Mr. Brad wants to see a film. After lunch, he goes to a cinema(电影院), buys a ticket(票) and goes
in. But after two or three minutes he comes out again and buys a second ticket and then walks in again.
     After a few minutes he comes out again and buys a third ticket. Two or three minutes after that, he
comes out a third time and asks for another ticket. But the girl says to him, "Why are you buying all these
tickets? Are you meeting your friends in the cinema all the time?" "No, I'm not doing that." Mr. Brad says, "But a big woman always stops me at the gate of cinema and she tears(撕) all my tickets." The girl has a
good laugh and says, "One ticket is enough. She is on duty."

1. After lunch, Mr. Brad __________.

A. goes to a cinema
B. goes fishing
C. goes to the Supermarket
D. goes shopping

2. Mr. Brad _____ goes to the cinema after lunch.   

A. himself  
B. and his wife  
C. and his friends
D. a girl

3. Mr. Brad comes out of the cinema ______.

A. once      
B. twice    
C. three times    
D. four times

4. Mr. Brad buys _____ tickets altogether (一共).

A. two  
B. three    
C. four  
D. five

5. The woman tears his tickets because she _____.

A. likes to do that      
B. doesn't like Mr. Brad  
C. thinks they're false(假的) tickets  
D. is checking up(检查) all the tickets

1.There are two babies ________(sleep) in the room. Be quiet.
2. Look, how ________ I am to hear from my father! (excite)
3. Kate, believe in _______(you)and you are sure to succeed.
4. I think you'll take action much ________(easy)if you wear red.
5. More than two ______ (nine) of the land can be farmed.
6. At the gate, Daniel found a necklace _______ (lie) on the ground.
7. I'm sorry you are too late. All the tickets ________(sell) out this morning.
8. She likes talking to others while _________(wait) for the bus.
9. One of our duties is ________(study) hard.
10. Whose drawing is _________(bad), Tom's, yours or Jim's.
11. This is an ________(usual) story, do you want to listen to it.
12. I wish everyone would pay attention to _______(protect) the environment.
13. How many _________(enter) are there in this building.
14. They often meet on the playground _________(play) football.
15. Have you ever read the novel __________ (write) in 1992.

     I felt very sad because I was not able to get the ticket to the film Hero last Friday. I learned from the
newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p. m. Since I work from 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m., the only time I could go to the cinema was during
my 45 minutes' lunchtime. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town and the bus service
between my company and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip
in 45 minutes.
     Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come round
the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I had to go back. The same thing happened on
Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at
the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard
one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found I would not have enough time to wait in line.
I caught the next bus and went back across the town.
     By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be
worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I reached
the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because
they had already sold out all the tickets.

1. It seemed that the writer of the story works as a ____.

A. worker
B. doctor
C. farmer
D. clerk

2. The writer tried to go to the cinema every day, but really got there ____.

A. five times
B. three times
C. four times
D. twice

3. We can infer from the underlined sentence that the writer was ____.

A. worried
B. sorry
C. surprised
D. pleased

4. In the end the writer got ____ ticket(s).

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. no

5. When the writer reached the cinema, he was delighted because ____.

A. he understood
B. it was expensive, but he felt it would be worth it to see the film
C. the trip by car only took 10 minutes
D. he saw that nobody was waiting in line

     I felt very sad because I was not able to get the ticket to the film Hero last Friday. I learned from the
newspaper that tickets could be bought at the cinema box office in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p. m. Since I work from 9:00 a. m. to 5:30 p. m., the only time I could go to the cinema was during
my 45 minutes' lunchtime. It is a pity that the cinema is on the other side of the town and the bus service
between my company and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round trip
in 45 minutes.
     Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for 15 minutes waiting for a bus. By the time I saw one come round
the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip, so I had to go back. The same thing happened on
Tuesday, and again on Wednesday. On Thursday my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at
the cinema in twenty minutes. But when I got there, I found a long line of people at the box office. I heard
one man said he had been waiting in line for over an hour. I found I would not have enough time to wait in line.
I caught the next bus and went back across the town.
     By Friday I understood my only hope was to make the trip by car. It was expensive, but I felt it would be
worth it to see the film. The trip by car only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I reached
the cinema, I was delighted to see that nobody was waiting in line. But I quickly found out that it was because
they had already sold out all the tickets.

1. It seems that the writer of the story works ______.

A. in a small town
B. in Richland Hills
C. on a farm near the town
D. at a bus service Center

2. He tried to go to the cinema to buy a ticket but really got there ______.

A. five times
B. four times
C. three times
D. twice

3. The underlined word "delighted" means ______.

A. sure
B. sorry
C. surprised
D. pleased

4. Which of the following is true according to the story?

A. The writer was too busy to have time for a rest during the day.
B. The buses running between his office and Richland Hills were always on time on Thursday.
C. He could buy the tickets neither before nor after work hours.
D. It always took him about twenty minutes to get to the cinema by bus.

5. What's the title of the story?

A. How to Get a Ticket
B. Tickets Sold out
C. A Wonderful Film
D. The Way to the Cinema