Robert is sixteen now. He’ll finish middle school in two years. His father has a shop and makes much money. He hopes his son can go to college and makes him study hard. But the young man likes to play cards. He often goes out when his parents fall asleep.

One night, when Robert came back home, his father happened to see him. The old man was very angry and told his son to live upstairs. Robert had to go up and down quietly. Of course it troubled him. He thought and thought but didn’t find a way.

Last evening, Robert listened carefully. And he was sure his parents went to sleep, then he went out to play cards with his friends. He won some money and was happy. And he got back, he took off his shoes and was going upstairs. Suddenly he heard a noise in his parents’ bedroom. He stood behind the door and saw a man come out. He understood that the man was a thief (小偷 ). He stopped him at once. The man was very afraid and brought out all the things he stole in the room.

“Tell me how you didn’t wake my parents up,” said Robert. “Or I’ll take you to the police station!”

1.Robert’s father wants Robert ________.

A. to study in a university

B. to be a good helper when he finishes middle school

C. to catch up with his classmates

D. to work in his shop

2.Why does Robert have to go out at night?

A. Because his friends have no time in the daytime.

B. Because he can play cards when his parents fall asleep.

C. Because he can’t win any money in the daytime.

D. Because his parents let him do so after they go to sleep.

3.Why do Robert’s parents ask him to live upstairs?

A. Because they are old.

B. Because Robert doesn’t like any noise.

C. Because they can hear if Robert goes out at night.

D. Because the room upstairs is better than the one downstairs.

4. Robert listened carefully because he wanted to know _______ .

A. if he woke his parents up

B. if someone came in

C. if it was raining hard outside

D. if his parents went to sleep

5.Robert wanted _____.

A. to learn how he couldn’t wake his parents up

B. to know how to make more money

C. to stop playing cards

D. the thief to teach him how to steal

Mr Black goes into his usual teashop one morning, and sits in one of the seats at the counter(柜台). Many other people also come in, but none of them stays long.

About fifteen minutes later, a young man and a young woman come in. There are only two empty seats at the counter, one on Mr Black’s left, and the other on his right. The woman sits on one seat, and the young man sits on the other, but Mr Black immediately(立即) asks to change seats with the young man so that he and the young woman can be together.

“Oh, that isn’t necessary,” the young man says, but Mr Black insists(坚持). When the young man and the young woman are side by side, he says to her, “Well, this old man is very kind. He wants us to sit together. May I introduce myself? My name is John. What’s your name?”

1. Mr Black sits ________ of the teashop one morning.

A. in the middle B. in the centre

C. at the counter D. in the front

2. There are ________ at the counter.

A. two tables B. none

C. some waiters D. two empty seats

3.Why does Mr Black immediately ask to change places?

A. Because the young man asks him to

B. Because the young woman asks him to

C. Because Mr Black wants the young man and the young woman to sit together

D. Because there is something wrong with the seat

4.At last the young man _________.

A. changes seats with Mr Black

B. doesn’t change seats with Mr Black

C. goes away

D. goes away with the young woman

5.The young man and the young woman are _______.

A. friends B. a couple(一对)

C. brother and sister D. strangers(陌生人)

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