My friend Jack is a taxi driver. He has done ...

My friend Jack is a taxi driver. He has done this job for ten years. It’s a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people every day. He always works late into the night because there are lots of people calling his taxi during the night. He usually goes home after two o’clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happen at night.

One day Jack was taking a young lady back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her house, she found that she had lost her key. So Jack waited in the taxi with the dog while she climbed into her house through the window. Jack waited for about half an hour outside, but the young lady didn’t show up(出现). So he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.

At that moment some policeman came. They thought Jack was a thief（贼） who wanted to get into the house to steal（偷） things. Luckily, the young lady came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

1.Jack has been a taxi driver for _______ years.

A. five　 B. ten　　 C. fifteen D. twenty

2.The young lady took a little _____ with her.

A. cat　　 B. dog　　　　　　 C. pig　　　　　　　 D. rabbit

3.What did Jack do when the young lady climbed into her house?

A. He waited in the taxi.

B. He drove his taxi away.

C. He called the police.

D. He talked with others.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Jack doesn’t like his job at all.

B. Jack usually goes home before 2 a.m.

C. The young lady lost her key.

D. The young lady called the police.

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My friend is a taxi driver, He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It`s a nice job, most of the time．He can meet a lot of people．He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day．He usually goes home between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning．There are some very strange things which happen at night．One day my friend was taking a woman home from a party at 3 in the morning．She had her little dog with her．When they got to her house，she found that she had lost her key．So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window．

My friend waited and waited．After half an hour of ringing the bell，he decided to find out what was going on．He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window．At that moment some policemen came．They thought my friend was a thief．Luckily the woman came downstairs．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog．

1.Why does the driver always work at night?

A．Because it is easier to drive．

B．Because it is easier to climb in through the window

C．Because it is easier to make money

D．Because it is easier to meet a lot of people．

2.Why did the woman climb in through the window?

A．Because she wanted to have a rest．

B．Because her husband didn’t open the door for her．

C．Because she didn’t want to pay the money．

D．Because she couldn’t find her key．

3.When did the story happen?

A．Early in the morning.

B．Late at night．

C．At lunchtime．

D．At suppertime．

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．The driver worked until between 1 and 3 o’clock in the morning．

B．The policemen made a mistake．

C．The woman had no money to pay．

D．The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog．

5.What did the driver climb in through the window for?

A．Getting money from the woman．

B．Phoning the police．

C．Returning the dog to the woman．

D．Seeing what happened in the house．

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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a driver for ten years. It's a nice job most of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much traffic during the day. He usually goes home around two or three o'clock in the morning. There are some very strange things, which often happened at night.

One day, my friend was taking a woman back home from a party at three o'clock in the morning. She had her little dog with her. When they got to her home, she found she had lost her keys. So my friend waited with the dog in the car while the women was climbing in the house through the window. My friend waited and waited, after half an hour, he decided to find out what was going on. He tied the dog to a tree and started to climb through the window.

At last, some police came. They thought my friend was a thief. Luckily, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about my friend and the dog.

1.The driver always works at night because it is easier to　　　 .

A.make money B.climb in through the window

C.get around D.meet a lot of people

2.The woman climbed in the house through the window because　　　 .

A.she wanted to have a sleep B.her husband didn't open the door for her

C.she couldn't find her keys D.she didn't want to pay the driver.

3.The story happened　　　 .

A.early in the morning B.late at night C.outside the city D.near the bus station

4.What can we learn from the story?

A.The policemen were after the woman.

B.The driver would be taken to the police station.

C.The woman wanted to give the dog to the driver.

D.The woman had forgotten about the driver and the dog.

5.The driver climbed in through the window to　　 .

A.get the money from the woman B.phone the police

C.return the dog to the woman D.see what happened to the woman

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My friend is a taxi driver. He has been a taxi driver for ten years. It’s a nice job m________1.________of the time. He can meet a lot of people. He always works at night because there is too much t ________2.________ during the day. He usually goes home between two o’clock in the morning. There are some very s3.________ things, which often happen at night.

One day my friend was t4.________ a woman back home from a party at three o’clock in the morning. She has her little dog with here. When they got to her house, she found she had lost her key. So my friend waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in t________5.________ the window. My friend waited and waited. After half an hour of honking（鸣汽车喇叭）he d________6.________ to find out what was going on. He t7.________ the dog to a tree and started to climb in.At that moment some policemen came. They thought my friend was a t________8.________. L________9.________, the woman came downstairs. She must have gone to sleep and f________10.________ about my friend and the dog.

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One early morning, I woke up by a phone call.It was from a taxi driver.He told me he had my friend’s cell phone.

My friend, Michael, left it in the taxi the night before.The driver called others, but I was the first one to answer his call.

It was a rainy morning.For Taxi drivers in this big city it’s a busy time.He asked me where he could drop the cell phone off.I told him the street where I lived.Then I quickly jumped out of bed and got dressed, so I could meet him at the corner.

When I arrived, I thanked him.And I was so happy for my friend, he moved to this country a few weeks ago—and I could only imagine how important his cell phone was to him! I asked the taxi driver for his name, so my friend could thank him.He said my thanks were all that he needed.Then he drove off.

I e-mailed my friend telling him I had his phone.In the evening, he came to my home and I told him how I received it.My friend was very excited to get his cell phone.He said he would help others as possible as he could.

1.______ made the writer wake up one early morning.

A.His friend

B.A phone call from a driver

C.The noise of a taxi

D.A phone call from his friend

2.From the second paragraph, we know ______.

A.Michael and the taxi driver are friends

B.the taxi driver called the writer because he left his cell phone in the taxi

C.Michael’s friends didn’t like the taxi driver, so they didn’t answer him

D.the taxi driver called Michael’s other friends before he called the writer

3.The taxi driver can be ______ in the big city on the rainy morning.

A.free　　 B.tired　　 C.busy　　 D.sad

4.The writer met the taxi driver ______.

A.in his home　　 　　　 　 B.at the corner of the street

C.in Michael’s home　　 D.in his office

5.Which of the following is right?

A.The story happened on a sunny early morning.

B.The writer’s cell phone was left in the taxi.

C.Michael came to the city several weeks ago.

D.The writer gave Michael his cell phone by mail.

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This is a talk by a London taxi driver.

“I've been a taxi driver for nearly ten years.Most London taxi drivers have their own taxis.”

“It's a nice job most of time.I can meet a lot of people.I always work at night, because there is too much traffic during the day.I live twenty miles outside London and I go to work at 5：30 in the afternoon.”

“I usually go home between two o'clock and three o'clock in the morning.”

“Some very strange things happened late at night.One day I was taking a woman home from a party.She had her little dog with her.When we got to her house, she found that she had lost her keys.So I waited in the car with the dog while she climbed in through the window.”

“I waited and waited.After half an hour of ringing the bell, I decided to find out what was happening.I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb in through the window.The next thing I knew was that the police came.They thought I was a thief.” “Luckily the woman came downstairs(下楼)．She must have gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog！”

1.The driver always worked at night because it was easier to ________．

A. drive　　 B. make money　　 C. climb in through the window

2.The woman climbed in through the window because ________．

A. she wanted to have a sleep　　 B. she couldn't find her keys

C. she didn't want to pay the driver

3.The story happened ________．

A. in the afternoon　　 B. late at night　　 C. 20 miles outside London

4.The driver climbed in through the window to ________．

A. return the dog to the woman　　 B. see what was happening in the house

C. phone the police

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The driver left the dog in the car.　　 B. The police made a mistake.

C. The woman had no money to pay the driver.

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The Smiths are very busy. Mr. Smith is 60 and he has a lot of jobs. He is a postman, a car driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, a salesman(售货员), a cook and a milkman. Also he and Margaret have a shop and a small hotel. Margaret is Mrs. Smith.

Mr. Smith lives and works on a small island(岛) in Canada. Only 120 people live on the island. But every summer about 150 people from other places come here on Mr. Smith’s boat every day. So Mr. Smith gets up at six and makes breakfast for the people in the hotel. At eight, he drives the island’s children to school.

At nine, he gives letters to all the houses on the island. He also gives milk to them. 然后他在商店里帮忙。He says, “Margaret likes to be busy, too. We are busy and we don’t like watching TV in the shop. I cook dinner and Margaret helps. At ten, we have some milk and then we go to bed. Some people may think our _______ is very boring, but we like it.”

1.There are only ______ people living on the island.

2.将文中汉语译成英语。 Then he _______________________.

3.文中空白处填入一个恰当的单词  _________

4.Mr. Smith has ______ jobs.

5.The Smiths are from ________.

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Peter is a driver. He drove a car for his friend John, a rich businessman. He worked hard. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost lost his life in the traffic accident after he got drunk. John got angry and worried. But he really want help Peter. He was poor and he had a big family to hold. He promised to stop drinking at once. John told him to be careful next time or he had to leave.

One Monday morning Peter came into the office with two badly burnt(严重的烧伤)ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked John. “Well,” said the man .”I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes .She had put the iron (熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. Then I went into the sitting room, the telephone rang and I answered the iron!” And “What happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”

1.______, so he almost lost his life.

A. Peter was not careful.

B. Peter drank too much.

C. Peter forgot they were on the bridge.

D. Peter couldn’t work in the evening.

2.Peter went to watch the football match on______.

A. Monday.　　 B. Tuesday　　 C. Saturday　　 D. Sunday

3.We can guess______.

A. Peter drank much after the match.

B. Peter was angry with his team.

C. Peter didn’t drink these days.

D. Peter watched the match at home.

4.The______ badly burned Peter’s ears.

A. telephone　　 B. drinking　　 C. iron　　 D. football match

5.What would happened to Peter?

A. He would go on driving for John.

B. He would join his football team.

C. He would never watch any watches.

D. John would send him away

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My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon, Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack could stand it no longer. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

1.From the story, we know that Jack is ________.

A. Dick’s good friend      B.  a large police dog     C.  a young man

2.Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?

A . In his room           B. In the street          C.  In the park

3.Jack became very worried one afternoon because ______.

A. he couldn’t be taken out for a walk at the usual time.

B. a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon.

C. Dick walked around his room several times.

4.What does the word “stand” mean in the passage?

A 站立         B理解       C忍受

5.Why did Jack sit down again in front of the man with the hat in his mouth?

A. Try to take the man laugh.

B. Like the young man very much.

C .Ask the young man to leave.

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My friend, Dick, has a large police dog. Its name is Jack. Every Saturday afternoon, Dick takes Jack for a long walk in the park. Jack likes these long walks very much.

One Saturday afternoon, a young man came to visit my friend. He stayed a long time. He talked and talked. Soon it was time for my friend to take Jack for a walk. But the man was still there. Jack became very worried. He walked around the room several times and then sat down in front of the man and looked at him. But the man kept talking. Finally Jack couldn’t stand it. He went out of the room and came back a few minutes later. He sat down again in front of the man, but this time he held the man’s hat in his mouth.

1.From the story, we know that Jack is ________.

A. Dick’s good friend

B. a large police dog

C. a young man

2.Where does Dick walk with his dog every Saturday afternoon?

A. In his room

B. In the street

C. In the park

3.Jack became very worried one afternoon because ______.

A. he couldn’t be taken out for a walk at the usual time.

B. a young man came to visit Dick that afternoon.

C. Dick walked around his room several times.

4.What does the word “stand” mean in the passage?

A. 站立　　　　　　　 B.理解　　　　　　　　 C.忍受

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