Mr. Black’s office was only 5 kilometers away from his house, so he could go home to have lunch every day. But when he got home at noon, he had to drive another place to park his car, then walked back home. Because he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. This made him very angry.

One day, he put up a board in the garden facing the road

NO PARKING

But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board

POLICE NOTICE

NO PARKING

Mrs. Black asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr. Black said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr. Black made a blue board with white letters

POLITE NOTICE

NO PARKING

“Oh!” Mrs. Black said, “ You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?”

“Really?” he asked with a smile. “Look again!”

“Oh, Dear!” she started to laugh, “ You are really clever!”

1.How far is it from Mr. Black's house to his office?

A.5 miles B.5 hours' drive

C.5,000 meters D. Less than 5 kilometers

2.Mr. White was angry because ______.

A. he lost the way when he drove back home one day

B. his car was broken on his way home one day

C. he had to walk home from his office.

D. he found no room to park his car outside his house

3.How many notice boards did Mr. Black make according to the passage?

A. One B. Two C. Three D. None

4.In the end, Mr. Black made a notice board and it _____

A. said "POLICE NOTICE, NO PARKING"

B. said "NO PARKING"

C. said "POLITE NOTICE, NO PARKING"

D. was different in color from a police notice.

5.What would most probably happen after he put up the blue board?

A. Fewer people would park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.

B. More people would have to park their cars outside his house because of the blue board.

C. He would be punished because he stole the blue board.

D. He couldn't park his car outside his house any more because there was no room for his car.

Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for Paris bus. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line(排队), others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe(咖啡馆). He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward(倒行)!” he cried. “A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1. What time was it in fact when Tom looked at the clock in the mirror?

A.Half past twelve B.Twenty to twelve

C.Half past eleven D.Half past one

2. Which of the following is true?

A.Tom arrived in Paris on time

B.The next bus would leave in half an hour

C.After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D.Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

3. From the story we know that when we look at a clock in a mirror, we will find ______.

A.the time is right B.it’s going slower

C.it’s going backward D.it’s going faster

4. Which of the following is the title(题目) of the story?

A.The Mirror of the Station B.Not A Careful Man

C.Missing A Bus D.The Clock In The Mirror

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