Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective (侦探) stories for magazines (杂志). One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his pen in front of him, but had no idea. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that someone had broken into (闯入) his house. The man had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes (香烟) and read the story. The man left a note (便条),

"I have read your story and I don't think much of it. please read my advice (建议) and you can write a wonderful story. By the way, I am a thief. I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a famous writer, I will return."

Tom read the thief's advice. Then he sat down and finished the story. Tom is still not famous now, but when he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half-finished story on his desk.

（　 ）26.　 Tom went to the cinema because he ____.

A. hoped to get an idea　　 B. wanted to let the thief in　　

C. was feeling tired D.finished the story

（　 ）27.　 The man came to Tom's house to ____.

A. steal something B. have a drink　 　　

C. smoke cigarettes D. read a story

（　 ）28.　 The man thought Tom's story was ____.

A. quite good　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. very poor　　　　　　　

C. wonderful　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. helpful

（　 ）29.　 What did Tom think about the thief's advice? He thought it was very ____.

A. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. terrible　　　　　　　　　　

C. good D. cheap

（　 ）30.　 From the story we know that Tom ____.

A. wanted to catch the thief　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. would like to meet the thief

C. hoped to get more ideas from the man　　　　　　 D. was afraid of losing something

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。
A : 【小题1】________________________?
B: I’m going to Tom’s party.
A: Great ! I’ll go to the party, too. We can go together.
B: Well, I’m a little nervous.【小题2】__________________.
A: What about your white skirt? You look beautiful in it.
B: Really? OK, I’ll wear my white skirt.【小题3】______________.
A: I bought him a shirt. Perhaps you can buy him a tie. What do you think of it?
B: 【小题4】______________.A: So how about a watch?
B:【小题5】_______________.Thank you very much.
A: You are welcome.

In a small village, there is a teacher, a doctor, a driver, and a policeman. The four men are good friends. What are their names？One is Tom, one is Jack, one is Mike and one is John. Mike’s, Jack’s and Tom’s children are classmates. John has no children. He teaches his friends’ children at a middle school. Mike works at a police station. He loves his job very much. Jack has a car. He often drives his car to go to work or visit his friends. The doctor’s house is next to the driver’s, so the children often play together.
【小题1】Do they all have a child?

Tom is the son of a farm owner. One New Year’s Day, when he was 15 ,his father   16 him to work on the farm for one year when he was free. Tom was   17  with his father’s idea. “That isn't my job. I have  18   school work to do. ” Hearing this, his father said, “I promise (许诺) to give you the best present(礼物） if you  19  finish one year’s work. ” Tom thought for a while and  20 .

Starting one Saturday, the boy got up early and worked   21  until evening, just like any other farmer. Time passed quickly. Tom’s crops (庄稼) grew well.  22 the last day of the year, the father said, “I’m happy to see that you have worked very hard the whole year. Now, tell me  23  you want. ”

The boy smiled and showed his father a big piece of bread made from his wheat(小麦). “I’ve already got the  24  present. No pains, no gains（不劳无获）. I think this is what you wanted   25  to know. ” His father was quite pleased to hear that.

“What is success?” Mr Gruber asked his 6^th grade business class. It was his opening conversation for the first class of the term.
“Success is riding in a sweet car, watching an 80-inch TV, and living in a place with at least twelve rooms.” One student answered, earning laughs from all the students.
Mr Gruber smiled, but shook his head. “Tom, that is excess(过量). That is not success.”
“How about being able to provide for your family?” A blonde girl named Sandy in the front suggested as an answer.
“Now we’re getting closer,” Mr Gruber smiled, “but try thinking about what you need and what you want.”
“Getting everything you want.” Tom shouted out an answer again, trying for more laughs.
Mr Gruber sighed. “ I believe we’ve already talked about excess versus(与…比较) success.”
“Getting everything you need, but some of what you want?” James, sitting in the back wondered aloud.
“Quite right!” Mr Gruber clapped. “Success is getting everything you need and some of what you want. The more you get that you want, the more successful you are. You do reach a point where you are living in excess, though.”
“What does this have to do with business?” Tom asked. It seemed if it wasn’t funny, he wasn’t happy.
“Well, Tom, think of it this way: the point of business is to make a living to support your family. Once you have properly seen to (确保) their needs, you can then see to getting the extras that you want.”
“What if I don’t have a family?” he continued to be difficult.
“Then you have to provide for yourself, a family of one.”
“He has goldfish to think about!” Peter, Tom’s friend, shouted out.
“Then he needs to provide for a family of one with a fishbowl.” Mr. Gruber corrected himself.
Tom nodded, satisfied with that answer.
“So in the next nine weeks, we’re going to study basic business situations, like having a checking account and understanding credit cards.”
Tom rubbed his hands together excitedly. “When do we get to start spending?”
“You already are, Tom. You’re spending time with us!” Mr. Gruber laughed. “Now, let’s see what you guys know about credit cards…”
【小题1】What class did Mr Gruber teach?