Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”

“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”

Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.

“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”

1.Mr. Evens is _______________.

2.Mr. Evens wouldn’t spend his holiday in Australia because         .

3.Mr. Evens went to Moscow _______________.

4. Mr. Evens couldn’t find a stick because _______________.

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

It was very cold outside my car. I did not want to get out of it  36  we passed by a cafe. Suddenly I noticed a short old man, covered with some bits of clothes, shaking with the cold. He was waiting for anyone who would  37  him a coin or a cup of hot tea.
I asked my  38  to go over and hand this old man something. He  39  into my husband’s face, smiled and said, “ 40 .” I felt so happy and I wished the old man could live  41 the cold night.
I was sure to meet him again and find out how he was the next   42  , as I have to pass this way every day. I did so the next evening, and he remembered the  43  and came up to my window and 44  at me. This time I offered him a  45  of food. He reached out for the bag and I gave him my hand. He  46  food, smiled and said, “May God bless you.” I looked at the old man and he   47  me think of my father.”
I do hope all of us will remember that maybe one day, it could _48___to one of us,  49  please do not pass by a   5 0  person without offering at least a word of love and a kind smile or an act of kindness of any kind.

Mr. Evens works in Sydney. Last week he had a two weeks’ holiday, but he didn’t know where to go. He said to his friend Robert, “I hate the hot weather here, but I can’t find a cool place in Australia. How will I take my holiday?”
“That’s easy,” said Robert. “You’d better go to Moscow. Snow and ice are covering the ground now.”
Mr. Evens agreed with his friend. He bought an air ticket and soon arrived in Moscow. He made a happy journey（旅程） there. But one day He got into trouble. After lunch he went to a park outside the city. He saw a dog following him while he was walking past a house. It was hungry and wished him to give it some food to eat. Bad luck! He had no piece of bread or cake in his pockets. He tried to send it away, but it began to bark at him. He wanted to look for a stick but couldn’t find anything except snow and ice. Suddenly he saw a stone in the ground. He tried to pick it up but he failed.
“How strange Russians（俄国人） are!” Mr. Evens said to himself. “They do not tie their dogs, but firmly(牢牢地) tie the ground!”
【小题1】Mr. Evens is _______________.

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A well-dressed man came into a famous jewellery （首饰）shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl（珍珠）for his wife’s birthday and that the  16   did not matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examin;ing a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that _17_ $5000. He paid for that pearl , shook hands with the jeweler and left.

A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked that pearl _18_ that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the _19_ size and quality as she wanted a pair of earrings made. “Can you give me any advice on _20_ to get such a pearl?” said the man. The jeweler replied , “I would say it’s _21_ to find an exact one like that pearl.”

    The rich man _22_ the jeweler to advertise in the newspaper, and offered $25.000 for that matching pearl. Many people answered that ad, _23_ nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had _24__  hope, an old lady came in. To his _25_ , she took a wonderful pearl from her handbag. “I don’t like to sell it, ” she said _26_. “I inherited (继承)it from my mother, and my mother inherited from _27_, but now I really need money.”

The jeweler was quick to pay her _28_ she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell the good _29_ to him. The rich man, however, was _30_ to be found. He had fled with the old woman a few more minutes before.

1. A. size                B. shape             C. price

2.A. spent               B. cost              C. took

3. A. a little              B. so much           C. at all

4. A. same               B. different           C. common

5.A. what               B. why               C. how

6. A. possible            B. easy               C. impossible

7. A. let                 B. make              C. asked

8. A. so                 B. but                C. and

9. A. found out           B. given up            C. come up with

10. A. disappointment      B. surprise             C. fear

11.A. happily             B. loudly             C. sadly

12.A. mine               B.his                 C. hers

13. A. when               B. before             C. after

14. A. news               B. advice             C. way

15. A. somewhere          B. anywhere           C. nowhere