Once there was a parrot on sale in a pet store. It was a beautiful red and blue bird. It sat on a perch in the middle of the store, so that everyone could see it when they came in. The owner was very proud of it and asked a high price for it.

One day a man went into the store. “That's a beautiful bird,” he said to the pet store owner, “But why is it so expensive? Is it unusual bird?”

“No, it's not very unusual. It's expensive because it can talk,” the pet store owner said.

“I see. How can I make it talk?” the man asked.

The pet store owner asked him, “Do you see those string tied to each of the bird's legs?”

“Yes,” the man answered.

“Well, you pull those strings,” the pet store owner told him. “That will make the parrot talk.”

The man asked, “Do you mind if I try?”

“Not at all,” the pet store owner said.

The man walked up to the parrot and pulled the string on its left leg. The parrot said, “Good morning.”

The man pulled the string on the parrot's right leg. This time the parrot said, “How are you today?”

“That's not very interesting,” said the man. “Any parrot could do that.” Then he laughed, “But what would happen if I pulled both strings at the same time?”

“I'll fall off my perch, you fool!” the parrot said.

1.The parrot was expensive because________.

A. it was pretty beautiful

B. it could talk with the people

C. it was a very unusual bird

D. it was in the middle of the store

2.The parrot would talk when _________.

A. people came into the pet store

B. it was the pet store owner

C. people said it was beautiful

D. people pulled the strings on its legs

3.Which is the first sentences that the parrot said to the man?

A. Good morning.

B. How are you?

C. That's wasn't interesting.

D. I'll fall off my perch, you fool.

4.From the story we know the parrot was_______.

A. kind B. silly C. clever D. crazy

5.The best title for the passage should be “_________”.

A. Unusual Parrot B. Parrot Talk C. Silly man D. Clever Owner

John Smith is an old porter. He works at the railway station. Every day he is busy carrying heavy things for passengers(乘客). He is kind to everyone and always ready to help others.

One morning, John stood in the station. A train was coming. He was waiting for it. Just then he saw a man running in the station with a big bag in his hand.

“No train is starting. Why is he in such a hurry?” the old man thought to himself.

John went up to the man and asked, “May I help you?”

As soon as the man saw the old porter, he stopped running.

“Can I catch the 10:35 train to London?” the man asked. He looked worried.

John looked at him for a few seconds and said, “Well, sir. I’d like to help you, but I can’t answer your question because I don’t know how fast you can run.” Then he continued, “The 10:35 train to London left five minutes ago. Can you run fast enough to catch it?”

根据短文内容,选择最佳答案。

1.What does the underlined word “porter” mean in Chinese?

A. 清洁工 B. 售票员 C. 搬运工 D. 列车长

2.When did the story happen?

A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon. D. In the evening.

3.Why was the man in a hurry?

A. Because he needed to meet his friend.

B. Because he got lost.

C. Because he wanted to catch a train.

D. Because he didn’t find his train.

4.Why did the man stop running when he saw John?

A. Because John asked him to stop.

B. Because he wanted to ask John about his train.

C. Because he needed John to carry his bag.

D. Because he was afraid of John.

5.When did John Smith meet the man?

A. At 10:25. B. At 10:30. C. At 10:35. D. At 10:40.

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