5.The third man was not very clever because _____.

　A. he could not think of anything to say

　B. he did not understand how a thermos works

　C. he did not think the pyramids were wonderful

　D. he did not know anything about computers

　Passage 20

　An old man was going home late one night with his horse and cart after a day's hard work. When he was not far from his house, the light on the cart went out. He tried but could not mend it.

　He was near his home, and so he went along the road without a light. When a policeman saw this, he stopped the old carter.

　"Where's your light?" asked the policeman. "No one may take a cart along a road at night without a light. You know that. You've broken the law.

　"I had a light," said the old man, "but it has just gone out."

　"I don't believe that story," said the policeman. He took out a book and got ready to write. "What's your name and where do you live?" he asked.

　"Please don't take my name," said the old man. "My house is just there. You can see it from here. I had a light nearly the whole way. I haven't come far without a light."

　"You came all the way without a light. What's your name?"

　The carter quickly took the policeman's hand and put it down on the top of the light. The light was still hot, and burnt the policeman's hand. He jumped and he was very angry.

　"Now, what do you think?" said the carter. "Did I come all the way without a light?"

4.The third man thought a thermos was the most wonderful thing in the world because _____.

　A. it lasted longer than the pyramids

　B. it cost less than a computer

　C. he thought it knew whether it was winter or summer

　D. the other two men were surprised when he told them about it

3.The first man thought the pyramids were the most wonderful things in the world because _____.

　A. they were very beautiful

　B. they were Egyptian

　C. they had been built with very simple tools

　D. they could do mathematical calculations

2.The three men could not agree on what the world's greatest wonder was because _____.

　A. they could not think of anything very wonderful

　B. they all had different ideas

　C. they could not prove that their opinions were right

　D. the journey ended too soon

1.The underlined word “thermos” means in Chinese “ _____ ”.

　A.电冰箱 B.洗衣机 C.电风扇 D.保温瓶

5.Which sentence is right according to the passage?

　A. The train didn't arrive on time.

　B. Paul wanted to buy a racing car very much.

　C. Allan was the second man to answer the question.

　D. Carl didn't like traveling at all.

4."I might even end up world champion." Here the word "champion" means ________in Chinese.

　A.名人 B.赛车手 C.大款 D.冠军

3.The men began to talk about the weather and the work because they __________.

　A. didn't know anything new B. wanted to pass the time quickly

　C. had nothing to do D. were very interested in each other's work

2.The man called ________ answered the question first.

　A. Carl B. Allan C. Erik D. Paul

1.The three men were talking _____________.

　A. in the post office B. in the waiting room

　C. on the train D. on the chairs