After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A. angry   B. ready    C. frightened     D. excited  

2. A. for      B. but       C. so              D. and  

3.A. wanted to see       B. wanted to play 

       C. was afraid to see   D. was afraid to play  

4. A. Though     B. But       C. And             D. If  

5.A. that         B. how       C. whether       D. when  

6. A. knock      B. voice      C. man            D. baker 

7. A. may        B. must       C. wouldn't       D. couldn't  

8. A. not         B. had        C. tried            D. failed  

9. A. see         B. frighten    C. help            D. scold  

10.A. went        B. lay         C. appeared       D. hid  

11. A. thought     B. wondered  C. imagined      D. realized  

12. A. me          B. you         C. game           D. play 

13. A. good        B. necessary   C. late           D. early  

14. A. off          B. here        C. afraid         D. sorry  

15.A. pushed      B. locking     C. knocking     D. shutting 

　　Jim Green has been in China for more than two years. He has been to many interesting　 31 in Beijing, but he has not yet been to many other parts of 32 . Last week he went to Mount Emei in Sichuan with his 33　 .

　　Many people like to travel by 34 , but the Greens think that travelling by train is the best. It is much 35 and far more enjoyable than a rushed journey by air. They had a wonderful train ride to Chengdu 36 they went on to Mount Emei by bus.

　　The train was quite nice and tidy, and there weren't too many people in 37 sleeping car. The Greens could stand up and 38 around. It was a long journey, 39 none of them felt tired. They kept 40 the beautiful things out of the window. They talked, laughed and played cards. The conductor kept coming to give them hot water and 41　 them newspapers. People nearby 42 with each other. A young man tried to speak English with Mr and Mrs Green. Jim thought the train was like a big moving party. He went to sleep quite 43 . He enjoyed listening to the sound of the running train and then fell asleep.

　　When Jim woke up the next morning, the train was already 44 Chengdu. His train ride seemed really 45 , but his memory (记忆) of the pleasant journey will last long.

31. A. schools　　 　　　 B.　places　　 　　　　　 C.　villages　　 　　　 D.　cities

32. A. England　　 　　 B. America　　 　　 C. China　　　 　　　　 D.　the world

33. A. friends　　 　　 B.　classmates 　　　 C. father　　　 　　　　　 D.　family

34. A. air　　　　 　　　 B.　bus　　　 　　　　 C.　train　　　　 　　　　 D.　ship

35. A. cheaper　 　　　 B.　dearer　　 　　　　 C.　dirtier　　　 　　　　 D.　quicker

36. A. before　　 　　 B.　when　　 　　　　 C.　after　　　　 　　　　 D.　while

37. A. my　　　　 　　 B.　your　　　 　　　　 C. our　　　　　 　　　　　 D.　their

38. A. sit　　　　　 　　　 B.　walk　　　 　　　　 C.　run　　　　　 　　 D. dance

39. A. and　　　　 　　 B. so　　　　 　　　　 C.　also　　　　 　　　　 D.　but

40. A. looking　　 　　　 B.　drawing　 　　　　 C.　watching　　　 　　 D.　getting

41. A. reading　　 　　　 B.　buying　 　　　　 C.　selling　　　　 　　　 D.　writing

42. A. talked　　　 　　　 B. spoke　　 　　　　 C.　told　　　　　 　　　 D.　said

43. A. early　　　　 　　 B.　late　　　 　　　　　 C.　easily　　　　 　　　 D. hard

44. A. beside　　　 　　　 B. to　　　　 　　　　 C.　past　　　　　 　　　 D.　near

45. A. quick　　　　 　　　 B.　slow　　　 　　 　 C. short　　　　　 　　　 D.　Long

　　On morning Mrs Peter said to her husband, “Jack, there is a meeting of our ladies club (俱乐部) at Mrs. Green’s house at lunch time today, and I want to go to it. I’ll have 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 (罐头) of fish,” Mrs. Peter said. “And there are some cold, boiled potatoes (土豆) and some beans (豆子) here, too.”

　　“Good” Then Mrs Peter went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Green’s, and at three o’clock Mrs Peter came home.

　　“Was your fish nice?” She asked.

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

　　“Why are they hurting?” Mrs Peter asked.

　　“Well, on the tin it was written: Open the tin and stand in hot water for five minutes.”

　　( )1. Mrs Peter wanted to _______________.

　　A. meet her husband B. meet Mr. JackC. go to Mrs Green’s house　D. see Mrs Green

　　( )2. Mr Peter had to _________.

　　A. have lunch outside 　　　　　　B. have lunch at home by himself

　　C. cook dinner by himself 　　　　D. ask his wife to buy some food for him

　　( )3. Mrs Peter asked her husband to eat ________ for his lunch.

　　A. some cold, boiled potatoes, some beans and a tin of fish.

　　B. some beans, some cold potatoes.　　C. a tin of fish, some beans and tomatoes.

　　D. some cold potatoes and a tin of fish.

　　( )4. Mrs Peter had her lunch ___________.

　　A. at home 　　　B. at Mrs Jack’s houseC. at a restaurant　D. at Mrs. Green’s house

　　( )5. Mrs Peter’s husband’s feet were burting because ______________.

　　A. the tin of fish hurt his feet　　B. he fell down and hurt his feet.

　　C. he stood in hot water for five minutes　　D. his wife hurt him with that tin of fish

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too 1 to do any housework that morning, 2 in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she 3was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. 4 the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out 5 it would be comfortable to wear.
　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a 6 at the door. She thought that it 7be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she 8to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to 9 the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly 10 in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards 11 that it was the man from the electricity board（供电局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It’s only 12! It is not 13 for you to be14” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, 15 the door behind him with great force and noise.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      ready
   3. C.
      frightened
   4. D.
      excited
2. 2.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      so
   4. D.
      and
3. 3.
   1. A.
      wanted to see
   2. B.
      wanted to play
   3. C.
      was afraid to see
   4. D.
      was afraid to play
4. 4.
   1. A.
      Though
   2. B.
      But
   3. C.
      And
   4. D.
      If
5. 5.
   1. A.
      that
   2. B.
      how
   3. C.
      whether
   4. D.
      when
6. 6.
   1. A.
      knock
   2. B.
      voice
   3. C.
      man
   4. D.
      baker
7. 7.
   1. A.
      may
   2. B.
      must
   3. C.
      wouldn’t
   4. D.
      couldn’t
8. 8.
   1. A.
      not
   2. B.
      had
   3. C.
      tried
   4. D.
      failed
9. 9.
   1. A.
      see
   2. B.
      frighten
   3. C.
      help
   4. D.
      scold
10. 10.
    1. A.
       went
    2. B.
       lay
    3. C.
       appeared
    4. D.
       hid
11. 11.
    1. A.
       thought
    2. B.
       wondered
    3. C.
       imagined
    4. D.
       realized
12. 12.
    1. A.
       me
    2. B.
       you
    3. C.
       game
    4. D.
       play
13. 13.
    1. A.
       good
    2. B.
       necessary
    3. C.
       late
    4. D.
       early
14. 14.
    1. A.
       off
    2. B.
       here
    3. C.
       afraid
    4. D.
       sorry
15. 15.
    1. A.
       pushed
    2. B.
       locking
    3. C.
       knocking
    4. D.
       shutting