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　Jane was a few minutes late．Mr Smith had left the office when she got there．

　His secretary told her he would be back in a few minutes．She had to sit down and wait for a few minutes in the outer office．

　“I'll never get this job, ”she told herself．For a moment she wanted to run out of the building．Just then, Mr Smith came through the door and hurried into his office．A few seconds later, his secretary took Jane in and introduced her．

　Jane apologized for being late．Mr Smith didn't seem to mind．They talked a few seconds and then got down to business．He took out her letter of application．

　“You've never worked in radio or television before, have you?”he said．Jane answered that she was afraid that she hadn't．Now, she was even more sure that she would not get the job．Mr Smith asked her a few more questions．

　To her surprise, he seemed to be interested in her other qualifications（条件）．

　She was even more surprised when he asked if she could start soon．

　“I wonder if you'd mind starting next month?”he asked with a smile．It seemed she had got the job after all!

(1)Jane had to wait because _______．　　　

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A．her secretary told her she would be back in a vew minutes

B．the man she wanted to see had just gone out

C．Mr Smith was late and didn't come to his office yet.

D．it was not time for Mr Smith to do his work

(2)Jane wanted to run out of the building _______．　　　

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A．for she had someting else to do at the moment

B．because she wanted to look for Mr Smith herself

C．because she was told that she wouldn't be able to get the job

D．whti the thought she would be refused

(3)The word-group“get down to business”here means“______”．

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A．get downstairs to the office

B．have business going down

C．go out of the office to keep away from others

D．start to talk about her application for the job

(4)_______, so she got the job．　　　

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A．Jane was very good at talking

B．Jane hadn't worked in radio or television

C．Jane's qualifications were very much helpful

D．Jane didn't mind whether she could get the job or not

(5)Mr Smith asked Jane if she could ______．　　　

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A．start her work as early as possible

B．wait for an answer for starting work until the following month

C．begin to work in the month that followed

D．posslbly take the job and begin to work right away

The week after Jane's birthday, Barbara and Mary were away. Jane decided to have a late birthday party. She telephoned several friends. She asked some to bring records, some to bring food and others to bring something to drink. She rang another friend to see if she could borrow his record player. She herself bought some food and drink to get the party going. She took up all the carpets (地毯) so that they could dance. She did not know whether Barbara and Mary would have approved (赞成), but as long as she was careful, she was sure that they would not mind. She warned the two people in the flat above and invited them down. ?

         “Oh, ” said Jane, surprised. “What's all this about? ”

The first guests arrived soon after eight. The music was soon playing loudly and they started dancing. Some of Jane's friends brought other friends with them. As more and more people arrived,the noise increased. People started shouting at each other, so they turned the music up. This made it more difficult to hear each other above the music, so they shouted more loudly. At half past ten the bell rang. “Turn down the music!” someone shouted. “Someone probably called the police.” When Jane opened the door, there was a policeman standing there. She started to apologize, “I'm sorry about all the noise, officer. But you see, it was my birthday last week and I'm having a party.” “Never mind about that, miss. We're here because of something much more important.”

         “Well, there's been a report of burglary (盗窃行为). We think the thief may have come to your party, pretending to be a friend of someone here. ”

1.When did Jane have the party?

A. On her birthday.                                        B. After her birthday.

C. Before Barbara and Mary left.                D. As soon as she telephone her friends. 

2.Why did people shout at each other at the party?

A. They got rather angry with each other. 

B. They were very glad to make new friends.

C. They became too excited while dancing.

D. They couldn't hear each other because of the music.

3.What reason did Jane think the policeman came for?

A. They made too much noise.                    　　

B. A thief was among the guests.  

C. He had some important things to do.   

D. He was interested in birthday parties.

Jane was hit on the head by the robber and was knocked ________.

    A. mindless　　　　 B. unaware　　　　  C. brainless　　　  D. unconscious

 Jane was made _____ the truck for a week as a punishment.

　 A. to wash 　 B. washing  C. wash 　 D. to be washing