1.(　 )Jack’s wife found 　　　　umbrellas in the closet.

A. eight broken　　　 B. broken eight　　 C. eight new　　 D. new eight

5.(　 )Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Henry wanted to find another piece of work.

　　 B. Henry would soon be sent away again.

C. Henry would be given a piece of important work.

D. The manager would be afraid of Henry.

　　　　　 (四)　　 　　　　　

One day Jack’s wife was cleaning out a closet(壁橱).

“Look at all these umbrellas,” she said to Jack. “There are eight and they are all broken.”

“I’ll take them to the umbrella shop and have them mended,” Jack said.

Jack took the eight umbrellas to the shop and left them there. “They’ll be ready tomorrow,” the shopkeeper said.

That evening Jack went home from the office by bus as usual. He sat next to an old woman. She had an umbrella on the floor near her.

When the bus reached his stop, he picked up her umbrella and stood up. “Hey!” the woman said. “That’s my umbrella!”

“I’m sorry,” Jack said, and at the same time he gave the umbrella to her. “I wasn’t thinking. Please excuse me.”

The next day he got back the umbrellas from the umbrella shop and got on the bus.

As he sat down, a voice behind him said, “You certainly have a successful day!”

He turned around and saw the woman whose umbrella had almost been taken by him the day before.

4.(　 )Henry didn’t bring the woman for another glass of milk because　　　 .

A. he didn’t like the young woman　　 B. he knew her well

C. he hoped she went out　　　　　 　 　D. he hoped she could ask for another drink

3.(　 )Why did the man tell Henry to work in his restaurant?　 Because 　　　　.

A. he liked the young man　　　　　 　　　 B. he needed a learned man

C. he wanted to help the young man　　 　　 D. the young man had lots of knowledge

2.(　 )Why was Henry sent away from the bank?　　 Because 　　　.

A. he didn’t like there　　　　　 B. he couldn’t get on well with his workmates

C. he was careless in his work　 D. B and C

1.(　 )Why was Henry supercilious? Because 　　　　.

A. he was rich　　　　　　　 B. he thought he knew much more than others

C. he could be competent at all the work　 　　D. he came from a big family

5.(　 )Dick wanted to buy an old tombstone because　　　 .

A. he had enough money to buy a new one

B. his aunt couldn’t read whose name was engraved

C. his aunt wasn’t going to mind it 　　

D. nobody knew what his aunt’s name was

　　　　　 (三) 　　　　　

Henry had studied in a university before he came back to his hometown. He thought he had lots of knowledge and he was supercilious(目中无人).

At first he was easily given a job in a bank. But he couldn^,t get on well with his workmates and often made mistakes. And soon he was sent away. Then he found a job in a post office, but he still couldn't be competent(适任) at it and before long he had to leave. After he had lost the work, his life got worse and worse and he was often worried about food and clothes. When he hardly asked for some food in the street, a friend of his aunt^,s felt pity for him and asked him to work in his restaurant. Of course he didn^,t like the work at all but it was much better than being hungry. He had to work there.

One day a young beautiful woman came into the restaurant. She wanted two eggs, some chicken and a glass of milk. Henry thought she wore beautiful clothes but didn^,t have much knowledge. When he was taking the milk to her, he found there was a fly in the milk, but he still bring it to the woman. As soon as he left her table, he heard her crying behind.

“What^,s in my milk, waiter?”the woman shouted at him.

“Haven^,t you seen it^,s a fly, madam?”asked Henry.

“It^,s terrible!”the woman said angrily.

“Don^,t be angry, madam,” Henry said quietly. “It^,s too small. It can^,t drink much of your milk!”

4.(　 )Dick often went to see his aunt because　　　　 .

A. she felt lonely　　　　　 B. she was often ill

C. she had no children　　　 D. with her help he grew up

3.(　 )Dick wanted to get more money to　　　 .

A. marry a wife　　　　　　 B. give his aunt nice presents

C. buy a farm　　　　　　　 D. build a house

2.(　 )The woman had to look after Dick because　　　 .

A. she was rich　　　　　　 B. his father asked her

C. she was kind-hearted　　 D. the boy loved her