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  Mr.Williams lives in a nice house in the country with his wife.From Monday to Friday each week he works in a factory in a big town but he is free on Saturdays and Sundays.He has got a nice garden round his house, and he often works in it on Saturdays and Sundays, because he likes flowers and en-joys working with his hands.A lot of Englishmen work in their gardens on Saturdays and Sundays, and during their holidays.

  Last Saturday, Mr.Williams put some old clothes on after his breakfast and began digging in his garden.He dug for half an hour, and then he found something on the ground neat his feet.He looked at it.It was five pence(便士).He put it in one of his pocket and began digging again.

  Then he found another five pence on the ground and put that in his pocket too.He was very happy now.He stopped digging for a minute and shouted to his wife,“Elizabeth, come quickly.Someone's hidden a lot of money in our garden, and I'm finding it.”

  His wife stopped cooking the lunch and ran out into the garden.She was very happy and said,“A thief(贼)stole a lot of money from one of the banks near here a few weeks ago.The police caught him, but they did not find any of the money.Did the thief bring it here and hide it in our garden?”

  Mr.Williams began looking for more money in the ground, but then he felt something cold in his trousers.It ran down one of his legs and it was like cold water.Mr.Williams put his hand down quickly and five pence fell into it.He had a hole in his pocket.

(1)

What does Mr.Williams do?He is a ________.

[  ]

A.

worker

B.

farmer

C.

doctor

D.

teacher

(2)

What do many Englishmen usually do on Saturdays, Sundays or their holidays?

[  ]

A.

Travel in the park.

B.

Work in their offices.

C.

Borrow books in the library.

D.

Work in their gardens.

(3)

When did he find some money on the ground?

[  ]

A.

Before he dug in the garden.

B.

After he dug in the ground for half an hour.

C.

Just before he had lunch.

D.

After he had lunch.

(4)

Which of the following sentences is wrong?

[  ]

A.

Mr.Williams's garden is round his house.

B.

Mr.Williams called his wife after he found ten pence.

C.

Maybe a thief stole the money from the bank and hid it in the garden.

D.

Williams's wife stopped cooking when she heard her husband's shout.

(5)

Why did Mr.Williams feel cold when he began looking for more money?

[  ]

A.

There is some cold water in his trousers.

B.

There is a hole in his trousers.

C.

Five pence fell down from his pocket with a hole.

D.

A cold hand was put on his leg.

Once a young man was travelling by train.  It was a long and boring journey.

As the train was moving 1 a wilderness (荒野) » the passengers looked out of the windows 2 . When the train reached a bend(转弯处),  it 3 and then a sim­ple house 4 . It was so easy to notice 5 everybody on the train turned to "en­joy" with eyes wide open. Some passengers even began a 6 about it. The young man was also 7 by the scenery. On his return he 8 the train at the nearest station and found his 9 to the house. Its owner said that he was troubled by the 10 of the train.  He wanted to  11 the house,  but nobody would buy it,

12 the young man spent 30 000 dollars on the 13 . He thought it was a good place for 14 because it was facing the railway bend. When the train moved slowly past» the  15 passengers would be very interested in the house.

He 16 to connect with some big companies and told them that could be used for advertisement. 17 the Coca-Cola Company took it to put up their 18 . To everyone's surprise,  the young man was 19 180 000 dollars for a three-year rent(租金).

This is a true story. It tells us that discovery is very important to   20 Many people have got new ideas from it.

1.A.over            B. around         C.through        D.across

2.A.happily         B.quietly         C.safely         D.clearly

3.A.dropped off     B.fell behind     C.slowed down    D.rushed out

4.A.appeared        B.found           C.discovered     D.came

5.A.when            B.that            C.why            D.how

6.A.discussion      B.meeting         C.subject        D.competition

7.A.attacked        B.frightened      C.trapped        D.attracted

8.A.got on          B.looked for      C.got off        D.waited for

9.A.address         B.way             C.key            D.trip

10.A.Track           B.conductor       C.passenger      D.noise

11.A.change          B.paint           C.sell           D.mend

12.A.Soon            B.Yet             C.Instead        D.After

13.A.room            B.place           C.house          D.land

14.A.information     B.relaxing        C.travelling     D.advertisement

15.A.excited        B.tired            C.surprised        D.worried

16.A.tried          B.had              C.agreed           D.stopped

17.A.Since then     B.At last          C.At least         D.So far

18.A.messages       B.companies        C.notices          D.signs

19.A.shown          B.allowed          C.offered          D.returned

20.A.success        B.confidence       C.activity         D.invention

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