Question

听第二篇短文，回答第16 — 20小题。

() 16. How was the weather when Tom was walking in the street?

   A. Warm. B. Hot. C. Cold.

() 17. What did Tom want to buy in the street?

   A. Medicine. B. Bread. C. Pies.

() 18. Who was dead when Tom was young?

   A. His mother. B. His father. C. His brother.

() 19. What did Tom want to be?

   A. A movie star. B. A programme host. C. A pop singer.

() 20. When does Tom live a good life?

   A. Thirty years later. B. Forty years later. C. Fifty years later.

Answer 1

16-20 CBBAA

         It was a cold winter day. A small boy was walking down the street in Londoa His name was Tom. He was very cold and hungry. He wanted to buy some bread,but he didn't have any money. In his family,his father died. His mother was often sick and couldn't take care of him and his younger brother,Mike. Tom lived a hard life* but he wanted to be a movie star. So he had to do some work to afford food for his family. At the same time,he tried hard to learn to sing and dance well. Thirty years later,the boy becomes one of the most famous pop stars in the world. He lives a good life and his mother is cured well. But he will alwayvS remember his hard life in his young time.