阅读短文，选择最佳答案.
David Brenner came from a poor but close family. When he graduated from his school, how ever, he was given an unforgettable gift. "Some of my friends got new clothes and a few rich kids even got new cars," he remembers. "My father reached into his pants and took something out. I extended my hand, palm up, and he let my present drop into it--a nickel!"
"Dad said to me, 'Buy a newspaper with it. Read every word of it. Then get yourself a job. Get into the world. It's all yours now.'"
"I always thought that was a great joke my father played on me until a few years later when I was in the Army, sitting in a foxhole, and thinking about my family and my life. It was then I realized(意识到) that my friends had gotten only new cars, or only clothes. My father had given me the whole world. What a great gift!"
(1)The writer got __________ from his father when he graduated from his school.
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A. a car |
B. new clothes |
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C. a newspaper |
D. a nickel |
(2)What's the meaning of the underlined word it?
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A. money |
B. newspaper |
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C. gift |
D. world |
(3)Which of the following is true according to the text?
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A. The writer was very angry with his father.
B. The writer thought his father played a joke on him.
C. The writer realized what his father meant when he was in the army.
D. The writer got a lot gifts from his father when he graduated from the school.
阅读理解.
Mrs Harris wanted to hold a big party. She was beginning to write the invitations when her husband saw that she was writing, "Party:6:30 to 8:30 p. m. "
"That isn't very nice, is it?"he said．"You are telling our guests that they must go home at 8:30. "So Mrs Harris just wrote,"Party:6:30 p. m. "
A lot of guests came, and they all had a good time, so they didn' t go home at8:30. In fact, they were still there at midnight when the door bell rang and a policeman arrived．He said," You must stop making noise, because someone has complained．"
Mr Harris said he didn't want to quarrel(吵架) with the policeman, so everybody went home. They were sorry to have to go.
When Mr and Mrs Harris were alone again, she said to him, "That was a surprise, wasn't it? Who complained about the noise?"
"I did," Mr Harris answered in a tired voice.
根据短文内容回答下列问题.
(1)What did Mr Harris not want Mrs Harris to do?
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A．To write the invitations.
B．To write "6:30" on the invitations.
C．To write "8:30" on the invitations.
D．To write "6:30 to 8:30" on the invitations.
(2)Mrs Harris didn't change the invitations, did she?
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A．Yes, she didn't. |
B．No, she did. |
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C．Yes, she did. |
D．No, she didn't. |
(3)Did they go home at 8:30?
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A．Yes, all did. |
B．Yes, a few did. |
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C．No, not all of them did |
D．No, none did. |
(4)Why did they go home?
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A．Because a policeman came to stop them.
B．Because Mr Harris quarreled with a policeman.
C．Because somebody came to complain.
D．Because Mr Harris asked them to go home.
(5)Who had complained to the police?
A．A policeman had.
B．Someone had.
C．Nobody had.
D．Mr Harris had.
