B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

A．Mr Smith was not careful

B．Mr Smith drank too much

C．Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

D．Mr Smith couldn’t work in the morning

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

A．He would go on driving for Mr Black

B．He would join his football team

C．He would never watch any matches

D．Mr Black would send him away

 

Mr. Zhang was a sports fan. He worked in a hospital in the capital. He was busy all the time and had little time to have a rest. And one day he felt unwell and couldn't go on working. He decided to spend a week's holiday in a quiet village where he could go swimming or fishing. He got off at a small railway station and soon got to a quiet village. He took a room hotel and went to sleep as soon as he had a good meal.
At first Mr. Zhang enjoyed himself there. He could do everything he wanted and went wherever he liked. Nobody disturbed him and knocked at the door at midnight. But on the fourth day he was in trouble. After lunch it was very hot. He went swimming in the river. Suddenly he saw a beautiful bird in a big tree. He wanted to catch it, so he walked to it, but it found him and flew away ans soon as gone. He began to pick some flowers in the forest and before long he lost his way.
The sun had gone down and night had fallen before Mr. Zhang found a small restaurant in another village. He came in and told them to bring him some bread, two eggs and a glass of tea. After a while his food was brought. Soon he ate up all the bread and eggs. When he was going to have the tea, he found there was a fly in the glass.
“ What's in my tea?” Mr. Zhang called out, “ A fly”
“ It's impossible, sir.” said the owner of the restaurant, “ I had told them to pick all the flies out of your tea before they brought it to you!”
【小题1】From the story we can guess Mr. Zhang may be a        .

A．engineer

B．doctor

C．tour guide

D．translator

【小题2】Mr. Zhang decided to take this holiday because        .

A．he was too tired to go on working	B．he was very busy all the time
C．he was paid a lot of money	D．he liked swimming and fishing

【小题3】Mr. Zhang hoped to spend a week's holiday by        ..

A．catching birds	B．swimming or fishing
C．picking flowers	D．having good meals every day

【小题4】Mr. Zhang went to the village from home        ..

A．by bus

B．by car

C．on foot

D．by train

【小题5】Mr. Zhang didn't enjoy himself in the village, did he?

A．No, he wasn't.	B．Yes, he was
C．No, he didn't	D．Yes, he did.

Mr. King is a tall and strong man. He teaches P.E. in a middle school. He wears a long beard(胡子) and takes good care of it.

It was Sunday yesterday. There was a big football match of the year on the playground in the centre of the city. Mr. King likes the game very much and of course he was going to watch it. With his friends’ help he got a ticket a few days ago. After breakfast he hurried to the bus stop, but a lot of people were waiting there. A bus came and he got on. There were many people in it and it was difficult for them to put their feet. He had to grip（抓住）the back of a chair. At the next stop(停车站) a boy got on the bus. He was short and couldn’t grip(抓) anything. Suddenly the bus stopped and the boy nearly fell to the floor. He looked around and saw Mr. King’s beard and gripped it. The man found it at once and called out, “Let go off（松开）my beard, boy!” “Are you going to get off, sir?” asked the boy.

1.Mr. King is a        .

A. player                B. runner               C. teacher                       D. driver

2.Mr. King was going to watch the match because        .

A .he teaches P.E. in a middle school

B. he likes football very much

C. he had already got a ticket

D. he didn’t go to work yesterday

3.It was difficult for Mr. King to stand because        .

A. he had drunk too much

B. the bus was too small

C .he got on the bus too late

D. it was very crowded in the bus

4.Mr. King went to watch the match _________.

A. on foot               B. by bike          C. by bus             D. by train

5.Mr. King was afraid        , so he shouted at him.

A. the boy would pull the chair down

B. the boy would hurt his beard

C. the boy could be hurt again

D. the boy would borrow his ticket

 

Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck, and the words “I AM BLIND” were on the piece of wood.
Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “You’re always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I’m a poor man.” Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, “You’re a blind man. How did you see me?” The poor man said, “No, I’m not blind. My dog is.”
【小题1】Mr.Green lived in __________.

A．London

B．the city near London

C．the country near London

D．the country not far from his office

【小题2】Mr.Green went to his office __________.

A．by train

B．first by train and then on foot

C．on foot

D．first on foot and then by train

【小题3】Every evening Mr.Green passed a poor man near a bridge__________.

A．on his way to work

B．on the way to his office

C．on his way home by train

D．on his way to the station

【小题4】One day Mr.Green did not stop and give the poor man a penny because__________.

A．he did not like the man	B．he was afraid of the dog
C．he worked too late	D．he hurried to catch the train

【小题5】-- What is the Chinese for “blind”?   -- ___________________.

A．看见的

B．聋的

C．瞎的

D．哑的