Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove ...

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"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. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone 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 drove the car into the river.

A、Mr Smith was not careful

B、Mr Smith drank too much

C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A、Monday　　 B、Saturday　　 C、Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A、Mr Smith drank much after the match

B、Mr Smith was angry with his team

C、Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A、telephone　　 B、drinking　　 C、iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B、He would never watch any match

C、Mr Black would send him away.

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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"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. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone 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 drove the car into the river.

A、Mr Smith was not careful

B、Mr Smith drank too much

C、Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A、Monday　　 B、Saturday　　 C、Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A、Mr Smith drank much after the match

B、Mr Smith was angry with his team

C、Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A、telephone　　 B、drinking　　 C、iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A、He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B、He would never watch any match

C、Mr Black would send him away.

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Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black become angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with two badly burnt(烧伤的) ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.

"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. As soon as I went into the sitting-room, the phone 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 drove the car into the river.

A．Mr Smith was not careful

B．Mr Smith drank too much

C．Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

2.Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _______.

A．Monday　　　　 B．Saturday　　　　 C．Sunday

3.We can guess _________.

A．Mr Smith drank much after the match

B．Mr Smith was angry with his team

C．Mr Smith didn't drink those days

4.The _____ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.

A．telephone　　　　 B．drinking　　　　 C．iron

5.What would happen to Mr Smith?

A．He would go on driving for Mr Black.

B．He would never watch any match

C．Mr Black would send him away.

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Mike was in trouble these days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. But he often drank too much and once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and wanted to fire (解雇) him. Mike had a big family, so he was afraid of losing his job. He said he would stop drinking at once. But things were not like Mr Black looked forward to.

On a Monday morning, Mike came into the office, with two badly burned ears. “What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well,” said Mike, “last night while I was watching a football match on TV in the bedroom, I was drinking because I was free on Sunday. At that time, my wife was ironing (熨烫) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. My favourite team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting room, the phone rang and I answered it, but I picked up the iron.”

“Terrible, but what happened to your left ear?”

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

1.From the passage, we know that Mike was a ________.

A. car seller　　 B. businessman　　 C. car driver　　 D. cook

2.Mike once almost fell into the river because ________.

A. his eyesight was bad

B. the bridge was not wide

C. he hated working for Mr Black

D. he drank too much

3.Mike was ________ while his wife was ironing clothes.

A. answering the telephone

B. cleaning the bedroom

C. watching TV

D. cooking supper

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

A. Mr Black was angry about Mike’s bad drinking habit.

B. Mike didn’t drink any longer after the car accident.

C. Mike answered the telephone in the bedroom.

D. Mike’s left ear was burnt by the iron first.

5.After hearing what Mike said, Mr Black might ________.

A. take Mike to hospital　　 B. give Mike a pay rise

C. fire Mike at once　　 D. be proud of Mike

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A man and his wife worked for Mr. Smith. There was a big box in Mr. Smith’s living room. He pointed at the box and said, “There is only one thing you mustn’t do. Don’t open the box.” After saying this, he left the living room.

The woman said to her husband, “There must be something expensive in the box. Let’s open it, shall we?” Her husband said nothing. The woman didn’t give up her idea. One day, she made up her mind to find out what was in it. Her husband didn’t stop her this time. She opened the box and looked inside. She found ___________ in the box and tried hard to close it, but she failed.

That evening Mr. Smith came home and found the box was open. He was very angry and decided to ask the woman and her husband to leave his home.

“But there was nothing in the box.” The woman said. “We didn’t take anything at all.” Mr. Smith shouted at them, “The box is not important. I can’t believe you. That’s important.”

按要求完成下列各题。

1.Where is the big box?（根据短文内容回答问题）

2.What did Mr. Smith tell the man and his wife not to do?（根据短文内容回答问题）

3. Was the box very important to Mr. Smith? （根据短文内容回答问题）

4.从短文中找出与下面句子画线部分意思最相近的单词。

She made up her mind to find out what was in it.　 _________________

5.根据短文内容，将下面句子所缺的单词补充完整。

She found ___________ in the box and tried hard to close it, but she failed.

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Mr. Hunt was living in a village and he wanted to go to an office one day. He got into his car and drove to the city. He went there without any trouble and stopped in front of the door. He locked his car and started to go into the office, but then he turned around and went back to his car. “I've left my keys in it!” he said to himself. Then he called his wife and said, “Excuse me, but I've locked my keys in my car, please bring your keys to me.”

Mrs. Hunt got into their second car and drove thirty kilometers to her husband. But while Mr. Hunt was waiting, he walked around his car and tried the other door. It was not locked. He locked it quickly before his wife arrived.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Mr. Hunt went to the city 　　　　　 .

A. by bus　　 B. by bike　 C. in his car　　 D. by plane

2.It was 　　　　　 for Mr. Hunt to drive to the office.

A. quite easy 　 B. a problem

C. interesting　　 D. difficult

3. Mr. Hunt returned to his car because 　　　　　 .

A. he forgot to call his wife

B. he left his keys in the car

C. he took something in the car

D. there was something wrong with his car

4. Mr. Hunt found 　　　　　 while he was waiting for his wife.

A. his keys in his pocket

B. he didn't lock both of the doors of the car

C. he got to a wrong office

D. he could get his keys without his wife’s help

5.When Mrs. Hunt arrived, she would find Mr. Hunt 　　　　　 .

A. needed her help very much

B. had already got his keys

C. had already gone into the office

D. had already sat in the car

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Mr John’s car hit a tree and he was trapped in the car．What telephone number should he call for help?

A．110　　　　　　　 B．119　　　　　　 C．120　　　　　　　 D．122

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Barry Parker was a very successful businessman. He lived in a large house and drove a car. He wore expensive clothes and ate his meals in famous restaurants. His name was often in the newspaper. One day a newspaper reporter asked him, “What is the secret of your success(成功)?”

Barry thought for a few moments and said, “I eat a special kind of fish.” “You eat a special kind of fish! What does that do?” “It makes my brain work better.” Barry said. “What kind of fish is it?” the reporter asked. “Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. I’ll have some for you.”

The reporter gave Barry fifty dollars and returned the next day. “Have you got any special fish?” “Yes. Come into the house. It’s in the refrigerator.”

Barry took the reporter into his kitchen. He opened the refrigerator and took out a very small fish. “Here you are. Have this for dinner.”

The next day the reporter called on Barry again. “Did you eat the fish?” Barry asked her. “Yes, I fried it.” “Good, do you feel different today?” “No, I don’t. And I think that fifty dollars was a lot to pay for such a small fish.” “Well done !” Barry said. “You see, the fish is working. You’re using your brain now.”

1.The reporter went to see Barry Parker ________.

2.The reporter wanted to know ________.

3.Barry Parker made the reporter ________.

4.The reporter bought the fish_______.

5.The reporter ate the fish_______.

E. the secret of Barry Parker’s success.

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One day, Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room. But people in the room didn’t look at him. They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.

Mr. Smith went home quickly and put on （穿上） his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat. Mr. Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat!” The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”　 Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down.

Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”

1.One day, Mr. Smith went to__________.

A.a birthday party　　 B.a dinner party　　　 C.an English party　　　 D.a movie

2.When he came into the room, the people didn’t look at him. Why?

A.Because the people didn’t ask him to come.　　

B.Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes.

C.Because Mr. Smith didn’t say hello to them first.　

D.Because it was night, they didn’t see him.

3. Why did he go home quickly?

A.Because he didn’t want to stay here.

B.Because he went home for his best clothes.

C.Because the people there asked him to leave.

D.Because he didn’t like the food there.

4. What’s the meaning of “surprised”in Chinese?

A.高兴的　　　 B.不满的　　 C.感到奇怪的　　　　 D.生气的

5.Which statement is right?

A.A person in good clothes should eat good food.

B.A good coat should eat good food.

C.We can’t judge(判断)a man by his clothes.

D.Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的).

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One day Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He was wearing very old clothes. He came into the room, but people in the room didn't look at him. They didn't ask him to sit at the table. He wasn't happy. But he said nothing. Mr Smith went home quickly and put on his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat. Mr. Smith took off his coat, and put it on the food and said “Eat, coat!”

The other people were surprised and asked,“ What are you doing? Why do you do that?” Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn't ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”　　

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.One day Mr. Smith went to ______________.

A.a birthday party B.a dinner party C.an English party

2.When he came into the room, the people didn't look at him. Why?

A.Because the people didn't ask him to come

B.Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes

C.Because Mr. Smith didn't say hello to them first

3.Why did he go home quickly ?

A.Because he didn't want to stay there.

B.Because he went home for his best clothes

C.Because he didn't like the food there

4.What 's the meaning of “at the table ” in Chinese?

A.在桌子旁 B.在吃饭 C.在桌子上

5.Which statement is right?

A.A person in good clothes should eat good food.

B.Mr Smith is stupid(愚蠢的）.

C.We can't judge(判断) a man by his clothes.

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