Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.
　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.
　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.
　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.
　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."
【小题1】Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．happy

D．unhappy

【小题2】Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours	B．nearly two days
C．one week	D．more than sixty hours

【小题3】When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

【小题4】Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken	B．it was the weekend
C．it was in an office	D．it was a holiday

【小题5】In the lift, there was_________.

A．water

B．beer

C．telephone

D．nothing

Many people have to work on the weekend. Some people do not mind. Others think it is terrible.

　　One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous. He is Graham Coates. Mr Coates works in an office in Brighton, England.

　　On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work. When he got on the lift(电梯), it stopped between floors. Mr Coates could not get out of the lift. He started to shout, but no one heard him. Then Mr. Coats remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work until Tuesday.

　　There was nothing for him to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to eat or drink, Mr Coats ended up sleeping for most of the day.

　　Now Mr. Coates says, "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

1.Mr. Coates thinks working on the weekend is_____.

A．interesting         B．terrible           C．happy            D．unhappy

2.Mr. Coates stayed in the lift for_____.

A．about twenty hours                      B．nearly two days

C．one week                             D．more than sixty hours

3. When Mr. Coates got out of the lift he_____.

A．was cold, weak, hungry and tired

B．wouldn't work there any more

C．said "I only use lifts if they have telephones in them."

D．went home at once

4.Why could Mr. Coates not get out of the lift? Because _____.

A．it was broken                          B．it was the weekend

C．it was in an office                        D．it was a holiday

5. In the lift, there was_________.

A．water            B．beer             C．telephone         D．nothing

 

从下面方框中选出8个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺。(每词限用一次) 

take, bad, medicine, careful, nothing, come, month ,something, and, wrong

Mr. Shute lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong dog. His farm is small   76   he is often free in winter. So he goes to a city and finds work there.

Once he stayed in a city for two   77   . When New Year was coming, he went back home to see his wife and his children. On his way home, something was   78   with his eyes. When he knocked on the door, his dog   79   out and was not friendly to him. His wife hurried to drive it away. The next morning he went to see a doctor. The doctor looked over his eyes   80 and gave him some   81  . Before he left, he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to laugh and said, “Maybe something is wrong with your dog’s eyes, too.”

When Mr. Shute got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I’m afraid it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal   82   here.”

Mr. Shute thought his wife was right. He then made his dog   83  his medicine instead.

1.____    ___ 2. __________  3. __________   4. ___________   

5.__________  6. __________  7.___________  8.___________

 

The Beets were a new couple (夫妇). The things in their rooms, such as the television, the computer, the fridge, furniture and so on, were all left by their parents. They only paid some money for their food and clothes. But they tried their best to save money. If they had something important to tell their friends, they always visited them instead of calling them.
One day, it was a quarter past nine. Mr. Beet didn’t come back. His wife was a little worried. The supper was cold and she had waited for two hours. She was sitting by the table in the dark room.
Suddenly the woman heard someone coming upstairs. It was her husband’s step. She hurried to open the door. In the dark she could hear his deep breathing(呼吸). As soon as he sat down, she turned on the light and found he looked very tired.
“Why do you come back so late, dear?” asked the woman. “Haven’t you caught a bus?”
“Yes, but I didn’t take it.” “Why not?”
“I ran after it so that I saved two dollars this evening.”
“That’s great!” the woman said happily. “Run after a taxi next time and you’ll save both more time and money.”
【小题1】The supper was ready at       .

A．6:15

B．6:30

C．6:45

D．7:15

【小题2】Mrs. Beet sat in the dark because         .

A．she wanted to save money.

B．she didn’t like the bright light.

C．she was afraid to be seen.

D．she wanted to have a good rest.

【小题3】Mr. Beet went back          .

A．by taxi

B．by bus

C．on foot

D．by bike

【小题4】When Mr. Beet got home that evening,               .

A．his wife was angry with him

B．he was very tired

C．he was too hungry to say a word

D．his wife felt sorry

【小题5】Mrs. Beet hoped          .

A．her husband went home by bus the next time.

B．her husband could keep on doing exercise.

C．her husband could be stronger and stronger.

D．her husband could save more money and time.

从下面方框中选出8个单词，用它们的适当形式填入短文空格内，使短文意思正确、通顺。(每词限用一次) 

take, bad, medicine, careful, nothing, come, month ,something, and, wrong

Mr. Shute lives in a village. He has got a big family and a strong dog. His farm is small   76  he is often free in winter. So he goes to a city and finds work there.
Once he stayed in a city for two   77  . When New Year was coming, he went back home to see his wife and his children. On his way home, something was   78  with his eyes. When he knocked on the door, his dog   79  out and was not friendly to him. His wife hurried to drive it away. The next morning he went to see a doctor. The doctor looked over his eyes   80 and gave him some   81 . Before he left, he told the doctor about his dog. When he heard this, the doctor began to laugh and said, “Maybe something is wrong with your dog’s eyes, too.”
When Mr. Shute got home, he told his wife about it. The woman said, “I’m afraid it’s true. If a thief comes into our house, it won’t see him and he’ll steal   82  here.”
Mr. Shute thought his wife was right. He then made his dog   83 his medicine instead.
【小题1】____   ___ 【小题2】 __________ 【小题3】 __________  【小题4】 ___________   
【小题5】__________ 【小题6】 __________ 【小题7】___________ 【小题8】___________