A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out.Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place,he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar.
Mrs.Crump,the landlady,who was busy in the kitchen at the time,hurried out,wiping her hands.The young man raised his hat.
“Excuse me,”he said.“I’m looking for my uncle,Mr.White.I believe he is staying here.”
“He was staying here.”Mrs.Crump corrected him.“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday.”
“Oh,dear,”said the young man,looking disappointed.“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month.At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house.”
“Quite right,”said Mrs,Cramp.“He planned to stay here the whole of July,as he always does. But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill.So he caught the train back to London immediately.”
“I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said.“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming.I’ve had all this trouble for nothing.Well,since he isn’t here,there’s no point in waiting.”
He thanked Mrs.Grump and went out.Mrs.Grump went to the window and watched him drive off.When his car was out of sight,she called out:“You can come out now, Mr.White. He’s gone.”
Mr.White came out of the kitchen,where he had been waiting.
“Many thanks,Mrs.Grump,”he said,laughing,“you did that very well.These nephews of mine never gave me any peace.That young man is the worst of them all.As you see,when he needs money, he even follows me into the country.Well,perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”
1.This story is about a man________.
A.who was very much loved by his nephews |
B.whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel |
C.who was not willing to meet his nephew |
D.whose nephew is always asking him for help |
2.When his nephew came to the hotel,Mr.White________.
A.took the train back to London |
B.left to visit a sick relative |
C.went to pick up a telegram |
D.hid himself in the kitchen |
3.Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because________.
A.they always follow him around |
B.they frequently disturb their relatives |
C.they won’t write to him often |
D.they usually visit him in hotels |
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A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out.Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place,he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar.
Mrs.Crump,the landlady,who was busy in the kitchen at the time,hurried out,wiping her hands.The young man raised his hat.
“Excuse me,”he said.“I’m looking for my uncle,Mr.White.I believe he is staying here.”
“He was staying here.”Mrs.Crump corrected him.“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday.”
“Oh,dear,”said the young man,looking disappointed.“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month.At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house.”
“Quite right,”said Mrs,Cramp.“He planned to stay here the whole of July,as he always does. But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill.So he caught the train back to London immediately.”
“I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said.“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming.I’ve had all this trouble for nothing.Well,since he isn’t here,there’s no point in waiting.”
He thanked Mrs.Grump and went out.Mrs.Grump went to the window and watched him drive off.When his car was out of sight,she called out:“You can come out now, Mr.White. He’s gone.”
Mr.White came out of the kitchen,where he had been waiting.
“Many thanks,Mrs.Grump,”he said,laughing,“you did that very well.These nephews of mine never gave me any peace.That young man is the worst of them all.As you see,when he needs money, he even follows me into the country.Well,perhaps next time he won’t warn me by writing a letter!”
1.This story is about a man________.
A.who was very much loved by his nephews |
B.whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel |
C.who was not willing to meet his nephew |
D.whose nephew is always asking him for help |
2.When his nephew came to the hotel,Mr.White________.
A.took the train back to London |
B.left to visit a sick relative |
C.went to pick up a telegram |
D.hid himself in the kitchen |
3.Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because________.
A.they always follow him around |
B.they frequently disturb their relatives |
C.they won’t write to him often |
D.they usually visit him in hotels |
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The young man got up immediately as the woman got on the bus and let her _______ his seat.
A.share B.gain C.occupy D.capture
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The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted.
52. A good title for this passage is________.
A. A Clever Assistant B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man
53.The word “overspending” in this passage means__________.
A. spending too much money
B. spending too much time
C. spending more time than he planned
D. spending too much time and too much money
54. When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face_______.
A. turned pale B. turned red C. turned yellow D. turned black
55. James and Laura reached the shop at .
A. 4:30 B.5:00 C.5:30 D.6:00
56. James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.
A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B. the necklace was good
C. Laura liked the necklace
D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
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The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments—outside the jeweler’s before he got enough courage to enter. He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush of blood to his face as he explained he would be bringing in his future wife to choose a birthday present. The assistant listened carefully and told him he’d better buy a necklace. He wasn’t used to buying jewellery and was a little worried about over-spending. After some discussion as to a reasonable price and the type, the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o’clock. When, half an hour later than planned, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose, and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted.
1.A good title for this passage is ________.
A. A Clever Assistant
B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace
D. A Brave Young Man
2.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his face ________.
A. turned pale B. turned red
C. turned yellow D. turned black
3.James and Laura reached the shop at ________.
A. 4:30 B. 5:00 C. 5:30 D. 6:00
4.James would come back to buy what he wanted because_______.
A. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
B. the necklace was good
C. Laura liked the necklace
D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
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The nervous-looking young man had waited for a few moments outside the jeweler's shop before he got enough courage to enter.He was warmly greeted by a young assistant. James felt a rush blood to his face as he explained he would bring in his future wife to choose a birthday present.The assistant listened carefully and told him he'd better buy a necklace. He wasn't used to buying jewelry and was a little worried about overspending. After some discussion as to reasonable price and type(类型), the assistant showed him dozens of necklaces and helped him to choose. At last James chose one and left the shop promising to return at five o'clock. When, half an hour later, James did return to the shop with his future wife, Laura, the assistant acted as if she had never seen him before. When she was asked to show them some necklaces, she first brought out some inexpensive ones for them to choose and then gave them the one she had prepared. A choice was soon made and they went away, satisfied. James would certainly come back to buy what he wanted when he got married.
1.A good title(题目)for this passage is ________.
A. A Clever Assistant B. Buying a Birthday Present
C. How to Choose a Necklace D. A Brave Young Man
2. Why did the young man look nervous?
A. Because he had never bought jewelry before.
B. Because he would get married.
C. Because he didn’t have enough money to buy a satisfying present.
D. Because he feared he would be laughed at by shop assistants.
3.The word "overspending" in this passage means ________.
A. spending too much money B. spending too much time
C. spending more time than be planned
D. spending too much time and too much money
4.When James told the assistant why he wanted to buy a present, his
face________.
A. turned pale B. turned black C. turned yellow D. turned red
5.James would come back to buy what he wanted because ________.
A. the necklace was good B. Laura liked the necklace
C. the assistant knew how to satisfy the people who came to buy things
D. the assistant who served James was very beautiful
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A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.
He came downstairs, where his mother and his two sisters were washing up tea things in the kitchen. “These new trousers are too long.” He said. “ They need shortening (缩短)by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing this for me, please?” His mother and sisters were busy and none of them said anything.
But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.
Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.
The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she , too, remembered what her brother had said. So she ran upstairs and took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.
1.The young man bought the new trousers _______ his size.
A. as long as
B. two inches longer than
C. as big as
D. two inches shorter than
2.He asked _______ to shorten his new trousers.
A. his mother and sisters
B. his two sisters
C. his elder sister
D. his mother and one of his sisters
3.His elder sister shortened the trousers ________.
A. after finished washing
B. before she went to bed
C. when she came back from the cinema
D. after having supper
4.The next morning the young man would find the trousers were _______.
A. two inches shorter
B. four inches shorter
C. six inches shorter
D. eight inches shorter
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Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. Theytheir car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he wasnot to drink too much, ________ his friends asked him to drink more.
During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she hadto bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and ________it for her. He ________so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought ________ might be in need of help and went over to the car with the. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Moore ________the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to ________ that his story was, he found that the car with the ________in it had gone. There were so many____about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel ________the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days laterMrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that ________he had blown the horn.
Mrs. Richards did notto think there was anything about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't ________when we are not driving the car.”
1.A. pulled B. stayed C. left D. hid
2.A. polite B. careful C. glad D. afraid
3. A. whether B. until C. Or D. though
4. A. all along B. once again C. just then D. for ever
5. A. learned B. known C. remembered D. forgotten
6.A. buy B. get C. send D. return
7.A. said B. went C. did D. thought
8. A. on B. someone C. his wife D. the bear
9.A. noise B. voice C. cry D. shout
10.A. was sent to B. was seated at C. got rid of D. got back to
11.A. show B. notice C. require D. promise
12.A. interesting B. correct C. true D. exciting
13.A. horn B. bear C. bag D. driving-seat
14. A. laughs B. shouts C. smiles D. calls
15. A. for B. at C. in D. on
16. A. the B. a C. / D. some
17.A. quickly B. completely C. maybe D. almost
18.A. mean B. have C. know D. seem
19.A. useful B. strange C. common D. bad
20.A. agree B. like C. mind D. worry
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The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn’t have change. So I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us.
I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What’s up?” asked him. “I…I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. “Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. “Thank you, sir.” he said. “Thank you very much!”
When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if he’s a cheat? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.
Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.
“Oh, gosh! Long time.”
“Are you in school now?” I asked.
He nodded.
“That’s good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. “Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s a gift.”
He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”
1.What was the author’s first impression of the boy?
A. He seemed to be poor and greedy. B. He seemed to have suffered a lot.
C. He seemed younger than his age. D. He seemed good at bargaining.
2.The second time the author met the boy, the boy .
A. told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts
B. wanted to express his thanks
C. asked him for money for his schoolbooks
D. tried to take advantage of him
3.Why did the author give his money to the boy?
A. Because he had enough money to do that.
B. Because he had learnt to help others since childhood.
C. Because he held a higher position in the society.
D. Because he had been asked by the news agency to do so.
4.Which of the following best describes the boy?
A. Brave and polite. B. Kind and smart.
C. Honest and thankful. D. Shy and nervous
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The young boy saw me, or rather, he saw the car and quickly ran up to me, eager to sell his bunches of bananas and bags of peanuts. Though he appeared to be about twelve, he seemed to have already known the bitterness of life. “Bananas 300 naira. Peanuts 200 naira.” He said in a low voice. I bargained him down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. When he agreed, I handed him a 500 naira bill. He didn’t have change, so I told him not to worry. He said thanks and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I saw the boy again, I was more aware of my position in a society where it’s not that uncommon to see a little boy who should be in school standing on the corner selling fruit in the burning sun. My parents had raised me to be aware of the advantage we had been afforded and the responsibility it brought to us. I pulled over and rolled down my window. He had a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts ready. I waved them away. “What’s up?” I asked him. “I … I don’t have money to buy books for school.” I reached into my pocket and handed him two fresh 500 naira bills. “Will this help?” I asked. He looked around nervously before taking the money. One thousand naira was a lot of money to someone whose family probably made about 5,000 naira or less each year. “Thank you, sir,” he said.“Thank you very much!”
When driving home, I wondered if my little friend actually used the money for schoolbooks. What if he’s a swindler? And then I wondered why I did it. Did I do it to make myself feel better? Was I using him? Later, I realized that I didn’t know his name or the least bit about him, nor did I think to ask.
Over the next six months, I was busy working in a news agency in northern Nigeria. Sometime after I returned, I went out for a drive. When I was about to pull over, the boy suddenly appeared by my window with a big smile ready on his face.
“Oh, gosh! Long time.”
“Are you in school now?” I asked. He nodded. “That’s good,” I said. A silence fell as we looked at each other, and then I realized what he wanted. “Here,” I held out a 500 naira bill. “Take this.” He shook his head and stepped back as if hurt. “What’s wrong?” I asked. “It’s a gift.” He shook his head again and brought his hand from behind his back. His face shone with sweat. He dropped a bunch of bananas and a bag of peanuts in the front seat before he said, “I’ve been waiting to give these to you.”
1.It can be inferred from the first paragraph that _________.
A.the boy was greedy
B.the boy had suffered a lot
C.the boy was in bad need of money
D.the boy was good at bargaining
2.The second time the author met the boy, the boy _________.
A.told him his purpose of selling fruit and nuts
B.wanted to express his thanks
C.asked him for money for his schoolbooks
D.tried to take advantage of him
3.The author gave his money to the boy because _________.
A.he wanted to make himself feel better
B.he had learnt to help others since childhood
C.he held a higher position in the society
D.his parents asked him to do so
4.What does the underlined word “swindler” mean?
A.troublemaker B.beggar C.thief D.cheat
5.Which of the following best describes the boy?
A.Brave and polite. B.Kind and smart.
C.Honest and thankful. D.Shy and nervous.
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The young man went into the cinema and after ____ seemed half an hour he came out.
A. that B. it C. what D. which
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