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Jack worked in an office in a small town. One day his boss (老板) said to him,“Jack, I want you to go to Manchester, to an office there, to see Mr Brown. Here's the address.” Jack went to Manchester. When he walked out of the railway(铁路) station (火车站), he thought.“The office isn't far from the station. I'll find it easily.” but after an hour he was still looking for it, so he stopped and asked an old woman. She said,“Go straight along this street, turn to the left at the end, and it's the second building on the right.”Jack went and found it. A few days later he went to the same city, but again he did not find the office, so he asked someone the way. It was the same old woman! She was astonished (惊讶)and said,“Are you still looking for that place?”

1 . Manchester is the name of

[　　]

A. a city　　　　 B. a building

C. a country　　　D. a street

2. The boss wanted Jack to

[　　]

A. go to Manchester　　　 B. go to his office

C. send for Mr Brown　　　D. visit Mr Brown

3. How did Jack go to Manchester?

[　　]

A. By bus　　　B. By train　　　C. By car　　　D. By plane

4. Jack left the station and

[　　]

A. found the office himself

B. was led to the office

C. asked where Mr Brown was

D. didn't know where he was

5. From the story we know.

[　　]

A. Jack had a bad memory (记忆力)

B. Jack had never been to Manchester

C. It was really difficult to find the place

D. Jack was still looking for the place

　It was very late when we came out of the cinema. We knew the last train would leave      11:15 , so we ran as      as we could to the station. It was just after 11: 15 when we      the station, but the trains often leave a little       and there was a train standing at Platform 1(第一站台) , so we got in. We        for half an hour, then we got       . We found the ticket collector and asked him      the train was going to leave.

　　“Tomorrow morning at six o clock,” he told us.

　　There were       taxis outside the station.       we walked home. It        us nearly two hours. The next morning we felt very tired.

1.A. in           B. for         C. at          D. on

2.A.fast          B. faster       C. fastest       D. fastly

3.A. reached to    B. got         C. arrived in    D. arrived at

4.A. later         B. early        C. earlier      D. late

5.A. wait          B. are waiting  C. waited      D. waits

6.A. out          B. in           C. off        D. on

7.A. how          B. when       C. why        D .that

8.A. no           B. not         C. none        D. nothing

9.A. but           B. or          C. so          D. and

10.A. spent        B. cost         C. paid        D. took

The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.

As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？

We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.

I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1.When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？

2.The last runner had problems with her      .

3.Why did the woman take part in the marathon?