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()3.Theman’sfatherdiedoftuberculosiswhenhewasthirty-five.
()4.Themantoldthetruthtothefirstmanager.
()5.Themantoldthetruthtothesecondmanager.
2.AnAmericanonaBritishTrain一个美国人乘英国火车
AyoungAmericanenteredarailwaycompartmentonaBritishtrain,todiscoverthatallseatswereoccupied,Includingoneonwhichwasseatedasmalldog.Toitsowner,amiddle-agedladywearingalargehat,hesaidpolitely,“Excuseme,ma'
am,butmayIsitdown?
Shesaidnothing,butmerelysniffedandturnedoverthepagesofhernewspaper.
Againhesaid,“Excuseme,ma'
am,butmayIhavethisseat,please?
Andagainsheignoredhim.
ForathirdtimetheyoungAmericansaid,“Ma'
am,wouldyoupleaseremoveyourdogsothatImaysitdown?
Andforthethirdtimethesnootymatrontotallyignoredhim,soheopenedawindow,pickedupthedog,threwitout,andthensatontheemptyseat.
Therewasastunnedsilence,andthenanEnglishmansittingoppositesaid,“Youknow,youYanksarethestrangestpeople.Youdriveonthewrongsideoftheroad.Youeatwiththeforkinthewronghand,younamethefloorsinthewrongnumbers,andnowyou'
vejustthrownthewrongbitchoutofthewindow!
选择正确的答案
()1.Theyoungmanwason______.
A.anAmericantrainB.aBritishtrainC.aBritishbus
()2.Werethereanyfreeseats?
A.Yes,therewere.B.Yes,thereweren’t.C.No,thereweren’t.
()3.Theyoungmanwasvery_____tothemiddle-agedladyforthreetimes..
A.politeB.rudeC.naughty
()4.Didtheyoungmanthrowoutthedog?
A.Yes,hedidn’t.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedid.
()5.Whosedogwasit?
A.TheAmericanB.TheEnglishmansittingoppositeC.Thewoman
3.ABadFoot受伤的脚
Therewasabooksellerwhodidnotliketopayforanything.Onedayabigboxofbooksfellonhisfoot.
“Gotothedoctor,”saidhiswife,“showthatfoottohim.”
“No,”hesaid,“I'
llwaituntilthedoctorcomestoourshopnexttime.ThenI'
llaskhimaboutmyfoot.IfIgotoseehim,Ishallhavetopay.”
Thenextdaythedoctorcametotheshoptobuysomebooks.Thebooksellertoldthedoctorabouthisbadfoot.Thedoctorlookedatitandpromisedtohelp.
Hetookoutapieceofpaperandwrotesomethingonit.“Buythisandputitonthefootbeforeyougotobedeverynight.”hesaid.
“Thankyou.”saidthebookseller.“Andnow,sir,hereareyourbooks.”
“Howmuch?
”askedthedoctor.
“Twopounds.”
“Good,”saidthedoctor.“Ishallnothavetopayyouanythingtoday.”
“Why?
”askedthebookseller.
“Ihaveexaminedyourfoot.Iwanttwopoundsforthat.Ifpeoplecometomyhouse,Iaskthemtopayonepoundforasmallthinglikethat.ButwhenIgototheirhouses,Iusuallychargetwopounds.AndIcameheretoday,didn'
tI?
Bye-bye!
()1.Thebookseller_______topayforanything.
A.likedB.don’tlikeC.didn’tlike
()2.Hiswifeaskedhimtosee_________.
A.adoctorB.adriverC.acustomer
()3.Howmuchwasthebookthatthedoctorwantedtobuy?
A.onepoundB.twopoundsC.threepounds
()4.Didthedoctorcometothebookshopthenextday?
A.Yes,hedid.B.No,hedidn’t.C.Yes,hedidn’t.
()5.Didthedoctorpayforthebook?
4.TheGoldandtheFurCoat金子与皮大衣
Ayoungmanandanoldmanwerewaitingforabusatastation.Theysatnexttoeachother.
“What'
sthatinyourbag?
”askedtheyoungman,pointingtoabigbagbesidetheoldman.
“Gold,nothingbutgold,”answeredtheoldman.
Theyoungmancouldhardlybelievehisownears,“What?
”hesaidtohimselfinsurprise.“Somuchgold?
MyGod!
HowIwishtobeabletogetsomuchgold!
”Thenhebegantothinkabouthowtogetthegold.
Theoldmanlookedtiredandsleepyanditseemedthathecouldhardlykeephiseyesopen.“Areyousleepy,sir?
”askedtheyoungman.“Thenyou'
dbetterliedownonthechairandhaveagoodrest.Don'
tworryaboutthebus.I'
llwakeyouupintime.”
“Allright.It'
sverykindofyou,youngman.”Theoldmanlaydownandbeforelonghefellasleep.
Theyoungmantookthebigbaggently.Butwhenhewasabouttorunaway,hefoundacornerofhisfurcoatwasundertheoldman'
sbody.Severaltimeshetriedtopullitout,buthecouldn'
t.Atlasthetookoffhiscoatandwentawaywiththebag.
Theyoungmanranoutofthestationasquicklyashislegscouldcarryhim.Whenhereachedaplacewherehethoughttheoldmancouldn'
tfindhim,hestoppedandquicklyopenedthebag.
Tohissurprise,therewasnothingbutalotofsmallstonesinit.Hehurriedtothestationatonce.Butwhenhegotthere,hefoundtheoldmanwasgone.
()1.Theyoungmanandanoldwomanwerewaitingforabusatastation.
()2.Theyoungmanhadabagthatfullofgold.
()3.Theoldmanwasnottiredorsleepyinfact.
()4.Theyoungmantookthebagaway.
()5.Therewasmuchgoldinthebag.
5.ShaveMeFirst先给我刮脸
Abarberwasinhisshop,busilycuttingaman'
shair,whenahandsomeyoungstrangercamein.Hehadasmallboywithhim.Theysatdowntogetherandwaiteduntilthebarberhadfinished.Thentheyoungmantoldthebarbertoshavehimandtocutthesmallboy'
shair.
Thebarbersaid,“Doyouwantmetocuttheboy'
shairfirst,ortoshaveyou?
“Oh,shaveme.”saidtheyoungman.“ThenI'
llgodowntheroadandhaveaglassofwinewhileyou'
recuttingtheboy'
shair.”
Theyoungmansatdowninthebarber'
schair,andthebarberbegantoshavehim.
Whenhehadfinished,theyoungmangotupandsaid,“I'
llgodowntheroadnowandhavemywinewhileyou'
“Allright,butIwon'
ttakelong.”thebarberwarnedhim.Theyoungmanwentout,thesmallboyobedientlysatdowninthebarber'
schair,andthebarberbegantocuthishair.
Ashehadsaid,hesoonfinished,andthentheboysatdownandwaited.Attheendofhalfanhour,whentheyoungmanhadstillnotcomeback,thebarbersaidtotheboy,“Itisapitythatyourdaddy'
stakingsuchalongtime.Whereishelikelytobenow?
“Ican'
tguess,”answeredthesmallboy.“Andthatmanwasn'
tmydaddy.I'
veneverseenhimbeforeinmylife.Iwasplayinginthestreetthismorning,andhecameuptomeandaskedmewhetherI'
dliketohavemyhaircutwithouthavingtopayanything.IsaidIwould,becausemyhairwasratherlong,sohebroughtmehere.”
根据短文,把句子补充完整。
1.Theyoungstrangercametotheshopwitha___________.
2.Thebarber_______themanfirst.
3.Thestranger___________thesmallboy’sDaddy.
4.Thebarber____________anymoneyatlast.
6.“YouFailed!
”“你没及格!
WhenIwasattheuniversityIstudiedveryhard.Butalotofmyfriendsdidverylittlework.Somedidjustenoughtopassexams.Othersdidn'
tdoquiteenough.Timwasoneofthem.Hespentmoretimeplayinggamesintheclubthanworkinginthelibrary.
Once,attheendofterm,wehadtotakeanimportanttestinchemistry.Thetesthadahundredquestions.Besideeachquestionwehadtowrite“True”or“False”.WhileIwasstudyinginmyroomthenightbeforethetest,Timwaswatchingtelevision.Timusuallyworriedalotthenightbeforeatest.Butonthatnighthelookedperfectlycalm.Thenhetoldmeofhisplan.“It'
sverysimple.ThereareahundredquestionsandIhavetogetsixtycorrecttopassthetest.I'
lltakeacoinintotheexaminationroom.Ihaven'
tstudiedachemistrybookformonths,soI'
msureI'
lljusttossthecoin.Ifthecoincomesdownonmyhandwiththerightsideup,Iwrite“True”.Ifitrestswiththeothersideup,Iwrite“False”.Thatway,I'
llgetsixtyquestionsright.”
ThenextdayTimcamecheerfullyintotheexaminationroom.Hesattossingacoinforhalfanhourandhandedinhispaperonehourearlierthantherestofus.
Thenextday,hesawthechemistryprofessorinthecorridor.
“Oh,good,”hesaid.“Haveyougottheresultsofthetest?
WhatmarkdidIget?
Theprofessorlookedathimandsmiled.
“Ah,it'
syou,Tim.Justaminute.”
Thenhereachedintohispocketandtookoutacoin.Hethrewitintheair,caughtitinhishandandlookedatit.
“I'
mterriblysorry,Tim,”hesaid,“Youfailed.”
1.WhenIwasattheuniversityIstudiedvery________.
2.______spentmoretimeplayinggamesintheclubthanworkinginthelibrary.
3.Timsawthe_______________inthecorridor.
4.Tim_____passthetest.
7.ElenaWasTaughtaLesson埃琳娜受到教训
Elenawasnotagoodstudent.Herheadwasinthecloudsmostofthetime.Shewantedtolisteninclassandtostudy,butotherthingsweremoreimportant,likeherboyfriend,herclothes,andtelevision.Everytimeshetriedtoconcentrateonherlesson,hermindwandered.
Oneday,herEnglishteacher,MrsGreen,saidshewasgoi