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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a short and wet room last year. Now their daughter was born, the room was too narrow for them to live in. Last Friday, after the factory paid out wages（工资）, Mr. Brown had to borrow some money from his friends and bought an old house. It’s a little bigger and drier than the old one. But the walls were very dirty. Mrs. Brown told her husband to paint them.
It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all. Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”
【小题1】Mr. Brown works in a _______________.
【小题2】There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.
【小题3】The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.
【小题4】Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.
【小题5】The two cans of paint are made in _______________.
【小题6】The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.

　　Edison had quick mind about inventions, but not always about other things.

　　One day he received a notice. It said he must pay some money to the government by the next day. If he was late, he would have to pay still more money. Edison went to the city office; many people were waiting there in line to pay. While he waited, his mind was busy with ideas about a new invention. When he arrived at the little window, the man in it said to Edison, “Young man, what's your name?”

　　Edison looked at the man, surprised.

　　“I—I—I don't know,” he said.

　　“Then I can't help you,” the man said, and told him to leave.

　　Other people paid the man. Edison stood there, and tried to remember his name. The day ended, and he knew he would have to pay more money.

　　In the street, he met a friend. He had to ask the friend what his name was.

(1) Edison was always ________.

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A．clear in mind in doing everything

B．thinking about his inventions not any other things

C．worried about his money

D．quick to do things

(2) One day he was asked ________.

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A．to pay some money to the government

B．to wait in line

C．to send a notice to the party

D．to go to the office

(3) The next day after he received the notice, ________.

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A．he didn't go to the city office.

B．he went to the city but didn't bring any money with him.

C．he went to the office very late.

D．he went to the city office and waited in line to pay the money.

(4) When he was waiting in front of the city office ________.

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A．he tried to remember his name

B．he got ready to pay the money

C．he still thought hard about a new invention

D．he asked the man for help

(5) As Edison couldn't tell his name, the man behind the window ________.

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A．gave him his help

B．told him to leave there

C．let his friend pay for him

D．asked him to come again the next day

It was Saturday. Mr. Brown didn’t go to work. He came in a paint shop and bought two cans（罐） of paint. It was made in(由┅生产) Japan. He looked at the directions(说明书) for a long time, but he couldn’t understand it at all.Before leaving the shop, he had to ask the shopkeeper, “Can I put this paint on myself, sir?”
It seemed the shopkeeper didn’t understand him. He looked at Mr. Brown up and down and then he said,” You’d better put it on the wall, sir. It would look better, I think.”

1. 1.

   Mr. Brown works in a _______________.

2. 2.

   There are _____________ people in Mr. Brown’s family now.

3. 3.

   The house they bought was a little bigger and drier, but the walls were very _______.

4. 4.

   Mr. Brown bought two cans of paint, but he didn’t _______________ the directions.

5. 5.

   The two cans of paint are made in _______________.

6. 6.

   The shopkeeper thought Mr. Brown would paint not on the walls, but on his _______.

A young man worked very hard at his lessons. He was too busy to have a rest. At last, he became ill, so he couldn’t go to sleep. Every night, when he went to bed, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But he always stayed awake and couldn’t fall asleep.
After some days, he decided to see a doctor.“I just can’t go to sleep at night. What should I do? Could you please help me?”
“I have a suggestion(建议)，”said the doctor. “Try counting numbers. By the time you reach one thousand, you’ll be asleep. I’m sure of it.”
The next day the man returned to the doctor’s office. “Well,” said the doctor, how are you today? Did you try my suggestion?”
The man still looked tired. “Yes,” he said, “I tried counting one , two, three—up to one thousand. But when I reached five hundred and sixty-nine, I began to feel sleepy. I had to get up and drink some tea so that I could go on counting up to one thousand. But then I still couldn’t fall asleep.”
【小题1】The young man couldn’t go to sleep because                       。