Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”
Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.
“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”
【小题1】Mr. Evens is _______________.

Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”

“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”

Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.

“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”

1.Mr. Evens is _______________.

2.Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because         .

3.Mr. Evens went to Moscow _______________.

4. Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because _______________.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”
Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.
“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”

1. 1.

   Mr. Evens is _______________.

   1. A.
      an American
   2. B.
      an Englishman
   3. C.
      a Russian
   4. D.
      an Australian
2. 2.

   Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because         .

   1. A.
      it was very hot in his country
   2. B.
      he liked to make a long journey
   3. C.
      he had never been to Moscow before
   4. D.
      Robert told him to leave his country
3. 3.

   Mr. Evens went to Moscow _______________.

   1. A.
      by train
   2. B.
      by car
   3. C.
      by plane
   4. D.
      on foot
4. 4.

   Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because _______________.

   1. A.
      there weren’t any trees in Moscow in winter
   2. B.
      the ground was covered with snow and ice
   3. C.
      the Russians had taken all the sticks home
   4. D.
      the Russians didn’t tell him about it
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      Russians are all very strange.
   2. B.
      Russians never tie their dogs.
   3. C.
      Russians always tie the stones firmly.
   4. D.
      The stone was firmly frozen（结冰）on the ground.

　　Once the (3) went to Africa．He tried to go (4) a large desert. It was hot and the sun was (5) brightly in the sky. He looked around and saw nothing but (6) .Sometimes he could see some dead animals. He was thirsty, but he had to (7) the water, or he would die before he came out of the desert. He hoped to find a (8) and have a rest under it. But he knew it was hardly (9) He had to reach an oasis（绿洲）before (10) fell. Suddenly he saw a man sitting on the ground. There was a dead man beside him. A dog was (11) by him, looking at a bag of cakes and a bag of water.

“ (12) is he?”asked Mr Howe.

“My friend．”The man answered in tears.

“What (13) to him?”

“He had neither food nor water, and he (14) of it.”

Pointing to the two bags, Mr Howe asked,“You have so much food and water. Why didn’t you (15) some to him?”

“They are for my dog and me,”said the man,“But I never grudge（吝啬）my tears!”