A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain（痛） in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay（付钱） the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds（英镑） for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on（坚持） giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

(　 ) 1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

A .Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.

B. Because he had a fever.

C. Because he had a pain in the head.

D. Because the pain in his chest didn’t seem to get better.

(　 ) 2. How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

A. Four.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three.　　　　　　　　　 C. One.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two.

(　 ) 3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

A. In the village.　　　　 B. On the farm.　　　 C. At the doctor’s.　　 D. In the city.

(　 ) 4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

A. Some medicine.　　 B. Nothing.　　　　　　　　 C. Smile.　　　　　　　 D. A pound.

(　 ) 5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

A. something new about his illness　　　　　　 B. to go on taking the same medicine

C. to come again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to give him some more pounds

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　　One morning Mrs Perry said to her husband, “Jack, there's a meeting of our ladies' club (妇子俱乐部) at Mrs Yong's house at lunch time today, and I want to take part in it. I'll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?”

　　“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “that's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

　　“This tin (罐头) of fish.” Mrs Perry said, “And there are some cold boiled potatoes (煮熟的马铃薯) and some beans (青豆) here, too.”

　　“Good.” Mr Perry answered, “I'll have a good lunch.”

　　So Mrs Perry went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Yong's house, and at three o'clock Mrs Perry came home.

　　“Was your fish nice, Jack?” she asked.

　　“Yes, but my feet are hurting (痛),” he answered.

　　“Why are you hurting?” Mrs Perry asked.

　　“Well, the words on the tin were 'Open tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.'”

(1) Mrs Perry didn't want to cook her husband's lunch because ________.

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A．she was too tired

B．she had a film to see

C．she had a meeting to go to

D．she had something important to do

(2) She left him ________ for his lunch.

[　　]

A．nothing

B．a tin of fish

C．some cold boiled potatoes and beans

D．both B and C

(3) Mr Perry ________.

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A．liked his lunch very much

B．didn't like his lunch

C．was hurt by the knife

D．was hurt by fish bones (鱼刺)

(4) Mr Perry's feet were hurting because of ________.

[　　]

A．the tin of fish

B．his standing in hot water

C．the knife

D．didn't like fish

(5) According to the words on the tin, ________ should stand in hot water for five minutes.

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　　Lucy was ill and didn't want to eat any food. Mrs Baker knew the little girl likes cakes very much and bought some for her this morning. She put them in the cupboard(橱柜). Her mother called her yesterday and told her that her father was coming to see her. She had a look at the clock on the wall. It was a quarter Past nine. His father's train was soon coming. She told her son Bruce and Henry to look after Lucy and then went to the station.

　　The train was late and Mrs Baker got home with her father at a quarter to twelve. As soon as they went in the room, they heard Henry crying there.

　　“What's the matter?” Asked the woman.

　　“I have got a bad stomachache(肚子痛).” Answered the boy.

　　Mrs Baker took the boy to a hospital. The doctor told him to sit down and said, “Show your tongue(舌头) to me, my boy.”

　　“Oh, sir,” the boy said in alarm(惊慌地). “Bruce found the cakes in the cupboard first and ate three. I ate only two!”

1．Mrs Baker bought some cakes for Lucy because ________.

[　　]

A．she loves her very much

B．she's the youngest of her children

C．she's good at her lessons

D．she is ill

2．Mrs Baker's father was coming ________.

[　　]

3．It took Mrs Baker ________ to meet her father.

[　　]

A．two hours

B．two hours and a half

C．three hours

D．three hours and a half

4．Henry cried at home because ________.

[　　]

A．he ate too many cakes

B．he was hungry

C．the cakes were bad

D．his brother ate more than he did

5．Henry thought ________, so he told all to him.

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A．the doctor saw him eat the cakes

B．the doctor knew him very well

C．the doctor wanted to see how many cakes he ate

D．the doctor ward to know who ate more cakes

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　Mrs Hill was very much interested in singing． She had a good voice（嗓子）, but some of her high notes（高音）seemed to sound like an axle（车轴） 　1　　　enough oil． Mrs Hill knew this very well, and tried her best to 　2 　them． As she didn't want to 　3 　the other 　4 　of the family, she usually went for long walks along the roads outside the city when she had time, and practised her high notes there．　5 　she 　6 　a car or person coming along the road, she stopped and 　7 　until she could 　8 　be heard before she started practising again 　9 　she was a shy（害羞的）woman．

　One afternoon a fast, open car came up 　10 　her so 　11 　and so fast that she did not hear it until it was only a few metres 　12 　her． She was singing some of her 　13 　and most difficult notes at the time, and as the car went past her, she saw a 　14 　look come over its driver's face． The driver put his brakes （闸）on, and as soon as the car stopped, he jumped out and began to 　15 　carefully at all his tyres（轮胎）to 　16 　if there was something wrong with 　17 　．Mrs Hill did not dare（敢）to 　18 　him what the 　19 　had really been, so he got back into his car and drove off as puzzled（迷惑不解）as he had been when he 　20 　．