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to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening. Will you and your wife come?"
Mr Brown says , "Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. We are free that evening,l think. But
I will telephone my wife and ask her. Perhaps she wants to go somewhere that evening. " So Mr Brown
goes to the other room and tele- phones. When he comes back, he looks very surprised.
"What's the matter?"says Mr Jones,"Do you speak to your wife?"
"No. "answered Mr Brown,"She isn't there. My small son answers the telephone.I say to him, 'Is your mother there, David? and he answers, 'No, she isn't in the house. ' ' Where is she then?'I ask. She is somewhere outside. ' What's she doing?' ' She is looking for me.
B. Mrs Brown's
C. David’s
D. his own
B. in the other room
C. at home
D. outside his office
B. Mrs Jones.
C. His son.
D. His brother.
B. Brown
C. Jones
D. David
B. naughty
C. clever
D. fat
It stood outside a furniture (家具) shop. " Buy it,"she said at once. " We'll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶架).I've always wanted one like that. "
What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer,and the bookshelf was tied onto the roof rack.It was tall and narrow,quite heavy too.
As it was getting darker,l drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.
After a time my wife said,"here's a long line of cars behind. Why don't they overtake?"
Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers(警官) inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then,with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church(教堂). One of the officers came to me.
"Right,sir," he said. "Do you need any more help now?"
I didn't quite understand. " Thanks,officer, " I said." You've been very kind.l live just down the road. "
He was looking at our things: first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf. "Well, well," he said and laughed. "It's a bookshelf you've got there! We thought
it was...er,something else. "
My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. " Yes,it's a bookshelf,but thanks again. " I drove home as fast as I could.
B. the writer's wife didn't like the bookshelf at all
C. the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
D.the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
B. Other drivers would let him go first.
C. His wife could use a new bookshelf.
D. He could save a lot of money and time.
B. Because they didn't think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
C. Because they thought somebody in the writer's family had died and he needed help.
D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
B. Because at last her husband understood why the police drove to the church.
C. Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
D. Because the police helped them a lot.
B. Before they overtook ( overtake 的过去式) the writer's car.
C.After one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
D. After the writer's family left the church.
There was once a stonecutter who was not happy with his life．
One day, he passed a rich man's house．Through the windows he saw many fine things and important visitors．’’How great that rich man must be!’ thought the stonecutter．He wished that he could be like him．
To his great surprise，he suddenly became the rich man．He began to enjoy all the good things in life．But then one day he saw a high official passing by，carried in a chair．Everyone had to bow before him．“How great that official is!” he thought．“1 wish that I could be like him.
He became the high official，carried everywhere in his chair, and was hated by all the people．It was a hot summer day, and the official felt very uncomfortable in his chair．He looked up at the sun．“How great the sun is!” he thought．“l wish that I could be the sun!”
He became the sun，shining down on everyone．But a huge black cloud moved between him and the Earth，so that his light could no longer shine down．“how powerful that storm cloud is!” he thought．1 wish that I could be a cloud!”
He became the cloud．Everyone who didn't like clouds shouted at him．He soon found himself pushed away by the wind．“How great the wind is!” he thought．”I wish that I could be the wind!”
Then he became the wind，blowing the roofs of houses．After a while，he ran up against something that would not move—a huge stone．“How great that stone is!’ he thought” I wish I could be a stone!”
He became the stone．But as he stood there，he heard the sound of a hammer and felt himself being changed．“What could be greater that I become a stonecutter than a stone!” he thought．He looked down and saw far below him a stonecutter．
1．The stonecutter wanted to be a high official because ．
A．he wanted to enjoy the good things in life
B．he wanted people to bow down to him
C．he enjoyed being carried around all day
D．he enjoyed talking with important visitors
2．The stonecutter became after he was the wind．
A．the sun B．a cloud C．a stone D．an official
3．From the story we understand the stonecutter might have become after being a stone．
A．a stonecutter B．the wind C．a rich man D．the sun
4．How many times does the stonecutter change in the story?
A．five B．six C．seven D．eight
5．The story mainly tells us that 。
A．it's never too late to mend
B．time lost cannot be won again
C．well begun is half done
D．the grass isn’t always greener on the other side
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moment. It's good to keep the time."
Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's. He looked around and saw a noisy square (厂场)
not far from here. He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and
make himself quiet. He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily.
Suddenly he heard a girl crying. He came up to her and asked some questions. Then he knew she
got lost. John tried to find out her address and took her home. The girl's parents were very thankful.
Then John hurried to the doctor's. The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late. Why did
you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?" John said nothing but one word "Sorry! "
B. on time
C. in time
D. in no time
B. enjoy himself
C. see the children and the women
D. help the girl
B. she fell off her bike
C. her parents were angry with her
D. she didn't find the way home
B. twenty past five
C. five o'clock
D. forty past five
B. quiet person
C. helpful person
D. lucky person
A student was going to spend his holiday in a cool mountain village. That evening he stayed at an inn (小旅馆) near the railway station (火车站). Before going to bed, he went to the boss of the inn and said, "Excuse me, sir. Will you please wake me up at a quarter to five tomorrow morning? I'll take the five o'clock train."
"Oh, sorry, sir," the boss said in a hurry, "I'm afraid I can't. I won't be able to get up so early."
The student was disappointed (失望). When he began to return to his room, be stopped and asked, "Have you got an alarm-clock (闹钟)? Maybe it can help me."
"Wait a minute, then." The boss said and brought out an alarm-clock. "Here you are, sir."
"Thank you very much." The student said happily. But he found it was rusty (锈的) when he had a look at it. And it sometimes worked and sometimes didn't. He asked, "Will it ring in time?"
"I don't know, either." said the boss, "But it doesn't matter. You just give it a good shake at a quarter to five. And it will ring on time."
1. The student stayed at the inn because ____.
A. it was in the cool mountain village he was going to
B. the boss of the inn was kind to him
C. the boss could wake him up at the right time
D. it was near the railway station
2. The student asked the boss to wake him up the next morning because ____.
A. the boss had the habit (习惯) of getting up early
B. the boss had promised (答应) to help him in every possible way (千方百计地)
C. he was afraid he would not wake up in time to catch the train
D. it would take him a long time to walk to the railway station
3. The train the student was going to take would start at ____ the next morning.
A. five o'clock B. a quarter to five
C. half past four D. a quarter to six
4. The student was disappointed because ____.
A. he had to buy an alarm-clock
B. the boss refused to wake him up
C. he would take another train
D. he had to go to the village on foot
5. From the story we know the ____.
A. clock would wake the student up in time
B. student certainly missed his train the next morning
C. alarm-clock was no use for the student
D. student had the alarm-clock repaired (修理)
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