My father often works very hard．And he has   1  to see a film. Here I’ll tell you   2   about him.

One afternoon, when he finished his work and   3   go home, he found a film ticket under the   4  on his desk. He thought he   5   to have not much work to do that day and   6   was quite wonderful to pass the   7   at the cinema．So he came back home and   8   finished his supper. Then he said   9   to us and left.

But to our   10   , he came back about half an hour later, I   11   him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about   12   funny thing that had happened at the cinema.

　　When my father was sitting in his seat, a   13   came to my father’s and said that the seat was   14   . Ｍy father was surprised．He took out the ticket   15   looked at it carefully. It was Row17,   16  . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked  17    her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3.

　　  18    ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The   19    of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh,    20   , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema.

1．  A．little money     B．much money    C．little time D．much time

2．  A．a funny story   B．a good story     C．an old story     D．a strange story

3．  A．was to         B．was about to    C．had to          D．ought

4．  A．box           B．book          C．glass            D．paper

5．  A．happened        B．liked          C．pretended      D．wanted

6．  A．it               B．this             C．that         D．which

7．  A．morning       B．afternoon       C．day          D．evening

8．  A．early            B．quietly           C．quickly       D．suddenly

9．  A．hello            B．good-bye       C．good evening D．good night

10．A．disappointment B．joy            C．sorrow         D．surprise

11．A．asked           B．explained       C．told           D．wanted

12．A．a              B．one            C．some           D．the

13．A．man         B．woman         C．doctor        D．nurse

14．A．hers         B．his            C．taken        D．wrong

15．A．and           B．but           C．or             D．so

16．A．Seat1           B．Seat2         C．Seat3          D．Seat4

17．A．it bring         B．to get         C．to see         D．to show

18．A．Why            B．How          C．When         D．where

19．A．designs        B．colors           C．prices          D．owners

20．A．I’m sad        B．I’m sorry      C．I’m wrong      D．I’m worried

SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEKEND

Captain Goodfellow

Do you children enjoy interesting stories funny games, and exciting dance? Captain Goodfellow will be ready to teach a11 these things to children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00, free．

morning at 10:00 Free.

Walking Tour of the Town

     Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Take a beautiful walk and leam about local history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

     Two European films will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

     Are you tired of eating the same kind of food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5 :00 p. m. 

Take me out to the Ballgame

      It's October, and tonight is your last chance to see the Red- birds this year. Get your tickets at the gate. It might be cold...  don't forget sweaters and jackets. 

Do you want to hear "The Zoo"?

      "The Zoo", a popular rock group from Australia, will give  their first US. Concert tomorrow night at 8 Rose Hall, City College. 

You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food _____.

    A. at Central Park on Saturday    B. at the front entrance of City Hall

    C. at the ballgame              D. at 5:00 p. m. 

You can see movies at _____.

     A. the Museum Theatre         B. the Central Park

     C. the City College             D. the City Theatre 

If you are going on the Walking Tour, don't forget _____.

     A. your beautiful walk       B. your comfortable shoes

     C. your worries            D. your learning about local history 

Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. "The Zoo" is an Australian rock group.

     B. "The Zoo" are going to meet their American audience for the last time.

     C. "The Zoo" will appear at 8:00 p. m.

     D. "The Zoo" will performance in front of college students.

“Evening Paper!”

  The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper

 

“Evening Paper!”

  The hoarse(沙哑)voice of the newsvendor echoes(回响)across the busy street．It is only just afternoon，yet “evening” papers are on sale! It is just one example of the curious world of newspapers．Morning papers “go to bed” at night；evening papers go to bed during the early day! “Going to bed” is the way the world of newspapers talks when it means that a paper is being printed．

  “Evening Paper!”

  Have you ever thought of all the men and machines involved in producing those sheets of newsprint? From all parts of the world news comes in by telephone，telegraph，radio，and every way man has of communicating．Much of this news is collected by news agencies，vast hires of busy workers who receive the news items and send them out andお other news comes in to the newspaper office from reporters．What a hopeless tangle of information a newspaper office seems! And yet，out of all this jumble and rush，and bustle，our newspapers appear with unfailing regularity．No matter what happens the paper must be on sale on time.

1.A newsvendor is a person who　　　　 .

   A．sells newspapers in the street

   B．produces newspapers

   C．collect news for newspapers

   D．writes articles for newspapers    ．

2.From the passage we know“Evening papers”are  printed　　　　  ．

A．in the evening  

B．in the afternoon　　  

  C．during the early day  

 D．at the time when people go to bed  

3.　　　　   collect news from all parts of the world for the newspapers.

    A. Only reporters    B．Readers

    C Newsvendors　　   D．News agencies

4. Which of the following is not referred to in the passage?

    A．A great number of people are engaged in producing papers．

    B．The newspaper office can get the news from time to time．

    C. How to keep the cost of a newspaper down．

    D．Whatever happens the paper would be on sale at regular time．

5.This passage implies that　　　　  .

    A．speed is important

    B．people like reading evening papers more than morning papers

C．the writer hates to be interrupted by the hoarse voice

D．the writer himself is an editor of a paper