People say bees can always find the way home. Wherever you put them, they can come back. John Smith didn’t believe this, so he did an experiment(实验).

     He caught 20 bees under the eave(屋檐) of his house and put them in a bag. He asked his daughter to wait there and see if the bees would come back. He marked(作标记) the bees and took them two miles away. Then he opened the bag and let the bees out.

     When he got home, his daughter ran to him and shouted, “ Two bees have come back.” Both John and his daughter were very excited. He went to see them at once. Yes, two bees were there. They flew about two miles in three quarters. And they came back with pollen(花粉) on their bodies. It was getting dark. No more bees came back home. John became worried.

      The next morning, he came to see the bees again. To his surprise, another fifteen bees came back with pollen on their bodies. As a result, John believed that bees really have the ability of finding their way home.

7. John Smith caught the bees because he wanted to find ________.

   A. how bees build their own home

   B. when bees usually look for their food

   C how bees talk with each other

   D. if bees can find their way home

8. John Smith let out the bees ________.

   A. in the garden behind his house        B. under the eave of his house

   C. on the roof(屋顶) of his house         D. two miles away from his house

9. The first two bees spent ______ flying back to John’s house.

    A. ten minutes    B. half an hour    C. forty-five minutes    D. one hour

10. ________ bees in all were back until the next morning.

    A. 2            B. 15            C. 17                 D. 20

Mr. Read works in a hospital. He's a good doctor, but he often forgets things. People know him and don't mind it.

One morning he did an operation（手术） on an old woman. It took him three hours to finish it. He looked at his watch and found it was twelve thirty. He felt hungry and wanted to have lunch.

When he got to the lift, he remembered he didn't wash his hands. He went back to his office and put his coat on the chair. Then he washed his hands and left. However in the restaurant, he found he forgot to wear his coat. All his money was in one of the pockets. He got up and went back to the hospital. He ran to the lift but it was going to close. He put his head into it, and the doors opened. A man in the lift said, "Oh, dear sir! Why didn't you hold the doors open with your hands? It's too dangerous to do so with your head!"

"I think my hands are more important than my head. I have to do operations not with my head, but with my hands!”

57. People know Mr. Read _______, but they don't mind it.

    A. is a doctor                  B. often forgets things

    C. works in the hospital          D. often does operations

58. The operation began at _______that morning.

    A. eight thirty         B. nine         C. nine thirty        D. ten

59. Mr. Read left the restaurant because_______

    A. he ate much there             B. he couldn't find his friend

    C. he had no money with him      D. it was closed

60. Mr. Read put his head into the lift because_______.

    A. I he wanted to know who was in it         B. he wanted to get out of it

    C. his head was much harder than his hands    D. he was afraid it could hurt his hands