The other day, I happened to meet someone I h...

The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.

When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.

Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.

I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.

1.A. proper            B. same             C. usual              D. right

2.A. considered        B. supposed          C. met               D. expected

3.A. learning          B. life               C. work              D. fun

4.A. in               B. out               C. away              D. around

5.A. decided          B. continued          C. managed           D. hoped

6.A. more            B. less               C. still               D. even

7.A. first             B. last               C. next               D. only

8.A. interest           B. event             C. subject            D. problem

9.A. unnecessary       B. foolish            C. common           D. unusually

10.A. felt             B. acted             C. looked             D. discovered

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It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend’s hometown. I hadn’t seen him for years and this was a good36 to meet him again.

I was busy at school so it was rather37 when I came back home. It was already 10 o’clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left.38 I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to 39 the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete40 , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to41 home.

My mother was glad to see me back as she had a feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a42 sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the43 arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to44 that the train I missed had had an accident. How45 I was that I missed the train!

1.A. sign           B. chance         C. sense          D. dream

2.A. strange         B. cold           C. late           D. quiet

3. A. Finally         B. Suddenly       C. Strangely      D. Luckily

4. A. stop           B. see             C. catch          D. miss

5.A. satisfaction      B. hope           C. surprise        D. joy

6.A. call            B. leave           C. reach          D. return

7. A. deep           B. bad            C. great           D. heavy

8. A. newspaper      B. ticket           C. mild           D. train

9. A. find           B. hear             C. feel           D. remember

10. A. hopeful       B. thankful          C. careful         D. painful

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--Why weren't you at the meeting this morning?

-I　 　　　　　　　 for a friend of mine. We haven't seen each other for years!

A. waited　　 B. have waited　　 C. was waiting　　 D. am waiting

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One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying, “You don’t say! You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”

The foreigner said, “I don’t say that. Why do you think so?”

“Didn’t you say ‘you don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really?’ Perhaps you know little about English idioms.”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1. The writer began to talk about the Great Wall because ______.

A. the Englishman told him to do so　　　　

B. he tried to find a new and right topic

C. he couldn’t talk about his study any more

2.When the writer asked, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it?”,

the Englishman felt ______.

A. angry                        B. interested                     C. surprised

3.Here “You don’t say!” means ______.

A. “Stop talking!”

B. “really?”

C. “Look out.”

4.The story may happen in ______.

A. China                        B. England                    C. Australia

5.This is a story about ______.

A. nice trips

B. good manners

C. English idioms

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One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!”

I was confused, and I thought, “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” Then I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever visited it?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why couldn’t I talk about it?”

“Well, I didn’t stop you talking about it,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Didn’t you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “’You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(习惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.What made the foreigner laugh loudly?

2.Where does the story most probably happen?

3.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means _______.

4.What does the writer learn from his own experience? He should _______.

5.The story tells us _______ between languages in different countries.

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Two men were traveling in a lonely part of America. For days they hadn’t seen even a house, only a few wood huts(木房子). Then one day they 1.________(meet) an old Indian. They hoped that they could use their own language2._________(talk) with him. One of them had a little conversation with him and asked him if he3._________(tell)　 them what the weather would be like in the next two days.

“Oh, yes,” he said. “Rain is coming, and so is wind. Then there will be a heavy snow for two days, but after that the sun will be shining brightly.”

“Isn’t that wonderful?” said the man to his friend “These old Indians know many of the secrets of Nature than we do with all our science.” Then he turned to the old man.

“Tell me,” he said, “how you knew all that.” “It 4.________(hear) over the radio this morning.” The Indian answered.

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One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I  was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying “You don’t say!” I was puzzled, and I thought , “Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about.” So I said to him, “Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?”

“Certainly! Everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!” “Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it.” As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, “You don’t say!”

I couldn’t help asking, “Why do you ask me not to talk about it? ”

“Well, I didn’t ask you to do so,” he answered, greatly surprised.

“Did you say ‘You don’t say!’?” I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “‘You don’t say!’ means ‘Really’. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).”

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled because ________ .

A. the foreigner has some difficulty in understanding him.

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.

D. the writer was very clever

2.What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idioms                   B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall

C. The writer’s explanation             D. The writer’s question

3.The story probably happened in ________ .

A. China            B. America          C. England          D. Canada

4.The writer was puzzled ________ in the passage.

A. once         B. twice                C. three times          D. four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “________”

A. Thank you        B.OK                C. Really               D.  Sorry

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One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"

"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "

I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"

"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.

"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him.

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of　 “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.

D. the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner.

2. What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.

A. The English idioms

B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall

C. The writer’s question

D. The writer’s country

3. The story probably happened in　 ________.

.A. China　　　　　 B. America

C. England　　　　 D. Australia

4. The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.

A. once　　　　 　　　　 B. twice

C. three times　　　　 D．four times

5. The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.

A. Really　　　　 　　 B. OK

C. Thank you　　　　 D. I don’t like it

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him, "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"

"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the mysteries in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say! "

I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?"

"Well, I didn't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised.

"Didn’t you say 'You don't say!'?" I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, "'You don't say!' means 'Really'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms（习语）. "

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1.The writer was puzzled（疑惑） because ____________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him.

B. the writer himself didn’t understand the meaning of　 “You don’t say!”

C. the foreigner was not polite.

D. the writer thought there was something wrong with the foreigner.

2. What made the foreigner laugh? ___________.

A. The English idioms

B. The writer’s talking about the Great Wall

C. The writer’s question

D. The writer’s country

3.The story probably happened in　 ________.

A. China　　　　　 B. America

C. England　　　　 D. Australia

4.The writer was puzzled _______ in the passage.

A. once　　　　 　　　 B. twice

C. three times　　　　 D．four times

5.The English idiom “You don’t say!” means “_____”.

A. Really　　　　 　　　 B. OK

C. Thank you　　　　 D. I don’t like it

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One day I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying "You don't say!" I was puzzled, and I thought, "Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about." So I said to him. "Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?"

"Certainly! Everyone at home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful!" "Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it." As I went on more about it, he stopped me again, "You don't say!"

I couldn't help asking, "Why do you ask me not to talk about it?" "Well, I don't ask you to do so," he answered, greatly surprised. "Didn't you say 'You don't say'?" I asked again. Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, " 'You don't say!' means 'Really?'. Perhaps you know little about English idioms (习语) ."

Wow! How foolish I was ! Since then I began to learn more English idioms.

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1.The writer was puzzled (疑惑) because _________.

A. the foreigner has some trouble in understanding him

B. the writer himself didn't understand the meaning of "You don't say!"

C. the foreigner was not polite

D. he felt he himself was foolish.

2.What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The English idiom.

B. The writer's talking about the Great Wall.

C. The writer's question.

D. The foolish man.

3.The story probably happened in ________.

A. China　　 B. America　　 C. England　　 D. Japan

4.The writer was puzzled__________ in the passage.

A. once　　 B. twice　　 C. three times　　 D. many times

5.The English idiom "You don't say!" means "__________".

A. All right!　　 B. You're right.　　 C. Thank you.　　 D. Really?

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