A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family－his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home.
【小题1】The woman left her new home ______.

Once a great boxer(拳击手),Tom Black, went to a restaurant for supper. He took off his coat and left it at the door, but he was afraid that somebody would take it away. So he took out a piece of paper and wrote on it,“The great boxer, Tom Black, has left his coat here.He’ll be back in a few minutes.”He put the paper on his coat and went to have his dinner. When he returned, however, his coat was not there. He just found a piece of paper in its place. It said,“A great runner has taken away you coat, and he will never come back again.”

1. 1.

   Who was Tom Black?

   1. A.
      A great runner.
   2. B.
      A great boxer.
   3. C.
      A P.E. teacher.
2. 2.

   This story happened ______.

   1. A.
      in the morning
   2. B.
      in the afternoon
   3. C.
      in the evening
   4. D.
      at noon
3. 3.

   He wrote his name on the paper and put it on the coat because he _____.

   1. A.
      wanted all the people to know his name
   2. B.
      wanted to be famous
   3. C.
      was afraid other people would take his coat away
   4. D.
      wanted to show he was a great boxer
4. 4.

   What happened at last?

   1. A.
      His coat was still there.
   2. B.
      Nobody saw the paper.
   3. C.
      He found his coat.
   4. D.
      Someone took his coat.
5. 5.

   Who wrote the second piece of paper?

   1. A.
      The thief(小偷).
   2. B.
      Tom Black.
   3. C.
      A waiter.
   4. D.
      Tom’s a friend.

Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyed traveling in his holidays.
He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an advertisement in a newspaper. “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West Hill Farm. Good food，Fresh air，Horse riding，Walking，Fishing，Cheap and interesting.”
“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I’ll spend a month at West Hill Farm. I think I can enjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They’ll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming.”
He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that he would like to spend all of July there. Then on the first of July, he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days later, he returned home.
“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, asked him. “Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”
“Oh. What?”
“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and we had roast mutton for dinner.”
“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different meat every day,” Ed said loudly, “ and you are complaining!”
“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn't dare (敢)stay for dinner!”
【小题1】How did Henry find out about the farm?