A very old lady won a million dollars in a lottery(彩票)．Her son and her husband heard the news on the radio．“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked, “The news might kill her!” “That’s true,” the son said, “Perhaps we’d better speak to her doctor about it．He’ll know how to bring the news to her gently(温和地)．” They told the old lady’s doctor about this．“I’m glad you told me,” he said．“A shock(震惊)，even a happy one, could give her a heart attack．Leave it to me．I’ll find a way of bringing the news to her．” The doctor thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say．He called on the old lady and sat by her．He took her hand in his．“Let’s play a game, my dear, ” he said．“A ‘Let’s Pretend(假装)’ game．” “Oh, yes,” the old lady said．“I love ‘Let’s Pretend’ game．” “Good．I’ll ask you a question first,” the doctor said．“Then you can ask me one．” He pretended to think for a few moments．Then he said, “Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery?” “Oh, that’s an easy one,” the old lady said．“I’d give most of it to you, doctor, because you have been so good to me all these years．Doctor!” But the doctor was now lying on the floor．He had died of shock．
(1)
Why didn’t the son and his father tell the lady the good news immediately?Because they ________．
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A．
weren’t sure it was right
B．
didn’t want her to die of shock
C．
wanted to inherit(继承)her money
D．
wanted to kill her first
(2)
The doctor was also worried that the news would ________．
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A．
make her worried
B．
kill him
C．
cause a heart attack
D．
make her rich
(3)
The doctor went to the old lady’s house ________．
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A．
to give her a heart attack
B．
to play games with her
C．
to tell her the news
D．
to help her get better
(4)
Why was the doctor lying on the floor?Because ________．
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A．
he hoped the old lady would do the same
B．
it was part of the “Let’s Pretend” game
C．
he was looking for the old lady’s money
D．
he had died of shock
(5)
Which of the following is wrong?
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A．
The son took bad care of the old lady’s health．
B．
They wanted to tell her the happy news but they didn’t want to shock her．
C．
The doctor waited for a few days before he told the old lady the news．
Jane was born in a worker’s family．But she always 1 her friends her father is very rich．They 2 her well, and nobody says anything about it．
Last month, Miss Green, one of her friends, 3 Jane to her birthday party．The girl went there with some 4 ．She got on a bus, but there were a lot of people in it．She couldn’t find any seats．A young man saw this and 5 said, “Take my seat, please．” Jane 6 him and sat down．
To her surprise, she saw him again at the party．She was very 7 and went to say hello to him．They began to dance．The young man 8 a piece of music and liked it very much．He told the girl he was a piano teacher．“I 9 a piano ten years ago,” said Jane．“You must play it well, I think．”“ 10 , I can’t．I can’t get the lid open．” answered the girl．
I hate being overweight．My husband said he didn’t mind, but I knew he still hoped I had a beautiful body．Everything from my waist(腰部)to my legs was overweight．Finally, just after Christmas last year, I decided that something had to be done．
I met Dr．Wallace, and she told me I had to stop eating fast foods．It was very hard for me because I was eating them three of four times a week：pizza, hamburgers, whatever I could get．But I said to myself at the start that I would try my best to do it－and I did．I even gave up the booze－something I used to have two glasses of it with dinner．
My best friend, Rachel Waterman, said I had to walk 10,000 steps every day．That was very hard for me at the beginning．I was used to driving everywhere, but I started to walk everywhere instead．I walked in the morning before work, and I usually took a walk in the park with my husband after work．Now I never go to bed until I’ve done my 10,000 steps．
Six months has passed, and I made it．Last week, my husband bought me an MP4 as a gift．the weight is wonderful－I feel like a different person now, and I can buy my favorite clothes in the shops．I am so proud of myself because everyone thought I wouldn’ t be able to make it including myself．
I love my new body, and I’ll never let myself go back into my old ways．
(1)
When did the woman decide to lose her weight?
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A．
After she had a baby．
B．
After Christmas last year．
C．
Before Christmas last year．
D．
When she got a gift from her husband．
(2)
The underlined word “booze” in Paragraph 2 means _________．
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A．
wine
B．
meat
C．
vegetables
D．
fast foods
(3)
What can make the woman overweight according to this passage?
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A．
Pizza, vegetables and wine．
B．
Pizza, hamburgers and wine．
C．
Pizza, vegetables and water．
D．
Pizza, hamburgers and tea．
(4)
Why did the woman’s husband get an MP4 for her?
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A．
Because it was Dr．Wallace’s suggestion．
B．
Because her husband liked it．
C．
Because it was a gift for her success in losing weight．
D．
Because she asked her husband for it several times．
Mabel was born in a worker’s family．But she always 1 her friends her father’s very rich．They 2 her well, and nobody says anything about it．
Last month Miss Brown, one of her friends, 3 Mabel to her birthday party．The girl went there with some 4 ．She got on a bus, but there were a lot of people in it．She couldn’t find any seats．A young man saw this and 5 and said,“Take my seat, please．”
Mabel 6 him and sat down．To her surprise(令她惊讶的是), she saw him again at the party．She was very 7 and went to say hello to him．They began to dance(跳舞)．The young man 8 a piece of music and liked it very much．He told the girl he was a piano(钢琴)teacher．
“I 9 a piano ten years ago．”said Mabel．
“You must play it well．I think．”
“ 10 , I can’t．I can’t get the lid open(打开盖子)．”answered the girl．
One evening, three old men came to a house and knocked at the door．The hostess(女主人)opened the door．1 she didn’t know them, she asked them to 2 and have something to eat because she thought they must be 3 ．To the woman’s surprise, they were not 4 to come into the house together．One of them explained,“We are called Wealth(财富), Success and Love．You have to choose 5 of us．”“Go in and discuss with your 6 which of us you want in your home ,”added another old man．
The woman told the family 7 had happened．Her husband advised inviting Wealth．He hoped their house would be filled with 8 ．But the woman 9 Success．Their daughter was 10 from one corner of the house．She jumped in with her own suggestion,“It would be 11 if we invited Love．Our house will then be full of love!”
“
Let’s listen to our daughter．”The husband finally made the 12 ．The woman went out and asked the three old men,“Which one of you is Love?Please come in and be our guest(客人)．”
Love 13 and started walking towards the door．The other two 14 ．Surprised, the woman asked,“I 15 invited Love, why are you coming in?”
The old men replied together,“Wherever Love goes, we go with him．Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!”
