通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

　　John lived with his mother in a big house, and when his mother 1 a month ago, the house became 2 for him. So he bought a smaller 3 in the next street. There was a very nice old clock in his 4 house, and when the men came to take his things 5 the new house,  John thought, "I'm not going to let them 6 my beautiful old clock in their truck. Perhaps they 7 it, and then repairing it 8 very  expensive." So he 9 himself and began to carry it down the road 10.

　　It waw heavy. 11 he stopped two or three times 12 a rest. 

　　Then suddenly a small boy came along the road. He stopped and  looked 13 John for 14 seconds. Then he said to John, "You're a  foolish man, aren't you? Why 15 you buy a watch like everybody else?"

1. A. dead　　B. died　　C. was dying　　D. had dead

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2. A. biggest B. too big C. enough big   D. more big

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3. A. one　　 B. shop　　C. that　　　　 D. ones

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4. A. new　　 B. second  C. first　　　　D. this

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5. A. to　　  B. in　　  C. at　　　　   D. off

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6. A. to carry　　   B. carrying　　   

   C. carried　　　　D. carry　　  

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7. A. break　　　　  B. are breaking　　

   C. have broken　　D. will break　　 

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8. A. is　　  B. will be  C. takes　　   D. spends

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9. A. picks up it　　  B. picked up it　　 

   C. picked it up　　 D. picks it up　　　　

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10. A. in his arm　　  B. in his arms　　

　　C. without arms　　D. among his arms　　  

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11. A. But　　B. Only　　C. So　　　　   D. And 

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12. A. had　　B. has　　 C. having　　   D. to have

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13. A. for　　B. at　　  C. around　　   D. out

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14. A. a few  B. few　　 C. a little　　 D. little

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15. A. do　　 B. don't　　C. didn't　　   D.did

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A. had　　

B. were having　　  

C. will have   

D. are having

选择填空:

Did Edison ______ a lab of his own?　　

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A. had　　B. has　　C. have　　D. haved

阅读理解

　　Mr. Black worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not far from his office, and Mr. Black always walked from his office to the station in the evening, because he liked walking. He always went along the street. Every evening he passed a poor man there. The man sat at the side of the road and sold matches (火柴), and there was always an old dog near him. There was a piece of paper around the dog' s neck, and the words I AM BLIND were on the paper.

　　Mr. Black was a kind man. He always stopped and said some kind words to the poor man and gave him a little money, but he did not take any of his matches.

　　One day Mr. Black had a lot of work in his office and was very late. He said, “My train always leaves at five past six, and it is ten to six now. I'm not going to talk to the poor man today, and I' m not going to give him any money.” He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop and did not say anything. He walked quickly to the station. But the poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “Why don't you give me any money today? You're always kind to me. Give me a little money today, too. I'm a poor man.”

　　Mr. Black stopped and looked at him. “You are a blind man. How did you follow me?” he said. The poor man said, “No, I'm not blind. My dog is.”

(1) Mr. Black walked to the station every day because ________ .

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A. he had no car

B. the station was far

C. he liked walking

D. he lived in the country

(2) The old man sat at the side of the road to ________ .

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A. sell matches

B. have a rest

C. get food for his dog

D. show his blind dog

(3) On the way to the station, Mr. Black always stopped because he ________ .

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A. liked the old dog

B. liked to talk with the old man

C. was sorry for the old man

D. wanted to buy some matches

(4) Why didn't Mr. Black give the old man any money one day? Because he ________ .

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A. had given him too much help already

B. didn't want to talk to him any more

C. walked too quickly and didn't see him

D. wanted to catch the train and had not enough time

(5) The old man let his dog carry the words I AM BLIND because he wanted people to ________ .

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A. help him in his trouble

B. stop and watch his dog

C. say kind words to him

D. be kind to his dog