Mr. Green works in an office. One day, when he has lunch, a friend comes to see him. They are happy and talk much. And about forty minutes later he has a look at the clock. It’s time to go to office. He says goodbye to his friend and leaves. It’s raining hard and streets are wet. He hits a car in the street. A man looks out and says loudly, “What are you doing? Do you want to kill me?”

“I’m sorry, sir, ” says Mr. Green, “I  don’t see the lights turn red.” Then he brings out a bottle of wine and gives it to the man.

“It’s cold today, sir, ” says Mr. Green. “Please drink some, then you will be warm.”

The man drinks some and feels happy. He asks, “I’m feeling much better now. But why don’t you drink some?”

“I can’t drink anything now, sir,” answers Mr. Green. “I’m waiting for the police officer coming. Only drunkards cause accidents, you know.”

1. The accident happens ________.

A. in the morning   B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening    D. at night

2. Mr. Green hits a car in front of his because ________.

A. it’s raining hard   B. streets are wet

C. he wants to die    D. A and B

3. What does the underlined word “drunkards” mean in Chinese?

A. 傻瓜    B. 坏蛋    C. 酒鬼    D. 肇事者

4. Why doesn’t Mr. Green drink wine at that time?

A. Because he thinks only drunkards cause accidents.

B. Because he doesn’t like wine.

C. Because he has drunk enough.

D. Because the wine is bad.

5. Which is right according to this passage?

A. The weather is warm.                   B. The man is sleeping.

C. The man doesn’t like wine at all.        D. At last Mr. Green fools the man.

Beldon and Canfield are two seaside towns，not far from each other．Both towns have many hotels，and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers(度假者)and other people．
Last August there was a fire at the Seabreeze(海风)Hotel in Beldon．The next day，this news was on page two of the town's newspaper—the Beldon Post.The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one：
What are the facts，then？It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident．There was a fire at the Seabreeze Hotel last August，that is one fact．Do we know anything else？Yes--we know that firemen went to the hotel．Now what do you think of the rest of the“news”？
56．On which page of the Canfield Times was the news about the fire？
A．Page one．            B．Page two．
C．Last page．           D．No news about the fire．
57．When did the Seabreeze Hotel catch fire？
A．Yesterday．           B．Late last night．
C．In summer．           D．Last August．
58．Hotels in both towns are full in____．
A．spring  B.autumn  C.summer  D.winter 
59. Why isn't it easy to find out the exact truth about the fire？
A．Because either of the newspapers stood on its own side and gave a different report．
B．Because neither of the newspapers knew the exact truth about the fire．
C．Because no one would say the truth．
D．Because no one saw the fire．

60．From the two pieces of news we can believe that ____．
A．there were at least two fire accidents at the Seabreeze Hotel that year
B．the bedroom lamps were very old in some hotels in Beldon
C．firemen went to the hotel to put out the fire
D．fire accidents never happened in Canfield