Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.

　　The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.

　　Every evening the same waitress brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.

　　One evening Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.

　　A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500’000. The money is from Bill.

　　“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man. 

　　“Yes,” the man answers.

　　“But…why?” Cara asks the man.

　　“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”

（    ）46．An old man goes to a restaurant near his house every evening because     

            A、he feels lonely                B、he likes coffee

            C、the food in the restaurant is delicious  

（    ）47．—Why does Cara often talk to Bill? —     .

            A、Because she has no friends           

            B、Because she knows Bill is lonely  

            C、Because she has nothing to do    

（    ）48．—What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? —_____.

            A、She calls him on the telephone      

            B、She calls the police on the phone

            C、She brings dinner to Bill’s house  

（    ）49．—Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening?  —        .

            A、Because Cara isn’t kind to him     

            B、Because he died in his sleep

            C、Because he is very tired          

（    ）50．—From whom is the money for Cara?  —________.

            A、The police                               

            B、The man with glasses in the picture

            C、Bill

　　Mike is a factory worker. He is often very tired after a day's work. His wife, Jenny, has no job, so she stays at home to cook the meals. Every day he can have his dinner when he gets home from his factory.

　　One day, Mike came home very late because he was very busy in the factory. He was very hungry when he got home.

　　He was not happy when he found his dinner was not ready. He was very angry with his wife. He shouted at her, “I'm going out to eat in a restaurant.” “Wait for five minutes，” said his wife. “Why? Do you think that dinner will be ready in five minutes?” asked Mike.

　　“Of course not,” she answered. “But I can be ready to go with you in five minutes.” 

1.Mike works in________.

A. a factory　　 B. an office C. a school　　　D. a hospital

2.Jenny stays at home because ________.

A. she likes cooking B. she loves her husband very much

C. she doesn't have a job D. she doesn't want to work

3. One day, Mike came home very late because________.

A. he wanted to have dinner in a restaurant

B. he had a lot of work to do

D. his wife didn't cook dinner

4.Mike was________when he found his dinner was not ready.

A. happy　　　 B. glad　　　 C. hungry　　　 D. not happy

5.Which sentence is correct?

A. Jenny could have dinner ready in five minutes.

B. Jenny wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband.

C. Jenny didn't like the dinner at home.

D. Jenny didn't love her husband.

“Where is the university?” This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge ask. But no one can give them a  1  answer, for there is no wall to be found  2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,  3 ， museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4 of the thirty-one colleges.
　　Cambridge was already a  5  town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once  6  the Cam. A  7  was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name “Cambridge”.
　　In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much  8  in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a  9  in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100,000. Many young students in other countries  10  to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.