Mrs. Green opened the door so hard that the door almost broke. Then she looked 　26 the window and saw her neighbor, an old lady, crossing the yard. “She is in my 　27 again. Those are my strawberries, not　　 28 . Maybe I should call the police.”

Her friend, Alice, was sitting at the table 　29 a cup of coffee in her hands. “You want to call the police because she picks your strawberries?” she asked.

“Of course,” Mrs. Green answered angrily. “What would you do if your neighbor walked into your garden　 30 your permission(允许) and picked your strawberries?”

“I would say, it’s better than the bees.” Alice answered.

“The bees don’t take my strawberries, but the 　31 does,” said Mrs. Green.

Alice said, “That old lady only picks a few strawberries every year, and she 　32 picks some bad ones. Why 　33 you pick some of your good strawberries and give 　34 to her?”

“Are you crazy?”

“I don’t think so. Don’t you remember what happened when you were 　35 in hospital last year? She went to see you with some chicken soup. If you give her the strawberries, you can tell her that you still 　36　 that.”

Mrs. Green felt very guilty (内疚). She was so 　37 that she almost forgot what the old lady had done for her. Then she picked a basket of good 　38 and went to see her 　39 . Through the window, Alice could see that the anger（愤怒）on Mrs. Green’s face changed into(变成) a big 　40 .

26．A. through　　 　 　　B. over　　　　　 　 C. for　 　　　　　　 　　D. after

27．A. bedroom　　 　　　　 B. garden 　　　　　　　　 C. kitchen　　 　　　　　 D. room

28．A. your　　 　　　　　　 　　B. his　 　　　　　　　 　　C. mine　　 　　　 　　D. hers

29．A. have　　 　　　　　　　 B. in　 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. with　　 　　　　　　　 D. on

30．A. with 　　　　　　　　　 B. without　 　　　 　　C. in　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. under

31．A. bee　　 　　　　　　　　 B. bird　 　　　　　　　　　 C. child　 　　　　　　　　　 D. old lady

32．A. just　 　　　　　　　　　 B. never　 　　　　　　　　 C. hardly　 　　　　　　　　 D. all

33．A. don’t　　 　　　　　　 B. not　 　　　　　　　　　　 　　C. do　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. didn’t

34．A. theirs　　 　　　　　　 　　B. they　 　　　　　　　　　 C. it　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. them

35．A. fine　　 　　　　 　　B. happy　 　　　　 　　C. excited　　 　　　　　 D. ill

36．A. hate　　 　　　　　　　 B. know　 　　　　　　　　 C. remember　　 　　D. forget

37．A. surprised　　 　　　　 B. angry　 　　　　　 　　C. brave　　　 　 　　D. polite

38．A. apples　　 　　　　　　 B. bananas 　　　　　　　 C. pears 　　　　　 　　D. strawberries

39．A. sister　　 　　　 　　B. mother　 　　　　　　　 C. friend　　 　　　 　　　　　 D. neighbor

40．A. anger　　 　　　　　　 　　B. laugh　 　　　　　　　　 C. smile　　 　　　　　　 D. surprise

A man came home from work late, tired, to find his 5-year-old son waiting for him at the door.

“Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?”

“If you must know, I make $20 an hour,”

“Oh,” the little boy replied, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”

The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are being so selfish（自私的）!”

　 The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. After about an hour or so, the father calmed down, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.

　 “Sorry! Maybe I was too hard on you just now.” said the man, “Here’s $10.”

“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. Then, the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.

　 “Why do you want more money since you already have some?” The father shouted angrily.

“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” the little boy replied, “Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.”

51. How much does the boy’s father make an hour?

A. $10　　　　 B. $20　　　　 C. $30　　　　 　 D. $40

52. The underlined word “furious” in Para.5 means ______.

A. very angry　　　 B. quite happy　　 C. very strange 　 D. a little nervous

53. At first, the father refused to give the boy any money because ______.

A. he thought the boy was too selfish

B. he did not have enough money at that moment

C. he thought the boy would buy something of no use

D. the boy always asked for money from him

54. The boy wanted to buy ______ with the twenty dollars.

A. a new book for himself　　　　　 B. a nice present for his father

C. a toy for his own birthday　　　　　 D. an hour of his father’s time

55. From the passage, we can infer（推断）that the boy’s father ______.

A. often played with his son　　　　　 B. spent little time with his son

C. didn’t love his son at all　　　　 D. often came back home early