In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .
What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .
A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .
We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.
The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .

What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .

A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .

We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.

The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

1.                A．dislike　　　    B．protect         C．admire　　　  D．suspect

2.                A．power　　      B．thoughts        C．knowledge    D．abilities

3.                A．funny　　      B．difficult　　     C．attractive　　 D．easy

4.                A．control         B．stop　　　      C．remove　　　　   D．break

5.                A．walking　　     B．driving　　　    C．marching　　  D．searching

6.                A．murder         B．robbery        C．accident  D．theft

7.                A．peace　　　    B．balance         C．situation　　　 D．rule

8.                A．order　　      B．encourage      C．allow　　　   D．expect

9.                A．family　        B．safety　　      C．future　　　  D．work

10.               A．only if　　      B．as 　　        C．since　　 D．even if

11.               A．interview　　　 B．notice          C．arrest　　　   D．warn

12.               A．how　　　　    B．where         C．what　　　    D．who

13.               A．hope　　　     B．promise　　　   C．prepare　　   D．decide

14.               A．comfortable     B．hopeless        C．necessary  D．meaningless

15.               A．hardly　　      B．ever　　       C．forever　　　 D．never

When his friend learned this, he asked Mr. Smith to advertise again like this. “If the man who was seen to take an umbrella from the City Church last Sunday morning does not wish to get into trouble, he must return the umbrella to No.108,Broad Street.”

This came out in the newspaper, and on the next morning Mr. Smith was very much surprised when he opened the front door. By the door lay twelve umbrellas of all colors, and among them was his umbrella. Many of the umbrellas had notes with them saying that he took the umbrella by mistake and asking the owner not to say anything about the matter.

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1.Why did Mr. Smith want very much to get his umbrella back？Because______.

A. the umbrella was very expensive

B.the umbrella was very nice

C.the umbrella was given by his best friend

D.the umbrella was a birthday present given by his aunt

2.After he advertised in the newspaper for the first time______.

A. his aunt bought a new umbrella for him again

B.no one returned the umbrella to him

C.a thief returned the umbrella to him

D.a man said he took the umbrella by mistake

3.Who gave Mr. Smith a good piece of advice to find the umbrella?

A. His aunt.　　　　　　   B.A policeman.　　　　　　  C.His friend.　　　　　　　　 D.His wife.

4．From the passage, we know Mr. Smith’s friend was______.

A. honest　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.clever　　　　　　　　　　    C.foolish　　    D.careful

    “I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world.” John thought.

    He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. “Wanted-the best present for the woman who has everything.”

    For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him “the best present” .But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.

    Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.

    “This bird,” the man said, “can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world.”

    “I will listen to it.” John said. “If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you.”

    The man spoke to the bird. “Talk to me in French,” he said. The bird spoke to him in French. “Tell me a joke in Japanese,” he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. “Sing a famous pop song.” he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.

    “I’ll buy it.” John said. “How much do you want?”

    “One hundred thousand dollars.” the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.

    The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. “Well, mother.” he said, “Is the bird wonderful?”

    “Oh, it was delicious, dear.” she said.

    1. Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

    A. Because he loved his mother very much.

    B. Because his mother needed these presents.

    C. Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money.

    D. Because he was the richest man in the world.

    2. How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

    A. They rang John up. 　　　　　　　　　　  B. They knew it from the newspapers.

    C. John phoned them one by one. 　　　　　　  D. They knew it on TV.

    3. When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

    A. Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday.

    B. On John’s mother’s birthday.

    C. About five days before John’s mother’s birthday.

    D. Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday.

    4. Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

    A. Because it was such a beautiful bird.

    B. Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird.

    C. Because the bird could look after his mother.

    D. Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy.

    5. What does the sentence “It was delicious.” really mean in the story?

    A. His mother ate the bird.

    B. His mother let the bird fly away

    C. His mother began to learn languages from the bird.

    D. His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world.