One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didn’t look safe.

The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “I’m here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.

But Bryan wanted no money. He was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see someone in need, help them and think of me.”

After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small café where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked tired she was very kind. As the lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryan’s words.

She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once helped me the way I’m helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.

Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan… Bryan Anderson my dear… you’re not going to believe what just happened…”

58. When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _________.

A. he may hurt her 　　　　　　　 B. he wasn’t going to stop

C. he couldn’t help her 　　　　 D. she didn’t have enough money

59. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?

A. She was never kind to others.　　 B. She was usually quite careless.

C. She was probably very rich.　　　　 D. She was not a very good driver.

60. The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “__________”.

A. the change　　　　 B. the bill　　　　 C. the note　　　 D. the order

　　A married couple were very worried about their son. Though normal（正常）in other way, he seemed to be dumb（哑的）. Not once had he spoken and now he was six years old. They had tried everything to get him to speak, but with no success.

　　The finest doctors in the country had examined him, but could find nothing wrong with his throat（喉）, and he seemed to be a very clever child. It was just that he never spoke.

　　“It's possible,” one of the doctors said. “There is something wrong with his mind, and he does not understand that he is capable of speech.”

　　“But he can read and write,” the boy's father said. “Perhaps he will grow out of his silence one day.”

　　The years passed. The boy left primary school and went to secondary school. He left secondary school and went to university. But he did not speak a single word.

　　Then one day, during a summer vacation, he was sitting at the dining table having a meal with his parents. Without any warning, he looked up from his meal and said, “Pass me the salt, please.” His parents were overjoyed.

　　“You spoke! You spoke!” they cried. “Why have you waited so long to speak?”

　　The young man looked at them and said, “I didn't have anything to say, until now everything has been perfect. But you obviously（明显地）forgot to put salt in these potatoes.”

(1) The couple was worried because their son ________.

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(2) They had great ________.

[　　]

A．success in getting him to speak

B．trouble in getting him to speak

C．fun listening to their son

D．problems listening to their son

(3) The doctors decided that ________.

[　　]

A．there was something wrong with the boy

B．they could help the boy

C．the boy was unable to say anything

D．the parents should write to their son

(4) Although the boy didn't speak ________.

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(5) The boy spoke because ________.

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A．he had a complaint about his food

B．everything was perfect

C．his parents were surprised

D．he wanted to eat

Tom is an engineer in a small town near Paris

One day, Tom arrived at the bus station quite early. The bus for Paris would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in line, others were walking around. There was a group of schoolgirls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in line. Tom looked around but there was no place for him to sit.

He walked into the station cafe . He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down before a large mirror（镜子） on the wall. Just then, Mike, one of Tom’s workmates came in and sat with Tom.

“What time is your bus?” asked Mike.

“There’s plenty of time yet,” answered Tom.

“Well, I’ll get you some more tea then,” said Mike.

They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. “Oh! It’s going backward（倒行）!” he cried. “A．few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it’s half past eleven.”

“You’re looking at the clock in the mirror.” said Mike. Tom was so sad. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. Since then Tom has never liked mirrors.

1. Tom was going to ____________.

A．the bus station    B．the station café       C．Paris                    D．the clock shop

2. What did Tom see people doing in the station?

A．Some people were waiting                          B．Some people were walking around

C．A teacher was keeping the schoolgirls in line  D．All of A, B．and C

3. Tom went into the station cafe because ____________.

A．Mike asked him to have a cup of tea

B．it was quite early and he could find a seat there

C．he didn’t like to stay with the schoolgirls

D．he wanted to have a drink with his workmate there

4. Which of the following is True?

A．Tom arrived in Paris on time

B．The next bus would leave in half an hour

C．After that Tom didn’t like clocks any longer

D．Tom looked at the clock in the mirror only once

5. Which of the following is the title of the story?

A．The Mirror of the Station                           B．Not A Careful Man

C．Missing A Bus                                     D．The Clock In The Mirror