A beautiful and very successful actress was the star for a new musical show. Her home was in the country, but she didn’t want to go back there every night, so she bought an expensive house in the center of the city, got some beautiful furniture and got a man to paint the rooms in new colour.
It was very difficult to get tickets for her show in the evening, because everyone wanted to see it. So she decided to give the painter two of the best seats. She hoped that this would make him work better for her. He took the tickets without saying anything, and she heard no more about them until the end of month, when she got the painter’s bill. At the bottom of it were these words: “Four hours from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. watching Miss Hall sing and dance: 3 pounds,” with this note: “Before 5:00 p.m. I get 10 shillings (先令)an hour and after 5:00 p.m. 15 shillings.”

1. 1.

   The actress bought a house in the center of the city because        .

   1. A.
      she liked to live in the busiest place
   2. B.
      she didn’t like to live in the country
   3. C.
      she wanted to work harder than before
   4. D.
      she didn’t want to live in old house
2. 2.

   In order to make the painter work better for her, the actress        .

   1. A.
      gave him two tickets for her show
   2. B.
      sang and danced for four hours
   3. C.
      decided to give him 3 pounds
   4. D.
      invited him for a big dinner
3. 3.

   The actress got the painter’s bill        .

   1. A.
      to ask for the money of his painting work
   2. B.
      to ask her to pay for his watching her show
   3. C.
      in which he showed his thanks for the tickets
   4. D.
      in which he expressed his dissatisfaction
4. 4.

   It can be learned from the text that one pound is         shillings.

   1. A.
      10
   2. B.
      12
   3. C.
      15
   4. D.
      20
5. 5.

   What kind of man was the painter?

   1. A.
      He was a careful man.
   2. B.
      He was a poor man.
   3. C.
      He was not friendly to others.
   4. D.
      He knew little about music and dance.

A young girl called Ida in Sweden decided to travel to a place she hadn't seen for 22 years. She had a happy life until some kids asked, "Why don't you look like your mom?" Ida was sent to her adopted(收养) family in Sweden right after she was born.She really didn't know anything about her birthplace, Korea, except for some information she recently heard about her birthparents.
During her schooldays, she was often questioned about her looks. Ida considered herself a normal Swedish person. She tried to be part of the group in her school, but she found it hard. She was still seen as an outsider.
As she grew older, she accepted(接受)who she  was. Still, she
wanted to find the missing piece of the puzzle (困惑). After finding out the place of her birthparents, Ida went to Korea in 2008. When she first arrived, she was surprised to see so many people who looked like her. However, apart from her looks, not much could be shared (分享) with others. She knew little about the culture, food, especially the language. Being in Korea wasn't always easy for her.
Perhaps Ida can never truly fit in either culture, but it's worth visiting her birthplace because she finally realized how special and different she is. She has two loving families, and most of all a better understanding of who she is. This helps her to have a positive view of her life.
【小题1】 Where was Ida born?

A.So I have to take him to the hospital

B.It’s Saturday

C.He was asleep soon after he went to bed

D.She began to cry when her mother left

E.At that time the telephone rang and he went to answer it

After dinner Mr Jackson turned on the television．He tried to find a football game on it．1.．“Hello．”he said，“7462135．”“It’s Betty speaking，”said a woman．“Henry is i11．2.．But Lucy is too young…”“Don’t worry．I’ll go and look after her．But where’s your husband James?”  “He’s gone to London．He’11 be back at two tomorrow morning．”

Mr Jackson arrived at his sister’s home a few minutes later．Lucy was only four．3.．Mr Jackson told her some stories and showed her some nice pictures．He didn’t stop until the little girl fell asleep．Mr Jackson went home after James came back．4.．

Mrs Jackson was on duty in the hospital that night The next morning，  she came back home and woke Mr Jackson up．He had a look at the clock on the wall and found it was half past eight．He jumped off the bed and ran to the garage(车库)with his bag．His wife tried to say something．but he called back．“I was never 1ate for work．you know．But I’m late this morning，”“No．you aren’t，”said Mrs Jackson．“5.．”

After the earthquake took place(发生), I found  1 in the dark. I couldn’t move. The bottom(底部) parts of  2 my legs and my feet were hurting  3 . All around me was quiet. But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I remembered  4 had happened, I had been in an earthquake.

For about two hours nobody came.  5 I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had something to eat. Then I heard people   6  to me. A team of people had come to see  7 anyone was under the broken road. I called out“I’m here!”I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the bridge near my car. “ How are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad,” I said ，“but my feet and legs feel  8 they’re broken.’’ “We’ll do our best   9  you out of there,” he said. They didn’t get me out   10  the next morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.