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Mr Perkin's New Car

Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr Perkin did not like to be different.

The following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.

Mr Perkin parked his car in a big parking lot(停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a strange look he didn't like. So he stopped.

Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the parking lot.

1. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because______.

A. he liked to be different from others.         B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.

C. he liked to do the same as other people.

2. He drove to work in his new car______.

A. the very next day after he bought it.               B. just the day he bought it.

C. on the day he stood at the bus -stop.

3. At five o'clock Mr Perkin______.

A. walked home.                                       B. drove his car out of the parking lot.

C. came back to the parking lot.

4. People gave him a look because ______.

A. he could not open the door of his own car. B. he was in the wrong parking lot.

C. he was trying to open more than one car.

5. Mr Perkin had to wait until ______.

A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.

B. there was only one car in the parking lot.

C. there was no one about to look at him.

完形填空：从A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。

Bill Evans was a professional baseball player. He had played in many important matches. He was also superstitious(迷信). Before 1 game, he went to a fortune-teller to 2 what was going to happen.
One day, 3 the eve of an important game, he visited his favourite fortune-teller, as 4 . She 5 his fortune many times in the past and had often been correct(正确的).

The fortune-teller studied his hand for a few moments. Then she said, "I see a man 6

a white coat."
"Do you see anything else?" Bill asked.

"Yes. I see you 7 on a stretcher(担架)."

This really worried Bill. There were often injuries during a game, but they were hardly ever

serious 8 for the player to be carried off on a stretcher.
"Then I won't play tomorrow," he told the fortune-teller. "I can't risk(担风险) a serious injury."

The captain of Bill's team was not pleased when Bill told him that he was not going to play. Bill

was one of the 9 players on the team. However, there was nothing he could say to make Bill

change his mind.
Bill did not watch the game, but decided to go to the hospital and visit his friend 10 had

been badly injured a few weeks before. As he was walking into the hospital, a doctor wearing a

white coat ran out of the door and, not seeing Bill, knocked him down.
Bill hit his head on the ground. Within a few seconds, he was being carried into the hospital

on a stretcher.

1. A. all B. both C. every

2. A. look for B. find out C. find

3. A. in B. on C. at

4. A. usual B. usually C. often

5. A. told B. had told C. was told

6. A. wearing B. was wearing C. wore

7. A. lay B. lied C. lying

8. A. so B. too C. enough

9. A. best B. worst C. stronger

10. A. which B. who C. where

–I've just come back from a long journey. Believe it or not I went to Hawaii.

   –_______.

      A.  I'm sorry to hear that      B. You can go by air     C. You must be very tired

 – We can use Blogs to write diaries on the Internet. It’s pretty popular these days.

   – Really? Could you please teach me ______ my own blog?

A. how to set up                      B. what to set up                              C. how can I set up

We all have problems. And ______ we deal with our problem, we can easily become unhappy..

A. unless                                   B. until                                       C. except

---My little son Jack prefers shooting birds and fighting with others. What should I do?

---Don’t worry, madam. I suppose he might be a good______ when he grows up.

A. pilot                                   B. soldier                              C. dentist

By the time I found my seat, the movie ______ for half an hour.

A. has already begun                    B. had started                                    C. had been on

Scientists predict sadly that there will be ______ clean water and ______trees on the earth in the future. .

A. less; fewer                             B. more; more                             C. fewer; less

– How long does it ______from your home to the city library?

   – It’s over twenty minutes by bus..

A. take                                B. spend                       C. cost

 – She feels really ______ after getting the awful report card.

– Let’s come over to her house and cheer her up.

A. calm                                  B. hungry                                  C. upset