It was Sunday．The train was crowded．A gentleman was trying to look for a place．In one of the cars he saw a vacant seat．But a small suitcase was lying on it and a young man was sitting next to it．

    “Is this seat taken?”asked the gentleman．

    “Yes, it’s my friend’s．”answered the young man．“He’s just coming—this is his suitcase．”

    “Well．”said the gentleman, “I’ll sit here till he comes．”Five minutes later the train started, but nobody came．

    “Your friend is late．”said the gentleman．“He has missed his train, but he need not lose his suitcase．”And with these words he took the suitcase and threw it out of the window．

    The young man got up and tried to catch the suitcase，but it was too late．It was a good lesson to him．“It’s impolite to take a second seat just for being more comfortable for oneself．”

1．The gentleman was looking for a_________ ．

  A．seat                 B．suitcase               C．friend

2．“a vacant seat”is a seal that __________．

  A．somebody sits on                   B．there’s something on

  C．nobody sits on

3．In fact．the suitcase belonged to the _________ ．

  A．young man       B．gentleman              C．young man’s friend

4．We know from the story that the young man  _______．

  A．was friendly and helpful                 B．was not honest

  C．told the truth

5．We can guess that the young man must feel very_________ in the end．

  A．happy               B．excited                 C．upset

Mark Twain and the Old Man

　　Mark Twain, the famous American writer, liked to play jokes (开玩笑) on others. But once a joke was played on him.

　　One day Mark Twain was invited to give a talk in a small town. At lunch he met a young man, one of his friends.

　　The young man said that he had an uncle with him. He told Mark Twain that his uncle never laughed or smiled, and that nobody and nothing was able to make his uncle smile or laugh.

　　“You bring your uncle to my talk tonight,” said Mark Twain, “I'm sure I can make him laugh.”

　　That evening the young man and his uncle sat in the front. Mark Twain began to speak. He told several funny stories. This made everyone in the room laugh.

　　But the old man never even smiled. Mark Twain told more funny stories, but the old man still kept quiet. Mark Twain told his funniest stories. Finally he stopped. He was tired and quite disappointed.

　　Some days later, Mark Twain told another friend of his about what had happened.

　　“Oh,” said this friend, “I know that old man, He's been deaf (聋) for years.”

1．In this story, a joke was played ________ .

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2．Mark Twain went to a small town ________ .

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3．When the young man said his uncle never laughed or smiled, Mark Twain ________ .

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4．The old man didn't even smile at Mark Twain's stories because ________ .

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A．those stories were not funny at all

B．he thought he should keep quiet

C．he had sat far away and couldn't hear clearly

D．he couldn't hear anything at all

5．Mark Twain learned that the old man was a deaf later from ________ .

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It was Sunday yesterday． Bruce went to play football with his friends． Soon he felt hot and took off his coat．On his way home, he forgot to put it on again．This morning he felt unwell and couldn’t go to school． His mother told him to stay in bed and then went to buy some medicine for him． An hour later he wouldn’t lie there, so he stood by the window．The sun was shining and the birds were singing in the trees．Soon his mother came back and said, “It’s warmer outside．Go to sun yourself after you take the medicine． ”

    Bruce went out and sat on a step and played alone．At that time a salesman （推销员）came up to him and asked, “Has your mother come back, my little friend? ”

    “Yes, sir, ”answered the boy．

    The man began to ring the doorbell, but nobody answered．He rang it for a long time and became angry．

    “I don’t think you are an honest（诚实的）boy, ”said the salesman．“There’s no one in the house．You’ve played a joke on （捉弄）me! ”

    “I don’t think so, sir, ”said Bruce． “The house isn’t ours． ”

1． Bruce caught a cold ______．

    A． when he was playing football                  B． when he returned home

    C． after he went to bed                   D． after he got up this morning

2． This morning Bruce didn’t go to school because ______．

    A． their holiday began                      B． it was very cold

    C． his mother made him stay at home           D． he was ill and had to lie in bed

3． Bruce played alone this morning because _____．

    A． he had no friends                    B． l his friends were all ill in bed

    C． he had nothing to do at home           D． his friends were all at school

4． The word“sun”in the story means “______”．

    A． 太阳                 B． 月亮                   C． 晒                       D． 晒干

5． The salesman came to ______．

    A．  help Bruce’s mother                      B． tell something important to Bruce’s mother

    C． see Bruce’s mother                       D． sell something to Bruce’s mother

　　In England nobody under the age of eighteen is allowed (允许) to drink in a public bar (公共酒吧). Mr. Brown usually went to a bar near his house, but he 1 took his son, Tom, because he was too 2 Then, 3 Tom's 18th birthday, Mr. Brown took him to his usual bar 4 the first time. They drank for half an hour, and then Mr. Brown 5 , “Now, Tom, I will tell you a 6 . You must always be careful not to drink too much. And how do you know when you've had 7 ? Well, I'll tell you. Can you see those two lights 8 the end of the bar? When they seem to have become 9 , you've had enough and 10 go home.”

　　“But Dad,” said Tom, “I can see only one light there!”

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Jess really felt very happy. When he arrived at his seat in the classroom that morning, he found an invitation（请柬）on his desk. It was from some of his classmates asking him to join their camping trip. This was the first time he was asked to join in an out-of-school activity. Why were they asking him now? Nobody seemed（似乎）to like him. In fact, he had been so lonely (孤独) that he ate a lot to make himself feel less lonely. As a result, he had put on a lot of weight, and this gave the children something more to make fun of him.
Cindy, who was standing near Jess when he read the invitation, went out quickly to tell the others that the trick had worked. Everyone was happy that Jess thought that was true. But there was no camping trip. The whole thing was made up.
At first, Cindy thought it was fun. But later, when Jess told her that he was going to buy a sleeping bag with his pocket money, Cindy had a second idea. She knew that Jess’s family had little money, and she hated to see him spend his pocket money on something he would never use. Cindy also hated to tell Jess the truth (真相). Her close friends would be unhappy with her.
What could she do now?
【小题1】What would happen if Cindy told Jess the truth?

A．Jess would go on the camping trip himself.	B．Jess’s family would be unhappy with Cindy.
C．Cindy might have trouble with her friends.	D．Jess would be grateful to his classmates.

【小题2】If Jess really bought a sleeping bag, _________.

A．everyone else would also buy one	B．He would have it for no use
C．Cindy would pay for it	D．it would be the best in the class

【小题3】From the story we know _________.

A．everybody would go camping in the class	B．Jess had no friends in the class
C．everybody liked Jess in his class	D．Jess joined in many out-of-school activities

【小题4】Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Jess and His School	B．Jess and His Friends
C．An Invitation for Jess	D．Jess and His Camping Trip