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　　Having returned from her round trip(往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station．“The railway owes(应给予)me￡12, ” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office, “you sold me a ticket for May 22^nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night．So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel．It cost me ￡12．”

　　Harry was worried．He remembered selling the woman a return ticket．“Come into the office, madam, ” he said politely, “I'll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22^nd．”

　　The woman and her little girl followed him inside．She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered．There was no sailing on May 22^nd．How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn't have sold her a ticket for that day．Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child．“You look sunburnt, ” he said to her．“Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey? ”

　　“Yes, ” She answered, shyly．“The beach was lovely．And I can swim too! ”

　　“That's fine, ” said Harry．“My little girl can't swim a bit yet．Of course, she's only three…”

　　“I'm four, ” the child said proudly．“I'll be four and a half．” Harry turned to the mother．“I remember your ticket, madam, ” he said．“But you didn't get one for your daughter, did you? ”

　　“Err, well…” the woman looked at the child．“I mean… she hasn't started school yet．She's only four．”

　　“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam．A child's return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see…￡13.50．So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50．The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”

　　The woman stood up, took the child's hand and left the office．

(1)

The woman was angry because ________．
[　　]
A．	she couldn't use the ticket for her round trip
B．	she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned
C．	she spent more money than she had expected
D．	Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing

(2)

Harry started talking to the little girl ________．
[　　]
A．	because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B．	because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C．	because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D．	when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

(3)

The woman left the office without saying anything because ________．
[　　]
A．	she wanted to go home and get money for the child's ticket
B．	she was so angry that she didn't want to have anything more to do with the young man
C．	she was moved by Harry's kindness
D．	she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted

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Long ago, Bluebird’s feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, “Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue.” Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.
Now Coyote was a trickster(骗子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird’s tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(伪装) to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird’s tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, “How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too.” Bluebird didn’t believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.
Convinced(确信的) that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒) and rolled down the hill. He couldn’t stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird’s tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.
【小题1】How many times did Bluebird bathe every morning before she had beautiful blue feathers?

【小题2】Why was Coyote a trickster?

A．He wanted to fly like Bluebird near the mountains.

B．He wanted to eat Bluebird but pretended to be curious.

C．He wanted to swim in the lake but was afraid of the water.

D．He wanted to sing Bluebird’s song but didn’t know the words.

【小题3】Where did Coyote go after his fur turned blue?

【小题4】Why did Coyote forget all about being hungry?

A．Because his fur had the dull colour of dust.

B．Because the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur.

C．Because he thought blue fur was much more beautiful.

D．Because he hit into Bluebird’s tree and hurt himself.

【小题5】What words does the writer use to help you imagine the colour blue?

A．sky, lake, mountains

B．bird, coyote, storm

C．flapped, climbed, bathed

D．fur, feathers, dust

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Long ago, Bluebird’s feathers were the colour of dust. She did not like her ugly colour. She was attracted by the colour of the lake near her home. It was as blue as the sky after a storm. Bluebird wanted to be the colour of that beautiful lake very much. Flapping her wings one morning, Bluebird flew from her tree to the blue lake. Then she bathed in the water three times. After each bath, she sang, “Blue water. Still water. I went in. I am blue.” Bluebird repeated this every morning. On the third day, she came out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers.
Now Coyote was a trickster(骗子)—and hungry too. He stayed behind Bluebird’s tree for a long time every day and watched her go to the lake. He pretended(伪装) to be interested in everything she did. He wanted Bluebird for lunch, but he was afraid of the blue water. On the third morning, Coyote saw Bluebird come out of the lake with beautiful blue feathers. Impressed, he sat next to Bluebird’s tree and waited for her. When she returned, he asked, “How did you get blue feathers? I want to be blue like the mountains too.” Bluebird didn’t believe Coyote, but she taught him how to bathe three times each morning and how to sing her song. Coyote did what she said, and after three days of bathing in the lake, his white fur turned deep blue.
Convinced(确信的) that blue fur was even more beautiful than blue feathers, Coyote forgot all about being hungry. He ran as fast as he could to the top of the hill. Standing on his back legs, he raised his front legs off the ground and howled. But Coyote slipped(滑倒) and rolled down the hill. He couldn’t stop himself, and the dust and dirt covered his new blue fur. He rolled and rolled until he hit into Bluebird’s tree heavily. No matter how much he tried, foolish Coyote could not shake the dust from his fur. And so the fur of all coyotes had the dull colour of dust to this very day.
【小题1】How many times did Bluebird bathe every morning before she had beautiful blue feathers?

【小题2】Why was Coyote a trickster?

A．He wanted to fly like Bluebird near the mountains.

B．He wanted to eat Bluebird but pretended to be curious.

C．He wanted to swim in the lake but was afraid of the water.

D．He wanted to sing Bluebird’s song but didn’t know the words.

【小题3】Where did Coyote go after his fur turned blue?

A．To the lake.

B．To the tree.