Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.

“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”

“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”

“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”

“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”

“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”

“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”

It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.

The next morning there was a knock on the door.

Mr. Wu went to answer it.

Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.

“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”

“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”

“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”

1.What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

2.Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was

3.When did the neighbor want to borrow again?

4.How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.
“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”
“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”
“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”
“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.
The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”
【小题1】What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.
“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”
“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”
“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”
“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.
The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”

1. 1.

   What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?

   1. A.
      He hid them
   2. B.
      He never returned them
   3. C.
      He lent them to others
   4. D.
      He broke them
2. 2.

   Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was

   1. A.
      not to lend anything more
   2. B.
      to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike
   3. C.
      to give him anything he would ask
   4. D.
      to keep on lending
3. 3.

   When did the neighbor want to borrow again?

   1. A.
      The next day
   2. B.
      A week later
   3. C.
      The morning after the following month
   4. D.
      A few days later
4. 4.

   How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?

   1. A.
      He first asked for something else
   2. B.
      He asked for it earnestly (诚挚地)
   3. C.
      He worked for them
   4. D.
      He spoke highly of Mr. Wu

Mr. and Mrs. Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They      their car outside and went in. Mr. Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was      not to drink too much,        his friends asked him to drink more        .

　　 During the party, Mrs. Moore found that she had      to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and       it for her. He      so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought        might be in need of help and went over to the car with the      . He found a small black bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.

　　 When Mr. Moore        the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to        that his story was      , he found that the car with the       in it had gone. There were so many____about Mr. Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper;“If anyone saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel       the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　 Two days later      Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that       he had blown the horn.

Mrs. Richards did not      to think there was anything     about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don't       when we are not driving the car.”

1.A. pulled          B. stayed             C. left          D. hid

2.A. polite           B. careful            C. glad                  D. afraid

3. A. whether              B. until                C. Or                  D. though

4. A. all along        B. once again          C. just then     D. for ever

5. A. learned                 B. known            C. remembered       D. forgotten

6.A. buy           B. get               C. send               D. return

7.A. said    B. went               C. did                  D. thought

8. A. on                    B. someone           C. his wife      D. the bear

9.A. noise                   B. voice             C. cry                  D. shout

10.A. was sent to       B. was seated at       C. got rid of   D. got back to

11.A. show                B. notice             C. require             D. promise

12.A. interesting     B. correct            C. true                 D. exciting

13.A. horn                 B. bear               C. bag                 D. driving-seat

14. A. laughs    B. shouts        C. smiles   D. calls

15. A. for                   B. at                 C. in                   D. on

16. A. the                  B. a                  C. /            D. some

17.A. quickly                 B. completely         C. maybe              D. almost

18.A. mean               B. have              C. know              D. seem

19.A. useful                 B. strange              C. common            D. bad

20.A. agree                B. like                  C. mind                D. worry

6. These include the ______(苦难)of the poor, and the corruption of the rich.

7. Mr. Smith had an accident last month. Fortunately, he is ______ (恢复) now from the injury.

8. Air pollution is one of the problems that we really can’t _________(忽视)

9. Rescuers are c ______ by the safety of two men trapped in the mine.

10. The success of the sports meet c_________ all of us and we should always try our best to do what we can.