and annoyance
4. 4.

   Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story?
   a.Johnstone flew back to Britain to propose to his girlfriend，Amy Dolby.
   b.Johnstone started working at a Sydney building site.
   c.Johnstone went to Amy’s apartment in Britain with an engagement ring.
   d.Johnstone proposed to Dolby over the phone.
   e.They were waiting for their connecting flight in the airport in Singapore.
   f.Dolby called Johnstone from Australia.

   1. A.
      b—a—d—e—c—f
   2. B.
      c—a—b—e—f—d
   3. C.
      b—a—e—c—f—d
   4. D.
      b—a—f—e—c—d

     Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

     This chance discovery ended a 12day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure -- a 120-page -diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan, “a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green, the librarian told the magazine America Libraries.

     Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as “perfectly shaking with fear” during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man, and praised her excellent English.

       The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary to his ancestor (祖先) to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

      Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoor was shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi.

       Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck. “I've felt sick since then,” Luxmoore told reporters.

        According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building. Tom Brennan received a reward (奖励) of $1 000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history, and Luxmoore told reporters, “It's wonderful news. I'm on high.”

51. This article mainly tells about the story of _______.

A. a lost diary                                           B. Deborah Longan

C. Cory Luxmoore                                    D. the Library Company

52. From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by _______.

A. Tom Brennan                                              B. an unknown person

C. a Philadelphia magazine                        D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

53. Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because _______.

A. it was written in Philadelphia                 B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

C. people in the city are interested in old things

D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

54. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

 a -- Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

 b -- The book was shown to James Green.

 c -- Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

 d -- The book was left behind in a taxi.

A. a, b, c, d         B. c, b, d, a                  C. a, c, d, b                         D. c, a, b, d

55. What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said “I'm on high”?

A. I'm rich                    B. I'm famous                     C. I'm excited                    D. I'm lucky

Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book. This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years age by Deborah Logan,"a woman who knew everybody in her day,"James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries. Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia ,It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington .D. C in the war of 1812.She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear"during the troubled days.George Wash- ington,she writes,mistook her for the wife of a French man.and praised her excellent English ．The adventure of the lost book began September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from Eng- land to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先）to the Library Company,which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary. Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession"a bout five minutes"when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person.On returning to his hotel after showing the percious book to Green,Luxmoore waas shocked to realise that he had left it in the taxi. Without any delay,Green began calling every taxi company in the city,with no luck,"I've felt sick since then,"Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green.no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000,Philadelphia gained another treasure for its histo- ry,and Luxmoore told reporters,"It's wonderful news.I'm on high".

1.This article mainly tells about the story of ＿＿＿＿＿

A.a lost diary

B.Deborah Logan

C.Cory Luxmoore

D.the Library Company

2.From the text,we learn that the diary is now owned by＿＿＿＿＿

A.Tom Brennan

B.an unknown person

C.a Philadelphia magazine

D.the Library Company of Philadelphia

3.Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because＿＿＿＿＿.

A.it was written in Philadelphia

B.it tells stories about Philadelphia

C.people in the city are interested in old things

D.the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

4.Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

a-Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

b-The book was shown to James Green.

c-Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

d-The book was left behind in a taxi.

A.a.b.c.d    B.c.b.d.a     C.a.c.d.b     D.c.a.b.d

5.What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

A.I'm rich    B.I'm famous    C.I'm excited     D.I'm lucky.

Tom Brennan was working in a Philadelphia office building when he noticed a black bag. The bag contained a book.

　　This chance discovery ended a 12-day search by the Library Company of Philadelphia for a historical treasure-a 120-page diary kept 190 years ago by Deborah Logan,” a woman who knew everybody in her day,” James Green ,the librarian told the magazine American Libraries.

　　Most of the diary is a record of big events in Philadelphia. It also includes a description of British soldiers burning Washington D.C. in the war of 1812. She describes President James Madison on horseback as "perfectly shaking with fear “during the troubled days. George Washington, she writes, mistook her for the wife of a French man and praised her excellent English.

　　The adventure of the lost book began on September 4 when Cory Luxmoore arrived from England to deliver the diary of his ancestor(祖先)to the Library Company, which he and his wife considered to be the best home for the diary.

　　Green told American Libraries he had the diary in his possession “ about five minutes” when Luxmoore took it back because he had promised to show it to one other person. On returning to his hotel after showing the precious book to Green, Luxmoore was shocked to realize that he had left it in the taxi.

　　Without any delay, Green began calling every taxi company in the city, with no luck, "I've felt sick since then," Luxmoore told reporters.According to Green, no one has yet learned how the diary came to the office building .

   Tom Brennan received a reward(奖励)of 1,000, Philadelphia gained another treasure for its history , and Luxmoore told reporters, "It's wonderful news. I'm on high".

This article mainly tells about the story of ___________.

　 A. a lost diary 　                        B. Deborah Logan 　

C. Cory Luxmoore 　                D. the Library Company

From the text, we learn that the diary is now owned by ___________.

　 A. Tom Brennan　　　　　　　　      B. an unknown person

　 C. a Philadelphia magazine                   D. the Library Company of Philadelphia

Philadelphia is thought to be the best home for the diary because ___________.

　 A. it was written in Philadelphia  　

B. it tells stories about Philadelphia

　 C. people in the city are interested in old things

　 D. the British and the Americans once fought in Philadelphia

Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the diary?

　 a:Tom Brennan found the book in an office building.

　 b:The book was shown to James Green.

　 c: Cory Luxmoore arrived from England.

　 d: The book was left behind in a taxi.

　 A. a.b.c.d 　　　　B. c.b.d.a 　　　  C. a.c.d.b 　　　  D. c.a.b.d

What did Cory Luxmoore mean when he said "I'm on high"?

　 A. I'm rich　　　　B. I'm famous　　 C. I'm excited 　　       D. I'm lucky.