He couldn't remember what he ________.

1. A.
   said
2. B.
   says
3. C.
   spoke
4. D.
   told

He never ________ much attention to what he ________.

1. A.
   payes, studyes
2. B.
   pays, studys
3. C.
   paies, studies
4. D.
   pays, studies

An Englishman was once traveling in Italy. One day he went into a small restaurant to order dinner. He understood very little Italian and couldn’t read the menu(菜单). He knew the word for eggs, and so he ordered eggs. Italy is famous, however, for its mushrooms(蘑菇) with eggs. But he did not know the word for mushrooms. The waiter did not speak a word of English and could not help him. At last, the man took out his pocket a pencil and a piece of paper and very carefully drew a picture of a mushroom on the piece of paper. The waiter looked at the picture of the mushroom for a long while. He did not understand very well, but at last he left. He was gone a long time. After about a half hour he returned. But instead of an order of mushroom, he brought the man a large black umbrella.
【小题1】Why did the Englishman go to Italy?

 根据下面短文内容，在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词，使短文完整、通顺。

    “Cool” is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is   1.   to express a temperature that is a little bit cold. As the world has changed, the word has had many different   2.  . “Cool” can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

  3.   you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, “It’s cool.” You may think, “He’s so cool,” when you see your favorite footballer. We all maximize(最大化) the meaning of “cool”. You can use it   4.   of many words such as “new” or “surprising”. Here’s an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall(瀑布) they had visited. On one student’s paper was just the one sentence, “It’s so cool.” Maybe he thought it was the  5.   way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words.  6.   “cool”, some people have no words to show the same meaning. Can you think of many   7.   words that make your life as colorful as the word “cool”? I can. And I think they are   8.   very cool.

Have you ever had an embarrassing experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.

Tony:

My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool middle school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry:

The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress that she liked in a shop window, and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand. I’d taken the hand of a complete stranger（陌生人）!

1.Tony arrived at school late that morning because ?????????? .

A. he couldn’t find hid shoes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. he washed and dressed slowly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. his car went wrong on the way

2.The students began laughing when they saw Tony ???????? .

A. wearing a wrong shoe????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? ????????????? B. his alarm clock didn’t ring

C. looking down suddenly????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. rushing into the classroom

3.Henry and his wife held hands ?????? .

A. at the cinema????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. in the shop????????????? ????????????? C. at the restaurant????????????? ????????????? D. along the street

4.What does the underlined word “scream” mean in Chinese?

A.尖叫声???????????? ????????????? B.笑声????????? C.哭声????????????? D.呼救声

5.Henry was embarrassed because he ????? .

A. slapped the woman in the face

B. took the hand of a complete stranger

C. heard hid wife screaming in the street

D. knocked over some watches in the shops