Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.

On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.

“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”

Now Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry, “Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”

Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.

1.The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to ______.

A. his ticket B. his bag

C. his drawing D. his umbrella

2.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?

A. Because he was lost in thought.

B. Because it was much like his own umbrella.

C. Because he thought the woman would not notice it.

D. Because the woman placed it beside Mr. Brown by mistake.

3.When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman felt ______.

A. surprised B. angry C. lucky D. sad

4.How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?

A. He picked them on the train.

B. He brought them from his small town.

C. He bought them in London.

D. He stole them from four women.

Do you want to make homework simpler?Oxford Learning founder and C EO Dr.Nick Whitehead said,"Homework might be an unavoidable(不可避免的)part in school,but it doesn't have to be that boring part.With the right skills in place,students can turn homework from headache-including to trouble-free."These steps will make an obvious 1.d____.

Use your notebooks

The brain is able to finish great works,but it is not 2.a____perfect.Students should never rely on it to remember all school details.When a teacher assigns homework,students should write the details in their notebooks.According to Whitehead,to make them effective,students 3.n____to remember to take the note books out of the school bags at night,open them up,and read over the night's list.

Remove distractions(使注意力分散的事物)

Computers on, music on, text messages receiving······Whitehead says if students aren't doing research,they should turn off all the above electronics,and focus on the task at hand for a set period of time.They'll find that it is 4.e____to concentrate and that homework takes less time.

Think actively

Getting homework done is the name of the game,but what happens if students are struggling with a question or can't work out an answer?When facing difficulties,it is wise for the student to take a small break,then5. r____to look at the problem again.

Get organized

Homework is often the most disorganized part.Whitehead recommends,"Students should keep all the homework-related things in a bin,so they don't waste time 6.s____for pens or rulers."He also recommends picking the same place to do homework every night,and (when possible)completing homework at a7. c____ time each day.

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