Mr Grant moved to another town. One day he went to see a doctor. He sat down in the waiting room and looked round. The doctor’s degrees (学位证书) were on the wall. Suddenly Mr Grant remembered there had been a classmate with the same name in his class at school, and he had become a doctor.

　　As he went in to see the doctor, he remembered a young, handsome student and he was sad to see how old this man looked. He said to him, “Good morning, Doctor. Did you go to King High School?”

　　The doctor answered, “Yes, I did.”

　　“Were you there from 1942 to 1946?” Mr Grant asked.

　　“Yes, I was.” the doctor answered. “How did you know?”

　　Mr Grant laughed and said, “You were in my class!”

　　“Oh?” the doctor said and looked at him carefully for a few minutes. “What were you teaching?” he asked.

　　( )1. Mr Grant went to see the doctor because _________.

　　A. he had nothing to do that day　　B. he was ill that day

　　C. he knew the doctor very well　　D. he was very busy that day

　　( )2. Mr Grant suddenly found the doctor’s name was the same as one of his ________.

　　A. teachers　　　 B. students 　　　C. classmates　　 D. friends

　　( )3. When Mr Grant found the doctor was old, he __________.

　　A. became worried　B. got angry at once　　C. felt very happy　D. was very sorry

　　( )4. Who was in King High school from 1942 to 1946?

　　A. Both Mr Grant and the doctor were in King High School.B. Only the doctor was there.

　　C. Neither of them was in King High School.　　D. Only Mr Grant was there.

　　( )5. Mr Grant thought the doctor was old, but the doctor thought Mr Grant _________.

　　A. was as young as he 　　B. was even older

　　 C. was much younger 　　　 D. was as old as he

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.　     　

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.　

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.　　

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　    　

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.               

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9.         B. 10.        C. 11.        D. 16.

　　Miss Smith was a teacher. Her home was not far from her school,and she always walked there in the morning. One cold and windy morning, Miss Smith walked to the school as usual. The cold wind went into her eyes, and big tears（眼泪）began running out of them.She reached the school, opened the door and went into the classroom.It was nice and warm there. Miss Smith was happy. Then a small boy looked at her for a few seconds. He came up to her, put his arms round her and said kindly, "Don't cry, Miss Smith. School isn't very bad."

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

　　1. Miss Smith was a _______. 

　　［　　］

　　 A. teacher of English 

　　 B. teacher of small children

　　 C. nurse 

　　　　　　　　 D. doctor

　　2. It was ________ from Miss Smith's home to her school.

　　［　　　　 ］

　　 A. far 　B. an hour's walk 　C. near 　D. a long way

　　3. She went to the school _______ every morning.

　　［　　　　 ］

　　 A. by car 　B. by bike 　C. by bus 　D. on foot

　　4. When the small boy saw tears in Miss Smith's eyes, he thought _______.

　　［　　　　 ］

　　 A. she was crying because she didn't like school

　　 B. there was something wrong with her eyes

　　 C. she was ill

　　 D. she was crying because the students were not good

　　5. From the story we can know that ______. 

　　［　　　　 ］

　　 A. the small boy loved Miss Smith

　　 B. the small boy was not a good boy

　　 C. Miss Smith was not a good teacher

　　 D. Miss Smith didn't like bad weather

根据上句完成下句，使两句表达的意思基本相同，每空一词。

　　Jo Hunt was ill, so he didn't go to work.

　　Jo Hunt ________ go to work ________ he was ill.

He didn't come to school yesterday 　　　　 he was ill.　

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A．because　　　B．after　　　C．when　　　D．if