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　　The cinema was in darkness (黑暗) when we went in and it was no easy job making our way to our seats. An old man was walking in front of us. He was luckier as he had stick to help him find his way, just like a blind (瞎的) man.

　　“It's strange not to have any lights on before the film starts,” I said.

　　“And no music, either,” said my wife, “well, perhaps (也许) they want to save electricity (电).”

　　We were in one of the rows near the entrance (入口) when we heard other people pass by. But we could not tell how many people were at the cinema. It was crowed at that time of the day.

　　“It must be two o'clock already,” my wife said, “can you see your watch?”

　　My eyes had now got used to (习惯于) the darkness, and by bringing my watch close to my eyes, I could just make out it was a little after two.

　　Just then the film started, but we were disappointed to find that there had been a change (变化). It was not the film we wanted to see. They were showing an old film. My wife and I had seen it three times in the past two months!

1．Which of the following is true?

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A．The film had already started. when they got to the cinema.

B．There was music before the film started.

C．The old man with a stick in his hand knew it was dark in the cinema.

D．There were no lights on in the cinema.

2．Just then the film started, but we were disappointed to find that there had been a change. Here “disappointed” means ________.

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3．The film started ________.

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A．before two o'clock

B．about two o'clock

C．several minutes after two o'clock

D．at half past two

4．What do you think the story-teller and his wife wanted to see?

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　　Once a rich woman invited（邀请）Martin Brown, a famous（著名的）singer, to her house. She wanted him to sing for her friends. But she didn’t invite him to have dinner with them. She told him to eat downstairs with the servants（仆人）.

　　The singer was surprised（感到惊奇）. But he said nothing and went downstairs. After the meal he stood up and said to the servants：“Now my good friends, I shall sing for you.”Of course, the servants were pleased. He sang them several songs. When they asked for more, he sang more.

　　At nine o’clock the rich woman asked the singer to come up to the sitting room. When he came in, he saw all the guests（客人）sitting and waiting for him.

　　“We are ready now, Mr Brown.”said the woman, “You may begin.”

　　“Ready for what?” asked the signer.

　　“For your songs of course.”she answered.

　　“But I have sung already!” said Mr Brown, “And I can’t sing twice in one evening.”

　　“You have sung already!” said the rich woman in surprise. “But when? And where did you sing?”

　　“Just now, downstairs.”

　　“Really?” she cried.

　　“Yes, Madam. ”said the singer.

　　“I usually sing for the people after I have eaten with them, you know.”

　　And with a polite“Good night.”he left the rich woman’s house.

根据内容判断正误, 正确打“T”，错误打“F”。

(1) Martin Brown was a famous singer.

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(2) The rich woman wanted him to have dinner with her.

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(3) The singer ate upstairs with the servants.

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(4) He sang for the servants after the meal.

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(5) In the end the singer sang several songs for the rich woman’s friends.

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　　Mrs. Jones' telephone number was 3463, and the number of ___1___ in her town was 3464. So people often make mistakes and telephoned ___2___ when they wanted the cinema.

　　One evening the telephone rang and Mrs. Jones ___3___. A tired man said, “At what time does your last film ___4___?”

　　“I'm ___5___,”said Mrs. Jones, “but you have the ___6___.This is not the cinema.”

　　“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago.” said the man, “I'm sorry about that. Goodbye.”

　　Mrs. Jones was very surprised(惊奇)，so she told her husband(丈夫). He laughed and said, “The man's wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling ___7___, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, ___8___ she didn't hear you. Now they ___9___ this evening and ___10___ will be happy!”

根据短文内容选择正确的填空：

1.

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A.the theater　　　B. the cinema

C. hospital　　　　D. the office

2.

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A. him　　　B. her　　　C. them　　　D. the office

3.

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A. said it　　　　　B. said

C. answered it　　　D. answers it

4.

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A. finish　　　B. see　　　C. go on　　　D. start

5.

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A. sorry　　　B. afraid　　　C. glad　　　D. happy

6.

[　　]

A. right number　　　B. good number

C. wrong number　　　D. wrong telephone

7.

A. thirsty　　　B. hungry　　　C. sleepy　　　D. tired

8.

[　　]

A but　　　B. and　　　C. or　　　D. so

9.

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A. will stay at the cinema

B. will stay at home

C. will stay at Mr. John's house

D. will stay at the theater

10.

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A. the wife　　　　 B. Mrs. Jones

C. the husband　　　D. Mr. Jones

阅读短文，选择正确答案.

　I was downtown（进城）yesterday, and decided（决定）to stop at the bank （银行）to see Alice Green. I thought she might have time to go to lunch with me. When I got to the bank, they told me she had just been out（刚刚出去）for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and they said yes. I had some time, so I decided to wait for her. Then I walked over to some chairs by the windows and sat down. I decided to watch the front door because I knew she would come back in that way. I waited and waited. but she didn't come through（穿过）the door. Finally, I decided not to wait any longer. It was 12:30, and I was sure that she wouldn't be back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk toward（朝向）the door, somebody called my name. I turned around and was surprised（惊奇）to find out that it was Alice. When I said that someone had told me she had been out, she told me she hadn't left her office all morning.

(1)  The writer went to the bank to __________.

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A． see Alice Green

B． ask Alice to have lunch with him

C． get some money so that（以便）he could have lunch with Alice

D． have a talk with the people in the bank

(2)  When the writer got to the bank, __________.　　　

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A． Alice had left

B． Alice was in the bank

C． Alice was waiting for him

D． Alice was on her way to the bank

(3)  The writer decided to wait because he was told that Alice would be back before ________.　

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A． 12:30    　　　B． 12:45

C． 11:00　    　　D． 11:45

(4)  The writer was waiting for Alice __________.

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A． at the front door　　　B． in the office room

C． by the windows　　　D． in front of the bank

(5)  The writer waited for Alice __________.

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A． half an hour　　    B． fifteen minutes

C． an hour　　　　   D． more than an hour

One day an American went to a small town in South America for his holidays. Few people went there because it was far away from the cities. He fell ill and wanted very much to see a doctor.

The American went to find out how he could find a fine doctor there. A man told him:” That’s very easy. If there is a patient(病人)that a doctor can't cure(治愈),the doctor has to put a balloon(气球) over his clinic(诊所).

The American thought. "The fewer balloons are, the finer the doctor is. "He began to look for the Finest doctor along the street. First, he found a clinic. There were 20 balloons. After a few minutes, he found another one--30 balloons. He thought neither doctor was fine.

At last, he found the third clinic. Only 5 balloons were there. He was very happy and went in. "Wait a minute,” said the doctor. "I'm too busy, you know. This clinic opened only yester-day. "The American was very much surprised(惊奇)and said to himself, "Where can I find the finest doctor?"

1. ________went to the small town for their holidays.(　)

A. Many people　　　　　　　　　　    B. Some people

C. Everyone　　　　　　　　　　    D. Anyone

2. The American wanted to see a doctor because________.(　)

A. he didn't feel well　　　　　　　　　　    B. he was very happy

C. he was very tired　　　　　　　　　　    D. he liked

3. It was ________ to find a doctor in the town.(　)

A. safe　　　　　　　　　　    B. not hard

C. dangerous　　　　　　　　　　    D. hard

4. There were ________ balloons over the second clinic than the first one.(　)

A. less　　　　　　　　　　    B. more

C. better　　　　　　　　　　    D. fewer

5. The doctor in the third clinic was________.(　)

A. a new doctor　　　　　　　　　　    B. an old doctor

C. the finest　　　　　　　　　　    D. the cleverest