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　　Three men got to Dover station a few minutes after nine o'clock one evening. They asked a guard,“What time is the next train for London?”

　　The guard said,“You've just missed one. A train goes every hour. The next one is at ten o'clock.”

　　“That's all right.”they said,“We'll go and have a drink.”So they went to a bar (酒吧间).A minute or two after ten o'clock they came running and asked the guard ,“Has the train gone?”

　　“Yes,”the guard said.“It was at ten, as I told you. The next train is at eleven o'colck.”

　　“That's all right,”they said again.“We'll go and have another drink.”So they went back to the bar.

　　They missed the eleven o'clock train in the same way. Then the guard said,“Now, the next train is the last one. If you miss that train, you won't get to London tonight.”

　　Twelve o'clock came , and the last train was just starting out when the three of them came out of the bar running as fast as they could. Two of them got on the train just as it was leaving, but the third one didn't run fast enough, and the train went out leaving him behind. He stood there looking at the train and laughing, as if (好像) to miss the train was the best joke in the world. The guard went up to him and said,“I told you that this was the last train. Why didn't you come earlier?”

　　The man kept laughing until tears (眼泪) came into his eyes. Then he caught hold of (抓住)the guard and said,“Did you see the two men get into the train and leave me here?”

　　“Yes, I did.”

　　“Well , I was the only one to leave for London. They were here only to see me off!”

1．The guard told the three people that ________.

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A．there was a train in the evening

B．there were trains all night

C．there was a train every sixty minutes

D．there were no trains in the evening

2．One of the three men missed the train ________.

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3．They couldn't get the train because ________.

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A．they had a drink

B．they went to the bar

C．the train left too soon

D．they left the bar too late

4．The man laughed because ________.

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A．his friends who came to see him off got on the train instead of him

B．it was funny (好玩) to miss the train

C．he didn't really want to go to London

D．his friends didn't have to go to London

5．Which is the best title (题目) of this story?

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A．The Train And The Guard

B．The Two Men On The Train

C．Three Men Had A Drink

D．Three Men At The Station

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How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?

Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.

It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.

Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.

If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.

You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.

Shyness

Long, long ago there was a very foolish thief. Do you know what he did one day? When he wanted to steal (偷) the bell on his neighbor’s door, he walked up to the door, took hold of (抓住) the bell and pulled hard. The bell made a very loud noise. The thief was afraid and went home.
Then he sat down to think, “I must do something about the noise,” he said. He thought and thought. At last he had an idea. “Ah, I’ll put some cotton in my ears. Then I won’t be able to hear the noise.” The next day he went to the door of his neighbor, and took hold of the bell. This time he pulled even harder. The bell rang loudly, but the thief did not hear anything. With another hard pull he got the bell out. Just then the neighbor came running out. “Steal my bell? I’ll teach you a lesson (教训),”the angry man shouted. And he hit the thief on the nose.
The foolish thief did not know how the neighbor found out he was stealing the bell. “Why did he come out just then?” he wondered (感到疑惑).
【小题1】The thief was trying to get         .

阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格 (每空限填一词)。
How do you feel when you have to make a speech in front of class? What about when you go to a birthday party? Do you get really shy?
Shyness means feeling nervous or frightened when you’re around other people. Experts (专家) have found that more than 80 percent of middle school students feel afraid to be the centre of attention. Some kids are born shy. Some become shy later because of their life experiences.
It’s OK if it takes you a while to feel yourself again when you go to a new place or meet new people. In fact, everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It’s just a case of how much.
Most people have red faces and talk in broken sentences when they get shy. But some become so shy that they won’t go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to order and pay the bill (账单). Some are afraid of meeting new people, so they seldom go outside. This kind of shyness can be bad for a person.
If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a very big problem. Some experts say shy people are quieter and cleverer because they think more and talk less. Shy people are also good at working with others because they think more for other people. Some great people in history were shy, too.
You see, being shy isn’t all bad. But remember not to let good chances pass by just because of it! If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or practice your spoken English in front of others, just do it! There’s nothing to be afraid of.
Shyness