4. Joe didn’t want to work with Sam again probably because he thought Sam　　　 .

　 A. was very slow and possibly deaf B. didn’t know how to operate the door

　 C. was less experienced than he was 　 D. didn’t know how to do repairs

3. What did Sam and Joe think the trip would be like?

　 A. There would be serious problems .　 B. There wouldn’t be any danger .

　 C. It would be long and tiring. D. It would be exciting .

2. Why were Sam and Joe chosen?

　 A. The boss wanted them to get more experience.

　 B. The boss trusted them more than anyone else.

　 C. They were the last people who wanted to go.

　 D. They were the only men who offered to go.

1. Most of the astronauts were unwilling to go on a trip because　　　 .

　 A. there was little chance of being selected B. they weren’t experienced enough

　 C. they thought they might get killed　 D. it wasn’t exciting enough

27、(1分)

　　 Sam and Joe were astronauts. There was once a very dangerous trip and the more experienced astronauts knew there was only a small chance of coming back alive (活着). Sam and Joe, however, thought it would be exciting though a little dangerous. “we’re the best men for the job,” they said to the boss. “There may be problems, but we can find the answers.” “They’re the last people I’d trust,” thought the boss. “But all the other astronauts have refused to go.”

　　 Once they were in space, Joe had to go outside to make some repairs. When the repairs were done, he tried to get back inside the spaceship. But the door was locked. He knocked but there was no answer. He knocked again, louder this time, and again no answer came. Then he hit the door as hard as he could and finally a voice said, “Who’s there?” “It’s me! Who else could it be?” shouted Joe. Sam let him in all right but you can imagine that Joe never asked to go on a trip with Sam again!

5. During the night gorilla usually sleep in trees except　　　 .

　 A. the old female gorilla 　 B. the old male gorilla

　 C. the young gorillas up to six years old　 D. the baby gorillas

4. All gorillas live on　　　 .

　 A. vegetables　 B. leaves and grass　 C. plants and fruit　 D. rice

3. A gorilla is about six feet tall when he　　 .

　 A. stands on his legs 　 B. stand on his arms

　 C. roars 　 D. uses his great strength

2. An ape’s brain is　　　　 .

　 A. as large as a man’s brain 　 B. a lot smaller than a man’s brain

　 C. larger than that of any other animal including man　　 D. a lot larger than a man’s brain

1. Apes live in　　　　 .

　 A. different parts of the world 　　 B. the cold countries

　 C. South America and Africa D. the countries of Africa and South-east Asia