1. What did the man sell at first?　　　　　　  　　　　 

A. A cure for colds. 　　　　　　B. Empty bottles.

C. A cure for old age. 　　　　   D. A medicine that made people live forever.

2. Why didn’t the people believe the man was selling medicine that could cure(治病)old age?

A. The medicine was too cheap.   B. The medicine was too expensive.

C. He looked quite old himself.    D. He didn’t look honest.

3. How old did the man selling medicine say he was?　　 

A. At least sixty. 　　　　　　  B. Over three hundred.

C. A hundred and fifty. 　　　　 D. He didn’t say.

4. How much did the man charge for the cure for old age? 

A. One dollar a bottle. 　　　　 B. Twenty-five dollars a bottle.

C. Ten dollars a bottle. 　　　　 D. Fifty dollars a bottle.

5. Which of the following is TRUE?　　　　　　　　  

A. Not very many people wanted to buy the cold cure.

B. He charged twenty-five dollars a bottle for the cure for colds.

C. The man selling medicine had taken his own cure for old age.

D. The assistant was younger than the man.

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8 a.m.,” he said. Then he went to sleep again.

But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8:30 a.m..

At this rate (照此下去), he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and put it up on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.”

Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, sir,” he said, “it’s a quarter to nine.”

1.The driver stopped his car because he ___________.

A. didn’t know the time     B. lost his watch     C. saw his friend                  D. was very tired

2.He was woken up again by the second person ___________.

A. a few minutes later                                                                B. half an hour later

C. forty-five minutes later                                                D. the next morning

3.The driver ___________ after he put up the note on the window.

A. had a very good rest                                                   

B. was woken up again very soon

C. really forgot the time                                                  

D. made a phone call to the third person

4.The third person came to knock at the window to ___________.

A. ask the time                    B. have a sleep        C. tell him the time    D. ask for help

5.According to this passage, we know that ___________.

A. the driver didn’t have his own house                    

B. the first two persons liked the driver’s watch

C. the third person was kind and friendly 

D. the driver had a good sleep last night

A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a man came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8 a.m.,” he said. Then he went to sleep again.

But soon he woke up because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you have the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch again, and told the man it was 8:30 a.m..

At this rate (照此下去), he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and put it up on the window for all to see. It said, “I don’t have the time.”

Again the man lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came along and began knocking at the window. “Hey, sir,” he said, “it’s a quarter to nine.”

1.The driver stopped his car because he ___________.

2.He was woken up again by the second person ___________.

3.The driver ___________ after he put up the note on the window.

4.The third person came to knock at the window to ___________.

5.According to this passage, we know that ___________.

Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.

The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”

1.Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.

A．a young man       B．an old woman      C．an old man        D．a young woman

2.The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.

A．eight nine nine     B．one one nine       C．nine eight eight     D．nine nine nine

3.________ was(were) hurt in the fire.

A．No one           B．Two people        C．Four people       D．Seven people

4.In the future, Daniel will be more_________.

A．grateful           B．carefully          C．careful           D．frightened

Last Thursday, a young woman saved an elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road. The young woman’s name is Kitty and she works in a clothes shop. The elderly man, Daniel, lives just opposite the clothes shop. On Thursday afternoon, Kitty looked out of the window. She saw some smoke coming from Daniel’s house and rushed over to see what was happening. The house was on fire and Daniel was inside. Kitty quickly called the fireman on 999. Then, she ran into the house to save Daniel. She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened. Kitty helped Daniel out to a safe place. Five minutes later the fireman arrived and they put out the fire. No one was hurt.

The next day, Daniel said,“I am so grateful to Kitty. She saved my life.”Daniel also said,“In the future, I will be more careful. I don’t want another fire in my house.”

1.Kitty saved _______ from a burning house.

A．a young man                           B．an old woman

C．an old man                            D．a young woman

2.The number to call the firemen in the story is__________.

A．eight nine nine                         B．one one nine

C．nine eight eight                         D．nine nine nine

3.________ was(were) hurt in the fire.

A．No one                               B．Two people

C．Four people                           D．Seven people

4.In the future, Daniel will be more_________.

A．grateful                               B．carefully

C．careful                               D．frightened