A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around.Thinking nothing of it,she ignored him and went on shopping.After she got what she wanted,she went to checkout line,but the old man got in front of her.

“Pardon me!” he said,“I’m sorry if my staring(盯)at you has made you feel uncomfortable(不舒服的),it's just because you look like my granddaughter,who just died recently.And I miss her very much.”

“I’m very sorry,”said the young woman.“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Yes.” the old man said.“As I'm leaving,can you say ‘Good-bye,grandpa’ to me? It would make me feel so much better.”

“Sure,”answered the young woman.

As the old man was leaving,she called out.“Bye-bye,grandpa!”

When she stepped(迈步) up to the checkout counter(收银台),she saw that her total was $178.50.

“How can that be?” she asked.“I only bought a few things!”

“Your grandpa said you would pay for him,” said the clerk.

1.Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye-bye,Grandpa”?

A.He wanted to steal her money.

B.She looked like her dead granddaughter.

C.He wanted to stare at her.

D.He wanted her to pay for him.

2.According to the passage we can know that _______.

A.the young woman is a careless person

B.the young woman is as clever as the old man

C.the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

D.the young woman didn't know the old man at all

3.What does the word “ignored” mean?

A.忽视 B.浏览 C.可怜 D.鄙视

4.How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A.More than $178.50. B.Less than $178.50.

C.About $178.50. D.$ 78.50.

5.Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A.A kind-hearted young woman.

B.The total was $178.50.

C.Bye-bye grandpa

D.An old man and his granddaughter.

Can dolphins (海豚) talk? Maybe they can not talk with words,but they can talk with sounds.

They show their feelings with sounds.Dolphins travel in a group.We call a group of fish a“school”.They do not study,but they travel together.Dolphins are mammals (哺乳动物),not fish,but they swim together like fish in a schoo1.Dolphins talk to the other dolphins in the schoo1.They give information to the others.They talk when they are happy,sad or afraid.They say“welcome”when a dolphin comes back to the schoo1.They talk when they play.

They make some sounds above water.They make many more sounds under water.People cannot hear these sounds because they are very,very high.Scientists make tapes of the sounds and study them.Sometimes people catch dolphins for a large aquarium (水族宫).People can watch dolphins in a show.Dolphins do not like to be away from their school in an aquarium.They are sad and lonely.There are many stories about dolphins.They help people.Sometimes they save somebody' s life.Dolphins' meat is good,but people do not like to kill them.They say that dolphins bring good luck.Many people believe this.

1.The word“school”in this passage means

A.a place for students to study

B. a group of fish traveling together

C.a special kind of animals

D.a place for training dolphins

2.A dolphin makes a sound to

A.show other dolphins they are happy

B.tell other dolphins they are sa

C.1et people know they are afraid

D.give information to the other dolphins

3.The best title (题目) for this passage is

A.Dolphin's talk B.Schools of dolphins

C.The dolphin D.Man's friend

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