63.(　　　 ) when the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people_____.

A.got some money　　　 　　　　　　　 B.were too lazy to kill many

C.helped the city office to make the city clean　 　　　 D.killed many rats

62.(　　　 ) The rats in Newtown were ____many years ago.

A .as big as cats　 　　　　　　　　　　 B.as dangerous as dogs　

C. very big　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.knocked down by the people there

61.(　　　 ) Newtown________.

A.was very clean　 　　　　　　　　 B. is no longer dirty　

C.had　 been very clean　 　　 D.will be very clean

60.(　　　 ) Which is the most possible title for this passage?

　　　　　 A. A Lost Ear　　　　 　　　B. A Busy Cleaner

　　　　　 C. A Falling Knife　　　　　 D. A forgetful Man

(B)

Newtown is a clean place today. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked down a man or a woman at night. The rats were very big and they harmed many people.

The city office ordered everyone to kill the rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some money for each dead rat. That made people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought a hundred in one day.

　 After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a hole and put all the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office didn’t pay any more money.

59.(　　　 ) From the passage, we know Joe　 was not _______.

　　　　　 A. strong　　　　　　 B. kind　　　　 C. foolish　　 D. clever

58.(　　　 ) At the end of the story Jeff found _______.

　　　　　 A. someone else's ear　　 　　　　　 B. Joe's ear　 　　

　　　　　　 C. a long knife　　　 　　　　　　　　 D. a cigarette

57.(　　　 ) How did Joe lose his ear?

　　　　　 A. He cut it off by himself.　　　　　 B. Jeff cut it off with a knife.

　　　　　 C. A falling knife cut it off.　　　　　 D. A cigarette burned it up.

56.(　　　 ) What were Joe and Jeff?

　　　　　 A. Soldiers.　　　　 B. Drivers.　　 C. Farmers.　 D. Cleaners.

54. A. slow　　　　　　　　 B. big　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　　　　 D. small