Lying in the sun on a rock, the cougar （美洲狮） saw Jeb and his son, Tom, before they saw it. Jeb put his bag down quickly and pulled his jacket open with both hands, making himself look big to the cougar. It worked. The cougar hesitated, ready to attack Jeb, but ready to forget the whole thing, too.

    Jeb let go of his jacket, grasped Tom and held him across his body, making a cross. Now the cougar’s enemy looked even bigger, and it rose up, ready to move away, but unfortunately Tom got scared and struggled free of Jeb.

    “Tom, no!” shouted his father.

       But Tom broke and ran and that’s the last thing you do with a cougar. The second Tom broke free, Jeb threw himself on the cougar, just as it jumped from the rock. They hit each other in mid-air and both fell. The cougar was on Jeb in a flash, forgetting about Tom, which was what Jeb wanted.

       Cougars are not as big as most people think and a determined man stands a chance, even with just his fists. As the cougar’s claws（爪子）got into his left shoulder, Jeb swung his fist at its eyes and hit, hard. The animal howled（吼叫）and put its head back. Jeb followed up with his other fist. Then out of the comer of his eye, Jeb saw Tom. The boy was running back to help his father.

      “Knife, Tom,” shouted Jeb.

       The boy ran to his father’s bag, while Jeb started shouting as well as hitting, to keep the cougar’s attention away from Tom. Tom got the knife and ran over to Jeb. The cougar was moving its head in and out, trying to find a way through the wall Jeb was making out of his arms. Tom swung with the knife, into the cougar’s back. It howled horribly and ran off into the mountains.

        The whole fight had taken about thirty seconds.

63. Why did Jeb pull his jacket open when he saw the cougar?

A. To get ready to fight.        B. To frighten it away.   C. To protect the boy.    D. To cool down.

64. What do we know about cougars?

A. They are afraid of noises.                                     B. They hesitate before they hit.

C. They are bigger than we think.                             D. They like to attack running people.

65. How did Jeb try to hold the cougar’s attention?

A. By keeping shouting and hitting.                          B. By making a wall out of his arms.

C. By throwing himself on the cougar.                       D. By swinging his fists at the cougar’s eyes.

66. Which of the following happened first?

A. The cougar jumped from the rock.                        B. Tom struggled free of his father.

C. Jeb asked Tom to get the knife.                             D. Jeb held Tom across his body.

Tom _______ the TV set for $500，which was much cheaper than he had expected．

When Tom finished his studies at the university (大学), he began to look around for a job. He did not know what he would like to do, but one of his uncles had worked for the government for thirty years, and he advised Tom to try to get a job of the same kind, so he went for an exam one day. He was successful, and his first job was in a large government office in London.

   When Tom had been working there for a few weeks, his uncle came to visit the family one Saturday evening. He was pleased that his nephew (侄子) had got a job working for the government, and he asked him a lot of questions about it.

   One of the questions he asked was, “How many people work in your department (部门), Tom?”

   The young man thought for a few moments and then answered, “About half of them, Uncle Jim.”

When he graduated (毕业) from university, Tom was not ________.

     A. interested in getting any information from the government          

       B. looking for a good-paying job with excellent hours

       C. good at making decisions            

       D. very good at science

What did Tom think of his uncle’s advice?

     A. He did not like it.                                 B. He thought it was good

     C. He refused to take it.                            D. He was unable to follow it.

The uncle wanted to find out ________.

     A. what his nephew was doing

     B. how his nephew was getting on with his job

     C. whether his nephew could understand him or not    

       D. what his nephew had expected

In fact Tom’s answer means that __________.

    A. the people working in the government office were in many groups and they worked in turn

     B. most of the government workers were not working hard

     C. only half of the government workers went to work on time

     D. the government office had more people than needed

________I saw him ,I remembered to give Tom the money I owed him.|

A. Suddenly       B. While           C. Immediately        D. Momentarily

 On Wednesday morning, Tom was walking along the streets. Suddenly he heard two shots. It came 

from the bank. He ran to the bank but saw a man coming out of.  The man was short and fat with red hair. He has a bag of money and a gun in his hands. The man ran away quick and was not caught that morning. That afternoon Tom went a cinema. He saw the thief again and phoned the police. They caught the thief. How an exciting day  for Tom! The bank gave him 100 dollars for a reward.