It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
【小题1】There was ________ in the house．   

It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party.I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”

1. 1.

   There was ________ in the house.   

   1. A.
      a New Year’s party
   2. B.
      a birthday party
   3. C.
      an evening party
   4. D.
      a Christmas party
2. 2.

   While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________.

   1. A.
      dancing
   2. B.
      drinking
   3. C.
      shouting
   4. D.
      talking
3. 3.

   How long did the small man stay at the party?

   1. A.
      For an hour.
   2. B.
      For half an hour.
   3. C.
      For 90 minutes.
   4. D.
      For a while.
4. 4.

   Why did the small man go to the party?

   1. A.
      He wanted to have a drink.
   2. B.
      He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate.
   3. C.
      He wanted to make friends with them.
   4. D.
      He wanted to see his old friend.
5. 5.

   Who was the small man?

   1. A.
      The host’s guest.
   2. B.
      The host’s wife’s guest.
   3. C.
      One of the guest’s friends.
   4. D.
      No one knew him.

选择最恰当的词，并用其正确形式填空，每词限用一次。

Long long ago, a king had a big rock placed in the middle of a very busy road. Then he hid nearby to see if anyone would move the rock out of the way to make it convenient for others. Some of the king’s wealthiest supporters came past and simply walked around it. Many others complained about the rock and some blamed the king for the problem. To the king’s surprise, no one did anything about moving it out of the way.
Finally, a poor farmer came along, carrying a load of old vegetables. When he saw the rock, he put down his load, and tried to move the heavy rock to the side of the road. No one stopped to help him. Many laughed at him and made jokes as they walked past. Finally, after much pushing and straining, and with no help , the farmer managed(设法) to get the rock to the side of the road. As he bent down to pick up his vegetables, he noticed a small bag lying in the road, exactly where the rock had been. There was a lot of money and a note in the bag. The note was from the king saying that the money was for the person who moved the rock out of the way.
Taking responsibility(责任) is about solving hard problems. The farmer takes responsibility when no one else is prepared to. It does not always mean that you will get an instant reward, but it is a value that builds up a community, and makes life better for all of us.
【小题1】The word “convenient” in Paragraph1 means        in Chinese.