A traveler came out of the airport. There were a lot of taxis. He asked every taxi driver about his name. Then he took the third one. It cost 5 dollars from the airport to the hotel. “How much does it cost for the whole day?” The man asked. “100 dollars,” said the taxi driver. This was very dear (昂贵的), but the man said it was OK.

The taxi driver took the man everywhere. He showed him all the parks and museums in the city. In the evening they went back to the hotel. The traveler gave the taxi driver 100 dollars and said, “What about tomorrow?” The taxi driver looked at the man and said, “Tomorrow is another 100 dollars.” And the man said, “That’s OK! See you tomorrow.” The taxi driver was very pleased.

The next day the taxi driver took the traveler everywhere again. They visited all the parks and museums again. And in the evening they went back to the hotel. The man gave the taxi driver 100 dollars again and said, “I’m going home tomorrow.” The driver was sorry because he liked the traveler and 100 dollars a day was a lot of money. “So you are going home. Where do you come from?” He asked. “I come from New York.” “New York,” the taxi driver said, “I have a sister in New York. Her name is Susan. Do you know her?” “Of course I know her. She gave me 200 dollars for you!”

1.Where did the traveler come from?

A．England           B．America           C．Canada           D．France

2.Why did the traveler take the third taxi?  Because _                  _____ .

A．the other taxi driver asked more money

B．the third driver was a kind-hearted(热心肠的) man

C．he didn’t want to spend his own money on the coming visit

D．the other driver didn’t like him

3.Usually the cost of the traveling one day may be ______.

A．$ 100            B．$ 200             C．less than $ 100     D．more than $ 200

4.Who asked the traveler to give the money for the taxi driver?

A．The traveler’s sister                    B．The traveler himself

C．Nobody                               D．The driver’s sister

5.The driver was unhappy __                      ____ .

A．when he heard the traveler’s last words

B．when the traveler asked every taxi driver his name

C．when the traveler asked him for his sister’s name

D．during the two—day visit

The clock struck（敲）eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of books. I was going to have my exam the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn't answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. "Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!" We pupils are the poorest creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one.1 was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed（祈祷）,"Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard later on, Amen." My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
【小题1】When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_______.

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　　The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile of (一大堆) those troublesome things called “books”.

　　I was going to have my exam the next day.“When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I couldn't answer. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He didn't have to work so hard when he was a clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed(祈祷),“My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

(1)When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others were ________.

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(2)The word“wretched” means ________.

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(3)Going over his lessons didn't help him because ________.

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A．it was too late at night

B．he was very tired

C．his eyes were too heavy to open

D．he couldn't study hard before the exam

(4)What do you think happened to the writer? ________

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A．He was late for the exam.

B．He passed the exam luckily.

C．He failed in the exam.

D．He fell asleep in the exam.

(5)The best title for the passage is ________.

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A．The Night Before The Exam

B．Working Far Into Night

C．A Slow Student

D．Going Over Lessons