We arrived in Spain for the first time a few weeks ago. I decided to  1  a car because we had sold the one we had in England before leaving home. Yesterday the sales office called us to say the car was ready （准备好）. I had experienced a model like it before, but as I was not yet  2  driving in this city, my wife did not want me to get it  3  so we went to fetch it together. After we paid for the car, they told us that there was  4  petrol （汽油） to take us to a garage, where we could fill up （加油）. The nearest garage to the office was about 1000 meters away and we got there  5 . But when I turned into the main road, I suddenly saw a lot of cars racing towards me. I got out of  6  as fast as I could by backing into （倒车） the garage once more and the man behind me  7  me.

   “It’s such a problem to remember to drive on the right side, isn’t it?” my wife said with a smile.

1．A．borrow                     B．drive                       C．buy                        D．rent

2．A．sure of                            B．pleased with            C．interested in            D．used to

3．A．by myself                 B．right away            C．in a hurry                D．on the way

4．A．little                         B．enough                   C．much                            D．no

5．A．lately                B．directly          C．safely            D．slowly

6．A．their way                  B．the garage            C．their sight               D．the car

7．A．caught                    B．cheered                   C．shouted at               D．chatted with

One evening Charlie was on his way home from the railway station. When he turned round a corner, he heard footsteps behind him and he thought someone was coming near. He began to walk fast. The footsteps came fast, too. He slowed down. The footsteps also slowed down. Now he was sure that someone must be going after him. He tried to hide. Still the steps followed him. He didn't know how to save himself, so he jumped over some tall grass and hid himself in a cemetery(墓地). He threw himself down on one of tombs(坟墓).

The man behind came near. Charlie could hear the man jump over the grass. Thoughts of thieves and robbers filled his mind. Charlie stood up and faced the man. "What do you want? Why are you coming after me?" He asked.

"I say," the stranger asked, "do you always go home like this, or are you taking some special exercise tonight? I want to go to Mr. Green's and don't know the way. The station master told me to follow you as you live next door. Excuse me for asking, but is there much farther to go before we get there?"

1. That day Charlie was ＿＿＿＿.

A. leaving the station for a cemetery               B. walking slowly along the street

C. on his way to Mr. Green's house                 D. on his way back home

2.When he found someone following him, Charlie ＿＿＿＿.

A. was too frightened to move                   B. stopped to ask the man why

C. hid himself in a cemetery                      D. knew clearly what to do

3. Charlie went into a cemetery because he ＿＿＿＿.

A. tried to get rid of the stranger

B. got tired after a day's walk

C. walked too fast and lost

D. wanted to hide his things there

4.When the stranger followed him into the cemetery, Charlie thought ＿＿＿＿.

A. the stranger would ask him the way

B. the stranger would come to stay with him

C. he was in danger of losing his money or even his life

D. he could be asked about Mr. Green

5. The stranger followed Charlie because ＿＿＿＿.

A. he wanted to kill Charlie.      

B. he wanted to steal things.

C. he wanted to go to Charlie's place.

D. he wanted to go to Mr. Green's and he didn't know the way there.

 

Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.

There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didn’t pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”

The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. White’s house, but I don’t know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White’s and he told me to follow you. I’m too tired to go any farther （更远）.”

（  ） 1. Mr. Brown came home from _____.

A. the police station                   B. the railway station

C. the hospital                       D. Mr. White’s house

（  ） 2. Mr. Brown was really _____.

A. in great danger               B. a policeman

C. afraid of the man            D. too tired to move

（  ） 3. The man followed Mr. Brown because _____.

A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown         

B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown

C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White

D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends

（  ） 4. The man was _____.

A. a thief                      B. a good runner

C. too tired to speak            D. very angry with Mr. Brown

（  ） 5. Which is wrong?

A. There were few people on the road.

B. The man didn’t know where Mr. White lived.

C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.

D. Mr. Brown didn’t know where Mr. White lived.

 

My life suffered a lot in a summer five years ago. My father died in a car accident, leaving my mother, my two younger brothers and I alone. At that time, I was a senior high school student. After my father’s funeral (葬礼), I had no choice but to drop out of school and work in a factory.
I really wanted to return to school and wanted to go to college, but I couldn’t. I only hoped to bring up my two younger brothers. Life was not easy for me, for I can’t afford their tuition (学费) even if I worked from day to night without stopping. Without my father’s protection, I thought I was a slave (奴隶) to the fate.
Later on, something changed my life. I still remember that it was a rainy day. I put myself in the rain and walked slowly in the street.
Suddenly the rain stopped! I raised my head and found “the sky” was in fact a dark blue umbrella. Then I noticed a middle-aged man with one leg on crutch (拐杖) standing behind me. He said to me, “Why not run without an umbrella? If you didn’t run, you would get drenched.”
The man told me that he was promoter (推销员). He once dreamed of being a policeman, but an accident ruined (毁灭) his dream. Though his present job was not suitable for his legs, it was wonderful start to him. He was very happy that he didn’t lose heart and still “ran” on the road of life…
I was encouraged by the man’s words. I went to a big city and I became an assurance representative (保险代理人). After two years’ running, I did well and my family condition turned better little by little. Later I returned to school and succeeded in my entrance to university.
Life is like this. When you are in rainy days in your life, if you couldn’t find a way to prevent you from being wet, you would be overwhelmed (被制服). But if you decide to get rid of it, you’ll discover that the rainy days last not so long as you imagine.
【小题1】What happened to the writer at the beginning of the story? 

A．His father died in a car accident six years ago.

B．He didn’t have money to hold the funeral for his father.

C．He had to drop out of school to look after his sick mother.

D．He couldn’t afford his two brothers’ tuition even if he worked from day to night.

【小题2】About the middle-aged man with one leg on crutch, which of the following is NOT true?

A．He lost one leg in an accident.

B．He had dreamed of being a policeman.

C．He became a promoter after an accident.

D．He had a good job which was suitable for him very well.

【小题3】What does the underlined word “drenched” mean in Chinese?

A．干燥的

B．湿透的

C．紧张的

D．舒服的

【小题4】What’s the main idea of the sixth paragraph?

A．The writer learned from the man and the situation soon got better.

B．The writer didn’t want to listen to the man and left without any word.

C．The writer had to give up his dream and became a promoter as the man.

D．The writer made friends with the man and they got on well with each other.

【小题5】Which is the best title for the passage?

A．Try to Be Independent.

B．Care for the Disabled Person.

C．Run out of the Rainy Season of Your Life.

D．Get to Know More About Middle-aged People