I was downtown(进城) yesterday, and decided to stop at the bank(银行) to see Alice Green. I thought she might have time to go to lunch with me. When I got to the bank, they told me she had just been out for a few minutes. I asked them if she would be back by 11:30 or 11:45, and they said“yes”. I had some time, so I decided to wait for her. Then I walked over to some chairs by the windows and sat down. I decided to watch the front door because I knew she would come back in that way. I waited and waited, but she didn't come through the door. At last I decided not to wait any longer. It was 12:30, and I was sure that she wouldn't be back until after lunch. I got up, and as I started to walk towards the door, somebody called my name. I turned around and was surprised to find out that it was Alice. When I said that someone had told me she had been out, she told me she hadn't left her office all morning.

1．The writer went to the bank to ________.

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A．wait for Alice

B．get some money so that he could have lunch with Alice

C．ask Alice to have lunch with him

D．have a talk with the people in the park

2．When the writer got to the bank, ________.

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A．Alice had left

B．Alice was in the bank

C．Alice was waiting for him

D．Alice had been out for a few minutes

3．The writer decided to wait because he was told that Alice would be back before ________.

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4．The writer was waiting for Alice ________.

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A．at the front door

B．in the office room

C．by the windows

D．in front of the bank

5．The writer waited for Alice for ________.

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A．half an hour

B．a few minutes

C．an hour

D．more than an hour

The Right Way to Sit

　　If you are writing or studying, it makes very much difference where the light comes from. People who use books and pens every day have to be specially (特殊地) careful about the way the light shines on their work.

　　Every house gets its light either from daylight through windows which is the very best to use or from the lamps or electricity; but whichever (无论哪个) kind of light it is, the way it slants (倾斜) towards our books or our work is a matter of great importance to the eyes.

　　Take a book, stand with your back toward the window, and try to read. Your shadow falls all over the page and makes it almost as bad for your eyes as if you were in a dark room.

　　Now turn around and face the window. The page is in the shadow again, while the bright light is in your eyes.

　　Try standing with your right side toward the window. This is very good for reading, but if you were writing, the shadow would fall across the page and bother (干扰) you a little.

　　There is just one other way: stand with your left side to the window. Now everything is perfect (完美的) for reading and for writing, too.

　　Whatever (无论什么) kind of light is in the room, the rule about the right way to sit is always the same.

1．When reading or writing, people should pay special attention to ________.

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2． ________ makes much difference to the eyes.

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A．The daylight through the windows

B．The light from the lamps or electricity

C．The way the light slants towards our books or our work

D．The way a house gets its light

3．It is bad for your eyes when you read a book ________.

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A．with your back toward the window

B．facing the window

C．with your right side toward the window

D．both A and B

4．Everything is OK for reading and writing when you ________.

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A．stand with your left side toward the window

B．stand with your right side to the window

C．sit with your right side to the window

D．sit with your back toward the window

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　　A few minutes before six o’clock, Mr Smith decided to leave. He was about to start the car when a gunman(持枪歹徒) 1 up from the back seat. He 2 a gun to Mr Smith’s head. “Drive me to Paris!”he shouted. “All right, ”Mr Smith answered. He started the engine(发动机), 3 away from the side of the street and drove down. Being 81 years old, he knew he could not 4 the gunman. He knew he needed help. Where were the police? As he drove 5 each crossing, he looked up and down the side streets, hoping to meet a police car. But he could see 6 . “Just my luck,”he thought. “If I was 7 too fast, there would be a police car on every corner.” 8 he pushed his foot down on the accelerator(油门), and the car ran 9 faster. “What are you doing?”shouted the gunman. “Keeping off the police,”Mr Smith answered. “I thought I saw a police car 10 there. ”He ran red lights, drove the wrong way on one-way streets. On two-way streets he drove on the wrong 11 of the road. Not one policeman saw him. Again Mr Smith’s plan(计划)was not working. He had to try a 12 . plan. He 13 a corner and saw the police station in front. Then he drove his car as fast as he could towards the police gate. The car hit a police motorbike down and stopped. Mr Smith shouted, “Help! Help!”Then he 14 back to grab(夺)the man’s gun. At the same time the policemen heard the 15 and quickly caught the gunman.

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