After supper Mrs. Bell felt hot and came out of the hotel. She got to 　51　 a week ago. She liked the city and went traveling there for 　52 first time. Now she was walking along a quiet street when she saw a man working in a garden. She 　53　 to watch him carefully. The old man worked 　54　 and she was sure he was an able gardener. She liked to see him.

　　　 “I have a garden, too.” The woman said to herself. “ I 　55 such a gardener. Why don’t you bring one to America?”

　　 So she went into the garden and said she would pay him much if he 　 56　 to go to America with her.

　　　 “ I’ll pay for your fare(费用), too.” said the woman. “ You’ll be able to get 　57　 soon in my country, I think.”

　　　 “ Thanks a lot,” said the old man, “but it’s 　 58　 that I already have another position（职位）. I can’t give it up. I’ll have to work for you 　59　 they elect(选举) me next time.”

　　　 “Oh?” the woman said in surprise. “ 　 60 are you, then?”

　　　 “The president of France.”

(　 ) 51. A. Toronto　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Paris　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Moscow

(　 ) 52. A. a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. /　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. the

(　 ) 53. A. ended　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. went on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. stopped

(　 ) 54. A. slowly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hard　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. badly

(　 ) 55. A. need　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. hope　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. hate

(　 ) 56. A. disliked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. agreed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. believed

(　 ) 57. A. lonely 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. happy 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. rich

(　 ) 58. A. glad　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. unlucky　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. lucky

(　 ) 59. A. until　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. unless　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. if

(　 ) 60. A. Whose　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. How　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. What

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　　Mr Scott is a veterinarian(兽医). He has the only clinic in the small town. The farmers near the town often ask him to treat(治疗)their domestic animals(家畜). There are a lot of people in his clinic and sometimes he’s waken up late at night. So he’s always busy and hopes to have a good rest.

　　One evening it was raining hard. When the last man left his clinic, he was too tired to stand. He went to bed after a quick supper. He looked at his watch and it was five to eleven and soon went to sleep. And at twenty past eleven the telephone bell woke him up. He told his wife to answer it.

　　“Hello,”said a man. “This is Mr Ted here, May I speak to Mr Scott. please?”“Sorry, he went out half an hour ago, ”answered Mrs Scott. “I’m afraid he won’t come back this evening. ”

　　“Something is wrong with my dog’s eyes. But I don’t know what to do.”Mr Scott was afraid the man would bring his dog to his clinic. He asked his wife to answer the man on the phone as he said. Mr Ted thanked her and then asked, “By the way, is the man lying by you qualified(有资格的)to treat my dog?”

1．Mr Scott is always busy because ________.

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A．he’s a veterinarian

B．he’s a good man

C．only he has a veterinary clinic in the town

D．he knows the domestic animals well

2．Mr Scott hurried to bed because ________.

[　　]

A．it was too late

B．he was very tired

C．he was afraid to be sent for

D．he would be waken up very soon

3．Mr Scott slept only for ________ and the telephone bell rang.

[　　]

A．more than half an hour

B．more than an hour

C．less than twenty minutes

D．about twenty-five minutes

4．________,so he asked his wife to answer the man instead.

[　　]

A．Mr Scott wouldn’t treat any animals that night

B．Mr Scott never goes out in the rain

C．Something was wrong with Mr Scott

D．Mrs Scott is also a good veterinarian

5．It seemed ________.

[　　]

A．Mr Ted believed Mrs Scott’s answer

B．Mr Ted didn’t believe Mrs Scott answer

C．Mrs Scott’s answer was right

D．Mrs Scott learned to treat the domestic animals