He has ________ for two years. Two years ________ a long time.

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A．left home; are

B．left home; is

C．been away from home; is

D．been away from home; are

He has ________ for two years. Two years ________ a long time .

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He has ________ for two years. Two years ________ a long time .

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An Unlucky Young Man

Sam is twenty-seven now．He's tall and strong．He works hard in the small field．He's known a girl called Mabel for three years，who lives in another village．He hopes she could marry him soon．But she doesn't marry him until he builds a new house．He hasn't enough money．Of course it's difficult for him to do so．

Winter's come and the fields are covered with thick snow．Sam has nothing to do at home．Mabel told him to find some temporary employment（临时工作）in the town．He thought she was right and came to Mr. White's factory where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces．It was hard work but he was paid more．At the end of the month Mr. White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars．He was very happy．He hurried to the post office，but it was closed．He had a look at the clock on the wall，it was half past five and he was told to go there the next morning．He had to return to the factory．He felt hungry and went into a restaurant（饭馆）and ate something．He didn't see a thief following him and as soon as he sat at table，the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him．He agreed and drank a lot．And when he woke up two hours later，his money was stolen（偷）．He was sad of it and cried for a long time．

The following day Mr. White saw the young man's eyes were red and asked what had happened to him．He told him about it and at last he said，“I worked for the thief last month!”

1．Mabel doesn't marry Sam because _________．

A．he's a poor farmer                        B．he has a Small field

C．he lives in an old house                     D．she's very young

2．Mabel told Sam to _________．

A．get some money in the town                      B．borrow some money from his friends

C．spend the winter in the town                      D．build a new house in the town

3．Mr. White paid Sam much because _________．

A．he was very rich                         B．the young man was very poor

C．he was ready to help the poor                       D．the young man worked very hard

4．Sam went to the post office to _________．

A．ring up Mabel          B．post the money        C．buy some food       D．post a letter

5．The money was stolen when _________．

A．Sam left the factory．                                 B．Sam went to the restaurant

C．Sam ate something in the restaurant                     D．the thief had got Sam drunk（灌醉）

　　I took a wonderful trip with my family when I was ten years old. I remember it well. My aunt, uncle and cousins lived on a little farm in the country outside Rome and they invited us to visit them. These cousins are the same cousins who live in Miami now. Our trip to visit them a long time ago was very different from our recent (最近的) trip to Miami.

　　It was a Saturday morning when we left home. We got up early that morning before the sun rose. We were sleepy, but we were excited and ate breakfast quickly. We left home at five thirty in order to get an early start. It took us three hours to get there in my father's old car. When we drove up to the house, everyone ran out to greet (欢迎) us.

　　We stayed for two days and had a wonderful time. We played outside all day and helped uncle feed the chickens. He taught us how to make wine. At night, we listened to the grown-ups (成年人) tell stories about their childhood.

　　When it was time to leave, we were very sad. They begged us to stay longer, but we had to leave. My father had to go to work the next day. As I look back, that trip was a long, long time ago. My aunt and uncle are both dead; my cousins are living in Miami.

　　The world is different now.

1．We started ________ .

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A．on a Saturday afternoon

B．before sunrise

C．without breakfast

D．on an early train

2．We ________ on my uncle's farm in the day time.

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A．played and helped to feed chickens

B．listened to stories by the grown-ups

C．learned how to make wine

D．both A and C

3．We had to leave two days later because ________.

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A．they didn't beg us to stay longer

B．our father's holiday was over

C．we were sad

D．our uncle's family wanted to go for a trip

4．Which of the following is NOT true according the passage?

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A．My cousins used to live in Miami and they are still living there now.

B．My uncle and aunt are all dead.

C．We have visited our cousins recently.

D．The world has changed since our visit to our uncle's farm.