A：Hi, Tom．　　 Haven't seen you for a long time．　　 How are you?

B：Fine, thank you．　　 And you?

A：I'm fine, too．　　 Thanks． How are you getting on with you work in the shop?

B：　1　 I changed my job two weeks ago．

A：　　 　2　 Where are you working now?

B：I'm working in a school library．

A：Oh, great! Do you like your new job?

B：Yes, I like it very much．　3　 I can do some reading when free．　　 Besides, 　4　

A：I'm glad to hear it．　　 How about coming to my house this Saturday afternoon and having supper with my family? My elder brother has just come back from the USA．　　 He'll be very happy to meet you．

B：That'll be very nice! 　5　 I'm sure he'll tell me something very interesting about the United States．　　 See you then!

A：Do come．　　 Bye!

A．I see!

B．Oh, did you?

C．I'd like nothing better than to meet him．

D．I work very hard．

E．I'm not so busy as I was．

F．I no longer work there．

G．I am paid better than I was．

---Little Tom has cried for 20 minutes!

　 --- _______. He'll be all right soon.

　　　 A. Leave him behind　 B. Leave him alone C. Leave him out D. Leave him over

 

阅读下列短文, 从所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳答案。

   People seeing Charles Chaplin's (卓别林) films can't help laughing until the tears run down their faces. From　　 his very first appearance they know what to expect from the little man with the black moustache, wide-open eyes, round black hat and shoes too large for his feet.　　 　　　　　　 He'll struggle through snow and fall down from winds. He'll fight men who are twice his size and fall in love with women who hardly notice him.

　　    The poor man that Chaplin played in hundreds of films make all kinds of stupid mistakes. He's always in trouble but never gives up. He dreams　　 of fame (名声).

　　    Even people who don't know English can enjoy Chaplin's films because they are mostly silent. It isn't what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy (喜剧) for which he was famous doesn't depend on　　 words. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world.

　　    Chaplin raises his thick black eyebrows (眉毛) or rolls his eyes. He hides behind a fat lady or under a table to escape from his enemies. He pretends to be a rich, important man. His diligence made his performance so perfect that he could always make everybody happy.

1. Which of the following statements is true?

[    ]

A. People like to see tears run down their faces  when seeing  Chaplin's film.    

B. People laugh when tears run down their faces.    

C. People will not stop laughing until tears run down  Chaplin's face.    

D. People will not stop laughing until tears run down their faces.   

2. Chaplin's films are mostly about _________.

[    ]

A. fighting among some people    

B. everyday life and humorous events    

C. some fat women    

D. some accidents   

3. The poor man that Chaplin played in many films _______.

[    ]

A. made all kinds of mistakes    

B. dreams of fame    

C. was foolish and ugly    

D. Both A and B   

4. Which of the following is true? 

[    ]

A. It is not his words but his actions that make us laugh.    

B. Neither his words nor his actions make us laugh.    

C. Either his words or his actions make us laugh.    

D. Both his words and his actions make us laugh.　　　　   

5. The secret of Chaplin's huge success is that________.

[    ]

A. he is a rich and important man     

B. he is a man of diligence (勤奋) and full of ability to act    

C. he always hides himself behind a fat lady or under a table     

D. he is a man full of hopelessness　　

We spent a day in the country, picking wild flowers. With the car full of flowers we were going home. On our way back my wife noticed a cupboard (柜厨) outside a furniture shop. It was tall and narrow. “Buy it,” my wife said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof rack (车顶行李架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

　 What could I do? Ten minutes later I was ￡20 poorer; and the cupboard was tied on the roof rack. It was six feet long and eighteen inches square, quite heavy too.

　 In the gathering darkness I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed unusually polite that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

　 After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake, I wonder?” In fact a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously as they passed. But then, with great kindness, they led us through the rush-hour traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

　“Right, sir,” he said.“Do you need any more help?”

　I was a bit puzzled. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You have been very kind. I live just on the road.”

　 He was staring at our car, first at the flowers, then at the cupboard. “Well, well,” he said, laughing. “It’s a cupboard you’ve got there! We thought it was something else.”

　 My wife began to laugh. The truth hit me like a stone between the eyes. I smiled at the officer. “ Yes, it’s a cupboard, but thanks again.”I drove home as fast as I could.

1. In fact the husband _______ the cupboard.

A．would like very much to buy               B．badly wanted

C．would rather not buy                    D．was glad to have bought

2.Other drivers thought they were _______.

A．carrying a cupboard to the church

B．sending flowers to the church

C．carrying nothing but a piece of furniture

D．going to attend a funeral(葬礼) at the church

3.The police will be more polite to those who are _______.

A．in great sadness                        B．driving in gathering darkness

C．driving with wild flowers in the car          D．carrying furniture

4.What did the husband think of this matter?

A．It was very strange.                      B．He felt ashamed of it.

C．He took great pride in it.                  D．He was puzzled at it.