James and Harry came to London and stayed in the same hotel.

James came in in a great hurry one evening.A friend had offered him a ticket for a play. He saw a 1etter on the hall table.“That will keep till I get back,”he thought,“no time to lose now.”And he went off.

Harry came in a minute after James.There was a letter for him,too,which he opened at once.It was from the secretary(秘书)of a company,offering him a post(职位)in their office. He Was told to be there at 10 a.m.the next morning,as there were others who wanted the job.

James got back from the play at midnight.He was sleepy.“That letter can be opened in the morning,”he thought.The next morning when he woke up,he at once jumped out of bed,tore(撕)it open-his face fell .It was a similar letter to the one Harry had received the night before. But James’ chance was gone .It was five to ten, and he could never be at the office in time.

1.One evening James came in in a great hurry because       .

A.he knew there was a letter on the hall table

B.he had to tell someone to keep his letter until he got back

C.he was afraid he would be late for the play

D.his friend was waiting for him outside the hotel

2.As soon as he woke up,James        .

A.wondered where Harry had gone

B.was eager(急切的)to know the time

C.knew he could never be at the office in time

D.remembered the letter from the company

3.The underlined sentence “his face fell” in the passage means“      ”.

A.he knew there was something wrong with his face

B.he felt very sorry for missing the chance

C.he fell down on his face

D.he realized that he had lost his face

 

Learn a second language

There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”

But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”

So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”

The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat noises. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”

“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.

When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”

 

1.Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?

A. The cat.                                 B. The dog.    

C. The cat’s parents.                       D. The mouse’s parents.

2.How did the young mouse know the cat was there?

A. He heard the cat.                        B. He saw the cat.

C. He smelt the cat.                        D. He knew the cat.

3.What was the cat’s meal?

A. The mouse’s parents.                     B. The cheese.

C. The young mouse.                         D. The fish.

4. Which language did the cat learn as a second language?

A. English.               B. Chinese.      C. Dog language.    D. Mouse language.

5.Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?

A. The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall.

B. The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat noises.

C. The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”.

D. The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese. 

 

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