After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A. angry   B. ready    C. frightened     D. excited  

2. A. for      B. but       C. so              D. and  

3.A. wanted to see       B. wanted to play 

       C. was afraid to see   D. was afraid to play  

4. A. Though     B. But       C. And             D. If  

5.A. that         B. how       C. whether       D. when  

6. A. knock      B. voice      C. man            D. baker 

7. A. may        B. must       C. wouldn't       D. couldn't  

8. A. not         B. had        C. tried            D. failed  

9. A. see         B. frighten    C. help            D. scold  

10.A. went        B. lay         C. appeared       D. hid  

11. A. thought     B. wondered  C. imagined      D. realized  

12. A. me          B. you         C. game           D. play 

13. A. good        B. necessary   C. late           D. early  

14. A. off          B. here        C. afraid         D. sorry  

15.A. pushed      B. locking     C. knocking     D. shutting 

阅读理解

　　 Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to rest in the daytime. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and lay down at once. As soon as he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

　　“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer. “Please go and look her over. ” Mr. Jackson had to go with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and the road was covered with snow and ice. The farmer lived far away from the town and they went through a forest, cross two rivers and a mountain. It took them three hours to get to the short, small house. And they both tired, cold and hungry.

　　The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night? “I'm sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We're poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can't go for you. If you come to look her over at night when you are free, we'll pay you nothing.”

(1) Mr. Jackson was busy because________.

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A. only he was a doctor in the town

B. there was only one hospital there

C. the patient trusted(信任) him

D. he was friendly to the patient

(2) ________, so he fell asleep soon.

[　　]

A. It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson

B. Mr. Jackson was very tired that night

C. Mr. Jackson felt unwell that night

D. Mr. Jackson was afraid to be waken soon

(3) It was __________ for Mr. Jackson to get to the farmer's house.

[　　]

(4) When Mr. Jackson and the farmer reached the house, it was

[　　]

(5) The woman did nothing at home because ________.

[　　]

A. something was wrong with her

B. her husband was strong enough to do all

C. she was very lazy

D. she hoped to be looked over

(6) Mr. Jackson was very angry with________.

[　　]

7. The doctor went to Mr. Jackson very late at night because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted to play a joke on him

B. he was afraid his wife was going to die

C. his wife had really been ill before he went for him

D. he wanted to save some money

阅读理解

　　 Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to rest in the daytime. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and lay down at once. As soon as he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

　　“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer. “Please go and look her over. ” Mr. Jackson had to go with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and the road was covered with snow and ice. The farmer lived far away from the town and they went through a forest, cross two rivers and a mountain. It took them three hours to get to the short, small house. And they both tired, cold and hungry.

　　The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night? “I'm sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We're poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can't go for you. If you come to look her over at night when you are free, we'll pay you nothing.”

(1) Mr. Jackson was busy because________.

[　　]

A. only he was a doctor in the town

B. there was only one hospital there

C. the patient trusted(信任) him

D. he was friendly to the patient

(2) ________, so he fell asleep soon.

[　　]

A. It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson

B. Mr. Jackson was very tired that night

C. Mr. Jackson felt unwell that night

D. Mr. Jackson was afraid to be waken soon

(3) It was __________ for Mr. Jackson to get to the farmer's house.

[　　]

(4) When Mr. Jackson and the farmer reached the house, it was

[　　]

(5) The woman did nothing at home because ________.

[　　]

A. something was wrong with her

B. her husband was strong enough to do all

C. she was very lazy

D. she hoped to be looked over

(6) Mr. Jackson was very angry with________.

[　　]

7. The doctor went to Mr. Jackson very late at night because ________.

[　　]

A. he wanted to play a joke on him

B. he was afraid his wife was going to die

C. his wife had really been ill before he went for him

D. he wanted to save some money

Jenny Gordon was a very kind and beautiful woman．Before she __1__，many young men were in love with her．Many of them __2__ to her，telling her how wonderful she was，how much they loved her and each of them waited to be her __3__．Jenny kept all these letters．She tied them up with a red ribbon and put them away in all old box．She __4__ read them because her husband took good care of her．However，they were a part of her __5__ and she didn't want to throw them away．

Jenny had a __6__，Sue．Sue was six．One day，a friend of hers was in hospital．Jenny wanted to go to see her．Of course it was __7__ to take Sue there with her．So she had to leave Sue __8__ for two hours．

“Now be a good girl，” she said，“play __9__ in the yard．If you need anything，go to the lady next door and she will __10__ you．”

When she returned home，she asked Sue，“Have yon __11__ a good girl?”

“Oh，yes．Mommy．” Sue said．

“What did you do while I was __12__?” Jenny asked her．

“I played mailman．” Sue said．

“__13__ could you play mailman，darling?” Jenny asked，“You didn't have any letters．”

“Oh，yes．I did．Mommy．” Sue said，“I __14__ some in an old box upstairs．They were tied up with a red ribbon．I put one in every mailbox in the __15__．Wasn’t I a good girl?”

1．A．died                      B．left                      C．married                  D．started

2．A．wrote                    B．listened                C．talked                    D．spoke

3．A．classmate              B．husband               C．brother                  D．friend

4．A．always                      B．usually                 C．sometimes              D．never

5．A．study                    B．life                      C．job                        D．interest

6．A．daughter                B．sister                   C．pupil                      D．student

7．A．helpful            B．useful                  C．important             D．bad

8．A．asleep                 B．afraid                   C．alone                     D．away

9．A．slowly                B．quickly                C．clearly                   D．quietly

10．A．help                     B．teach                   C．show                     D．like

11．A．learned                 B．been                    C．played                    D．hoped

12．A．in                        B．free                     C．out                        D．at work

13．A．When                  B．How                    C．What                     D．Where

14．A．found                  B．bought                 C．borrowed                      D．looked for

15．A．bank                    B．park                    C．street                     D．theater