Everybody has one of those days when everything goes wrong. This is what happened to Harry.

One morning, he got up very __16__because his clock stopped. He tried to shave( 刮胡须 ) quickly and cut himself. When he got dressed, he got blood all over his ___17___,so he had to find another one. The only other shirt that was clean ___18__ironing( 熨烫 ). While he was ironing it, there was a knock at the door. It was the man to collect money for water. After he paid the water ___19__ he found the iron had burnt a hole in his shirt. So he had to wear the one with the blood on it after all. By this time it was very late, so he __20__he couldn’t go to work by bus. He ___21___for a taxi to take him to work. When the taxi arrived and Harry got in.

In another part of the town, a man had killed a woman __22__ a knife and was seen to run away in a taxi. When Harry’s taxi stopped outside his office, a policeman ___23___ to be standing there. He saw the blood on Harry’s shirt, and took him to the police station. He was ___24___till 3 o’clock p.m. ___25___the police found out that he was not the man they wanted. When he finally arrived at the office at about 4 p.m., his boss took a look at him and told  him to find another job.

(  )16.A. early   B. late      C. worriedly   D. fast

(  )17.A. coat    B. sweater   C. jacket      D. shirt

(  )18.A. need    B. needed    C. needing     D. to need

(  )19.A. money   B. change    C. bill        D. pay

(  )20.A. wondered   B. thought  C. believed   D. decided

(  )21.A.looked   B. wished   C. waited   D. telephoned

(  )22.A. by      B. with     C. in       D. through

(  )23.A. seemed  B. said     C. happened D. appeared

(  )24.A. stopped B. caught   C. left     D. kept

(  )25.A. before  B. after    C. since    D. while

It was ten o'clock at night. And the last bus just stopped at the gate of a Park. An old woman got out, and the conductor was just going to ring the bell for the l　 to start the bus again, when he saw a small boy 2 at the bus stop.

'What's the matter?' the bus conductor said to the boy.

　 'My mother gave me ten pence to go home by bus after I finished playing football in the park with my friends,' the small boy answered. 'But I've 3 it, so now I have to walk all the way home.' 'That's all right,' said the conductor. 'Come on, we'll 4 you home.'

　 The small boy thanked him, 5 the bus and sat down near the door. The conductor rang the bell, then the bus started. 'How 6 are you going?' asked the conductor. The boy told him the name of the place where he lived. It was about two miles away, and the 7 would have cost three pence if the boy had had the money to pay for it.

　 The conductor went to give some other people their tickets, and when he came back a few minutes 8 , he saw that the boy was crying again. 'And what's the matter 9 you now?' the conductor asked. 'You are on your way home, aren't you?'

　 'Yes, I am,' answered the boy. 'But what about my change(找零)? You haven't given that to me yet. You should give me 10　 pence. ,

(　 )1. A. boy　　 B. conductor　 C. driver　　　 D. old woman

(　 )2. A. cry　　 B. cried　　 　C. crying　 　　D. to cry

(　 )3. A dropped　 B. forgot　　 C. lost　　 　 D. left

(　 )4. A bring　 　B. take　　 　 C. carry　　 　 D. show

(　 )5. A. got off　 B. got up　　 C. got on　　　 D. got in

(　 )6. A. long　　 B. far　　　 　C. soon　　 　 D. often

(　 )7. A ticket　 　B. seat　　 　 C. bus　　 　　D. chair

(　 )8. A before　 B. after　　 　 C. earlier　 　 D. later

(　 )9. A about　 　B. of　　　 　 C. from　 　　D. with

(　 )10. A. seven　 B. ten .　　 　 C. three　　 　 D. no

It was the end of the year party at school .I had asked my mother to __36__us cookies .Mom’s chocolate chios were the best .
But two o’clock passed, and she didn’t   37 .Most of the other mothers had come and gone , dropping off their cookies , chips and cupcakes . I took my bag and left   38  my home . The house was empty when I arrived . My heart was    39  anger.For the first time in my life ,my mother had let me down .
I was lying on my bed upstairs   40  I heard her come through the front door .“Robbie,”she called out .“Where are you ?” I could hear her running from room to room . She was looking for me .I kept silent .When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed , I didn’t move .“I’m sorry , honey ,” she said .“I got busy and forgot .” I still kept __41__.
Then my mother began to laugh .I couldn’t believe ___42___.I rolled over (翻身)and faced her .
But my mother wasn’t laughing at all . She was crying . “I’m so sorry . I let my boy down .”
She cried like a little girl. I had never __43__my mother cry .
“It’s OK , Mom ,”I reached out and stroked （抚摸）her hair .“We didn’t even need those ___44___.” There was plenty of stuff to eat .Don’t  cry It’s all right.”
My ____45__made my mother sit up . She pulled me to her . We didn’t say another word .We just held each other in a long hug .

It was the end of the year party at school .I had asked my mother to __36__us cookies .Mom’s chocolate chios were the best .

     But two o’clock passed, and she didn’t   37  .Most of the other mothers had come and gone , dropping off their cookies , chips and cupcakes . I took my bag and left   38   my home . The house was empty when I arrived . My heart was    39   anger.For the first time in my life ,my mother had let me down .

I was lying on my bed upstairs   40   I heard her come through the front door .“Robbie,”she called out .“Where are you ?” I could hear her running from room to room . She was looking for me .I kept silent .When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed , I didn’t move .“I’m sorry , honey ,” she said .“I got busy and forgot .” I still kept __41__.

Then my mother began to laugh .I couldn’t believe ___42___.I rolled over (翻身)and faced her .

But my mother wasn’t laughing at all . She was crying . “I’m so sorry . I let my boy down .”

She cried like a little girl. I had never __43__my mother cry .

“It’s OK , Mom ,”I reached out and stroked （抚摸）her hair .“We didn’t even need those ___44___.” There was plenty of stuff to eat .Don’t  cry It’s all right.”

My ____45__made my mother sit up . She pulled me to her . We didn’t say another word .We just held each other in a long hug .

1.A.make          B. put         C. have           D.give 

2.A. go           B.leave        C.appear          D.turn

3.A.in            B. for         C. from           D. on 

4.A.Please  with  B.fed up with  C. strict with    D. filled with 

5.A. though       B. because     C. when           D. while

6.A.silent        B. angry       C. sad            D.calm 

7.A. him          B. it          C. her            D. them

8.A. felt         B. looked      C.found          D. seen

9.A.chips         B.cupcakes     C. cookies       D.hamburgers 

10.A. words        B.thoughts      C. actions     D.saying

One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon(外科医生), had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls.It was 60 miles away.And it was snowing heavily in the sky.The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat.Gun in hand,the man ordered the doctor to get out.Then the man drove the car down the road,leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
while playing with a gun.
It was after two o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before. The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cunningham,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “this is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who came all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
【小题1】Choose the right order of the events given in the story.
a. Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b. Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c. The boy shot himself.
d. The boy died.
e. The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f. Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.