I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theater box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o’clock to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theater is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth hearing the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

The writer is probably ______.

       A. worker                                                        B. a college teacher      

       C. manager of a company                                  D. a clerk

He learned ______ that there would be a concert last Friday.

       A. from his friends                                           B. from one of his colleagues

       C. over the radio                                              D. from the newspaper

He could go and buy the ticket ______.

       A. any day before work hours                                   B. both before and after work hours

       C. only during lunch time                                 D. on Saturday and Sunday

The word “relieved” in the last two sentences may best be replaced by “______”.

       A. surprised                  B. pleased                     C. puzzled                    D. sorry

The story is about ______.

       A. a good concert         

       B. someone enjoying a good concert

       C. someone trying to buy concert tickets for his friends

       D. someone’s disappointment at not being able to go to the concert

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday．The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10 : 00 and 4 : 00．Since I work from 9 o'clock to 5 : 30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break．Unfortunately, the theatre on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good．But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes．Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus．By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip—so I give up and went back to the office．The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday．On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes．When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office．I heard one man say he has been waiting in line for over an hour．Realizing I would not have enough time to waiting in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town．By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi only which took me 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me．When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line．The reason, I quickly discovered , was that they had already sold all the tickets．

1．The writer is probably_________．

       A．a worker                                            B．a college teacher

       C．manager of a company                         D．a clerk

2．He learned ________________________ that there would be a concert last Friday．

       A．from his friends                                   B．from one of his classmates

       C．over the radio                                      D．from the newspaper

3．He tried to go to the theatre every day but only managed to get there ________________.

       A．once              B．twice        C．three times               D．four times

4．One day the writer took ________________________ to get to the theatre by bus．

       A．forty-five minutes                                                                B．fifteen minutes

       C．exactly twenty minutes                        D．exactly twelve minutes

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　　I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday. The announcement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00. Since I work from 9 o’clock to 5:30. the only time I could go to the theater was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unfortunately, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip-so I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday, my luck changed, I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive. but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre. I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1．The writer is probably ________.

[　　]

A．a worker

B．a college teacher

C．manager of a company

D．a clerk

2．He learned ________ that there would be a concert last Friday.

[　　]

A．from his friends

B．from one of his colleagues

C．over the radio

D．from the newspaper

3．He could go and buy the ticket ________.

[　　]

A．any day before work hours

B．both before and after work hours

C．only during lunch time

D．on Saturday and Sunday

4．The word“relieved”in the last sentence but one may best be replaced by ________.

[　　]

5．The story is about ________.

[　　]

A．a good concert

B．someone enjoying a good concert

C．someone trying to buy concert tickets for his friends

D．someone’s disappointment at not being able to go to the concert

Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witnesses and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. One clerk at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half million dollars in just four years. No one noticed this because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the clerk claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This clerk was caught only because he was gambling. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was put in the records.

Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company (保险公司) fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days' notice. In those thirty days, she wiped out all the company's programmed records in the computer.

Most computer criminals (犯罪) have been minor (低级的) employees. But police wonder if it is true. As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing--the ones who really know how a computer works.”

　　 1. Why do many companies use computers to replace paper work?

　　　　  A. Because computers are fast, honest and make no mistakes.

　　　　  B. Because computers can not be used to steal money.

　　　　  C. Because computers are not expensive.

　　　　  D. Because computers have no conscience.

　　 2. What is the best advantage of computers for criminal?

　　　　  A. Computers never have a. bad day.

　　　　  B. Computers do not often provide evidence or witnesses.

　　　　  C. Computers can replace paper work.

　　　　  D. Computers are safe from human temptation.

　　 3. What happened once at a New York City bank?

　　　　  A. A man broke in and got away with a large sum of 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  B. One clerk gambled away 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  C. One employee was caught by the police because he robbed a customer of his money.

   　　   D. One clerk in the bank stole a lot of money by means of computers.

　　 4. Why does computer crime worry the police?

　　　　  A. Because most computer criminals are major employees.

　　　　  B. Because many employees use computers to get revenge on their employers.

　　　　  C. Because they do not know how to deal with computer crime at all.

　　　　  D. Because there might be more computer crimes done by experts than they can deal with.

In many businesses, computers have largely replaced paper work, because they are fast, and do not make mistakes. As one bank manager said, “Unlike humans, computers never have a bad day.” And, they are honest. Many banks put advertisements in the newspaper showing that their business deals are “untouched by human hands” and therefore safe from human temptation  (诱惑). Obviously, computers have no reason to steal money. But they also have no conscience (良心), and the growing number of computer crimes shows they can be used to steal.

Computer criminals don't use guns. And even if they are caught, it is hard to punish them because there are no witnesses and often no evidence. A computer cannot remember who used it; it simply does what it is told. One clerk at a New York City bank used a computer to steal more than one and a half million dollars in just four years. No one noticed this because he moved money from one account to another. Each time a customer he had robbed questioned the balance in his account, the clerk claimed a computer error, then replaced the missing money from someone else's account. This clerk was caught only because he was gambling. When the police broke up an illegal gambling operation, his name was put in the records.

Some employees use the computer's power to get revenge on employers they consider unfair. Recently, a large insurance company (保险公司) fired its computer-tape librarian for reasons that involved her personal rather than her professional life. She was given thirty days' notice. In those thirty days, she wiped out all the company's programmed records in the computer.

Most computer criminals (犯罪) have been minor (低级的) employees. But police wonder if it is true. As one official says, “I have a feeling that there is more crime out there than we are catching. What we are seeing now is all so poorly done. I wonder what the real experts are doing--the ones who really know how a computer works.”

　　 1. Why do many companies use computers to replace paper work?

　　　　  A. Because computers are fast, honest and make no mistakes.

　　　　  B. Because computers can not be used to steal money.

　　　　  C. Because computers are not expensive.

　　　　  D. Because computers have no conscience.

　　 2. What is the best advantage of computers for criminal?

　　　　  A. Computers never have a. bad day.

　　　　  B. Computers do not often provide evidence or witnesses.

　　　　  C. Computers can replace paper work.

　　　　  D. Computers are safe from human temptation.

　　 3. What happened once at a New York City bank?

　　　　  A. A man broke in and got away with a large sum of 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  B. One clerk gambled away 1.5 million dollars.

　　　　  C. One employee was caught by the police because he robbed a customer of his money.

   　　   D. One clerk in the bank stole a lot of money by means of computers.

　　 4. Why does computer crime worry the police?

　　　　  A. Because most computer criminals are major employees.

　　　　  B. Because many employees use computers to get revenge on their employers.

　　　　  C. Because they do not know how to deal with computer crime at all.

　　　　  D. Because there might be more computer crimes done by experts than they can deal with.