37. What did the fish say, do you think?

A. It said it was out of the sea.　　　　 B. It said it didn’t know the latest news.

C.It said it hadn’t been in the sea　　　 D. It said nothing.

36. Why did the man hold the fish up to his nose?

A. Because he wanted to talk to it.　　　　　 B. Because he wanted to listen to it.

C. Because he wanted to know if it was bad.　 D. Because he wanted to eat it.

35. What does “examine” mean?　 It means “　　　　　　 “.

A. Look at closely　　 B. looked after closely　　 C. look for closely　 　 D. look up closely

34. The best title for this passage is 　　　.

　 A. A Warm-hearted Woman　　　　　　 B. A Glass of Milk

　 C. The Final Bill　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. A Famous Doctor

B

One day a man went to a fish store to buy a fish for his dinner. He picked up a fish and after examining it carefully, he held it up to his nose and smelled it.

“Here! What’s this?” cried the shopkeeper. “Why do you smell that fish? Do you think it has gone bad?”

“I didn’t smell it,” answered the man.

“Then what were you doing with your face so close to the fish?” asked the shopkeeper.

“I wasn’t smelling the fish. I was only talking to it,” said the man.

“Talking to it?” said the fish seller, “Why, what did you say to it?”

“I asked him if there was any news from the sea, and that’s all,” answered the man.

“Well, what did the fish say?”

“He said he didn’t know the latest news, because he hadn’t been in the sea for more than two weeks.”

33. After Dr. Kelly knew who the woman was, he 　　　.

　 A. began to take good care of her himself.

　 B. told her she once gave him a glass of milk

　 C. made up his mind to try his best to save her.

　 D. asked for her bill and paid it off at once.

32. Which is true about the boy and the woman?

　 A. He became too shy to ask her for a drink of water.

　 B. She thought he was not hungry but thirsty.

　 C. She wanted him to pay for the glass of milk.

　 D. She never thought he would save her life later.

31. The boy sent newspaper door to door in order to 　　　.

　 A. continue his schooling　　　　 B. become a famous doctor

　 C. thank the woman for her kindness　　　　　　 D. support his poor family

29.A.must　　　 　　 B.should　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 D.need

28.A.because　　　　 B.for　　 　　　　 C.since　　 　　　 D. because of