A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor   21  the story to her. The lady was   22  . She wrote back to the editor:

 “Dear Sir.

Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it.   23   I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a  24   to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were   25   pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”

The editor wrote back:

 “Dear Madam,

At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”

1.A. gave           B. came back         C. handed          D. returned

2.A. angry          B. happy             C. satisfied       D. glad

3.A. After          B. until             C. Before          D. Since

4.A .lesson         B. test              C. question        D. thing

5.A. already        B. still             C. even            D. yet

A lady once wrote a long story. She sent it to a famous editor. After a few weeks the editor   21  the story to her. The lady was   22 . She wrote back to the editor:
“Dear Sir.
Yesterday you sent back a story of mine. How do you know that the story is not good? You did not read it.   23  I sent you the story, I pasted together pages 18, 19 and 20. This was a  24  to see whether you would read the story. When the story came back yesterday, the pages were   25  pasted together. Is this the way you read all the stories that are sent to you?”
The editor wrote back:
“Dear Madam,
At breakfast then I have an egg. I don’t have to eat the whole egg in order to discover(发现) that it is bad.”

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

The monkey is a very lovely little animal, and is found in many parts of the world.

A lady once had a monkey. It was a birthday present from her husband. This monkey,  1  all others, was very fond of making tricks and of doing whatever he   2   others do.

The lady found him one day sitting on the toilet table, holding in one hand a little china mug(杯) with water in it, and in the 3  her toothbrush, with which he was   4  his teeth, looking all the time in the glass.

Her little daughter, Maria, had a large   5   with a very handsome head and face. She one day   6   this doll in the small bed, and went out of the room. The monkey came in, took the doll in his   7  , and jumped upon the washstand, he began to wash its face. He first rubbed it all over with soap. Then seizing the towel, he dipped(蘸水) it in the washbowl, and rubbed it   8  hard that the doll’s face was entirely ruined, and the paint was all   9   off.

There have been many tales of monkeys. They are armed with sticks, and they have joined together and made  10  against their enemies successfully. These are not true, as it is known that in their  11  state(状态) monkeys have no idea of weapons. The sticks and other objects said to be thrown at travelers as they pass under the branches of trees, are usually the dead branches, etc., accidentally broken off, as the monkeys, with the natural curiosity(好奇心) of their tribe(种族), pass along the tops of trees to watch the  12  of the people below. They can, however, be taught to use a stick, and to us it well.

1 A. as               B. from                      C. like                         D. against

2 A.told                B. saw                   C. asked                            D. heard

3A.the mouth        B. the toilet                C. the air                   D. the other

4A. cleaning         B. watching             C. pulling                  D. feeding         

5A. doll                B. box                     C. mirror                  D. toy

6 A. forgot                   B. made                    C. left                        D. let

7 A. mouth                  B. face                     C. hands             D. arms

8 A. very                    B.so                          C. such                      D. really

9 A. broken          B. fallen                     C. washed                 D. dropped

10A. war                     B. money                   C. friends                    D. trouble 

11A. normal         B. poor                     C. good                     D. native

12A. noises         B. actions                  C. games                 D. running