Tom lived in a city．and his hair was always cut by the same old man．He always cut Tom’s hair with a style as Tom liked，and while he was doing it。the two men talked about football．

    One day，when Tom was sitting in his chair，and his hair was being cut as usual，the old marl said to him，“Tom，I’m going to be sixty-five years old next month and I feel tired，so I am going to sell my shop to a young man．He likes to cut hair for people．

    Tom was very sad to hear this，because he enjoyed talking to the old man，and he was also worried that his hair would not be cut as well by the new young man as it had been for so many years by his old friend．

    He went to the shop again the next month，and the new young man was there．He cut Tom’s hair, but he did it badly．

    The next month，Tom went into the shop again．The young man asked，him how he would like his hair cut，and Tom answered，“Please cut it very short on the right side．but leave it as it is on the left．It must cover my ear．One top，cut all the hair away in the middle，but leave a piece at the front．”

    The young may was very surprised when he heard this，“But sir, "he said，“I can’t cut your hair like that．”“Why not?” Tom asked, "That’s how you cut it last time．”

1．Who always cut hair for Tom?

A．His new friend                                      B．A young mall

C．An old woman                                         D．His old friend

2．Why did the old man sell his hair-cutting shop?

A．He didn’t like to cut hair any longer．        B．He didn’t like to see Tom

C．He was old and felt tired．                 D．The young man ordered him to do so．

3．Why was Tom sad to hear what the old man said? Because he was afraid nobody．________

A．would talk about football with him           B．could cut his hair as he wanted it

C．liked to cut his hair                       D．would become his friend

4．From the passage we know_________

A．Tom liked his hairstyle cut by the young man last time

B．the young man could cut hair in all different styles

C．Tom wanted the young man to know how badly he did last time

D．the young man was an old hand at cutting hair

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Tom and the old man．                            B．Tom’s hobby

C．Talking about football                               D．Haircut

A young soldier was looking for someone in a hospital. Then in front of a room, a nurse saw him and said, “Oh, your father is right here.” And  31  the young man could say anything, she quickly took him to an old man in bed. “Your son is here,” she said. She had to 32 many times before the old man’s eyes opened.

    The old man was too sick to see the young man  33 . He reached out his hand. The young man held his hand. He wanted to let the old man feel his  34  .

    The nurse brought a chair so that the young man could   35  beside the bed. All through the night, the young man sat there and held the old man’s hand. She found him very tired, so she asked him to  36  ,but he didn’t. Sometimes, the nurse heard the young man say a few words. The old man said nothing. He only held the young man’s hand the whole night.

    When morning came, the old man died. The nurse said, “I’m sorry about that.” “But 37 was that man?” “He was your father,” she answered  38 . “No, he wasn’t.” the young man said. “I never saw him before in my life.” “Then why didn’t you say anything when I took you to him?” “I knew at once that there must be something wrong. But I also knew he   39  his son, and his son just wasn’t here. When I found he was too sick to tell whether l was his son or not, I knew how much he needed me. So I  40  .”

(   )31. A. before           B. when     C. after             D. since

(   )32. A. report            B. remove           C. repeat    D. recommend

(   )33. A. correctly         B. clearly    C. happily           D. closely

(   )34. A. happiness         B. energy           C. power    D. love

(   )35. A. stand            B. lie               C. walk     D. sit

(   )36. A. take a seat   B. have a rest     C. take a look   D. have a talk

(   )37. A. what             B. how             C. who            D. where

(   )38. A. in surprise B. in fear    C. in trouble    D. in danger

(   )39. A. believed     B. understood       C. remembered      D. needed

(   )40. A. returned          B. arrived           C. stayed    D. left