1. Paul felt uneasy because he

　 A. was seriously ill.　　　　　　　　　 B. was too tired.　　

　 C. was worried about the coming test.　　 D. couldn’t find his history notebook.

47、(1分)

　　 Paul couldn’t sleep last night. He woke up early and sat up, and then he lay down again. He felt terrible. “I must be sick,” he thought. “but I must study for that test.”

　　 He got up and looked for his history notebook. He finally found it under a pile of clothes on a chair. He went over his history notes, but he couldn’t remember any of the facts in the notes. “What shall I do?” he thought. He felt terrible.

　　 Just then Paul’s telephone rang. He put down his notebook and picked up the telephone.

　　 “Good morning,” Jack’s voice said, “You must be wrong about that test.”

　　 “What do you mean?” Paul asked weakly.

　　 “We’re not going to have the test today.” Jack said. “I wrote down the date in my notebook. The test will be next Wednesday; it isn’t today. How do you feel this morning?”

　　 “Fine,” said Paul. “Just fine!” Suddenly he really felt fine.

5. Which is the best title (题目) for the passage?

　 A. A Clever Answer　　　 B. A Terrible Answer

　 C. A Sorry Answer　　　 D. A Strange Answer

4. According to the officer, how to answer the question,“How old are you ?”

　 A. (sadly)Twenty, sir.　　　　　　　 B. (clearly)Twenty.

　 C. (loudly)Twenty, sir　　　　　　　 D. (quickly)Ten years younger than you, sir

3. The last soldier remained silent because

　 A. he didn’t like the way the officer spoke to them.

　 B. he wanted to see what would happen if he disobeyed his order.

　 C. the question was difficult for him to answer.

　 D. he was afraid the officer would be angry when he heard his name.

2. According to what the officer said,

　 A. obeying his orders would sometimes bring no trouble.

　 B. trouble would come if anybody made tricks.

　 C. he always got on well with his soldiers.

　 D. he often had trouble with his soldiers.

1. The officer was strict

　 A. because the soldiers were new.　　 B. with any of his soldiers, new or old.

　 C. because he was named Stone.　　　 D. only when he was before soldiers.

46、(1分)

　　 A very strict officer was talking to some new soldiers whom he had to train. He had never seen them before, so began, “My name is Stone, and I’m even harder than stone, so do what I tell you or there’ll be trouble. Don’t try any tricks (诡计) with me, and then we’ll get on well together.”

　　 Then he went to each soldier one after the other and asked him his name, “Speak loudly so that everyone can hear you clearly,”he said, “and don’t forget to call me ‘sir’.”

　　 Each soldier told him name, until he came to the last one. This man remained silent. and so Captain Stone shouted at him, “when I ask you a question, answer it! I’ll ask you again： What’s your name, soldier?”

　　 The soldier was very unhappy, but at last he replied, “My name’s Stonebreaker, sir,” he said nervously (紧张地).

5. Had she tried not to be late?

　 A. Yes, she had tried her best.

　 B. No, she was just pretending that she had tried.

　 C. Yes, she had tried but she was still late.

　 D. No, she thought being late was better than being early.

4. The young lady was

　 A. clever at making excuse.　　　　　　 B. not late at all.

　 C. 45 minutes earlier.　　　　　　　　 D. 15 minutes late.