A man was travelling abroad in a small red car. One day he left the car and went shopping. When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged（毁坏） it. The man did not believe them, but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said, "I am very sorry! My elephant has a big, round, red chair. He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!"

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country, the customs officers wouldn’t believe his story. They said, "You sold your new car while you were abroad and bought this old one!" After the man showed them the letter from the circus man（马戏团主人）, then they believed him.

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A. in a big bus   B. in a green jeep   C. in a red car   D. in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A. there was a traffic accident     B. the circus man broke it

C. it rushed into a shop           D. the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A. he would pay for part of the damage

B. he would pay for all of the damage 

C. he wouldn't pay for the damage

D. he would buy a new car

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

Multiple choice

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A．in a big bus        B．in a green jeep     C．in a red car        D．in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A．there was a traffic accident                B．the circus man broke it

C．it rushed into a shop                     D．the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A．he would pay for part of the damage

B．he would pay for all of the damage

C．he wouldn't pay for the damage

D．he would buy a new car

4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.

A．would check his new car

B．only checked his car

C．searched him

D．wouldn't believe what he had said,

5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.

A．the letter from the circus man             B．a newspaper from the country

C．the certificate of his                     D．the letter from the government

　　One day Luce drove along the street He stopped in front of a house. There was a small boy beside the door Luce opened the window of his lorry（运货汽车）and called to the boy.“Hello. Is your mother at home?”

　　The boy looked at him. Then he answered, “Yes, she is “

“That's good, “Luce said. He got out of his lorry, took shoes and went to the door of the house. He knocked at the door and waited for a few minutes, but nobody came to answer the door.

　　Then Luce looked at the small boy and said angrily, “Your mother is NOT at home!”

　　“She is,”the small boy said.

　　“Why didn't she open the door?” Luce asked.

　　“Because this isn't my house,” the small boy answered.

A．sell the shoes to the boy.

B．sell the shoes to the boy's mother.

C．ask his mother for something to eat.

D．drink some water.

A．Luce drove a lorry when he sold shoes.

B．The boy's mother wasn't at home.

C．The boy was an honest（诚实的）one.

D．The shoes were selling well.

A．Because the mother wasn't at home.

B．Because it was not the boy's house.

C．Because Luce didn't make enough noise.

D．Because there was no one in the house.