5. Give a proper proverb (谚语) to Jean and Kate.

　 A. It’s never too late to learn.

　 B. It’s no use crying over spilt milk.

　 C. The grass is always greener on the other side.

　 D. One swallow(燕子) does not make a summer.

4. From this passage we can see that

　 A. they are both interested in their work.　 B. their work is neither tiring nor busy.

　 C. both of them are tired of their work.　 D. they’ve decided to give up their work.

3. How long did Kate spend in the kitchen?

　 A. a quarter day. B. A half day.　　 C. One-third day.　　 D. Three-fourths day.

2. How long did they work every day?

　 A. eight hours　　　 B. twelve hours.　　　 C. Ten hours　　 D. Nine hours

1. Both Jean and Kate probably work in a

　 A. hotel　　　　 B. library　　　　　 C. lab　　　　　 D. shop

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　　 “I’m very tired from working here,”said Jean to her friend Kate,” I’m on my feet from morning to night. For the first quarter of the day, I clean up the counter (柜台) and set the tables. For the next quarter, I help in the kitchen. For the second half of my workday, I take orders at the counters.”

　　 “Kate, I wish I had your job,”Jean went on. “For four hours you just sit at the cash register (收款台) taking in money.”

　　 “But I spend two more hours in the kitchen (厨房) than you do,”said Kate. “It’s tiring to cook over a hot stove. I don’t think you’d really want my job. In fact, I’d like your job.”

5. When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that

　 A. he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.

　 B. he needed an injection in the neck.

　 C. a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.

　 D. there was something wrong with his neck.

4. The newspaperman

　 A. should have reported what Johnson had told him.

　 B. shouldn’t have asked Johnson what injection he had.

　 C. was eager to live a long life.

　 D. should have found out what Johnson really meant.

3. Many people wrote to Johnson to find out

　 A. what kind of whisky he had.　 B. how to live longer.

　 C. how to become wealthy.　　 D. in which part of the neck to have an injection.

2. The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson

　 A. had no children.　　　　　　　　　　 B. was a strange man.

　 C. was very fond of children.　　　　　　 D. wanted people to know how rich he was.