As Danny put his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table, milk spilled all over his sandwich. He sat down, hung his head forward, looking at the food in front of him. Frowning, he began peeling the soggy milk-soaked bread (浸透牛奶的) from his sandwich. “This is the worst thing I’ve ever done!” he said, “It’s not that bad,” said his friend Elena, who was sitting across from him. “Just get another sandwich.”

“Sandwich? What sandwich? I am talking about the talent contest. It’s only two weeks away and I don’t know what I’m doing! Everybody will laugh at me. There’s no way to avoid it!”
“Don’t be so negative, Danny,” said Elena as she rolled her eyes. “You’re going to be great, You’re very capable. You have the skills to do just about anything.”
Danny moved his lunch tray to the side and rested his head on the table.
“Sit up Danny,” ordered Elena, “I have an idea. Let’s brainstorm a list of things you could do. We’ll divide the list into categories or groups. Let’s start with music. You play the piano, right?”
“I stopped taking lessons in the third grade,” said Danny.
“What about singing a song?” suggested Elena.
Danny shook his head no. “Let’s move on to another category.”
“What about performing magic tricks?” asked Elena, as she twisted thin strands of hair around her finger.
“I don’t know how to play magic tricks!” Danny almost shouted. “Elena, how did I get myself into this huge mess?”
“Stop being so…” Elena paused, “That’s it, DRAMATIC!” Elena shouted excitedly. “You could do a dramatic reading. You definitely have the talent for it. Mrs. Pace always calls on you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud. Maybe you could even get extra credit from Mrs. Pace. She rewards students with points for doing extra reading work.”
Danny thought for a minute. Then he smiled. “Elena,” Danny said, “You are a great friend!”
Elena smiled back. “I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on stage.”
【小题1】Elena and Danny were talking ______.

The famous director of a big and expensive movie planned to film a beautiful sunset over the  ocean, so that the audiences could see his hero and heroine in front of it at the end of the film as they said goodbye to each other for ever. He sent his camera crew out one evening to film the sunset for him.

The next morning he said to the men,“Have you provided me with that sunset?”

“Well, sir,” one of the men answered,“We’re on the east coast here, and the sun sets in the west. We can get you a sunrise over the sea, if necessary, but not a sunset.”

“But I want a sunset!” the director shouted.“Go to the airport, take the next flight to the west coast, and get one.”

But then a young secretary had an idea.“Why don’t you photograph a sunrise.” she suggested,“and then play it backwards? Then it’ll look like a sunset.”

“That’s a very good idea!” the director said. Then he turned to the camera crew and said, “Tomorrow morning I want you to get me a beautiful sunrise over the sea.”

The camera crew went out early the next morning and filmed a bridge sunrise over the beach in the middle of a beautiful bay. Then at nine o’clock they took it to the director. “Here it is, sir,” they said, and gave it to him. He was very pleased.

They all went into the studio. “All right,” the director, “now our hero and heroine are going to say goodbye. Run the film backwards so that we can see the ‘sunset’ behind them.”

The “sunset” began, but after a quarter of a minute, the director suddenly put his face in his hands and shouted to the camera crew to stop.

The birds in the film were flying backwards, and the waves on the sea were going away from the beach.

46. One evening, the director sent his camera crew out        .

 A. to film a scene on the sea            B. to find an actor and an actress

 C. to watch a beautiful sunset           D. to meet the audience

47. Why did the director want to send his crew to the west coast?

 A. Because he changed his mind about getting a sunset.

 B. Because he was angry with his crew.

 C. Because he wanted to get a scene of sunset.

 D. Because it was his secretary’s suggestion.

48. The director wanted to film a sunset over the ocean because       .

 A. it went with the separation of the hero and heroine

 B. when they arrived at the beach it was already in the evening

 C. it was more moving than a sunrise

 D. the ocean looked more beautiful at sunset

49. After the “sunset” began, the director suddenly put his face in his hands     .

 A. because he was moved to teas       B. as he saw everything in the film moving backwards   C. as the sunrise did not look as beautiful as he had imagined

 D. because he was disappointed with the performance of the hero and heroine

50. Which of the following is NOT true?

 A. The crew had to follow the secretary’s advice.

 B. If you want to see a sunrise, the east coat is the place to go.

 C. The camera crew wasn’t able to film the scene the first day.

 D. The director order his crew to stop filming the “sunset”.

　　Mr. Jackson worked in a hospital. A lot of patients went to see him and he was very busy and had little time to rest in the daytime. One night, when he looked over the last patient, it was five to one. He was too tired to say a word and lay down at once. As soon as he fell asleep, a farmer began to knock at the door and got him up.

　　“My wife is ill,” shouted the farmer, “Please go and look her over.” Mr. Jackson had to go with the farmer. It was the coldest night of the year and the road was covered with snow and ice. The farmer lived far away from the town and they went through a forest, crossed two rivers and a mountain. It took them three hours to get to the small house. And they were both tired, cold and hungry.

　　The woman stayed in bed. She looked fine. Mr. Jackson looked her over carefully and found there was nothing serious with her. He became angry. He called the farmer out and said, “Your wife is strong and healthy, you know. Why did you ask me to come here late at night?” “I'm sorry, sir,” said the farmer, “My wife never does anything at home. I thought she was ill. We're poor. In the day, when you are busy, I can't go for you. If you come to look her over at night when you are free, we'll pay you nothing.”

(1) ________, so he fell asleep soon.

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A．It was time to go to bed for Mr. Jackson

B．Mr. Jackson was very tired that night

C．Mr. Jackson didn't feel well that night

D．Mr. Jackson was afraid to be woken soon

(2) When Mr. Jackson and the farmer reached the house, it was ________.

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(3) The woman did nothing at home because ________.

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A．something was wrong with her

B．her husband was strong enough to do all

C．she was very lazy

D．she hoped to be looked over

(4) Mr. Jackson was very angry with ________.

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(5) The farmer went for Mr. Jackson very late at night because ________.

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A．he wanted to play a joke on him

B．he was afraid his wife was going to die

C．his wife had really been ill before he went for him

D．he wanted to save money