John was a bookseller. He didn’t like paying for anything. One day he let a big box of books fall on his foot. “Go to the doctor,” said his wife. “No,” he said, “I’ll wait until the doctor comes into the shop next time. Then I’ll ask about my foot. If I go to see him, I’ll have to pay him.”
The next day the doctor came into the shop and bought some books. When John was getting them ready, he told the doctor about his bad foot . The doctor looked at it. “Yes,” said the doctor, “you must put that foot in hot water every night.”“Thank you,” said the bookseller, “and now sir, here are your books.”“How much?” said the doctor. “Two pounds,” answered John. “Good,” said the doctor. “I shall not have to pay you anything.”“Why?” asked John in surprise. “I told you about your foot . I want two pounds for that . Good-bye.”
(   ) 1. What was John? He was ______.
A. a doctor        B. a shop assistant        C. a bookseller        D. a farmer
(   ) 2. John hurt his foot because ______.
A. he didn’t like paying anything               B. a big box of books fell on his foot
C. he wanted to ask the doctor about his foot      D. a box of food fell on his foot
(   ) 3. ______ told him to go to the doctor.
A. His wife        B. A man              C. Nobody         D. His friend
(   ) 4. When the doctor came the next day, he ______.
A. bought nothing                   B. didn’t give John any advice on his foot  
C. bought some books                 D. told John to go to hospital
(   ) 5. At last the doctor paid ______ for his books.
A. two pounds      B. nothing     C. less than two pounds     D. a little money

Peter's job was to examine cars when they crossed the frontier (边界) to make sure that they were not smuggling (走私) anything into the country. Every evening he would see a factory worker coming __36__ the hill towards the frontier, __37__ a bike with grass on it. When the bike __38__ the frontier, Peter would stop the man and __39__ him take the grass off. Then he would examine the straw very __40__ to see whether he could find anything, after which he would look in all the man's pockets __41__ he let him tie (捆绑) the grass again. The man would then put it on his bike and go off down the hill with it. Although Peter was always __42 __ to find gold or other valuable things hidden in the straw, he never found __43__. He was sure the man was smuggling something, but he was not __44__ to think out what it could be.

Then one evening, after he had looked __45__ the grass and emptied the worker's pockets __46__ usual, he __47__ to him, "Listen, I know you are smuggling things __48__ this frontier. Won't you tell me what it is? I'm an old man, and today's my last day on the job. Tomorrow I'm going to retire (退休). I promise I shall not tell __49__ if you tell me what you've been smuggling." The worker did not say anything for __50__. Then he smiled, turned to Peter and said quietly, "Bikes."

1.

A.towards

B.down

C.to

D.up

 

2.

A.filling

B.pulling

C.pushing

D.carrying

 

3.

A.arrived

B.appeared

C.came

D.reached

 

4.

A.ask

B.order

C.make

D.call

 

5.

A.carefully

B.quickly

C.silently

D.horribly

 

6.

A.before

B.after

C.first

D.so

 

7.

A.lucky

B.hoping

C.thinking

D.wondering

 

8.

A.nothing

B.something

C.everything

D.anything

 

9.

A.possible

B.strong

C.able

D.clever

 

10.

A.through

B.thoroughly

C.upon

D.up

 

11.

A.like

B.more

C.then

D.as

 

12.

A.told

B.cried

C.ordered

D.said

 

13.

A.cross

B.past

C.across

D.into

 

14.

A.everyone

B.anyone

C.no one

D.someone

 

15.

A.moment

B.long time

C.sometime

D.some time

 

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