阅读理解

　　A few weeks ago, we decided to paint (油漆) the outside of our house. To save money, we decided to do it ourselves. On Saturday morning, we went to the shops and bought some paint and a number of brushes. We already had a ladder (梯子), so we were then ready to start. We began that afternoon with the back of the house. The next Saturday I went to a football match while my wife painted the front of the house. On Sunday we found that we could not open any of the front windows. We got them all open in the end but I broke three and they were very expensive to repair. Next time when we try to save money, I shall certainly pay someone to do the work.

(1) Why did the writer and his wife decide to paint the house themselves? Because ________.

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A. no one else could do the work

B. they didn't want to spend much money

C. they only need to buy some paint

D. windows were expensive to repair

(2) Why will they pay someone to work for them next time?

Because they ________.

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A. don't want to do the work themselves any more

B. have no paint and brushes

C. want to go to the football match together

D. want to save money

(3) “So we were then ready to start” means we________.

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A. had already started the work

B. had everything we need to begin the job

C. were always ready to do the work

D. were happy to start the work

(4) On Sunday they could not open ________ of the front windows.

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(5) The writer broke ________ in the end.

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Sydney, Australia

Sept.27th, 2004

Dear Xiao Ming,

   Do you know how to write an English letter? When we write a letter in Chinese, we always

put the date at the end of the letter. But it is different in English. We have to put it on the top of the right corner. And above the date, we also write the number of our house and the names of our street, city and country. To begin the letter, we always use words like “Dear sir” “Dear Mr./Miss/ Mrs.…”At the end of the letter, we usually use words like “Yours” “Yours ever” or “Truly yours”.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Wang Lu

根据短文内容,回答下列问题

1. “We have to put it on the top of the right corner.” The word “it” here means______.　　　　

A. the date　　 B. the letter　　  C. the envelope　　 D. the passage

2. Here is the letter from_______?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   

A.  P.R.C.　　   B. China　　    C. Australia　　    D. Sydney

3. Who writes this letter?　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. I　　　　   B. You　　　　 C. Wang Lu　　    D. Miss Shute

4. From the passage, we know when we write an English letter, we should put down our address 

　　    .　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  

A. at the end of the letter on the left

B. at the end of the letter on the right

C. at the top of the letter on the left

D. at the top of the letter on the right

5. How do you begin your letter if you write to Peter White?　　　　　　

A. Peter.　　    B. Mr. Peter.　　　　 C. Dear Sir Peter.    D. Dear Mr. White.

阅读理解

　　A few weeks ago, we decided to paint (油漆) the outside of our house. To save money, we decided to do it ourselves. On Saturday morning, we went to the shops and bought some paint and a number of brushes. We already had a ladder (梯子), so we were then ready to start. We began that afternoon with the back of the house. The next Saturday I went to a football match while my wife painted the front of the house. On Sunday we found that we could not open any of the front windows. We got them all open in the end but I broke three and they were very expensive to repair. Next time when we try to save money, I shall certainly pay someone to do the work.

(1) Why did the writer and his wife decide to paint the house themselves? Because ________.

[　　]

A. no one else could do the work

B. they didn't want to spend much money

C. they only need to buy some paint

D. windows were expensive to repair

(2) Why will they pay someone to work for them next time?

Because they ________.

[　　]

A. don't want to do the work themselves any more

B. have no paint and brushes

C. want to go to the football match together

D. want to save money

(3) “So we were then ready to start” means we________.

[　　]

A. had already started the work

B. had everything we need to begin the job

C. were always ready to do the work

D. were happy to start the work

(4) On Sunday they could not open ________ of the front windows.

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(5) The writer broke ________ in the end.

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综合填空

A few weeks ago we decided to paint the outside of our house. To save money we decided to do it ourselves. One Saturday morning we went to the shops and 1 some paint and lots of brushes. We were then 2 to start. We begin 3 the back of the house that afternoon. The next weekend I went to a football match while my wife painted 4 front of the house. On Sunday we found that we could not open 5 of the front windows. At last we were able to open them all but I broke three of them and they were expensive 6 .

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