1.(　　 ) Beta 400 is a _____of car.

　　　　 A. size　　　　　　　 B. plate　　　　　　 C. part　　　　　 D. number

5.(　　 ) The old woman didn’t tell him where the nearest restaurant was, because ____.

　　　　 A. the young man was not polite　　　　 B. she didn’t feel hungry

　　　　 C. she didn’t understand what the young man said

　　　　 D. she was a stranger(陌生人) there, too

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Mr. Perkin did not like to be different from other people, so he always tried to wear the same clothes, eat the same food, and do the same things after work as others.

One day Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop. As he watched the cars go by, he noticed that many of them were new Beta 400s and most of them were yellow.

The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new bright yellow Beta 400. He was very pleased with it, and drove to work in it the nest day. He was even more pleased with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.

Mr. Perkin parked his car near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o’clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s that Mr. Perkin didn’t know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people gave him a strange look which he didn’t like, so he stopped.

Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until there was only one yellow Beta 400 left.

4.(　　 ) He asked the old woman to _____

　　　　 A. give him something to eat　　 B. show him the way to the nearest restaurant

　　　　 C. give him something to drink　　　　　 D. have lunch with him

3.(　　 ) At noon he wanted to ______.

　　　　 A. have a rest　　　　　　　　　　　 B. see an old woman

　　　　 C. find something to eat　　　　　　　 D. listen to the radio

2.(　　 ) After he went a long way, he _____.

　　　　 A. felt very thirsty　　　　　　　　　　 B. felt very hungry

　　　　 C. didn’t want to walk on　　　　 　　　D. wanted to turn back

1.(　　 ) The young man traveled ______.

　　　　 A. on foot　　　 B. by plane　　　　 C. on a train　　　 D. by bike

5、The factory was not _____ from her home.

A. far　　　　　 B. near　　　　　 C. far to　　　　 D. near

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Once a young man was traveling on a bike. He went a long way. At noon he felt very hungry. He wanted very much to find a restaurant to have a meal there, but he didn’t know where to find one. Just then an old woman was coming. “Maybe she knows,” he thought. So he came up to her and asked, “Hey, where is the nearest restaurant?”

“Sorry, I don’t know, young man.”

The young man was just going away when he heard the woman’s voice, “Oh, yes, young man, you’ve just dropped something.”

The young man turned back and asked, “What have I dropped?”

“You’ve dropped your manners.”

4、Why did Kate want to start working three months later?

A. Kate didn’t leave school　　　 B. Kate had to look after her mother.

C. Kate wanted to get 30 pounds.　 D. Kate went to school.

3、How much did the manager want to pay her in the second month?

A. 27 pounds.　　 B. 30 pounds.　　 C. 54 pounds.　　 D. 60 pounds.

2、It was _____for Kate to find a job.

A. easy　　　　　 B. not easy　　　　 C. late　　　　 　　D. later