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  John Ross,the famous film star,died yesterday.At ten past two in the afternoon,there was a shot and John Ross was dead.Was it an accident or did somebody kill him?

  When I arrived,John Ross was in the library.He was lying on the floor,dead.There was a gun next to him.The gun was clean and there were no fingerprints(指纹)on it.I saw the windows were open and there was an empty cup on the desk.There were fingerprints on the window,the cup and the handle(把手)of the library door.They were the fingerprints of John Ross and Wilson,the driver.

  I checked the other rooms.There was some oil on the handle of the front door.In the living-room,the television was on.In the dinning room there was a broken plate on the floor.In the kitchen there were some potatoes.

  There were three other people in the house that afternoon:Wilson,the driver; Mrs.Clare,the cook and Mr.Ross's daughter,Donna.Wilson was outside.He was repairing the car.Mrs.Clare was making some potato pies,and Miss Ross was watching television in the living room.

  At two o'clock,Wilson took Mr.Ross a cup of tea in the library.Mr.Ross was sitting at his desk and cleaning his gun.Wilson put the cup of tea on the desk,then he opened the windows and left the room.At ten past two,Wilson was setting the table in the dining room while Mrs.Clare was cooking the last dish.When he heard the shot,Mr.Wilson dropped one of the plates and ran to the library.

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(1)

John was a famous ________.

[  ]

A.

film producer

B.

film star

C.

film director

D.

film fan

(2)

John died in the ________.

[  ]

A.

library

B.

dining-room

C.

kitchen

D.

office

(3)

There were ________ other people in the house that afternoon when Mr.Ross died.

[  ]

A.

two

B.

three

C.

four

D.

many

(4)

When had John died?

[  ]

A.

In the morning.

B.

In the afternoon.

C.

In the evening.

D.

At night.

(5)

The best title(题目)for the passage is ________.

[  ]

A.

The Death of A famous star

B.

The Famous star

C.

John Ross,the famous star

D.

John Ross

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  At two o'clock a bank robber stole in."This is a hold-up, " the man said loudly.He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George."Hand it over! " George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.The robber took them and turned to leave.Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.George fainted(晕倒).As soon as he was safe behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.He had eight thousand dollars.He was very happy.

  The next morning, while the others were checking the bank's records, George was asked to go to Mr.Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr.Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

  "Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our small bank can be robbed, too.I have retired(退休), but l am always thinking of our bank.That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand."

(1)

Which of the following do you think is TRUE?

[  ]

A.

George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B.

George had been thinking of taking money away.

C.

This bank had been robbed several times.

D.

Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

(2)

Why was George asked to go to Mr.Burrow's office?

[  ]

A.

His stealing money was known to all.

B.

Mr.Burrow wanted to-say sorry to him.

C.

Mr.Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D.

Mr.Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

(3)

In this article "to keep everyone on his toes" means ________.

[  ]

A.

to make everyone work hard

B.

to keep everyone standing straight

C.

to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D.

to keep everyone preparing for the coming danger

(4)

Which sentence can be used to end this story?

[  ]

A.

George turned cold with fear.

B.

George turned red with anger.

C.

George was pleased with the end.

D.

George was excited with the end.

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  George and his wife had a small bar(酒吧) near a station. The bar often kept open till after midnight, because people want to drink there while they were waiting for trains.

  At two o'clock one morning, one old man was still at a table in the bar. He was asleep. Betty was tired and sleepy. She wanted to go to bed. She looked into the bar several times, and each time the old man was still there. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You've woken that man six times now, George, but he isn't drinking anything. Why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”

  “Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,” answered her husband with a smile “You see, whenever(无论什么时候) I wake him up, he asks for his bill(账单), and when I bring it to him, he pays it. Then he goes to sleep again.”

1.The old man was sleeping in the bar because ________.

[  ]

A.he had nowhere to go

B.he was drunk

C.he liked to stay there

D.he didn't want to go home

2.Betty wanted George to send the old man away because ________.

[  ]

A.the old man drank but didn't pay the bill

B.he stayed there too long

C.he wasn't drinking anything

D.it was too late and she wanted to go to bed

3.How many time did George get the pay from the old man?

[  ]

A.Only once.
B.Five times.
C.Six times.
D.Seven times.

4.Why did George let the old man stay? Because ________.

[  ]

A.George was a very kind man

B.he didn't want to go to bed

C.there were other people still drinking in the bar

D.he wanted to get more money

5.Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.George was an honest(诚实的) man.

B.The old man paid each time George woke him up because he thought he had drunk something.

C.People came to drink in the bar because they liked George and Betty.

D.George didn't want to sent the old man away because he thought the old man was homeless.

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  At two o'clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said rudely.He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars.The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

  Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took hills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

  The door was shut and the bank robber was gone.George fainted.

  As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money.He had eight thousand dollars.He was very happy.

  The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr.Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr.Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

  “Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too.I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes.Now, I have put the money back in your money-box-all six thousand.”

(1)

This passage tells us ________.

[  ]

A.

a serious case

B.

one part of a play

C.

a humorous story

D.

a meaningful story

(2)

In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “ ________ ”.

[  ]

A.

to make everyone work hard

B.

to keep everyone standing straight

C.

to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D.

to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

(3)

Which sentence can be used to end the story?

[  ]

A.

George turned cold with fear.

B.

George turned red with anger.

C.

George was pleased with the end.

D.

George was disappointed with the end.

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  A man and his wife had a small restaurant near a station. The restaurant often stayed open until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

  At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there. He was asleep. The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed. She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have waken him six times now, but why haven't you sent him away? It's very late.”

  “Oh, no. I don' t want to send him away,” answered her husband.“You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill (帐单), and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again.”

1.Who was the owner of the small restaurant?

[  ]

A.The farmer.

B.The wife.

C.The husband.

D.Both the men and the wife.

2.Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight?

[  ]

A.Because they liked the restaurant.

B.Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C.Because it was cheap to eat there.

D.Because you could sleep there after meal.

3.Why was the farmer asleep at a table?

[  ]

A.Because he had missed the train.

B.Because he was too tired.

C.Because he was drunk.

D.The story does not tell us.

4.The wife wanted to send the farmer away because ________.

[  ]

A.she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B.she didn't like him

C.she wanted to clean the table

D.she wanted the farmer to pay more

5.The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get ________ money from him.

[  ]

A.much
B.more
C.less
D.little

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