Robin liked telling lies．All his friends were fooled and they wanted to punish him for that，but they could not find any ways to do it，One day they told George about it．

    George thought for a while and said，” I have a good idea．I can do with him，I think．”

    That afternoon George went to see Robin with Robin’s friends．He said，”I hear you are good at telling lies．But I have invented a drink．If you drink a little bottle of the drink，you’ll  the truth．”

    Of course，Robin didn’t believe it．He said proudly，”The man who can fool me hasn’t been born yet．”

  “Dare you have a try?” said George．”You must tell the truth if you do as I say．”

  “Well．”said Robin．”I'm sure that I’ll win．”

   George brought out a little bottle and gave it to Robin．As soon as he drank a little, Robin stopped at once．He wanted to say something，but he remembered what he had just said, so he stood there quietly．

  “Go on!” George said with a smile．”Is it tasty?”

  At last Robin couldn't help shouring，”It's not a drink，but kerosene(煤油)!”All his friends began to laugh and his face turned red．

1．Robin wasn’t     ．

   A．a tall man         B．a short man

   C．an able man       D．an honest(诚实的) man

2．All Robin’s friends wanted to punish him because       ．

   A．he often fooled them

   B．he often made them laugh at himself

   C．he never kept his promises

   D．he was cleverer than his friends 

3．As George was     ，Robin’s friends asked him for help．

   A．honest     B．common      C．clever   D．fair

4．As     ，Robin was sure that he would win．

   A．he was good at his lessons

   B．nobody could fool him before

   C．he knew George very well

   D．he had drunk all kinds of drinks

5．Robin stopped drinking at once because the drink was      ．

   A．terrible    B．tasty    C．tasteless    D．too little

阅读理解

　　It was a cold wet night. The taxi driver hadn't had one passenger(乘客)all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man from the country coming out, carrying two big bags. “Aha! ”thought the taxi driver, “here's the right person to make good this bad day. ”He quickly stopped the taxi and opened the door.

　　Driver: Where do you want to go, sir?

　　Young Man: To the Park Hotel.

　　When the taxi driver heard that, his hopes of getting a lot of money disappeared. The Park Hotel was hardly two kilometers away. The young man would give him fifty cents at most. Only fifty cents ! Then he had an idea of taking the young man by a longer route----going all around the city and then back to the Park Hotel. This he did, and after a long time the taxi finally arrived at the hotel.

　　Driver: You should pay me fifteen dollars ,sir.

　　Young Man: What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I'm a fool? You're trying to cheat(骗)me.

　　Driver: How dare you say I…

　　Young Man: You must think I don't know my way around.

　　Driver: But…

　　Young Man: Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel. I know how much I should pay.

　　Driver: Oh…oh…all right. Now…now look…uh…

　　Young Man: I think I should call the policemen.

　　Driver: Oh, no! Please don't do that! I have a sick wife and four hungry children.

　　Young Man: All right! This time I'll forget it.

　　Driver: Oh, thank you ,sir. And you are right. The trip isn't worth fifteen dollars.

　　Young Man : You don't have to tell me that. I may come from the country, but I'm as clever as you city people.

　　Driver : Yes, sir.

　　Young Man : I just won't be cheated. I won't pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…thirteen dollars !

1．Why did the taxi driver tell the young man he had a sick wife and four hungry children?

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A．He didn't want the young man to call the policemen.

B．He wanted to let the young man know he had a big and happy family.

C．He was going to ask the young man to visit his family.

D．He wanted to let the young man know they were not afraid of the policemen.

2．From the story we know that the taxi driver ________.

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A．was an honest man

B．was very busy that day

C．got far more money than he should get for the trip

D．didn't get a cent more than he should get for the trip

3．From the story we know that the young man ________.

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A．was as clever as city people

B．knew how much he should pay for the trip

C．had been cheated by another taxi driver the week before

D．wanted to get a lot of money in the city

4．Which of the following would be the best title(标题)of the story?

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A．City People and Country Men

B．Going to the Park Hotel

C．A Passenger and a Taxi Driver

D．Clever or Foolish?

It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn't have even one passenger（乘客）all day．When he went by the railway station，he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”

“To the Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard that，he didn't feel happy any more．The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had an idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．

Alter a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，the car driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I'm a fool（傻瓜）?Only last week，I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won't pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”

1．The driver felt very            when he saw the young man coming out of the railway station．

A．sad                      B．sorry                   C．happy                    D．worried

2．The driver took the passenger through many streets to                 ．

A．make the young man happy

B．let the young man have a good look at the city

C．show the young man around

D．get more money from the young man

3．From the article we know that the young man               ．

A．knew the way from the station to the hotel

B．had never been to the hotel before

C．didn’t want to stay in this city

D．didn’t know the city very well

4．What do you think of the taxi driver?

A．He was not an honest person．                 B．He liked to work very hard．

C．He was good at driving．                                   D．He was a kind and clever man．

阅读短文，根据短文内容选择正确的答案

　　It was a cold wet night. The taxi driver hadn't had any passenger all day. When he went by the bus station, he saw a young man from the country coming out, carrying two big bags. “Aha!” thought the taxi driver. “Here's the right person to make good this bad day.” He quickly stopped the taxi and opened the door.

　　Driver：Where do you want to go, sir?

　　Young Man：To the Park Hotel.

　　The taxi driver felt very sorry when he heard that. The Park Hotel was hardly two kilometers away. The young man would give him fifty cents(美分) at most. Only fifty cents! Then he had an idea of taking the young man by a longer way－going all around the city and then back to the Park Hotel. This he did, and after a long time the taxi arrived at the hotel at last.

　　Driver：You should pay me fifteen dollars, sir. Young Man：What? Fifteen dollars? Do you think I'm a fool? You're trying to cheat(欺骗)me.

　　Driver：How can you say I…

　　Young Man：You must think I don't know my way around.

　　Driver：But…

　　Young Man：Only last week I took a taxi from the station to this hotel, I know how much I should pay.

　　Driver：Oh…Oh…all right. Now…now look…oh…

　　Young Man：I think I should call the policeman.

　　Driver：Oh, no! Please don't do that! I have four hungry children and my wife is ill in bed.

　　Young Man：All right! This time I'll forget it.

　　Driver：Oh, thank you, sir. And you are right. You needn't pay that much.

　　Young Man：You don't have to tell me that. I come from the country, but I'm as clever as you city people.

　　Driver：Yes, sir.

　　Young Man：I just won't he cheated. I won't pay you a cent more than I paid the other taxi last week…thirteen dollars!

1．Why did the driver feel sorry when he heard the young man was going to the Park Hotel? Because ________.

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A．it was a long way

B．he couldn't get much money

C．it was cold and wet at night

D．he had to go home to look after his wife and four children

2．Why did the driver tell the young man he had four hungry children and his wife was ill in bed? Because ________.

[　　]

A．he wanted to make friends with the young man

B．he was going to ask the young man to take his taxi again

C．he didn't want the young man to call the policeman

D．he wanted to borrow some money from the young man

3．From the story we know that the young man ________.

[　　]

A．was as clever as the city people

B．knew how much he should pay

C．didn't want to pay money at all

D．was cheated by another taxi driver

4．The taxi driver got ________ more dollars from the young man.

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5．Which of the following would be the best title of the story?

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A．A Good Taxi Traveller

B．A Kind Young Man

C．A Clever Man or a Fool

D．City people and the country People