Mr. Ford saw a sweater in a shop window. Because it was cheap he decided to buy it. When he got home he put the sweater on. It fitted （适合） him very well and he was pleased with it. In the afternoon he went out to work in his garden. It soon began to rain, and Mr. Ford had to run into the house. He ran quickly, but he still got wet.

　　Then his sweater started to shrink （变小）. It got smaller and smaller. Soon it was so tight that he couldn't breathe （呼吸）.

A．Because he needed a sweater.

B．Because it was not expensive.

C．Because the sweater fitted him very well.

D．Because it looked nice in the shop window.

A．That afternoon Mr. Ford was outside the house in his garden working. He was wearing the sweater when it began to rain.

B．He wanted to show his new sweater on his way home, it began to rain.

C．He wanted to show his new sweater to his friends. After his friends left, it began to rain.

D．He was having a rest in the garden when it began to rain.

A．Mr. Ford was going to a meeting

B．Mrs. Ford was at home

C．Mrs. Ford didn't know her husband had bought a new sweater

D．Mr. Ford bought a very good sweater

A．Because it got smaller in the rain.

B．Because Mr. Ford couldn't breathe.

C．Because the sweater fitted him very well.

D．Because Mr. Ford fell ill in the rain.

(5) Then his sweater started to shrink. The word “shrink” means ____.

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　　Two women on a train were arguing (争论) . At last one of them called the conductor (列车员) . She said, “If this window is open, I will catch cold. And I'll probably (可能) die.”

　　The other woman said, “But if this window is shut, I will die. I will feel difficulty in breathing (呼吸困难).”

　　The conductor didn't know what to do . A man had been listening all the time . He said he had an idea .

　　“First open the window . That will kill (杀死) one,” he said . “Next shut it. That will kill the other, Then we can have peace.”

1．How did a man help the conductor?

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A．He told the conductor to open the window.

B．He told the conductor to shut the window.

C．He told the conductor to drive out (赶走)the two arguing women.

D．He told the conductor to first open the window and then shut it so that the two arguing women would die.

2．What did the man really mean?

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A．He really meant to kill the two woman.

B．He was really making fun of (取笑) the two women.

C．He was really making a fool of the conductor.

D．He wanted to show that he was cleverer than the conductor.

3．This story happened ________.

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4．Which one is not right?

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A．One woman wanted to open the window.

B．One woman wanted to shut the window.

C．Either open the window or shut the window, and one of the two women would die.

D．The conductor didn't know how to stop the argue.

5．This story tells us that ________.

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A．we should open the windows on a train.

B．we should shut the windows on a train.

C．we should help the conductor on a train.

D．we should be polite and peaceful on a train.