I had just gone to bed after a very hard day _____ the phone rang.

A. as                            B. before                      C. while                       D. when

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was a strange farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go.
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed that Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩). “I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again.
60. The farmer wished that the writer might         .
A. look into the matter             B. bring Milly back to life
C. free him from a scandal          D. keep the whole thing a secret
61. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “       ”.
A. expect                               B. understand
C. see clearly                            D. hear clearly
62. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying         .
A. on the ground of a barn          B. on the floor of a room
C. in bed in a room                D. in bed in a barn
63. What do we know about Milly for the story?
A. She had met with an accident.         B. She had caused a scandal.
C. She was seriously ill.            D. She was hidden somewhere.
64. The person who told the story is probably a        .
A. farmer                        B. policeman
C. country doctor                D. newspaper re5-6porter

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was a strange farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go.

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed that Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩). “I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.

“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again.

60. The farmer wished that the writer might         .

A. look into the matter             B. bring Milly back to life

   C. free him from a scandal          D. keep the whole thing a secret

61. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “       ”.

   A. expect                               B. understand

   C. see clearly                            D. hear clearly

62. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying         .

   A. on the ground of a barn          B. on the floor of a room

   C. in bed in a room                D. in bed in a barn

63. What do we know about Milly for the story?

A. She had met with an accident.         B. She had caused a scandal.

   C. She was seriously ill.            D. She was hidden somewhere.

64. The person who told the story is probably a        .

A. farmer                        B. policeman

   C. country doctor                D. newspaper re5-6porter

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was a strange farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go.

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed that Milly had died. “She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩). “I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said. Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground.

“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again.

60. The farmer wished that the writer might         .

A. look into the matter             B. bring Milly back to life

   C. free him from a scandal          D. keep the whole thing a secret

61. The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “       ”.

   A. expect                               B. understand

   C. see clearly                            D. hear clearly

62. Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying         .

   A. on the ground of a barn          B. on the floor of a room

   C. in bed in a room                D. in bed in a barn

63. What do we know about Milly for the story?

A. She had met with an accident.         B. She had caused a scandal.

   C. She was seriously ill.            D. She was hidden somewhere.

64. The person who told the story is probably a        .

A. farmer                        B. policeman

   C. country doctor                D. newspaper re5-6porter

I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang.It was an eccentric(怪僻的)farmer. I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was, but I obviously had to go .

It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there, waiting for me. It seemed Milly had died. "She meant more to me than anyone…even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal(丑闻). I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)."I wouldn't leave her out in the cold!" he said.

Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door .He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground." She was such a good cow! I wouldn't let anyone but a doctor touch her!" he said, and burst into tears again.

62. The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ______.      .

A. expect    B. hear clearly         C. see clearly    D. understand

63. Before he arrived at the farmer's house, the writer expected to see Milly lying_______.        .

A. on the ground of a barn    B. on the floor of a room

C. in bed in a room           D. in bed in a barn

64. What do we know about Milly from the story?

A. She had met with an accident.

B. She had caused a scandal

C. She was seriously ill.

D. She was hidden somewhere.

65. The farmer wished that the writer might______.       .

A. look into the matter

B. bring Milly back to life

C. free him from a scandal

D. keep the whole thing a secret

66. The person who told the story is probably a______.       .

A. country doctor                   B. policeman

C. farmer                      D. newspaper reporter