At half 1 five, Mrs. Black heard her husband park the car 2　 the house and went out to speak to him right away．“What's wrong with you?” he asked．“You look worried．”“I have 3 a terrible mistake, dear ,” she said．“Mrs. Smith called me half 4 hour ago．We were talking and then 　5 　thinking, I asked her and her husband to come to have dinner 6 us this evening．”

　　　 “Well, that's 7 to be worried about,” Mr. Black said．“We will have a pleasant 8 ．We haven't seen the 9 　for a long time．”“I'd like them 10 ,” Mrs. Black answered. “But I've just 11 there is almost not any food at home．You didn't remember 12 some．I asked you to get some 13 your way home from work three days ago．”

　　　 “Some food?” Mr. Black said．“Oh, my dear, yes, I 14 now．I did　buy some．It's in the car．It's been there for the 　15 three days．”

（　）1． A．past　　　 B．passed　　 C．to　　　 D．at

（　）2． A．in　　　　 B．inside　　 C．outside　 D．on

（　）3． A．had　 　　 B．made　　 C．got　　 　D．received

（　）4． A．past　　　 B．to　　　　 C．the　　 　D．an

（　）5． A．with　　　 B．out of　　 C．for　　 　D．without

（　）6． A．with　　　　B．for　　 　 C．without　 D．out of

（　）7． A．nothing 　　B．everything C．anything　 D．something

（　）8． A．hour　　　　B．day　　　　C．evening　 D．week

（　）9． A．wife　　　 B．husband　　C．Smiths　　D．friend

（　）10．A．came　　　 B．to come　　C．come　　D．coming

（　）11．A．finded　　 B．founded　　C．found　　 D．know

（　）12．A．to buy　　 B．bought　　 C．buying　　D．buys

（　）13．A．in　　　　 B．on　　　　 C．to　　　 D．above

（　）14．A．remembered　B．forget　　 C．remember　D．remembering

（　）15．A．past　　　　B． / 　　　　C．pass　　　 D．future

Chris Jones recently completed a very unusual journey. Our reporter Mary Owen met him at his home in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.

Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?

Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip around India was on an elephant.

Reporter: What did you do next?

Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant, I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I didn’t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert(专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?

Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.

Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?

Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?

Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!

Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?

Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn’t take her back to Britain and I didn’t want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say goodbye.

1.Chris got the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant from __________.

2.The elephant expert told Chris __________.

3.Chris decided to go to Sonepur because __________.

4.When Chris arrived at the market in Sonepur, __________.

Penny was a five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were in a department store, Penny saw a plastic pearl necklace (珍珠项链). What a beautiful necklace! She wanted it very much, so she begged（乞求）her mother to buy it for her. The mother said, “Well, I can buy you the necklace, but when we get home, we should discuss what you can do to pay for it. Can we do that?” Penny agreed with much happiness, and she got the necklace.
How much Penny loved the necklace! She wore it everywhere and every minute. Penny also did part - time jobs to make pocket money. She worked very hard. Soon she succeeded in paying off the price for the necklace.
Penny’s daddy knew how she tried her best to get the necklace. He also knew how much Penny cared about it. One night, he asked Penny if she loved him. “Sure, Daddy.” the little girl said. “Then how about giving me your necklace?” “Oh, no, Daddy! Not my necklace!” Penny cried. “Oh, dear, it’s fine.” her father gave her a kiss.
Several days later, Penny went to her daddy, with her lips(嘴唇) trembling(颤抖). “Here, Daddy. I love you.” She held out her hand. Inside it was the plastic pearl necklace that she loved so much.
When he saw this, Penny’s father smiled with surprise. He then pulled a cute box out of his pocket. Inside the box was a real and colourful pearl necklace, which was waiting for Penny for so long. 
【小题1】 One day, Penny___________ in a department store.