Waller was a liked－by－all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never－seen before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,” Waller said before he began the story, “What will be given in return of my success?”“＄100,”replied the secretary. “I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office.”
“Then let’s make it.” Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”
Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were ＄100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr. Waller, you have succeeded—When I repeated your ＄100－worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter, saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed!”
【小题1】The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he ______.

Waller was a liked－by－all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never－seen before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,” Waller said before he began the story, “What will be given in return of my success?”“＄100,”replied the secretary. “I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office.”

“Then let’s make it.” Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”

Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were ＄100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr. Waller, you have succeeded—When I repeated your ＄100－worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter, saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed!”

1.The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he ______.

2.Saying "Let's make it," Waller______．

3.Which of the following ends is true according to the passage?

4.Which sentence can describe the theme of the story?

Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him some money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never-seen before serious man and he never even smiled. Waller would tell a most funny story. “Well, sir,” Waller said before he began the story, “What will be given in return of my success?”“＄100,”replied the secretary. “I haven’t seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office.”
“Then let’s make it.” Waller went to the man’s table and whispered to him, “Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller’s hen gave birth to a baby.”
Three days later a letter reached Mr. Waller in which were ＄100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words, “Mr. Waller, you have succeeded—When I repeated your ＄100-worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter, saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed!”

1. 1.

   The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he ______.

   1. A.
      was tired of his boss seriousness
   2. B.
      tried to please his serious boss with it
   3. C.
      wanted to improve his working conditions
   4. D.
      wanted to see his boss' laughing face
2. 2.

   Saying "Let's make it," Waller______．

   1. A.
      was sure of his success
   2. B.
      thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return
   3. C.
      knew that his hen had really given a birth to a baby
   4. D.
      wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not
3. 3.

   Which of the following ends is true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on．
   2. B.
      The secretary lost his job in office．
   3. C.
      The secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer．
   4. D.
      Mr．Waller was dismissed at last．
4. 4.

   Which sentence can describe the theme of the story?

   1. A.
      Things Went Opposite to Wishes
   2. B.
      Satisfying Both Sides
   3. C.
      Killing Two Birds with One Stone
   4. D.
      Either Is in His Proper Place

　　Waller was a liked-by-all fellow full of fun who often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories, of which some even brought him money. One day, asked by an office secretary who told Waller that his boss was a never-seen-before serious man and he never even smiled, Waller would tell a most funny story.“Well, sir,”Waller said before he began the story.“What will be given in return if I succeed?”“$100,”replied the secretary.“I haven't seen him have a bright face since I worked in his office.”

　　“Then let's make it.”Waller went to the man's table and whispered to him.“Please tell your boss that the funny man Waller's ben gave birth to a baby.”

　　Three days later a letter reached Mr Waller in which were $100 and a piece of yellow paper with the words:“Mr Waller, you have succeeded. When I repeated your $100-worth sentence, my boss burst into frightening laughter, saying that whoever has managed to make him laugh during the business hours will get dismissed（解雇）!”

(1)Waller often went to coffee houses to tell people interesting stories in order to ________.

[　　]

A．make money

B．practise telling stories

C．enjoy himself

D．draw the secretary's attention

(2)“The secretary asked Waller for a most funny story because he ________.

[　　]

A．was tired of his boss's seriousness

B．tried to please his serious boss with it

C．wanted to improve his working conditions

D．wanted to see his boss' laughing face

(3)Saying“Let's make it”, Waller ________.

[　　]

A．was sure of his success

B．thought of nothing but the 100-dollar return

C．knew that his hen had really given a birth to a baby

D．wondered whether he could make the boss smile or not

(4)Which of the following ends is true according to the passage?

[　　]

A．The boss was never so strict with the secretary from then on.

B．The secretary lost his job in office.

C．The secretary dare not make his boss laugh any longer.

D．Mr Wallet was dismissed at last.

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

[　　]

A．Things Went Opposite Wishes

B．Satisfying Both Sides

C．Killing Two Birds with One Stone

D．Either Is in His Proper Place

The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 　1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 　2 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 　3 　,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 　4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 　5　 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,　 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 　7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 　8　 to tell me all about his friend.

His friend’s main 　9　 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 　10　 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 　11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 　12　 like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He 　13　 that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he 　14　 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 　15　 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 　16　 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 　17　 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 　18　 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 　19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 　20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1. A. brother 　　 　 B. teacher 　　 　 C. neighbour　　　 　 D. friend

2. A. managed　　　 　 B. happened 　 　　　 C. tried 　 　　　　　 D. wanted

3. A. expecting 　 　 B. lying 　 　　　　　 C. joking 　　　 D. talking

4. A. funny 　　　 　 B. serious 　　 　 C. careful 　　　 D. disappointed

5. A. think 　　　 　 B. find 　　　　　 　 C. realize 　　　 D. see

6. A. indeed 　　　 　 B. actually 　 　　　 C. instead 　　 　 D. exactly

7. A. famous 　　　 　 B. interesting 　　 　 C. noisy 　　　　　 　 D. big

8. A. began 　　　 　 B. stopped 　　　 C. refused 　　　 D. failed

9. A. problem　　　　　 B. interest 　 　　　 C. choice 　　　 D. work

10. A. just 　　　 　 B. ever 　 　　　　　 C. even 　 　　　　　 D. surely

11. A. suit 　　　 　 B. habit 　　　　　 　 C. pools 　 　　　　　 D. river

12. A. people　 　　　 B. players 　　 　 C. strangers 　　　 　 D. friends

13. A. advised 　 B. argued 　　 　 C. admitted 　 　　　 D. announced

14. A. recognized 　 B. realized 　 　　　 C. visited 　　　 D. found

15. A. how 　　　 B. whether 　　　 C. when 　 　　　　　 D. where

16. A. because 　 B. if 　　　　　 C. then 　 　　　　　 D. though

17. A. doctor 　　 　 B. friend 　　 　 C. neighbour 　 　　　 D. player

18. A. hired 　　　 　 B. visited 　　　 C. designed 　 　　　 D. sold

19. A. smiled 　　 　 B. laughed 　　 　 C. cried 　　　　　 　 D. nodded

20. A. chance 　　　　　　 　　　 B. pleasure 　　　　　 　　　 C. time 　　　　　　　 　　　 D. turn