Mrs. White has a son．His name is Sam White．The young man began to work in a post office in a city this summer．He asked his mother to visit the city．The old woman was happy and took a train to the city．But she didn't know the way to the post office．She began to look for it, but she couldn't find it．At a bus stop she asked an old man, "Excuse me, how can I get to the post office?"

"We have about forty post offices in our city," said the old man．"Which one do you want to go?"

Mrs. White gave Sam's letter to the old man and he said, "Walk along this street and take the fourth turning on the left．His post office is just there．"

Mrs. White thanked the old man and soon found her son．They were very happy．A week later she went to the zoo．She saw many kinds of animals．But after that she couldn't find the way to the post office again．At the same bus stop she met the same old man and she asked the same question again．

"Oh, dear!" said the old man．"Are you still looking for your son?"

根据短文内容回答问题：

1．Where did Sam White work?

2．How did Mrs. White go to the city?

3．Did Mrs. White know the way to her son's post office?

4．How many post offices are there in this city?

5．Did Mrs. White know the way to the post office when she came out of the zoo?

The other day Roy Price went “home”to his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in, Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, “You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now – when did we meet last?”

    “Thirty years ago,”he answered.“I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.”He added, “You’ve changed very little.”But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.

    The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new… . He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize（认识）anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. “Where are all the children and young people?”he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, “Children? They’re in school, of course.”

    At lunch Pat said, “The town looks nice, doesn’t it?”

    “It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people. I don’t understand…”

    “There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?”

1. The house Roy was born in is now his ___________ home.

    A. mother’s                  B. sister’s                            C. new                  D. own

2. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ___________ and people seemed ___________.

    A. different, old             B. different, young        C. old, young         D. old, new

3. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.

    A. people in the small town were old like Roy’s sister

    B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot

    C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago

    D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years

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　　Mr. White is a millionnaire (百万富翁). He (1) delicious food. He had a (2) cook, Mr. Black. The man could cook all kinds of food. Mr. White asked him to (3) his wife last month. Then she thought she was good at cooking and didn't want Mr. Black to (4) for them any longer.

　　Now Mrs. White begins to cook for her (5) . But Mr. White does not like the food at all. He says he won't (6) any food at home if she doesn't stop cooking. The woman says she'll (7) another cook.

　　This morning Mr. White broke a window in a shop. They took him to the (8) . The policeman said, “I'm sorry to fine you a hundred dollars, or you'll stay in prison(监狱) for ten days. (9) do you want?”

　　“I'll stay in prison.”

　　“ (10) ?”

　　“Because my wife will find a new cook in ten days!”

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　　Mr White is a millionaire（百万富翁）. He ___1___ delicious food. He had a ___2___ cook, Mr Black. The man could cook all kinds of food. Mrs White asked him to ___3___ her last month. Then she thought she was good at cooking and didn't want Mr Black to ___4___ for them any longer.

　　Now Mrs White begins to cook for her ___5___. But Mr White does not like the food at all. He says he won't ___6___ any food at home if she doesn't stop cooking. The woman says she'll ___7___ another cook.

　　This morning Mr White broke a window in a shop. They took him to the ___8___. The policeman said,“I'm sorry to tell you, Mr White. or I'll fine（罚）you ten dollars, or you'll stay in prison（监狱）. ___9___ do you want?”

　　“I would rather（宁愿）stay in prison.”

　　“___10___”

　　“Because my wife will find a new cook in ten days!”