The ladies club(妇女俱乐部) always   l 　a meeting   2 　Friday afternoon and someone came to talk to them about   3 . After that, they had tea and asked　  4 .
One Friday a man came and talked to the club about the food problem. “There’s not 5 food in the world for everyone,” he said. “More than half of the people in the world are hungry. And when they have   6 　food, they have more babies,   7 　they never   8  being hungry. Somewhere in the world, a woman is having a baby every minute day and night. What are you going to do about it?” He   9 　for a few seconds. Then one of the ladies said, “Well, why not   10  that woman and stop her?”

One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don’t say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.”“All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant’s bad ears?”“I didn’t find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”
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(　 )11. ________  the elephant.
　　　 A. The young man sells     B. The old man sells
　　　 C. The two men sell        D. The old man buys
(　 )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.
He wants to find out ___________.
　　　 A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is
　　　 C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like
(　 )13. The young man   ______________.
　　　 A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant
　　　 C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man
(　 )14. The young man  ______________.
　　　 A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like
　　　 C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before
(　 )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.
　　　 A. angry （生气）      B. happy     C. dangerous      D. hungry

One day an old man is selling (卖) a big elephant. A young man comes to the elephant and begins to look at it slowly. The old man goes up to him and says in his ear, “Don't say anything about the elephant before I sell it. Then I will give you twenty dollars.” “All right,” says the young man. After the old man sells the elephant, he gives the young man twenty dollars and says, “Now, can you tell me how you found the elephant's bad ears?” “I didn't find the bad ears,” says the young man. “Then why are you looking at the elephant slowly?” asked the old man. The young man answers, “Because I have never seen an elephant before, and I want to know what it looks like.”

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(　 )11. ________  the elephant.

　　　 A. The young man sells     B. The old man sells

　　　 C. The two men sell        D. The old man buys

(　 )12. The young man is looking at the elephant slowly.

He wants to find out ___________.

　　　 A. which foot of the elephant is bad B. how heavy it is

　　　 C. which ear of the elephant is bad D. what it looks like

(　 )13. The young man   ______________.

　　　 A. knows the elephant has bad ears B. wants to buy the elephant

　　　 C. looks after the elephant D. gets some money from the old man

(　 )14. The young man  ______________.

　　　 A. is not interested in elephants B. knows what an elephant looks like

　　　 C. has seen some elephants before D. has never seen an elephant before

(　 )15. Hearing what the young man said, the old man will probably(很可能)be ____________.

　　　 A. angry （生气）      B. happy     C. dangerous      D. hungry