Mr White is the owner of a big company．He works very hard day and night．His wife loves him very much．And she doesn't want him 1 so tired．
“You are so 2ndline，dear，”she says．“Let's go to China for a nice holiday．It can be 3 for your health．”
“But I have 4ndline work to do，”says her husband．“I can't get away．”
But Mrs White doesn't give up．Every morning she 5 only about the holiday．So Mr White says，“OK，we go to China for a 6ndline．”Mrs White is very happy．But she wants to enjoy their holiday quietly，she goes to see her husband's secretary．
“My husband needs a good 7ndline，”she says to the secretary,“So whatever
happens，please don't tell him．Just wait till we 8ndline．”
They have a very nice time in China．And they love China very much．But Mr White receives a letter from his secretary．The secretary says in the letter，“There is something 9 with the business，but I don't want to tell you about it．I'll wait till you come back．Wish you a very 10 holiday．”
Mr Baker is the owner of a big company(公司)．He works very hard day and night．His wife loves him very much．And she doesn’t want him 1 and was so tired．
“You are too 2 , dear，”she says, “Let’s go to China for a nice holiday．It can be 3 for your health．”
“But I have 4 work to do,”says her husband．“I can’t get away．”
But Mrs Baker doesn’t give up(放弃)．Every morning she 5 only about the holiday．So Mr Baker says，“OK, we go to China for a 6 ．”Mrs Baker is very happy．But she wants to enjoy their holiday quietly(安静地)．She goes to see her husband’s secretary(秘书)．
“My husband needs a good 7 ,” she says to the secretary．“So whatever(无论)happens，please don’t tell him，just wait till we 8 ．”
They have a very nice time in China．And they love China very much．But Mr Baker receives(收到)a letter from his secretary．The secretary says in the letter，“There is something 9 with the business(生意)，but I don’t want to tell you about it．I’ll wait till you come back．Wish you a very 10 holiday．”
The doorbell rang and Mrs．Carson opened the front door．Her heart sank(下沉)when she saw Mrs．Burbridge．Whenever Mrs．Burbridge called, she would stay for hours and hours．
“Good afternoon, Mrs．Carson,”Mrs．Burbridge said．
“Do come in．”
Just as Mrs．Carson had feared, Mrs．Burbridge stayed for several hours．It was six o'clock and Mr．Carson would be home from work soon．Mrs．Carson kept wondering how she would ask Mrs．Burbridge to leave without making her angry．“He your husband got home from work yet?”Mrs．Carson asked．“Oh, yes，”Mrs．Burbridge answered．“He always comes home at about five o'clock．”
“It's nearly six o'clock．Won't he be getting worried about you?”Mrs．Carson asked．“I thought of that,”Mrs．Burbridge said,“But it's so pleasant here．We've had such a lovely afternoon．You know what I will do? I'll ring up my husband and tell him to come round, too．May I use your phone, please?”
(1)
“Her heart sank”in the first paragraph means ________ in Chinese．
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A．
心情沮丧
B．
心情兴奋
C．
焦急
D．
心情愉快
(2)
Mrs．Burbridge came to Mrs．Carson's house because ________．
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A．
she didn't want to do anything for her husband
B．
she wanted to say hello to her
C．
she liked to enjoy herself there
D．
she wanted to pass through Mrs．Carson's house
(3)
Why did Mrs．Carson want to make Mrs．Burbridge leave?
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A．
Because she didn't like the woman at all．
B．
Because her husband would have no room to stand．
C．
Because Mr．Burbridge wouldn't let his wife stay there．
D．
Because Mr．Carson did not like the woman at all．
(4)
Mrs．Burbridge stayed at Carson's house ________．
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A．
for the whole afternoon
B．
for nearly six hours
C．
from one o'clock to six o'clock
D．
for the whole day
(5)
Mrs．Burbridge wanted to use Mrs．Carson's phone to ________．
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A．
ask her husband to come
B．
make an apology to her husband for going home late
There was an old pear tree in a man’s garden．In the past，the tree fruited every year，so the man would get many pears．But now，the tree got old．There were no more pears for the man．So the ungrateful(忘恩负义的)man decided to cut the tree down．When he walked to the tree with an axe(斧子)in his hand，the tree said to him，“Please don’t cut me down．I have brought so many pears for you in the past years．Now I only have a short time to live．”
“
I’m sorry．I have to do so，”the man said，“because I need something to make a chair.”Then he began to wave his axe．At that moment，a bird in the old tree said to him，“Don’t cut it down！Every time you go out and your wife feels lonely，she will come out to the garden and sit under the tree to enjoy its cool shade(树阴)，and I sing songs to make her happy．We give much pleasure to your wife when you are away from home．”
The man didn’t listen to the bird and drove it away．When he was about to cut the tree，some bees flew out of it and said，“Listen！If you agree not to kill this tree，we will give you delicious honey every day．Would you please leave the tree with us？”
The man got moved(感动)．He said，“You are so kind to the tree，although it has become old．Now I see that I shouldn’t cut it down．It has done so much to me and my wife．Let the tree stay here，and let the bird continue to sing songs here．”With these words，the man left．And the old tree lived there to its last day．
(1)
Which can be the best title(标题)of the story？
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A．
The Singing Bird
B．
The Man’s Wife
C．
The Old Tree
D．
The Kind Bees
(2)
Which is the most important reason for the man to cut down the tree？
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A．
The tree was getting old．
B．
The man needed wood to make a chair．
C．
The tree didn’t give any shade．
D．
The man couldn’t get any pears from it．
(3)
What made his wife happy when the man was not at home？