B
Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).
One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.
“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.
Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”
“And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”
【小题1】_____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

A．Mr Smith was not careful

B．Mr Smith drank too much

C．Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

D．Mr Smith couldn’t work in the morning

【小题2】 Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    
A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday
【小题3】We can guess           .
A. Mr Smith drank much after the match
B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team
C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days
D Mr Smith watched the match those days
【小题4】The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.
A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons
【小题5】What would happen to Mr Smith ?

A．He would go on driving for Mr Black

B．He would join his football team

C．He would never watch any matches

D．Mr Black would send him away

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

A．Mr Smith was not careful

B．Mr Smith drank too much

C．Mr Smith forget they were on the bridge

D．Mr Smith couldn’t work in the morning

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

A．He would go on driving for Mr Black

B．He would join his football team

C．He would never watch any matches

D．Mr Black would send him away

 

After Mr. and Ms. Smith spent a happy morning at the zoo with Joe, their four-year-old grandson, they stopped at a restaurant and then went into it for lunch. When the waiter passed them some menus，Mr. Smith reached into his pocket for his glasses. He was disappointed (失望的) to find that they were lost. “I know where your glasses are, Grandpa, ” said the grandson.

    “Where?” asked Mr. Smith happily.

    “They are at the zoo.” Joe answered. “When you took me off the train near the elephants，they fell out of your pocket.”

    Mr．Smith was a little angry and he asked，“Joe，if you saw my glasses fall out of my shirt， why didn’t you tell me?”

“Well，Grandpa,” said Joe, “after you put your foot on them, I didn’t think you wanted them any more.”

1.The glasses fell out of the pocket when ________ .

A. Mr. Smith got into the zoo

B. Mr. Smith hurried into the restaurant

C. Joe was taken off the train near the elephants

D. they were getting on the train

2.“Menu” in the article means___________ in Chinese.

A. 账单                       B. 订单                       C. 菜单                       D. 名单

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Joe didn’t know where his grandpa's glasses were.

B. Mr. Smith didn’t get his glasses back at last.

C. Mr. Smith got his glasses back at last.

D. Mr. Smith was glad with what his grandson did.

 

One day, Mr. Smith went to a dinner party. He  was wearing  very old clothes. He came into the room. But people in the room didn’t look at him.They didn’t ask him to sit at the table. He wasn’t happy. But he said nothing.
Mr. Smith went home quickly（迅速地） and put on （穿上） his best clothes. He went back to the party. Everyone in the room stood up and looked at him. They gave him good food to eat.?
Mr. Smith took off（脱下） his coat, and put it on the food and said, “Eat, coat（大衣）!”?The other people were surprised and asked, “What are you doing? Why do you do that?”
Mr. Smith answered, “I am asking my coat to eat food. When I wore old clothes, you didn’t look at me. You didn’t ask me to sit down. Now I am wearing these nice clothes. And you give me good food. Now I see, you give the food to my coat, not to me.”?
【小题1】One day, Mr. Smith went to__________.?

A．a birthday party	B．a dinner party
C．an English party	D．a movie

【小题2】When he came into the room,Why the people didn’t look at him??

A．Because the people didn’t ask him to come.?

B．Because Mr. Smith wore old clothes.?

C．Because Mr. Smith didn’t say hello to them first.?

D．Because it was night, they didn’t see him.?

【小题3】Why did he go home quickly??

A．Because he didn’t want to stay here.?

B．Because he went home for his best clothes.?

C．Because the people there asked him to leave.?

D．Because he didn’t like the food there.?

【小题4】What’s the meaning of “surprised”in Chinese??

A．高兴的	B．不满的
C．感到奇怪的	D．生气的

【小题5】What can you learn from the passage（文章）?

A．A person in good clothes should eat good food.?

B．A good coat should eat good food.?

C．We can’t judge(判断)a man by his clothes.?

D．Mr. Smith is stupid(愚蠢的).

Before Christmas Mr Smith broke his right leg and had to stay in hospital. When he was there, he always asked his doctor when he could go home. He didn’t like to spend Christmas in hospital. Though the doctor did his best, Mr Smith didn’t get better. So on Christmas Day he was still in hospital. He spent a bad day in bed thinking that he missed a lot of fun on such a happy day.

The next day the doctor told him that he might be well enough to leave hospital in time for the New Year. Mr Smith was very happy to think that he would spend New Year’s Day outside hospital. Soon Mr Smith left hospital and on New Year’s Eve he went to a party. He enjoyed himself there. But he drank too much. On his way home that night, he had a fall and broke his left leg. What an unlucky man he was！

1. Mr. Smith felt ____ on Christmas Day. 

A. happy                               B. sad                        C. better                                               D. well

2.Because ______, he drank so much on New Year’s Eve.

A. he was too happy                           B. both of his two legs got well   

C. he had a fall                               D. he was in hospital

3. Mr Smith would have to spend New Year’s Day ______.

A. at home                              B. at a party                    C. in hospital                        D. outside hospital