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Three people were walking along a street,first a big man,then a beautiful woman,and then an old man.The first two went round a corner.Suddenly the old man saw a piece of paper on the ground,he picked it up.It was five pounds.A few seconds later,the young woman came back.She was crying.“I have dropped five pounds,”she said.
“Don't cry,”said the old man,“Here it is.” The young woman thanked him and went away After a few seconds, the big man came hack,he was looking for something.Suddenly,a window opened and a small man looked out,“I saw five pounds fall from your pocket,” he said, “but that man gave it to a young woman.” The big man was very angry,the old man was frightened and gave him another five pounds.When he had gone,the young woman came back to get her one pound thirteen shillings and four pence,and the small man came out to get his.
1.Why did the old man pick up the paper?
A.Because he wanted to keep it for himself
B.Because he was in great need of money.
C.Because he knew it was money.
D.Because he wanted to know what it was.
2.The old man was another five pounds to the big man.
A.too frightened to give B.enough frightened to give
C.so frightened that he had m give D.such a kind man that he gave
3.Who knew each other?
A.The young woman and the old man. B.The young woman and the big man.
C.The young woman and the old man. D.The old man and the big man.
4.Which of the following is true?
A.The young woman lost the money.
B.The big man lost the money.
C.The small man threw the money out of the window.
D.Either the young woman or the big man threw the money.
5.How much did the small man get? He got .
A.as much as the young woman B.nothing at all
C.more than the young woman D.less than the big man
Three people were walking along a street, first a big man, then a beautiful woman, and then an old
man. The first two went round a corner. Suddenly the old man saw a piece of paper on the ground. He
picked it up. The old man found it was five pounds. A few seconds (秒) later, the young woman came
back. She was crying. "I have dropped five pounds," she said. "Don't cry," said the old man, "Here it is."
The young woman thanked him and went away. After a few seconds, the big man came back. He was
looking for something. Suddenly a window opened and a small man looked out. "I saw five Pounds fall
from your pocket," he said, "but that man gave it to a young woman." The big man was very angry.
The old man was very afraid and gave him another five pounds. When the old man had gone, the young
woman came back to get her one pound thirteen shillings (先令) and four pence (便士), and the small
man came out to get the same money.
(one Pound = twenty shillings; one shilling = twelve pence)
A. wanted to keep it for himself
B. needed money very much
C. knew it was not money
D. wanted to know what it was
A. The young woman and the old man.
B. The old man and the small man.
C. The young woman and the big man.
D. The old man and the big man.
Henry had studied in a university before he came back to his hometown. He thought he had lots of knowledge and he was supercilious (目中无人的).
At first, he was easily given a job in a bank. But he couldn’t get on well with his workmates and often made mistakes. And soon he was sent away. Then he found a job in a post office, but he still couldn’t be competent (适任) at it and before long he had to leave. After he had lost the work, his life got worse and worse and he was often worried about food and clothes. When he hardly asked for some food in the street, a friend of his aunt’s felt pity for him and asked him to work in his restaurant. Of course he didn’t like the work at all but it was much better than being hungry. He had to work there.
One day a young beautiful woman came into the restaurant. She wanted two eggs, some chicken and a glass of milk. Henry thought she wore beautiful clothes but didn’t have much knowledge. When he was taking the milk to her, he found there was a fly in the milk, but he still bring it to the woman. As soon as he left her table, he heard her crying behind.
“What’s in my milk, waiter?” the woman shouted at him.
“Haven’t you seen it’s a fly, madam?” asked Henry.
“It’s terrible!” the woman said angrily.
“Don’t be angry, madam,” Henry said quietly. “It’s too small. It can’t drink much of your milk!”
( ) 81. Why was Henry supercilious? Because _________.
A. he thought he knew much more than others
B. he could be competent at all the work
C. he came from a big family
( ) 82. Why was Henry sent away from the bank? Because _________.
A. he was careless in his work
B. he couldn’t get on well with his workmates
C. both A and B
( ) 83. Why did the man tell Henry to work in his restaurant? Because _________.
A. he liked the young man
B. he wanted to help the young man
C. he needed a learned man
( ) 84. Henry didn’t bring the woman for another glass of milk because _________.
A. he didn’t like the young woman
B. he hoped she went out
C. he hoped she could ask for another drink
( ) 85. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Henry wanted to find another piece of work.
B. Henry would soon be sent away again.
C. Henry would be given a piece of important work.
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