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  Peter lived in a small town near London.He always travelled to London for his holiday.But then last year he thought:“I've never been abroad.All my friends have been to Spain, France and Germany.So this year I'm going to visit Spain first.”

  He flew to Spain and stayed in a hotel for a night.The next morning he went out for a walk.In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right.Peter was surprised to see that, but in no time, he forgot where he was.When he was crossing the street, a bike knocked him down.

  Peter lay on the ground for a few minutes, and when he came back to life, he asked“Where am I?”An old man was selling maps at the side of street, and he at once ran to Peter and said,“Map of city, sir?”

(1)

Peter was ________.

[  ]

A.

an Englishman

B.

a Frenchman

C.

a German

D.

an American

(2)

“I've never been abroad”means“________”.

[  ]

A.

I've never been to Europe

B.

I've never been out for travel

C.

I've never been away from home

D.

I've never been to another country

(3)

Peter went to Spain ________.

[  ]

A.

by train

B.

by car

C.

by air

D.

by bike

(4)

Peter was knocked down by a bike because ________.

[  ]

A.

he knew nothing about the traffic rules in Spain.

B.

he was too old to cross the road

C.

he thought he was still in his own country.

D.

the man rode the bike too fast

(5)

The old man ran to Peter quickly because ________.

[  ]

A.

he wanted to help Peter

B.

he thought Peter had died

C.

he had knocked Peter down

D.

he wanted to sell his map

Dick lived in England. One day in January he said to his wife, “I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there.” “Where are you going to stay there?” His wife asked. “I don't know yet.” Dick answered. “Please send me your address from there in a telegram (电报),”his wife said. “All right.” Dick answered.
  He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city. He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram. He put the address of his hotel in it.
  In the evening he didn't have any work, so he went to a cinema. He came out at nine o'clock and said, “Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner.”
  He found a taxi and the driver said, “Where do you want to go?” But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel.
  “Which hotel are my things in?” he said, “And what am I going to do tonight?” But the driver of the taxi did not know. So Dick got out and went into a post office. There he sent his wife another telegram, and in it he wrote, “Please send me my address at this post office.”
【小题1】Dick flew to New York because ______.

A.he went there for a holidayB.he had work there
C.he went there for sightseeingD.his home was there
【小题2】Why did his wife want a telegram from him?
A.Because she didn't know his address yet
B.Because she wanted to go to New York, too
C.Because she might send him another telegram
D.Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
【小题3】Where did Dick stay in New York?
A.In the center of the city.B.In a hotel.
C.In a restaurant.D.At his friend's house.
【小题4】Who would send him the name and address of his hotel?
A.The manager of his hotel.B.The police office.
C.The taxi driver.D.His wife.
【小题5】Which of the following is not true?
A.Dick stayed at a nice hotel in the center of the city.
B.Dick didn't work on the first night of his arrival.
C.Dick forgot to send his wife a telegram.
D.Dick wanted to go back to his hotel in a taxi.

Denny Crook was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking pictures for magazines and newspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’ll do anything to get a good photo,” he often said. “I’ll go anywhere at any time, even if it is

  1 .”

And he told the   2  . He had photos of earthquakes, forest fires, floods and even wars. If something interesting happened, Denny went to photo it.

He was a married man and his wife often asked him to take her with him, but he always    3 . “I’ll travel for my work, not for   4 ,” he told her . “You won’t enjoy yourself, and I won’t have

  5   to look after you. Sometimes there’s not even anywhere to   6 , and I have to sleep outside. I often don’t have a good    7  or a bath for days. You won’t like it.”

“Denny, I’m not a child,” his wife didn’t   8 . “I can look after myself. Please take me with you the next time you go overseas.”

Denny did not say anything, but he  9  about it, and when he was asked to go to Africa he said to his wife, “You can come to Africa with me if you want to. I’ve got to take photos of wild

   10  there. It should be interesting and not too uncomfortable.”

His wife was very    11 , and at first she had a very enjoyable time.

Then Denny went off to  12  some lions to photo. His wife went with him, but before long they became separated. She walked down one path while he walked down the other.

Suddenly, Denny heard her   13 . He ran back and saw her running toward him. A huge lion was chasing her.

Quickly Denny took his camera out of its case and   14  it at his wife and the lion.

Then he shouted, “  15 , woman! I can’t get you both in the picture!”

1.                A.dangerous      B.natural         C.convenient    D.impossible

 

2.                A.lie             B.reason          C.news     D.truth

 

3.                A.allowed         B.refused         C.failed D.joked

 

4.                A.wealth         B.prize           C.pleasure  D.luck

 

5.                A.money         B.time           C.interest   D.ability

 

6.                A.meet           B.work           C.shop     D.stay

 

7.                A.meal           B.picnic          C.room     D.party

 

8.                A.agree          B.understand      C.reply     D.complain

 

9.                A.worried        B.forgot          C.asked    D.thought

 

10.               A.land           B.flowers         C.animals    D.people

 

11.               A.sad            B.excited         C.surprised D.amazed

 

12.               A.find           B.feed           C.drive D.shoot

 

13.               A.singing         B.crying          C.laughing   D.cheering

 

14.               A.threw          B.fired           C.showed   D.pointed

 

15.               A.Hurry up        B.Look out        C.Slow down     D.Go ahead

 

 

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