Mr. Smith works in a post office. He's strict in his work and gets on well with his workmates. So he has a lot of friends. But his wife whose father is the head of the post office never does any housework. She makes her husband give all his wages(工资) to her and spends much money on the beautiful clothes and delicious foods. The poor man has to save everything. He always wears the old clothes and eats the leftovers(残汤剩饭). He's getting thinner but his wife is getting fatter. Now the woman is so fat that she can hardly walk but she wouldn't stop eating the foods full of fat and sugar.

　　Last week the fat woman felt something was wrong with her heart. She was sent to the hospital at once. The doctors looked her over carefully and they found they couldn't save her. The woman was very sad and she didn't know what to do. At last she told her husband to bring all her new clothes to the ward(病房) and began to cut them with a knife.

　　“What's the matter, madam?”asked a doctor.

　　“I can't leave all my clothes to his future!”said the woman.

　　“Don't worry, dear!”said Mr. Smith.“I won't be able to marry(娶) such a fat wife like you!”

1．Mr. Smith has to save everything because ________.

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A．he buys many clothes for his wife

B．he buys lots of foods for his wife

C．his wife takes all his money away

D．he loves his wife very much

2．The woman is getting fatter because ________.

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A．she always eats the foods full of fat and sugar

B．she spends much money on her beautiful clothes

C．something is wrong with her heart

D．she doesn't do any housework

3．The meaning of the word“future”in the story means ________.

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4．The woman cut the clothes because ________.

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A．she didn't like them

B．they were all cheap

C．she wanted to buy some modern ones

D．she was afraid his future could wear them

5．Mr. Smith's last words mean ________.

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A．he had a thin wife

B．he wasn't afraid of her

C．her clothes were only fit(适合的) for herself

D．he did his best to comfort(安慰) his wife

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A Shoe Pattern

　　Harry is eighteen years old now. He studies in a middle school. His parents like him very much and hope he can become a famous mall. So they tell him to study hard and they do all for him. They call him at six in the morning. After breakfast his father takes him to school in a car and in the afternoon, as soon as the young man comes back, the supper is ready. Of course, he never washes his clothes or goes to buy something in the shops.

　　Once Harry’s father was sent to London on bussiness. He would stay there for half a year. Before leaving, he told his wife to take good care of their son. The woman had to get up earlier and did all what her husband did before. And two months later she was so tired that she was ill in bed. Now the young man got into trouble. He couldn’t do any housework. He had to do as his mother told him. Even he didn’t know where to get on the bus!

　　Yesterday Harry’s mother found his shoes were worn out and told him to buy a new pair in the shop. But he didn’t know how to choose. The woman had a sigh and gave him a shoe pattern(鞋样)and told him to buy a pair of shoes him. self. It’s Saturday today and Harry doesn’t go to school. With a policeman’s help. he found a shop. The shopkeeper was friendly to him. The man brought a lot of shoes and asked him to choose. When he was trying on a pair, suddenly he remembered something and took them off. The man was surprised and asked, “What’s the matter, young man?”

　　“I’m sorry. I’ve left the shoe pattern at home!”

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1．________ always does some housework in the morning.

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A．Harry’s father

B．Harry’s mother

C．Harry

D．Nobody

2．Harry’s parents do al instead of him because ________.

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A．he’s too young

B．he has poor health

C．he’s busy with his studies

D．they hope he spends all time on studies

3．The woman had to look after her son by herself because ________.

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A．her husband wasn’t at home

B．she was stronger than her husband

C．she knew the young man well

D．she was free than her husband

4．When the mall was in London, ________.

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A．Harry had to stay at home.

B．Harry didn’t find the bus stop

C．Harry fell behind in his class

D．Harry wouldn’t go to school

5．The woman told her son to buy a pair of shoes because ________.

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A．she didn’t know what kind he needed

B．she was busy with the housework

C．something was wrong with her

D．she wanted her son to do something himself

6．In fact(事实上), ________.

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A．Harry wanted his mother to buy shoes for him

B．Harry didn’t believe himself

C．Harry wouldn’t listen to his mother

D．Harry was strong enough to buy shoes for himself