Home Alone
It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1  quickly.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2  our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3 some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4   and came into our house.  He took out a     5    and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie
     6    easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked     7    of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8  money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9 .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10     the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11   to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12 pay phone to call the police.
Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14 that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15 the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.
(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book        D. fridge
(    ) 2. A. if               B. why         C. when        D. how
(    ) 3. A. lend         B. borrow      C. sell            D. buy
(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly      C. hard        D. quietly
(    ) 5. A. book             B. knife       C. gift        D. pen
(    ) 6. A. himself      B. myself          C. herself         D. themselves
(    ) 7. A. none          B. neither         C. both        D. all
(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like       D. look for
(    ) 9. A. feet              B. hands       C. neck        D. legs
(    ) 10. A. and         B. so             C. or          D. but
(    ) 11. A. wanted          B. remembered   C. forgot          D. tried
(    ) 12. A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest         D. smallest
(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents
(    ) 14. A. glad            B. angry       C. sad         D. sorry
(    ) 15. A. cleaning        B. closing     C. locking         D. opening

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.

 A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police

Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.

1.A. window        B. door           C. book             D. fridge

2.A. if             B. why           C. when             D. how

3.A. lend           B. borrow         C. sell              D. buy

4.A. politely        B. slowly          C. hard.             D. quietly

5.A. book          B. knife           C. gift              D. pen

6.A. himself        B. myself          C. herself           D. themselves

7.A. none          B. neither          C. both             D. all

8.A. look at        B.look after       C. look like          D. look for

9.A. feet           B. hands           C. neck             D. legs

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

11.A. wanted        B. remembered     C. forgot            D. tried

12.A. farthest        B. nearest         C. largest           D. smallest

13.A. my friends      B. the police      C. the neighbors      D. my parents

14.A. glad           B. angry         C. sad               D. sorry

15.A. cleaning        B. closing        C. locking           D. opening

 

When Mr. Jones went to a restaurant one day, he left his coat near the door. There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it, so he was very surprised when he took his coat after his meal and found the pockets full of jewelry(珠宝).There was a waiter near the door, so Mr. Jones said to him, “Somebody has made a mistake. He has put some jewelry in my coat. Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him.” The waiter took it and went away. Suddenly another man came in with a coat just like Mr. Jones’s. “I’m sorry ”,said this man. “but I made a mistake. I mistook your coat and you have got mine. Please give me my coat and jewelry .”Mr. Jones answered, “I gave the jewelry to the waiter. He will give it to you.” Mr. Jones called the manager of the restaurant at once, but the manager said, “We have no waiter here. We only have waitresses.” “You gave the jewelry to a thief ！” Shouted the other man. “I shall call the police!” Mr. Jones was frightened and paid the man a lot of money for the jewelry.

1.Who took the jewelry?

A. The waiter.    B. Mr. Jones.       C. The manager.    D. The thief.

2.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A. We have no waiters here.                B. Mr. Jones.

C. Jewelry in Mr. Jones’ coat.        D. A clever waiter.

3.Which of the following statements is right?

A. Mr. Jones had put some jewelry in his pocket.

B. Mr. Jones was an honest man.

C. The man who came later was the thief.

D. Mr. Jones was punished by the police.

4.Why was Mr. Jones frightened?

A. The man wanted to beat him.        B. He was afraid of the police.

C. He had no money to pay.      D. He was afraid of the manager.

 

 

Home Alone

It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother.  I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong!  My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the      1   quickly.

A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely     2   our parents were at home.

Without thinking, my brother said, "No." Then the man asked if we would like to 3  some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very      4    and came into our house.  He took out a     5     and ordered me to tie up my brother's hands with a rope.  I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie

     6     easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked      7     of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to     8   money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his    9  .He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police,     10      the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man      11    to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the   12  pay phone to call the police.

 Soon   13  came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were   14  that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from   15  the door to strangers. I learnt a lesson on safety.

(    ) 1. A. window         B. door         C. book         D. fridge

(    ) 2. A. if                 B. why          C. when         D. how

(    ) 3. A. lend           B. borrow       C. sell             D. buy

(    ) 4. A. politely           B. slowly       C. hard         D. quietly

(    ) 5. A. book               B. knife        C. gift         D. pen

(    ) 6. A. himself       B. myself           C. herself          D. themselves

(    ) 7. A. none           B. neither          C. both         D. all

(    ) 8. A. look at            B. look after  C. look like        D. look for

(    ) 9. A. feet               B. hands        C. neck         D. legs

(    ) 10. A. and           B. so               C. or           D. but

(    ) 11. A. wanted            B. remembered   C. forgot           D. tried

(    ) 12. A. farthest          B. nearest          C. largest          D. smallest

(    ) 13. A. my friends        B. the police       C. the neighbors    D. my parents

(    ) 14. A. glad              B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

(    ) 15. A. cleaning          B. closing      C. locking          D. opening

 

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn’t appear for breakfast either. After Clyde missed an extra-special lunch, she called the police.

When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.

A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.

Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州际公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.

“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移动） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.

The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.

1.How long has the cat been missing?

A．More than a month                      B．More than two months

C．More than three months                  D．It’s been back.

2.Who did the old lady finally turn to for help?

A．A billboard company                     B．The police

C．The phone company                     D．The interstate telephone line

3.How is the old lady like?

A．Stupid            B．Loving            C．Smart            D．Decisive(有决断力的)

4.The underlined word was mistyped（打错了）. But we can still guess it’s most probable meaning:____________.

A．angry            B．surprised          C．happy            D．excited

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．An advertisement                       B．A missing cat

C．A pet’s story                          D．Life without cat