An old woman walked into a clothes shop. She asked the salesgirl to let her have a look at a new dress on display, but the girl stood still behind the counter, taking no notice of the request.

　 The old woman spoke to the girl again, raising her voice a bit, but still received no answer. The old woman looked closely at the girl and nodded to her, "I am too old to see well." I can't even tell a plastic (塑料的) model from a real girl."

　On hearing this, the salesgirl shouted at the old woman, " What? Did you call me a plastic model?"

　The old woman was greatly surprised. "On, dear me," she said. "The model can speak. Then it must be a robot of a new type."

56. The old woman wanted ______in the clothes shop.

　A. to buy something B. to play a joke on someone

C. to look for someone　　　 　　　　　　 D. to talk to the girl

57. The assistant was a ________.

A. woman　 　　　　 B. model　 　　　　 C. robot　　 　　　 D. man

58. The assistant took no notice of the old woman because _______.

　A. she was a plastic model　　　 　　　 B. she was a robot

C. she was not a good assistant D. she had bad hearing

　　

When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was   46  and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   47  and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just   48 .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   49 ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my   50  in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming   51 ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to   52  that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so   53  that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
  54  ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best   55  in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

【小题1】

A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running

【小题2】

A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited

【小题3】

A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking

【小题4】

A．now B．then C．again D．once

【小题5】

A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents

【小题6】

A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone

【小题7】

A．find B．understand C．say D．think

【小题8】

A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow

【小题9】

A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time

【小题10】

A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day

When I was young, I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking in the kitchen and my younger brother was playing near the window. I ran to my mother and said, “My brother has fallen from the open window!” She was very worried about my brother and then I said, “Don’t worry. I’m just joking.” And my mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll punish(惩罚) you.”
One day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on my friends. In the beginning, I went swimming alone, and I called to my friends, “ Help me!” All my friends came to help me, only to find out that I was joking. But the next time I wasn’t joking. I swam in deep water and I was so careless that I was almost drowned(淹死). I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me. In the end, they found I was telling the truth(真话). They came and saved my life. They took me to the emergency center. From then on, I haven’t joked on anyone. I think this is the best lesson in my life.
【小题1】What did the writer like to do when he was young ?
A. To fight with his friends.            B. To play with his mother.
C. To play jokes on others.
【小题2】How did the writer’s mother feel when she heard what he said about his brother ?
A. Interested.               B. Worried.    .           C. Excited.
【小题3】 When the writer shouted “Help me!” for the first time, his friends _______ .
A. came to help him          B. didn’t care about him    
C. stopped to look at him
【小题4】The underlined part “the emergency center” means “________” in Chinese.
A. 购物中心              B. 娱乐中心               C. 急救中心
【小题5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 
A. The writer’s mother was cooking when his mother fell from the open window.
B. The writer used to go swimming alone in the deep sea.
C. The writer hasn’t joked on others since he was saved by his friends.

One day a poor student walked in a town. He didn’t have anything to eat for several days and he was very hungry. But when he saw a man selling steamed bread (馒头 ), he let out a scream (大叫一声 ) and fell (倒 ) to the ground. When the man asked the student what was the matter, the student answered, “I don’t like steamed bread. Whenever (无论何时) Ｉsee them , I feel ill and can’t eat .”

The man then wanted to play a joke on the student. He put ten steamed bread in a room and then put the student in it. After a short time, the man opened the door of the room. H e was surprised to find that the student ate all the steamed bread. The student explained, “For some strange reason, I suddenly find that I like steamed bread.” 

The man was angry that the student had fooled ( ) him. He asked what other things he did not like to eat. “Oh, I like everything,” answered the student. “But at the moment I don’t like to drink two cups of good strong tea!”

1.The student was very hungry because ___________.

A．he was poor.

B．he was ill.

C．he had nothing to eat for a long time

D．he walked

2.The man wanted to _______ the student .

A．help

B．sell

C．save

D．play a joke on

3.The man was surprised to find the student ate  _______steamed bread .

A．two

B．ten

C．five

D．seven

4.In fact, ___________.

A．the man wanted to sell some steamed bread to the student.

B．The student didn’t really like steamed bread.

C．the student fooled the man.

D．the man fooled the student.

5.The student  ___________.

A．wanted some tea.

B．didn’t like tea.

C．didn’t want any tea.

D．didn’t like to drink tea in cups.