A meteorite(陨石)almost hit an 80-year-old man named Arthur Pettifer in Britain when he was working in his garden．The meteorite was the biggest in the past 26 years in Britain．
The meteorite weighed(重量)one kilo, and might be over four thousand million(百万)years old．
“I hear the big noise in the air．I looked up and saw the tops of the trees coming and going,” he said．“I didn't know what it was．”
Meteorites are small things from the small planets in space．About 3,500 meteorites may fall on earth every year, but only very few are found．Mr．Pettifer's meteorite is the fifth to fall in Britain since the Second World War．
Mr．Pettifer is glad．“When you think about it coming from so far away, it really is something strange．”
(1)
The meteorite was ________ Mr Pettifer when it fell down．
[ ]
A．
close to
B．
far from
C．
hitting
D．
coming to
(2)
The meteorite was already ________ years old．
[ ]
A．
40,000,000,000
B．
40,000,000
C．
400,000,000
D．
4,000,000,000
(3)
Mr．Pettifer found the tops of the trees coming and going because ________．
[ ]
A．
the trees were afraid
B．
the fast falling meteorite kept the tree tops moving
C．
it was going to rain
D．
the moving was made by wind
(4)
________ people see a meteorite fall although they visit the earth often each year．
[ ]
A．
Quite a few
B．
some
C．
Few
D．
Many
(5)
Mr．Pettifer was ________ to see the falling of the meteorite．
One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holiday.
Few people went there because it was far away from the cities．He felt ill(生病) and wanted to see a doctor very much．
The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there．A man told him，“That's very easy．If there is a patient(病人) that a doctor can't cure(治愈)，the doctor has to put a balloon over his clinic(诊所)．”
The American thought，“The fewer balloons there are，the finer the doctor is．”He began to look for the finest doctor along the street．First he found a clinic.There were 20 balloons．After a few minutes he found another one?0 balloons.He thought neither doctor was fine．
At last he found the third clinic．Only 5 balloons were there．He was very happy and went in．
“Wait a minute，”said the doctor，“I'm too busy，you know．This clinic opened only yesterday．”The American was very surprised(感到吃惊) and said to himself， “Where can I find the finest doctor?”
(1)
_____ went to the small town for the holiday．
A．Few people
B．No one
C．Everyone
D．A lot of people
[ ]
(2)
The American wanted to see a doctor because _____ ．
A．he didn't feel well
B．he was very happy
C．he was very tired
D．his leg was hurt
[ ]
(3)
There were _____ balloons over the second clinic than the first one．
Eric Wilson, the reporter from Lifestyle Magazine, interviews two persons on how they spend their day．Read what they say and answer some questions．
My name’s Stella．I usually leave at around eight fifteen．It takes me around forty minutes, and we start at nine－sharp．I take a coffee break at eleven, and then have my lunch at one o’clock．Pretty much the same hours as most people, I guess．I generally get home around six o’clock, have a snack, and then watch the news on TV at seven．I eat around eight, watch more TV or read a book, and try to be in bed by ten．Pretty boring, really, but that’s life．
My name’s Sophie．You ask my daily routine---that’s kind of a strange thing to ask．Still, if you really want to know…I get up around eleven thirty, and I hang out and read the paper and drink some tea．Then I go to the gym around twelve thirty, till about one fifteen, I guess．Well, then I might do some shopping or visit a friend．I usually have something to eat around three thirty, and I leave home at six thirty, and get to work around seven．I work until eleven．I’m usually home by eleven thirty．I have a meal, watch TV or a video, and try and be in bed by one o’clock．Unusual, maybe, but I like it．
(1)
What does around mean in the sentence “I usually leave at around eight fifteen．”
[ ]
A．
在……周围
B．
围绕
C．
大约
D．
圆的
(2)
What does the sentence “We start at nine－sharp” mean?
[ ]
A．
We start earlier than nine o’clock．
B．
We start at 9 o’clock．
C．
We start later than 9 o’clock
D．
We start at almost ten．
(3)
The word “unusual” probably means ________．
[ ]
A．
popular
B．
interesting
C．
unhappy
D．
strange
(4)
After work, what does Stella do before supper?
[ ]
A．
visit friends
B．
watch TV
C．
do some shopping
D．
read a book
(5)
How long does it take Sophie to get to work?
[ ]
A．
one hour
B．
forty-five minutes
C．
half an hour
D．
forty minutes
(6)
What does Stella do when Sophie on her way home from work?
