One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?

“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”

“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”

“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.

“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.

“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.

“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.

“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”

1.Mrs Petty wanted to ________.

A. visit her old friends           B. go to Mrs Young’s house

C. have a dinner in the restaurant   D. have lunch by herself.

2.Mr Petty had to _____  .

A. buy some food himself         B. cook dinner for Mrs Petty  

C. have lunch at a restaurant       D. have lunch by himself at home

3.Mrs Petty had her lunch    __    .

A. at home                    B. with her husband  

C. in Mrs Young’s house         D. in Jack’s house

4.Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.

A. the tin of fish hurt his feet.

B. he fell down and hurt his feet.        

C. he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes.

D. his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin.

5.In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.

        A. put         B. push          C. send           D. sink (浸)

 

One morning Mrs Petty said to her husband, “Jack, there’s a meeting of our Ladies Club at Mrs Young’s house at lunchtime today, and I want to go there. I’ll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?
“Oh, yes.” her husband answered, “That’s quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?”
“This tin of fish.” Mrs Petty said, “And there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here, too.”
“Good.” said Mr Petty. Then Mrs Petty went to her meetings. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Young’s house and at 3 o’clock Mrs Petty came home.
“Was your fish nice, Jack?” She asked.
“Yes, but my feet are hurting.” He answered.
“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Petty asked.
“Well, on the tin was written ---OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES.”
【小题1】Mrs Petty wanted to ________.

A．visit her old friends	B．go to Mrs Young’s house
C．have a dinner in the restaurant	D．have lunch by herself.

【小题2】Mr Petty had to _____ .

A．buy some food himself	B．cook dinner for Mrs Petty
C．have lunch at a restaurant	D．have lunch by himself at home

【小题3】Mrs Petty had her lunch   __   .

A．at home	B．with her husband
C．in Mrs Young’s house	D．in Jack’s house

【小题4】Mr Petty’s feet were hurting because ________.

A．the tin of fish hurt his feet.

B．he fell down and hurt his feet.

C．he himself stood in hot water for 5 minutes.

D．his wife didn’t tell him how to open the tin.

【小题5】In the last sentence, “STAND” means ________.

A．put

B．push

C．send

D．sink (浸)

On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.

Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"

Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”

“What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.

Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o’clock. And…”

“What else?” Holmes asked.

“Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”

1.Holmes woke up _____.

A. in the middle of the night               B. early in the morning

C. soon after he fell asleep                D. after Watson pushed him

2.Watson thought of at least _____ things after he saw the stars.

A. two          B. three                C. four                 D. five

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The story happened in the afternoon.

B. They had some wine before they went to sleep.

C. Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didn’t know what happened.

D. Holmes and Watson were in their tent while they were talking about the question.

 

On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"
Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.
Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o’clock. And…”
“What else?” Holmes asked.
“Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”
【小题1】Holmes woke up _____.

A．in the middle of the night	B．early in the morning
C．soon after he fell asleep	D．after Watson pushed him

【小题2】Watson thought of at least _____ things after he saw the stars.

A．two

B．three

C．four

D．five

【小题3】Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The story happened in the afternoon.

B．They had some wine before they went to sleep.

C．Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didn’t know what happened.

D．Holmes and Watson were in their tent while they were talking about the question.

1. Boats float in the direction of wind if they __________________ (not control).
2. We can never catch up with the fashion because it _______________ (change) all the time.
3. Since he fell off the bike, Tom ________________ (lie) in bed for nearly two weeks.
4. ---Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon?
---I ______________ (wait) at the station for my uncle from Beijing.
5. In the film, a cowboy is found __________ (die) in his house and doctors are busy in and out.
6. ---David promised to have supper with us.
---But I think he _______________ (not come). I’ve waited for half an hour.
7. Unluckily, when we got to the airport, the plane ______________ (take) off.
8. He told me that he _______________ (return) home before 6 o’clock, but he didn’t.
9. She will go on holiday as soon as she ________________ (finish) the work.
10. The trip was free and the fare _______________ (pay) by the warm-hearted man called Bill.