A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches (英尺) longer.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening（缩短）by about two inches.

Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything. But when his mother  finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’ s trousers. She was a kind girl,so she went quietly upstairs withoutsaying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.  The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she,too, remembered her brothers trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done. You can imagine（想象）the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the   next morning.   .

1.What were the young man’s new trousers like at first?

A．They were a bit too long.

B．They were just suitable.

C．They were too short for him.

D．There were about two inches shorter.

2.Why didn’t the young man’s mother and sisters answer him in the kitchen?

A．Because they were very busy.

B．Because they didn’t hear him.

C．Because they didn’t like him.

D．Because they couldn’t do that.

3.When did his elder sister shortened the trousers?

A．In the evening.

B．Before she finished the washing.

C．After lunch.

D．After she came back from the cinema.

4.What did the young man find about the trousers the next morning?

He found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him. 

A．two

B．four

C．six

D．eight

5.How did the young man feel when he put the trousers on the next morning?

A．Pleasant.

B．Thankful.

C．Surprised.

D．Bored.

 

Mrs Black is sixty-nine years old. She has only a daughter named Sandra. Mr Black died twelve years ago. She was very sad and lived in her house alone. Two years later her daughter had a baby. The woman was busy all the time and no time to look after her son James. She asked her mother to live with with them.
The old woman had to sell her house and moved there. She was strong and could do all the housework. And the family liked her.
Last autumn Mrs Black went to do some shopping. A car hit her and her leg was hurt. She had to be in hospital for three months. She couldn’t do anything after she came back. At first her daughter was kind to her, but soon she began to tired (讨厌)of her. The old woman wanted to leave, but she had no money to buy a house and nobody could take care of her. She didn’t know what to do.
One morning Mrs Black broke a plate. It made her daughter angry. She told James to buy a wooden(木制的)for her grandma. That afternoon James came back with two wooden plates. She was surprised(惊讶的)and asked “Why did you buy two plates, son”
“One is for my grandma,” answered the boy. “The other is for you.” She cried for long. She’s kind to her mother as she did before.
【小题1】 Sandra asked her mother to live with them because________

A．the old woman lived alone

B．she needed her help

C．the old woman couldn’t look after herself

D．the old woman could give her much money.

【小题2】The family liked Mrs Black because_________

A．she was rich

B．she could watched their door

C．she could do the housework for them

D．she was friendly to them all

【小题3】Mrs Black was afraid ________,so she couldn’t leave her daughter’s house.

A．she had no house to live in

B．she couldn’t look after herself

C．Sandra couldn’t go to see her any more

D．she couldn’t buy a house and none takes care of her

【小题4】Sandra was afraid ________,so she told her son to buy a wooden plate for her.

A．her mother could broke another plate

B．her mother didn’t want to live

C．her husband could be tired of her mother

D．her mother couldn’t do anything at home

【小题5】Sandra is friendly to her mother again because________

A．she knows she did wrong

B．she was afraid of her son

C．the old is poor

D．it’s her duty

A passenger (乘客) told an air hostess (空姐) that he needed a cup of water to take medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the  46   soon.

Twenty minutes  47  , when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so busy that she  48   to bring him the water. Therefore, the passenger was held up (延迟) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he   49  it.

In the following hours on the flight,   50  time the air hostess passed the passenger, she would ask him with a smile   51   he needed help or not. But the passenger never   52   her words.

When he was going to get off the  53  , the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passengers’ booklet (意见簿). She was very  54 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, which might make her  55   the job.  56  with a smile she handed it to him.

Off the plane, she  57  the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me if I needed help for twelve times  58 . How can I refuse  59  twelve sincere smiles?”

That’s right! It was the twelve smiles of the air hostess that touched (感动) the passenger

  60   and of course she wouldn’t lose her job!

1.	A．milk B．juice C．coffee D．water

 

2.	A．late B．later C．ago D．after

 

3.	A．remembered B．forgot C．wanted D．learned

 

4.	A．accepted B．took C．refused D．received

 

5.	A．some B．either C．another D．each

 

6.	A．why B．when C．whether D．how

 

7.	A．paid attention to B．thought of C．heard of D．worried about

 

8.	A．coach B．bus C．train D．plane

 

9.	A．happy B．cheerful C．sad D．excited

 

10.	A．lose B．loses C．losing D．lost

 

11.	A．And B．So C．Then D．But

 

12.	A．opened B．closed C．destroyed D．hid

 

13.	A．at all B．in all C．of all D．all over

 

14.	A．her B．your C．their D．our

 

15.	A．peacefully B．comfortably C．deeply D．slowly

 

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66.【小题1】Liang and Wang, both teachers, are going to take their summer holidays at some beautiful seaside. They like good wine and shopping. 67.【小题2】Chen Hui and Li Hong, university students, want to travel on very little money, and would like to get to know the country by working with the local people for two weeks. 【小题3】Mr. Zhang, a young and busy manager, needs a holiday to relax. He would like to go somewhere warm and sunny, where he can swim in the sea, and he enjoys sports and dancing. 【小题4】 Mr. Lee and his wife, who have recently retired, want to see places of cultural and historical interest, but Mrs. Lee hates flying. 【小题5】Ling Xia, a nurse in a hospital in Guangzhou, hopes to spend her 21st birthday in the north and skate on real ice.

A．Seven Days on Jinsha Island Seven-day holidays on Jinsha Island, lovely beach with golden sands and deep blue sea. Sailing and some other water sports as well as dancing to local music. B．East China in Comfort Comfortable coach tours around five cities in East China. Six days out of normal holiday season, seeing local culture. C．Farm Holidays in Guizhou Working holidays on a farm in Guizhou for one to three months, if prepared to work with the farmers. Rooms, food and trips all provided free – you only pay for the low cost traffic. D．Holiday Homes in Sanya Holiday flats in Sanya in summer season by the sea, yet near shops and restaurants. E.One Day Travel in Guangzhou Climb Mt. Baiyun in the morning, visit Yuexiu Park and other sceneries after lunch. A night time boat trip on Pearl River at 8:00. F.One Week on Sun Island, Harbin One-week holidays in the Full Moon Hotel. Beautiful flats with sights of Sun Lake. Skating, skiing and other winter sports. G. A Four-day Holiday in Guilin Relax yourselves for a four-day holiday in Guilin. Stay in Lijiang Hotel. Taste delicious Guilin rice noodles. A tour on Lijiang River by boat.