It was a cold and rainy afternoon in winter. Mr. Green was going to leave his office. He worked all day,
so he was very tired. He went out of the building and took out his key. When he reached "his car", he took
out a key to open the door. The door didn't open. It was very dark and he couldn't see clearly. He tried some
other cars, but none of them was his. Finally he reported to the police. But when he reached home, he found
his car was in front of his house. He didn't drive his car to work that morning.

1. The weather on that day was ______.

A. hot and rainy
B. cold and rainy
C. windy
D. fine

2. Mr. Green left his office ______. 

A. early
B. after a day's work
C. at half past three
D. after he found his car

3. He couldn't open the car door because ______.

A. he couldn't find his car key
B. it was very dark
C. he was too tired
D. his car was not here at all

4. Finally he ______.

A. asked the police to help him
B. didn't found his car
C. opened the car door
D. saw a policeman and he helped Mr. Green

5. Where did he find his car?

A. At the police station.
B. In the street.
C. At home.
D. He never found it.

     An old friend from California was going to spend a few days with me. He called me from the station to
tell me that he had arrived. I wasn't able to leave the office, but I had got ready for his visit. I told him where
my new house was and that I had left the key under the doormat (门垫). Because I knew it would be very
late before I could get home, I asked him to make himself at home and help himself to anything in the fridge.
     Two hours later, my friend phoned me from the house. At the moment he said he was listening to some
music after a nice meal. He had found two fried eggs, and had helped himself to some cold chicken in the
fridge. Now he said he was drinking a glass of orange and he wished me to go back soon. When I asked him
if he had any trouble in finding the house, he answered he didn't find the key under the doormat. But the
window by the apple tree was open and he climbed in through the window. I listened to this in surprise.
There was no apple tree outside my window at all. But there is one by the window of my next door neighbor's
house!

1. The writer left the key under the doormat for _______.

A. his uncle
B. himself
C. his friend
D. his children

2. The writer told his friend to look after himself before he got home because _______.

A. he would get home very late.
B. his friend would stay with him for a few days.
C. his friend would not mind that.
D. he would not be able to return home that day.

3. His friend told him on the phone that _______.

A. he found the house without any trouble.
B. he enjoyed himself very much in the house.
C. he found the key very easily.
D. he liked his new house.

4. How did the writer's friend come into the house?

A. He used the key to open the door.
B. He got in easily because the door was open.
C. He got in through the window.
D. He knocked at the door.

5. Which of the followings is right?

A. The writer's friend went into the wrong house.
B. The writer's friend liked the neighbor's house.
C. The writer's house was easy to find.
D. The window of the writer's room was open.