A gay(愉快) young man, who earned his living as a drummer in a band, has just married, and he and his wife were looking for somewhere to live. They saw a lot of places, but there was always something that one of them did not like about them. At last, however, they found a block (街区) of new flats (单元房) which both of them really liked. However, there was still the problem of whether they should take one of the ground-floor flats, which had a small garden, or one of the upstairs ones.

　　At last they decided on a first-floor flat－not too low down and not too high up－and moved in. After they had bought furniture, carpets, curtains, and all the rest, they gave a big party to celebrate the setting up of their first home together.

　　It was a gay and noisy party, as all the host's friends from the band came and played their instruments. The guests danced, sang and practised on their host's drums.

　　Soon after one a. m. the telephone rang. The hostess went to answer it in the hall, and after she had finished, came back with a happy smile on her face and said to her husband, “That was the man who has just moved into the flat downstairs telephoning, dear. I am so glad we decided not to choose it. He says it is terribly noisy down there.”

1．How did the young man in this story earn his living?

2．What were he and his wife looking for?

3．What were a lot of places like?

4．What was the problem about the block of new flats which both of them really liked?

5．What did they decide on at last?

6．What did they buy?

7．What did they give a party for?

8．Why was the party a gay and noisy one?

9．When did the telephone ring?

10．What did the hostess say to her husband?

　　It was a few days before New Year's Day, so when the office 1 at half past five, a lot of young boys and girls 2 and had a party (聚会) . They 3 and drank, played games and watched TV , and nobody (没人) wanted 4 home. But Jim had a wife (妻子)at home, and lived quite along way 5 the city. 6 few minutes he looked at his watch, and at last (最后) , when it was very 7 he began to leave.

　　“Jim!”shouted (喊) his friends,“are you 8 ?   9 don't you stay and enjoy the party?”

　　 “I'm not leaving. ”said Jim, “ I am only going down to the 10 to miss (错过) the last train back home. I will be back here soon. ”

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　　There was a big garden near John's house, and it had a lot of f 1 trees in it. One day John saw some beautiful apples o 2 one of them. He went home and got a ladder, put it a 3 the high wall of the garden and climbed up. Then he pulled the ladder up, and put it down on the o 4 side, and climbed down into the garden. Just then a gardener came r 5 a corner and saw him.

　　“What are you doing?” he s 6 .

　　John thought quickly and said, “I'm selling my ladder.”

　　“Selling your ladder? In somebody's garden! Do you think I believe s 7 a foolish story?” said the gardener and came to John w 8 a stick.

　　“It's my ladder,” said John, “and I can sell it w 9 I like. You needn't buy it if you don't want to.” And he took his ladder and climbed over the wall a 10 .

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　　Mrs Smith often felt lonely when her husband went to work. The room was small. She always spent only half an hour tidying it. She could not get up early in the morning, so Mr Smith had to cook breakfast by himself. She usually had some bread and milk for lunch and only cooked supper for herself and her husband. They had no television. Mr Smith always went to bed at nine.

　　It was a winter morning. The sun was shining and it was warmer outside than it in the room. The woman sat on the step of a shop, looking at the busy traffic. At that moment a man with a map in his hand was coming towards her.

　　“Excuse me, Madam. Could you tell me how to get to the nearest hospital, please？”

　　Mrs Smith looked at him up and down. “He looks like a farmer,” the woman said to herself. “Let me laugh at him.”

　　Then she turned to him and said: “Lie down in the middle of the street and you will soon be sent to a hospital. ”

　　“Please set an example to me, then,” said the man.

　　She had to tell the way to him and then she said: “I think you've been in a city for the first time. It's much more beautiful than the field. Is that right？”

　　“Yes, Madam,” said the farmer with a smile, “But I think it is built on the field！”

1．Mrs Smith often felt (1) when her husband was at (2).

2．Her room was not (3) and it always (4) her only half an hour to (5) it.

3．In the evening, she cooked supper for (6) her husband and herself.

4．“Could you show me the way (7) the nearest hospital, please？” asked a man (8) a map.

5．Mrs Smith (9) the man to lie down in the middle of the street, but the man (10) do it.