One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery               B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house                 D. on his way back home

2.When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move                   B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery                      D. knew clearly what to do

3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger

B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost

D. wanted to hide his things there

4.When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.      

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

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For years I wanted a flower garden. I would spend hours_ _1___ of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had children, five children! I was too busy  _2____ care of them to grow a garden.

Money was always_3____ . When my children were _4____, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d get annoyed and say, “ Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on__5___, you know.”

Finally, all five got through college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a __6_____.

I wasn’t sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money.

Then, one spring morning, _7____ Mother’s Day, I was working in my kitchen. __8____, I heard a car come. I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right _9____ the yard.

There was a money tree in my yard! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, all over that tree.

That was three years ago. My garden is now very pretty, just the way I wanted. I __10___ what my children did for me, and then I get tears in my eyes every time.

1. A. to think       B. think             C. thought            D. thinking

2. A. taking       B. to take            C. taken               D. took

3. A. short          B. long             C. enough             D. large

4. A. few          B. a few             C. little              D. a little

5. A. houses         B. trees            C. lands               D. fields

6. A. tree           B. garden             C. window            D. kitchen

7. A. in             B. for               C. on                 D. at

8. A. Luckily         B. Unluckily         C. Certainly        D. Suddenly

9. A. in            B. in front of         C. behind               D. near

10. A. think of      B. think about        C. think up          D. think over

    One evening，Robert was on his way home from the railway station．When he turned round  a corner．he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near．He began to walk faster．The footsteps became faster，too．He slowed down．The footsteps also slowed down．Now he was sure that someone must be going after him．He tried to hide．Still the steps followed him．He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and found himself in a cemetery(墓地)．He threw himself down on one of the tombs(坟墓)．

    The man behind came near．Robert could hear the man jump over the grass．Thoughts of thieves or murderers(凶手)filled his mind．Robert stood up and faced the man，“What do you want?”he asked．“Why are you coming after me?”

   “I say，”the stranger asked．”Do you always go home like this，or take some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Brown’s and don’t know the way．The station master told me to follow you as you live next door．Excuse me for asking，but is there much further to go before we get there?”

    1．One evening Robert went home from    ．

       A．the school               B．the hospital

       C．his factory               D．the railway station

    2．When he was walking，he found    ．

       A．a cemetery              B．some tall grass

       C．someone going after him   D．strange footsteps in front of him

    3．At last Robert hid himself    ．

       A．in some tall grass         B．in a cemetery

       C．in a comer              D．in an old house

    4．When the strange jumped over the grass，Robert       ．

       A．cried                            B．ran faster as soon as he can

       C．stood up and asked some questions    D．called his family

    5．Which of the following is TRUE? 

       A．Robert isn’t afraid of the strange．

       B．Robert planted some grass．

       C．Robert’s duty is to look after the cemetery．

       D．The station master knew Robert’s house．