Sam is twenty-seven now. He’s tall and strong. He worked hard in the small field. He’s known a girl called Mabel for three years, who lives in another village. He wishes she could marry him soon, but she won’t marry him until he has built a new house. He hasn’t enough money. Of course it’s difficult for him to do so.

Winter had come and the fields were covered with thick snow. Sam had nothing to do at home. Mabel told him to find some temporary employment in the town. He thought she was right and came to Mr White’s factory, where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces. It was hard work but he was paid more. At the end of the month Mr White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars. He was very happy. He hurried to the post office, but it was closed. He had a look at the clock on the wall. It was half past five, and he was told to go there the next morning. He had to return to the factory. He felt hungry and went into a restaurant and ate something. He didn’t see a thief following him, and as soon as he sat at table, the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him. He agreed and drank a lot. And when he woke up two hours later, his money was stolen. He was sad of it and cried for a long time.

The following day Mr White saw the young man’s eyes were red and asked what had happened to him. He told him about it and at last he said, “I worked for the thief last month!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.Mabel doesn’t marry Sam because _______.

2.Mabel asked Sam to ______.

3.The underlined word “temporary employment” means _______.

4.Sam went the post office to _____.

5.The money was stolen when ______.

阅读理解

　　Mrs. Jenkins, a fifty-year-old woman, lives in a small town. Her husband died several, years ago. Her son, Robert, works in an office in London. And her daughter is in the same town with her, but she lives in her husband's house. Only the old woman stayed in the old house by herself.

　　One day Mrs. Jenkins received a letter from Robert. The young man missed (想念) her very much. He hoped she would go to the capital soon. The woman was happy and decided to start the next morning. She took a bus to the railway station (火车站) and bought a ticket. Before she was going in, suddenly she remembered she had not locked (锁) the gate of the house. As she forgot her daughter's telephone number, she hurried to the post office and bought a stamp and an envelope. In her letter she told her daughter to go to lock the gate right now. Then she put the envelope into the post box.

　　At the entrance (进站口) a man stopped her and said,“Your ticket, please!”

　　Mrs. Jenkins had a look at her hand. She began to cry: she was holding the letter in her hand!

1．Robert missed his mother because ________.

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A．he wanted her to look after him

B．she was too old to look after herself

C．he was afraid she would be ill at home

D．he thought she felt lonely (孤单的) at home

2．Mrs. Jenkins decided to go to London ________.

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3．Mrs. Jenkins told her daughter to go to lock the gate because ________.

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A．she was more careful than her

B．she knew where her mother lived

C．she believed nobody except her

D．only she was ready to help her

4．The word“envelope”in the passage means ________ in Chinese.

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5．Mrs. Jenkins began to cry at the entrance because ________.

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A．the man didn't let her in

B．she has lost her ticket

C．she had put the ticket in the envelope

D．she forgot to put the letter in the envelope

An Unlucky Young Man

Sam is twenty-seven now．He's tall and strong．He works hard in the small field．He's known a girl called Mabel for three years，who lives in another village．He hopes she could marry him soon．But she doesn't marry him until he builds a new house．He hasn't enough money．Of course it's difficult for him to do so．

Winter's come and the fields are covered with thick snow．Sam has nothing to do at home．Mabel told him to find some temporary employment（临时工作）in the town．He thought she was right and came to Mr. White's factory where he carried stones from the hill to the workplaces．It was hard work but he was paid more．At the end of the month Mr. White paid the young man nearly two thousand dollars．He was very happy．He hurried to the post office，but it was closed．He had a look at the clock on the wall，it was half past five and he was told to go there the next morning．He had to return to the factory．He felt hungry and went into a restaurant（饭馆）and ate something．He didn't see a thief following him and as soon as he sat at table，the man sat down next to him and asked him to drink a cup with him．He agreed and drank a lot．And when he woke up two hours later，his money was stolen（偷）．He was sad of it and cried for a long time．

The following day Mr. White saw the young man's eyes were red and asked what had happened to him．He told him about it and at last he said，“I worked for the thief last month!”

1．Mabel doesn't marry Sam because _________．

A．he's a poor farmer                        B．he has a Small field

C．he lives in an old house                     D．she's very young

2．Mabel told Sam to _________．

A．get some money in the town                      B．borrow some money from his friends

C．spend the winter in the town                      D．build a new house in the town

3．Mr. White paid Sam much because _________．

A．he was very rich                         B．the young man was very poor

C．he was ready to help the poor                       D．the young man worked very hard

4．Sam went to the post office to _________．

A．ring up Mabel          B．post the money        C．buy some food       D．post a letter

5．The money was stolen when _________．

A．Sam left the factory．                                 B．Sam went to the restaurant

C．Sam ate something in the restaurant                     D．the thief had got Sam drunk（灌醉）