Tom Smith was a writer. He wrote detective（侦探）stories for magazines. One evening he could not find an end for a story. He sat with his typewriter in front of him, but he had no ideas. So he decided to go to the cinema.

When he came back, he found that he had had a visitor. Someone had broken into his house. The man had had a drink, smoked several of Tom's cigarettes—and had read his story. The visitor left Tom a note:

I have read your story and I don't think much of it. Please read my suggestions and then you can finish it. By the way, I am a burglar（入屋盗窃者）, I am not going to steal anything tonight. But if you become a successful writer, I will return!

Tom read the burglar's suggestions. Then he sat down and wrote the rest of the story. He is still not a successful writer, and he is waiting for his burglar to return. Before he goes out in the evening, he always leaves a half —finished story near his typewriter．

60. Tom Smith wrote about _____________.

A. soldiers             B. children      C.  policeman       D. animals

61. Tom went to the cinema because _____________.

A. he was feeling lazy              B. he could not finish a story

C. he hoped to get ideas           D. he wanted to meet a visitor

62. The man broke into Tom's house _____________.

A. to see Tom                   B. to steal something

C. to read Tom's story             D. to have a drink

63. The man _____________ in his house.

A. left Tom some advice             B. drank a cup of tea   

C. left Tom some money                    D. paid for his cigarettes

64. Tom is waiting for the thief to return _____________.

A. to get more ideas from him            B. to have stories stolen

C. to be robbed more often              D. to meet him      

“Don’t care”— so they say—fell into a goose-pond; and “I won’t” is likely to come to no better an end. At last，my grandmother tells me that was how the Miller had to quit his native town，and leave the tip of his nose behind him.

It all came of his being allowed to say “I won’t” when he was quite a little boy. His mother thought he looked pretty when he was pouting（撅嘴），and that willfulness gave him an air which distinguished him from other people’s children. And when she found out that his lower lip was becoming so big that it spoilt his beauty，and that his willfulness gained its way twice and stood in his way eight times out of ten，it was too late to change him.

Then she said，“ Dearest Abinadab，do be better-mannered ! ”

And he replied (as she had taught him)，“I won’t.”

He always took what he could get，and would neither give nor give up to other people.

He quarreled with his friends till he had none left，and he quarreled with the tradesmen of the town till there was only one who would serve him，and this man offended him at last. “I’ll show you who’s master!” said the Miller. “ I won’t pay a penny of your bill-not a penny.” “ Sir ，” “ said the tradesman，“ my giving you offence now，is no just reason why you should refuse to pay for what you have had and been satisfied with. I must beg you to pay me at once.” “ I won’t，”said the Miller，“ and what I say I mean. I won’t. I tell you，I won’t.”

So the tradesman summoned (传唤) him before the justice，and the justice decided that he should pay the bill and the costs of the suit.

“I won’t，”said the Miller.

So they put him in prison，and in prison he would have remained if his mother had not paid the money to obtain his freedom. By and by she died，and left him her blessing and some very good advice，which would have been more useful if it had come earlier.

68. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means “to say ‘I won’t ’ is ______.”

A. as good as to say ‘Don’t care’                 B. as bad as to say ‘Don’t care’

C. less good than to say ‘Don’t care’            D. much better than to say ‘Don’t care’

69. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the mother died because the Miller was in prison

B. the Miller’s willfulness did more good than harm to his growth

C. the mother’s allowing the Miller to say “I won’t” badly influenced him

D. the Miller refused to pay the tradesman for being unsatisfied with the trade

70. The writer thinks the mother’s advice was ______.

A. late                     B. useless                     C. timely               D. honest

71. What will probably be talked about after the story?

A. How the Miller saved his trade.                 B. How the Miller started his new trade.

C. How the Miller offended his customers.    D. What made the Miller leave his native town.

Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side of the road. He looked up at me, meowing pitifully. A car must have hit it so it wasn’t able to move. I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.
At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently examined it. "He's about eight months old and has two broken legs, but I would need X-rays to know how serious the damage is," he told me. "As he's not your cat, I don't know if you want to go ahead with this. It could be rather expensive."
I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two bad breaks in his legs. "I'll operate on his legs and put metal pins in them to keep them fixed." he told me.
That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend. There I could hardly recognize him. His previously dirty fur was now a beautiful silver grey. His front legs were in two casts and he lay there looking at me, purring(发咕噜声) happily.
I thanked the doctor and went out to pay the bill. "I think you've given me the wrong account," I said to the clerk. "This is only $85. He's had X-rays and an operation on his legs." "No, that's right," she replied. "The vet has only charged you for the medication. There's a message on the bottom."
Written under the total were the words "SPECIAL RATE FOR ADOPTIONS." I was speechless at his kind and generous gesture. I paid the account and under his message I wrote "WITH GRATEFUL THANKS, CAT AND MUM."

1. 1.

   Why didn’t the vet give the cat X-rays immediately?

   1. A.
      The damage was not serious at all.
   2. B.
      The cat was too young to be X-rayed.
   3. C.
      The doctor wasn’t sure whether the author would like to cover the expenses.
   4. D.
      The examination was too expensive for the author to afford.
2. 2.

   What do we know about the author?

   1. A.
      The author was a caring and generous lady.
   2. B.
      The author often adopted animals.
   3. C.
      The author’s workplace was far from home.
   4. D.
      The author only worked at night.
3. 3.

   Which of the following is true of the cat?

   1. A.
      He was deserted by his owner and nearly starved to death.
   2. B.
      He was saved on a dark and stormy night.
   3. C.
      He was a lively creature with beautiful brown fur.
   4. D.
      His back legs were broken and had to have an operation.
4. 4.

   Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

   1. A.
      The adventure of a cat
   2. B.
      An impressive vet
   3. C.
      An unforgettable night
   4. D.
      Love in relays

Driving home from work one evening in the heavy rain, I found a very wet, injured cat on the side of the road. He looked up at me, meowing pitifully. A car must have hit it so it wasn’t able to move. I stopped my car and carried the cat in and went on driving.
At the nearest vet clinic, the vet gently examined it. "He's about eight months old and has two broken legs, but I would need X-rays to know how serious the damage is," he told me. "As he's not your cat, I don't know if you want to go ahead with this. It could be rather expensive."
I knew it would cost me hundreds of dollars, but I agreed with his advice. The following morning the vet rang to say the X-rays confirmed two bad breaks in his legs. "I'll operate on his legs and put metal pins in them to keep them fixed." he told me.
That afternoon I went to pick up my little friend. There I could hardly recognize him. His previously dirty fur was now a beautiful silver grey. His front legs were in two casts and he lay there looking at me, purring(发咕噜声) happily.
I thanked the doctor and went out to pay the bill. "I think you've given me the wrong account," I said to the clerk. "This is only $85. He's had X-rays and an operation on his legs." "No, that's right," she replied. "The vet has only charged you for the medication. There's a message on the bottom."
Written under the total were the words "SPECIAL RATE FOR ADOPTIONS." I was speechless at his kind and generous gesture. I paid the account and under his message I wrote "WITH GRATEFUL THANKS, CAT AND MUM."
【小题1】Why didn’t the vet give the cat X-rays immediately?

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　　Every morning at eleven o’clock, a 1 car drove through Central Park in New York city. Inside the car sat a driver and his boss, 2 well-known millionaire（百万富翁）.

　　Each morning the millionaire 3 a poorly-dressed man 4 on a park bench. The man always sat there staring（盯着）at the hotel in 5 the rich man lived. One day the millionaire was so curious（好奇）about the man that he asked his driver to stop the car and he 6 to the bench. He said to the poor man, “Excuse me, but I just have to know why you sit here staring at my hotel every morning.”

　　“Sir,” said the poor man, “I’m a failure, I have no job, no family, and no home. I sleep on this bench, and every night I 7 that one day I will sleep in that hotel.”

　　The rich man had an 8 .He said to the poor man, “Tonight your dream（梦）will come true. I’ll 9 for the best room in that hotel for you a whole night.” The millionaire smiled and felt 10 with himself.

　　 11 days later, the millionaire went by the poor man’s room to ask him how he 12 himself. 13 his great surprise, he found that the poor man moved out of the hotel, back to his park bench.

　　When the millionaire asked why, the man said, “you see, when I’m down here sleeping on the bench, I always dream I’m up there in the hotel. It’s a wonderful dream. But when I was up there in the hotel, I dreamed I was 14 here on this cold bench. It was a 15 dream and I could not get any sleep at all!”

1. A. brightly　　 B. newly

   C. bright new   D. new bright

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2. A. the    B. a

   C. his    D. this

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3. A. paid attention to　　 B. caught

   C. watched　　　　　　   D. noticed

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4. A. sleeping    B. sitting

   C. lying　　   D. resting

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5. A. that　　   B. it

   C. which　　  D. where

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6. A. raced　　    B. rushed

   C. walked　　   D. moved

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7. A. dream　　   B. imagine

   C. think　　   D. suppose

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8. A. order　　　　 B. idea

   C. enjoyment　　 D. advice

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9. A. book　　   B. reserve

   C. pay　　    D. list

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10. A. pleased　　   B. astonished（吃惊）

    C. polite　　    D. great

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11. A. A little　　   B. A few

    C. Lot of　　　　 D. Group of

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12. A. treated　　 B. introduced

    C. enjoyed　　 D. like

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13. A. To　　　　 B. For

    C. With　　   D. In

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14. A. still　　    B. even

    C. back　　　　 D. just

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15. A. ghostly（鬼怪）   B. terrible

    C. dull　　　　　　  D. foolish

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