A poor woodcutter and his wife lived in the forest in a small hut.   1  was so small that there was space only for him and his wife to sleep.

One cold night, somebody knocked  2 the door. The woodcutter asked his wife   3 the door and let the stranger in. She said, “ But there is no space.” The man laughed   4 said, “ Two can sleep well, three can sit.” And then the woman opened the door. The stranger  5  to come in, and they all sat telling stories to each other.

Then came   6 knock. The woodcutter told the stranger, “Friend, open the door.” And the man said, “But there is no space.” The woodcutter said, “If three persons can sit comfortably, four persons can sit a little  7 than before.”

The stranger opened the door, and a man entered. Suddenly, a strange knock  8 did not seem to be human’s! The woodcutter said, “Open the door. I know who   9 .  It is my donkey.”

Everyone said, “  10 is the donkey going to stand?” The man said, “Right now we are sitting, when the donkey comes in, we will all stand.”

1.                A．That           B．This            C．It    D．There

2.                A．in             B．at             C．of   D．to

3.                A．open          B．opening        C．opens    D．to open

4.                A．and            B．so             C．but  D．or

5.                A．invite          B．invited         C．was inviting    D．was invited

6.                A．other          B．the other       C．another  D．others

7.                A．closest         B．closely         C．closed    D．closer

8.                A．that           B．who           C．what D．whose

9.                A．knocks         B．knocked        C．is knocking    D．was knocking

10.               A．When          B．Where         C．How  D．Which

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy.  After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.
Do you know what a ’territory’ is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same kind are welcome. Your garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you，you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢)season. So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs..
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
【小题1】 Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually _______.

Lester was walking in the street with two huge and heavy suitcases. A stranger walked up to him and asked ,“Have you got the time ?”
Lester stopped , put down the suitcases and looked at his watch .“It’ s five fifteen ,”he said .
“Hey , what a nice watch !”said the stranger .
Lester smiled a little and said ,“Yes , it’ s not bad . Look at this .”Then he showed the stranger a time display for the 86 largest cities in the world .
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and a voice told the time in Chinese . Lester continued ,“Its voice can be set（设置）for different languages .”
The stranger seemed very interested in the watch .
“That’ s not all ,”said Lester . He then pushed a few more buttons and a small map appeared on the watch .“The map can show where we are ,”explained Lester .
“I want to buy this watch !”said the stranger .
“Oh , no , I’ m not selling it . I have spent nearly two years making it ,”said Lester .
“I’ ll give you $ 1,000 for it !”
“Oh , no , I’ ve already spent more than that .”
“I’ ll give you $ 5,000 for it !”
Lester stopped to think . The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is .”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch . When the stranger was going to leave with the watch , Lester pointed to the two huge suitcases and said ,“Hey , wait a minute . Don’ t forget your batteries .”
【小题1】Lester stopped in the street because _____ .

A poor woodcutter and his wife lived in the forest in a small hut.   1  was so small that there was space only for him and his wife to sleep.
One cold night, somebody knocked  2 the door. The woodcutter asked his wife   3 the door and let the stranger in. She said, “ But there is no space.” The man laughed   4 said, “ Two can sleep well, three can sit.” And then the woman opened the door. The stranger  5  to come in, and they all sat telling stories to each other.
Then came   6 knock. The woodcutter told the stranger, “Friend, open the door.” And the man said, “But there is no space.” The woodcutter said, “If three persons can sit comfortably, four persons can sit a little  7 than before.”
The stranger opened the door, and a man entered. Suddenly, a strange knock  8 did not seem to be human’s! The woodcutter said, “Open the door. I know who   9 .  It is my donkey.”
Everyone said, “  10 is the donkey going to stand?” The man said, “Right now we are sitting, when the donkey comes in, we will all stand.”

Mr Grey was the manager 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 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. I stopped you in this street and asked you to lend me some money, and you lent me five pounds, because you said that you were happy to take a chance so as 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 with your story.” “Well,” answered the stranger, “Are you still ready to take a chance again?”
【小题1】Mr. Grey walked to his office only when the weather was ________.