This is a true story of how my car got stuck in water and how a stranger helped me during the worst rain storm.
Last Sunday, the sky was grey when I woke up. The weather report said rain was coming, but I couldn’t stay home just because of rain.
Around 8:00 am I had a doctor’s appointment. It wasn’t raining then. At 9:00 I left the doctor’s office to drive to work, and it was raining hard. I just had to go about 5-6 miles down one main road to get to a nearby school, where I could stay until the rain ended. Unfortunately, the road in front of the school was flooded, and my car stopped in the middle.
“Who is going to save me?” I wondered. I shut off the engine and turned on my flashers (车灯). I called 911. They were not helpful. I called my husband, even though he couldn’t come and help me. I was also very close to a police station. But I never saw even one police car. I decided to get out of the car, since it was still pouring.
My best decision of the day had been to wear rain boots. I took my umbrella and quickly got out and ran across the street to a shelter.
Before long, a tow truck(拖车) happened to pass by the street. The driver kindly offered to help me. At that moment, I really needed car pulled out quickly, so I trusted the stranger. He pulled my car and drove me home. After he had dropped my car off, he also helped me check the engine. He said the engine was most likely flooded, but fortunately there was no water inside the car.
Although many years have passed, I still remember that stormy day and the warm-hearted stranger clearly

1. 1.

   How was the weather when the author got up?

   1. A.
      Rainy
   2. B.
      Cloudy
   3. C.
      Windy
   4. D.
      Sunny
2. 2.

   Which of the following is the correct order about the things that the author did?
   ① Drove to work.                      ② Drove to the doctor’s office.
   ③ Ran to a shelter.                      ④ Called 911 for help

   1. A.
      ②①④③
   2. B.
      ②③①④
   3. C.
      ①②④③
   4. D.
      ①③②④
3. 3.

   What did the author do after her car had got stuck in the water?

   1. A.
      She turned off her flashers
   2. B.
      She tried to restart the engine
   3. C.
      She went to the police station nearby
   4. D.
      She got out of her car
4. 4.

   How did the stranger help the author?

   1. A.
      He lent his car to her
   2. B.
      He pulled her car out of the water
   3. C.
      He drove her to school
   4. D.
      He helped her fix her engine

    “Mr. Barton?” a voice said, “Fenton’s Grams here.”

“Fenton’s?” said Andy, “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, ____15___ my car. Did I___16____something behind or what? ” “No, you didn’t. Mr. Barton. ”The voice went on. “That’s just the ____17____! You didn’t leave anything behind! You went off without ____18____ for your gas, you see! Now nor really, when that happens, we ring up the police. But____19____ I recognized you and I know it was a mistake. ”

    “I’m really very____20____.”Andy said.

“Oh, that’s all right, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your gas? And please hurry! We close at half past six! ”

1．A．news

B．film

C．music

D．favorite

2．A．way

B．time

C．reason

D．order

3．A．station

B．school

C．hospital

D．office

4．A．rang

B．came

C．gave

D．spoke

5．A．still

B．hardly

C．surely

D．only

6．A．rushed

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．reached

7．A．looked

B．observed

C．watched

D．noticed

8．A．breath

B．time

C．work

D．gas

9．A．good

B．strange

C．helpful

D．self-service

10．A．and

B．but

C．so

D．then

11．A．doing

B．working

C．making

D．giving

12．A．receive

B．return

C．answer

D．leave

13．A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．attraction

D．attention

14．A．put

B．picked

C．gave

D．called

15．A．changing

B．repairing

C．checking

D．filling

16．A．lose

B．leave

C．take

D．forget

17．A．trouble

B．worry

C．thing

D．difficulty

18．A．charging

B．preparing

C．paying

D．getting

19．A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．happily

D．unfortunately

20.A．worried

B．upset

C．sorry

D．hurried

    It was Friday. Andy Barton was in a bad mood. At six o’clock his ____1___ program “Travel with us” was on TV. Andy liked to get home in good ____2____ for that. But then, just as he was leaving his ____3___ to get home a little earlier, a customer ___4____ up with a few complaints for the next fifteen minutes. “I can ___5____ get home in time if I hurry.” Andy told himself as he ___6_____ out of the office. But when, as he drove off in his car, he ____7____ that he was almost out of ___8____ I’ll have to stop at Fenton’s, Andy thought. He hated Fenton’s because it was a ____9____ gas station. “You do all the work yourself, ____10___ you pay the same for the gas.” He used to complain. But at Fenton’s, the pump was not ____11____ properly and it took ages to get gas. So when Andy got home, it was already two minutes past six. Just then the phone rang. “Shall I ____12____ it?" Andy thought. He tried to fix his ____13____ on the program, but it kept ringing and finally he ____14____ it up.

    “Mr. Barton?” a voice said, “Fenton’s Grams here.”

“Fenton’s?” said Andy, “Why, I was at your place only a few minutes ago, ____15___ my car. Did I___16____something behind or what? ” “No, you didn’t. Mr. Barton. ”The voice went on. “That’s just the ____17____! You didn’t leave anything behind! You went off without ____18____ for your gas, you see! Now nor really, when that happens, we ring up the police. But____19____ I recognized you and I know it was a mistake. ”

    “I’m really very____20____.”Andy said.

“Oh, that’s all right, Mr. Barton. But could you come round now and pay for your gas? And please hurry! We close at half past six! ”

1．A．news

B．film

C．music

D．favorite

2．A．way

B．time

C．reason

D．order

3．A．station

B．school

C．hospital

D．office

4．A．rang

B．came

C．gave

D．spoke

5．A．still

B．hardly

C．surely

D．only

6．A．rushed

B．pushed

C．pulled

D．reached

7．A．looked

B．observed

C．watched

D．noticed

8．A．breath

B．time

C．work

D．gas

9．A．good

B．strange

C．helpful

D．self-service

10．A．and

B．but

C．so

D．then

11．A．doing

B．working

C．making

D．giving

12．A．receive

B．return

C．answer

D．leave

13．A．thoughts

B．ideas

C．attraction

D．attention

14．A．put

B．picked

C．gave

D．called

15．A．changing

B．repairing

C．checking

D．filling

16．A．lose

B．leave

C．take

D．forget

17．A．trouble

B．worry

C．thing

D．difficulty

18．A．charging

B．preparing

C．paying

D．getting

19．A．suddenly

B．luckily

C．happily

D．unfortunately

20.A．worried

B．upset

C．sorry

D．hurried

One day an ordinary dog appeared in the ticket office at Campiglia, a busy railroad station on Italy's main line. A ticket agent named Elvio greeted the strange dog in a friendly way, so the dog decided to stay. From that day on, the dog became Elvio's shadow and was named Lampo.

Lampo kept Elvio company(陪伴) inside the ticket office. When the weather was warm, he would enjoy himself in the sun on the train platform.　 

When it was time for Elvio to return home on the train at night, Lampo ran after the train for a long way and then sadly gave up and went back to the station.　　

One night as Elvio was riding home on the train, he noticed that Lampo was lying at his feet. Afraid that the conductor would see the dog on the train and shout at him, Elvio pushed Lampo under a seat. Luckily, the conductor did not notice the dog. Lampo came home with Elvio and met his family. then, after a short visit, Lampo boarded the last train and went back to the station. Lampo quickly learned all of the train schedules(时刻表).He would ride home from work with Elvio every night and then ride back to the station alone. Every morning, Lampo arrived at Elvio's house in time to walk his young daughter, Mivna, to school. The faithful dog would then take  another train to Campiglia to spend time with his master, then travel again to accompany Mivna home from school at 11∶30.　　

Soon, Lampo began to take the trains all over Italy. Lampo became famous among the men who worked on the railroad, as his journeys became more frequent, complicated and mysterious. No one could explain why he traveled or how he always found the right train back to Campiglia. People decided that Lampo was a unique dog.　　

Some of the railroad officials were against Lampo's illegal travels. They were afraid he would bite a passenger or cause some other problems. Finally, the stationmaster threastened(威胁) to call the dogcatcher if Elvio didn't get rid of the dog.　　

Elvio decided to put Lampo on a train going as far away as possible. Months went by and Lampo did not come back. Mivna missed him very much and prayed for his return. Finally one day, a sad, very thin, tired Lampo returned to Elvio's office.Everyone, even the stationmaster, was sorry about what had happened. From then on, Lampo was allowed to ride the trains whenever he wanted. After seven years, Lampo grew old, and he began to need Elvio's help to board the train.

One day Lampo was seen lying dead on the tracks. A year later, a life-sized statue(雕像) of Lampo was set up at Campiglia station.

1．The first time Lampo took the train, Elvio was ______.　

       A．delighted that he was lucky 　　　　　　　

       B．afraid the dog would bite someone　

       C．afraid the conductor would see him and be angry　

       D．excited that Lampo would soon meet his family

2．Lampo's traveling all over Italy caused people to believe that ______.

　   A．he could read the train schedules      B．he was famous in the country

　   C．Elvio secretly helped him            D．he was a very special dog

3．The stationmaster threastened that if Elvio didn't get rid of the dog, ______.

　   A．Elvio would be fired

　   B．Lampo would be put on the train tracks

　   C．the stationmaster would send him away

　   D．a dogcatcher would be called
4．The author suggests that a statue of Lampo was set up because ______.

　   A．the stationmaster felt sorry about what had happened

　   B．he had been a friend to travelers

　   C．it would bring good luck to the town

　   D．Elvio offered money to set up the statue

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes me ￡12,” She said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office. “You sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12. ”

Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, Madam,” he said politely. “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”

The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”

“Yes,” she answered shyly, “The beach was lovely. And I can swim, too!”

“That’s fine,” said Harry.

“My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”

“I’m four,” the child said proudly, “I’ll be four and a half.”

Harry turned to the mother, “I remember your ticket, Madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”

“Er, well---” the woman looked at the child, “I mean…she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”

“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, Madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs…let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine… ”

The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.

1.Harry was worried because ________.

A．the woman was angry with him

B．he had not done his work properly

C．the Jersey timetable was wrong

D．the little girl didn’t have a return ticket

2.Harry started talking to the little girl ________.

A．because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do

B．because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl

C．because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice

D．when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl

3.When Harry said, “The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…” he means that ________.

A．they must follow it without other choice, even though the fault was his

B．he had to be strict with the woman because of the law, although he didn’t want to

C．the woman had to pay him ￡1.50 and the railway would pay her for the hotel

D．she should pay ￡1.50, but he had made a mistake, she could go without paying

4.How did the woman feel when she left the office?

A．angry            B．peaceful          C．embarrassed       D．nervous