Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the differe...

Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown worked in the different office . One day Mr. Jones said to Mr. Brown ,“We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening . Would you and your wife like to join us ?”

Mr. Brown said ,“Thank you very much . That is very kind of you . We are free that evening . I think , but I will telephone my wife and ask her . Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening .”So Mr. Brown went to the other room and telephoned . When he came back , he looked very sorry .

“What is the matter ?”said Mr. Jones .“Did you speak to your wife ?”

“No ,”answered Mr. Brown ,“She wasn’t there , my small son answered the telephone . I said to him ,‘Is your mother there , David ?’and he answered ,‘No , she is not in the house ,’‘Where is she then ?’I asked .‘She is somewhere outside .’‘What is she doing ?’‘She is looking for me .’”

1. A small party will be held _________ .

A. at David’s house　　 B. at Mr. Brown’s house

C. in the office　　 　　 D. at Mr. Jones’ house

2.Mr. Jones asked _________ to the party .

A. Mr. Brown　　 　　　　 B. Mrs. Brown

C. Mr. and Mrs. Brown　 D. all his friends

3.The telephone was ________ .

A. in the same office　 B. in a room next to the office

C. in the post office　　 D. near Mr. Jones’ house

4.Mr. Brown spoke to _________ on the phone .

A. Mrs. Brown　　 B. Mrs. Jones

C. David　　 　　 D. David’s friend

5.Why was Mrs. Brown looking for David ? Because _________ .

A. he went out of the house

B. he was answering Father’s phone

C. she knew David had lost his way

D. she thought he was playing somewhere outside

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Mr Jones and Mr Brown worked in the same office. One day Mr Jones said to Mr Brown “We are going to have a small party at our house next Wednesday evening. Would you and your wife like to join us？”

Mr Brown said, “Thank you very much. That is very kind of you. We are free that evening，I think. But I will telephone my wife and ask her. Maybe (或许) she wants to go somewhere else that evening.” So Mr. Brown went to the other room and telephoned. When he came back，he looked very uneasy (心神不安的)．

“What's the matter？” said Mr Jones. “Did you speak to your wife？” “No，” answered Mr Brown, “She wasn't there. My small son answered the telephone. I said to him, ‘Is your mother there，David？' and he answered, ‘No，she is not in the house！' ‘Where is she then？' I asked. ‘She is somewhere outside！' ‘What is she doing？' ‘She is looking for me.'”

1.A small party will be held ________.

A. in seven day　 B. in the evening

C. in the office　 D. at Mr Brown's house

2.Mr Jones invited ________ to the party.

A. Mr Brown　 　　　　　 B. Mrs brown

C. Mr and Mrs Brown　 D. all his friends

3.The telephone was ________.

A. in the same office　 B. near the office

C. in the post office　 D. near Mr Jone's house

4.Mr. Brown spoke to ________ on the phone.

A. Mrs. Brown B. Mrs. Jones

C. David 　　　　 D. David's friend

5.Why was Mrs. Brown looking for David？Because ________.

A. he went out of the house

B. he was answering father's phone

C. David had lost his way

D. she didn't know David was in the room

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Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office (办公室).One day Mr Jones says to Mr Brown , “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening . Would you and your wife like to come ?”

　Mr Brown says , “Thank you very much . I’d love to , but let me ask my wife first . ” So Mr Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife . Then he comes back and looks very worried .

“What’s the matter?” asks Mr Jones . “Is you wife there at home ?”

“No,” answers Mr Brown . “She isn’t there . My small son answers the telephone . I say to him , ‘Is your mother there , David ?’ and he answers ‘No , she isn’t in the house .’ ‘Where is she ?’ I ask , ‘She is somewhere outside.’ ‘What’s she doing ?’ ‘She is looking for me .’”

根据短文内容判断正（T）误（F）

1.There is a party at Mr Jones’s house on Monday evening .

2.Mr Jones asks Mr Brown and his wife to go to the party .

3.The telephone is in Mr Brown’s office.

4.Mr Brown speaks to Mrs Brown on the telephone .

5.Mrs Brown is looking for her son .

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Mr. Johns and Mr. Brown worked in the same office. One day Mr. Johns said to Mr. Brown, “I’m going to have a small party at my house next Wednesday evening. Would you and your wife like to join us?”

Mr. Brown said, “Thank you very much. That is very kind of you. We are free that evening, I think. But I will telephone my wife and ask her. Maybe she wants to go somewhere else that evening.” So Mr. Brown went to the other room and telephoned. When he came back, he looked very sorry.

“ What’s the matter?” said Mr. Johns, “Did you speak to your wife?”

“No,” answered Mr. Brown, “She wasn’t there. My small son answered the telephone. I said to him, ‘Is your mother there, David?’ and he answered, ‘No, she is not in the house.’ ‘Where is she then?’ I asked. ‘She is somewhere outside.’ ‘What is she doing?’ ‘She is looking for me.’”

1.A small party will be held ______________.

A. at David’s house　 B. at Mr. Brown’s house

C. in the office　　　　 D. at Mr. Johns’ house

2.Mr. Johns asked _________ to the party.

A. Mr. Brown

B. Mrs. Brown

C. Mr. and Mrs. Brown

D. all his friends

3.The telephone was ____________.

A. in the same office

B. in a room next to the office

C. in the post office

D. near Mr. Johns’ house

4.Mr. Brown spoke to ___________ on the phone.

A. Mrs. Brown　 B. Mrs. Johns

C. David　 　　　 D. David’s friends

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There are two deaf（聋的）men in the small village．One is Mr. Brown and the other is Mr. Green．They live near to each other．They are good friends．

They often talk together．They talk about all kinds of things．Sometimes they are worried about their hearing．But one thinks the other is deafer．

One day，Mr. Brown comes to Mr. Green’s house．Mr. Green is sitting in a chair．He is having a rest．Mr. Brown stops at the door and asks，“Can you hear me?” There is no answer．Mr. Brown goes near and asks again，“Can you hear me?” Again he doesn’t hear any answer．Mr. Brown is quite pleased．Still he goes nearer and asks for the third time，still there is no answer．At last，Mr. Brown goes up to Mr. Green and says，“Now I know you are much deafer than me．You don’t hear my questions．”“I am much deafer?” says Mr. Green，“No，I answered you three times，but you didn’t hear my answer．”

1.The two deaf men live in ________

A．China　　　　　　　 B．a city

C．a village　　　　 D．a large village

2.They often _________ together．

A．swim　　　　 B．1isten to music

C．sing　　　 　 D．talk

3.Why is Mr. Brown pleased one day? Because he ________．

A．goes to Mr. Green’s house

B．thinks Mr. Green is deafer

C．asks a question

D．is deaf

4.They often talk about ________．

A．some interesting things

B．happy things

C．their hearing

D．all kinds of things

5.Which is NOT right?

A．Both Mr. Brown and Mr. Green are deaf

B．One of them thinks the other is deafer．

C．They are worried about their money．

D．Mr. Brown is deafer．

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Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck, and the words “I AM BLIND” were on the piece of wood.

Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “You’re always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I’m a poor man.” Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, “You’re a blind man. How did you see me?” The poor man said, “No, I’m not blind. My dog is.”

1.Mr.Green lived in __________.

A. London

B. the city near London

C. the country near London

D. the country not far from his office

2.Mr.Green went to his office __________.

A. by train

B. first by train and then on foot

C. on foot

D. first on foot and then by train

3.Every evening Mr.Green passed a poor man near a bridge__________.

A. on his way to work

B. on the way to his office

C. on his way home by train

D. on his way to the station

4.One day Mr.Green did not stop and give the poor man a penny because__________.

A. he did not like the man     B. he was afraid of the dog

C. he worked too late         D. he hurried to catch the train

5.-- What is the Chinese for “blind”?   -- ___________________.

A. 看见的          B. 聋的         C. 瞎的        D. 哑的

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Mr. and Mrs. Brown lived in a big city, and one summer they went to the countrv for their vacation. They enjoyed it very much, because it was a quiet, clean place.

One day they went for a walk early in the morning and saw an old man. He lived on a farm, and he was sitting alone in the warm sun in front of his house. Mr. Brown asked him, "Do you like living in a quiet place?”

The old man said, “Yes, I do. ”

Mr. Brown said, "What are the good things about it?"

The old man answered, “Well, everybody knows each other. People often come and see me, and I often go and see them. And there are lots of children here. ”

Mr. Brown said, "That's interesting. And what are the bad things?"

The old man thought for a minute and said, "Well, the same things, really. "

1.Where did Mr. and Mrs. Brown live?

A. In the city　　 B. In the country　　 C. In town　　 D. In the school

2.Why did they like the country?

A. Because it was far　　 B. Because they had a farm in the country

C. Because it was quiet and clean.　　 D. Because it was near.

3.Was the old man Mr. Brown's uncle?

A. Yes, he was.　　 B. No, he wasn't.　　 C. J think so.　　 D. Yes, he is.

4.What did the old man think were the good things about the country?

A. Everybody knew each other.　　 B. Everybody didn't know each other.

C. It was clean and quiet.　　 D. It was far.

5.Did the old man think the good things and the bad things in the country were the same?

A. No, he did.　　 B. No, he didn't.　　 C. Yes, he didn't.　　 D. Yes, he did.

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Mr. Grey was the manager（经理）of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and came to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it was not raining, because it gave him some exercises. One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger（陌生人） stopped him and said to him, “ You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago　 I came to London without any money in my pocket（口袋）. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend(借) me some money, and you lent me five pounds（英镑）, because you said that you were happy to take a chance（机会）to give a man a start on the road to success.” Mr. Grey thought for a few moments and then said, “ Yes, I remember you. Go on（继续with your story.” “ Well,” answered the stranger,” are you still willing to take a chance?”

1.Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.

A. well　　　 B. fine　　　 C. bad　　　 D. raining

2.Mr. Grey walked because _______.

A. he was poor

B. it was not raining

C. it helped him in good health

D. he had a lot of homework

3. Mr. Grey ______ the stranger some years ago.

A. had stopped　　 B. had met

C. had said to　　 D. had helped

4.The stranger _________ since then.

A. had been successful B. had still been poor

C. had been rich　　　　　 D. had had much money

5.Now the stranger wanted to _________________________ .

A. ask for some money again

B. give Mr. Grey his money back

C. help Mr. Grey

D. lend　 Mr. Grey some money

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Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country， and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him， “You may not remember me， sir， but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5， because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said， “Yes， I remember you. Go on with your story!”

“Well，” answered the stranger， “would you like to take another chance?”

1.Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.

A. he couldn’t pay for the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to lose weight

D. he could do some exercise on the way

2.Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.

A. help him on the way to success

B. give himself a start in life

C. make him rich

D. get more money

3.By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”， the stranger __________.

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. asked Mr. Grey for money again

C. told Mr. Grey that he had success at last

D. would like to make friends with him

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Mr. Grey was the manager of a small office in London. He lived in the country, and went to work by train. He liked walking from the station to his office if it wasn’t raining, because it gave him some exercise.

One morning he was walking along the street when a stranger stopped him and said to him, “You may not remember me, sir, but seven years ago I came to London without any money in my pockets. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money and you lent me￡5, because you said you were always ready to take a chance (机会) to give a man a start on the way to success.”

Mr. Grey thought for a few minutes and then said, “Yes, I remember you. Go on with your story!”

“Well,” answered the stranger, “would you like to take another chance?”

1.Mr. Grey liked walking to his office because __________.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

A. he couldn’t pay for the buses

B. he wanted to save money

C. he wanted to lose weight

D. he could do some exercise on the way　

2.Mr. Grey was always ready to lend money to a stranger to __________.

A. help him on the way to success

B. give himself a start in life

C. make him rich

D. get more money　

3.By saying “Would you like to take another chance？”, the stranger __________.

A. wanted to return Mr. Grey the money

B. asked Mr. Grey for money again

C. told Mr. Grey that he had success at last

D. would like to make friends with him

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