Many people have to work on the weekend．Some people do not mind．Other people think it is terrible．One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous．He is John Brown．Mr. Brown works in an office in New York．

On Saturday, May 24, 1986, he went to the office to do some work．When he got in the elevator to go home, it stopped between floors．Mr. Brown could not get out of the elevator．He was trapped(困住)! He started to shout, but nobody heard him．Then Mr. Brown remembered that it was holiday in America．Nobody was going to come to work until Tuesday! There was nothing for Mr. Brown to do．He had to wait until one of his coworkers（同事）came to work and found him．With nothing to eat or drink, Mr. Brown ended up sleeping for most of the time．

Early on Tuesday morning, the president of the company come into work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was opened Mr. Brown came out cold, weak, and tired．He had been in the elevator for sixty-two hours!

Now Mr. Brown says, “I only use elevators if they have telephones in them．”

1．What does Mr. Brown think of working on the weekend?

A．It is happy．                                              B．He doesn’t mind．  

C．It can be dangerous．                                 D．He refuses to do it．

2．How long was he in the elevator?

A．From Saturday to Monday．                      B．From Tuesday to Saturday．

C．More than three days．                               D．More than two days．

3．Why did Mr. Brown spend so long in the elevator? Which of the following is NOT a reason?

      A．It was a three day holiday．

B．He had no food or drink．

C．The elevator stopped between two floors．

D．There was no telephone in the elevator．

4．How was Mr. Brown able to get out of the elevator?

A．The president discovered the elevator wasn’t working．

B．The elevator started to work soon again．

C．His coworker who worked on the weekend helped him out．

D．His coworkers found him when they came back to work on Monday．

5．What is the best title(题目) for this story?

A．A Busy Weekend                                      B．An Interesting Elevator

C．Trapped in an Elevator                             D．Elevator Safety

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It’s not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It’s the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there’s a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it’s more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don’t stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                         
 What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there’s always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don’t often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn’t warm enough !"                                                                                      
--Pat, Exeter, England
【小题1】The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

You may have heard of the famous saying, "East or West, home is the best. "
What does the word "home" mean to you? How do you say the word in French? In Chinese? In your language? Although people usually know what the word means, it sometimes has no exact translation. It's not surprising, because the idea of home is "different from country to country, and from person to person. A home is more than a roof and four walls. It's the cooking, eating, talking, playing and sleeping that go on inside. And at home you usually feel safe and relaxed.
Homes look different in different countries. They also have different things inside. For example, in cold northern Europe, there's a fire in the living room or kitchen and all the chairs face it. In the south, where the sun shines a lot and it's more important to keep the heat out, there are small windows and cool stone floors.
We asked some people about their homes.
How often do people move house in your country?
"In my country many people don't stay in one place for a very long time. They often move every ten years or so. "
--Chery, Boston, USA.                                                                                                         
 What a e features (特征) of homes in your country ?
"In Britain, even in town, there's always a garden. We have separate bedrooms and living rooms. But we don't often have balconies(阳台). The weather isn't warm enough !"                                                                                      
--Pat, Exeter, England

1. 1.

   The word "home" sometimes has no exact translation because________.

   1. A.
      people can't find this word in the dictionary
   2. B.
      no one knows what it is
   3. C.
      it has different meanings in different countries
   4. D.
      people can't understand each other very well
2. 2.

   According to the passage, at home, you can do everything except______.

   1. A.
      making friends
   2. B.
      cooking and eating
   3. C.
      playing and talking
   4. D.
      sleeping and relaxing
3. 3.

   Why is it important to keep the heat out of the houses in southern Europe?

   1. A.
      Because they want to breathe fresh air outside.
   2. B.
      Because there's a fire in the living room.
   3. C.
      Because they wear heavy clothes all day long.
   4. D.
      Because the sun there shines a lot.
4. 4.

   From the second paragraph, what kind of homes people have depends on _____.

   1. A.
      whether they are rich or not
   2. B.
      the climate(气候) they have
   3. C.
      how old they are
   4. D.
      whether they live in the city or countryside
5. 5.

   Which one of the sentences below is true?                                                                                                 

   1. A.
      People in Britain seldom have balconies because it's so hot outside.
   2. B.
      Some Americans move house several times during their lifetime.
   3. C.
      Homes look the same in different countries.
   4. D.
      Houses in northern Europe have big windows and cool stone floors.