In England nobody under eighteen years old is allowed (允许) to drink in a bar (酒吧)．

Mr. Thompson often went to a bar near his house．But he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young．Then when Tom had his eighteenth birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar for the first time．They drank for an hour．Tom drank a bit．Then Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Now, Tom, I want to teach you a useful（有用的） lesson．How do you know when you’ve had enough（足够的）? Well, I’ll tell you．Do you see those two lights（灯） at the end of the bar? When they seem（好象） to become four, you’ve had enough and should（应该） go home．”

“But, Dad,” said Tom, “I can only see one light at the end of the bar．”

1.Young people ______ allowed to drink in a bar until eighteen．

A．is not             B．are not           C．many             D．must

2.When Tom was a child, his father often went to a nearby bar_____ taking him．

A．by               B．for               C．with              D．without

3.On Tom’s eighteenth birthday, he drank together with his father in that

bar for______.

A．the first time       B．once             C．many times        D．eighteen times

4.Father wanted to tell his son ______．

A．the time to drink                        B．something about the light

C．when to stop drinking                    D．something about the bar

5.In fact (事实上), there ______ at the end of the bar．

A．was one light                           B．were two lights

C．were three lights                        D．were four lights

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Once when Tom was a boy, his mother went out for a picnic. Before she went, she said to him, “Tom, while I am away, stay near the door, and watch it a __________（1） the time. ” She said this b__________ （2） there were lots of thieves in their town. Tom sat down beside the d__________ （3）. After an hour one of his uncles came. He said to Tom, “ Where is your m _________ （4）? ”

“At a picnic,” he answered. “ Well , ” said the uncle, “ we are going to visit y__________ （5） house this evening. Go and t_________ （6） her.” His uncle then went a__________ （7）, and Tom began to think. “Mother said, ‘Watch the door all the time.’ and u__________ （8） said, ‘Go and tell her!’” He thought and t________（9）, then at last, he pulled the door down, put it on his back and went to his mother w_________ （10） it!

Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather 1 .s _____for others in the street．Tom was also a 2. b _____boy．One day，a rich man 3. n _______Miser appeared in front of Tom．

He watched his 4 .d ________ shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it．

Tom said，“Let me 5 .b  _____your shoes，sir．Only two pence，sir．Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away．Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time 。Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly．

When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him 6.

u _______ he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 7.a ______ He refused to pay

anything and went away．

But to his 8. s _______, the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even

dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 9. l  _____at him．

Finally the rich man 10. a _____ and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．

Tom was a poor boy．He made a living by cleaning leather 1 .s _____for others in the street．Tom was also a 2. b _____boy．One day，a rich man 3. n _______Miser appeared in front of Tom．
He watched his 4 .d ________ shoes for a while，and then，looked at Tom．Tom knew this kind of people well．They love money but hate to spend it．
Tom said，“Let me 5 .b  _____your shoes，sir．Only two pence，sir．Mr．Miser shook his head and walked away．Tom thought for a second and then called out，‘‘I’d like to clean it for nothing．”This time 。Mr．Miser agreed．And soon one of his shoes was shining brightly．
When the rich man put his other shoe on the stool，Tom said he wouldn’t clean it for him 6.
u _______ he was paid two pence for his work．Mr．Miser was very 7.a ______ He refused to pay
anything and went away．
But to his 8. s _______, the well－cleaned shoe was so bright that it made the other one look even
dirtier．Mr．Miser looked round．People in the street were 9. l  _____at him．
Finally the rich man 10. a _____ and gave Tom two pence．In a very short time his two shoes shone brightly．