1、AA man walked into a restaurant and asked for a glass of water. Then the girl in the restaurant pulled out a gun and shot him dead. Why? People asked to give reasonable explanations for the strange happening. All kinds of suggestions were made.She was able to recognize him as a dangerous prisoner wh
2、o ran away from the priso;nshe thought he was torobber;she misheard what he said;asking for a glass of water had a special meaning for her and so on. All these explanations showed that the gun was used on purpose to harm the man. The idea was easily accepted.In fact,the explanation was that the man
3、had an attack of hiccups(打( 嗝).He just wanted todrink somewater to stop or relieve it. It so happened that the girl in the restaurant knew that a great and sudden fear could get rid of hiccups. But she didnt know the gun happened to be loaded(上子弹)that day.1. The man asked for a glass of water becaus
4、e .A. he was having an attack of hiccupsB. he happened to walk into a restaurantC. he wanted to kill himself with a gunD. he was too thirsty to go on with his work2. The girl used a gun to the man because .A. she wanted to kill him with some purposeB. she hated him very muchC. she wanted to give him
5、 a sudden and great fearD. what the man said had a special meaning3. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. The man just ran away from a prison.B. The man wanted to rob the girl.C. The girl misheard what the man said.D. The girl was kindhearted but careless.4. What lesson can we learn from the st
6、ory?A. Dont try to stop hiccups by drinking water.B. Sometimes a kind help can lead to bad results.C. We should always protect ourselves from some robbers.D. Dont load a gun if you put it in your store.BSport is very popular in England. In other words,lots of English people like the idea of sport. A
7、 lot watch sport on TV. But the number who take part in sport is quite small. On the whole,English people prefer to be fat rather than thin.The most popular sport in England is football. Football is played on Saturday afternoon in most towns and the supporters of a certain team will travel from one
8、end of the country to the other to see their team play. There are four divisions(级别) of the football league.Not surprisingly,the best teams are in the first division. But the best supporters are often in the fourth division. You have to be a good supporter to watch the fourth division football!Many
9、other sports are also played in England,such as golf,in which you try to knock a ball into a hole;basketball,in which you try to get a ball through a net;tennis,in which you try to hit a ball so that your opponent(对手)cannot hit it. As you see,if the ball had not been invented,there would have been n
10、o sport.Actually,thatis not quite true. Athletics(田径)isnt played with aball ,nor horseracing. Perhaps that is why they are not as popular as football!5. is the most popular sport in England.A. Basketball B.Football C. GolfD. Tennis6. You have to be a good supporter to watch division football.A. the
11、firstB. the secondC. the thirdD. the fourth7. Why do many English people not take part in sport?A. They are too busy.B. They like watching sport on TV.C. They would rather be fat.D. They prefers to be thin.8. What makes athletics not so popular as football in England?A. That Englishmen have their fo
12、otball team.B. That football is played on Saturday afternoon.C. That there are four divisions of the football league.D. That Englishmen like ball games.CAfter finishing my teaching for a school year,I thought that I should go back to Montrea,lQuebec,myhometown for a visit. My main goal was to relax
13、in preparation for the challenges of my retirement in the coming year.Through my stay in Montreal,I met lots of Chinese who are struggling to succeed and then lead a better lifein Canada. Some travelled thousands of miles to get knowledge. When I spoke with some of them about the major barrier they
14、had to face after they arrived in Canada, they all talked about the two official languages of Canada.But I was impressed by their ability to express their ideas while switching between English and French.Almost all of those people said they often felt homesick. They miss their families and friends.
15、Though Montreal has lots of Chinese restaurants,they long for a home-cooked meal.I met some tourists who weretrying to realize their childhood dreams of experiencing the life in a developed country. When I asked them if Montreal had lived up to their expectations they hesitated. They said that reality never agrees with fantasies. However, they were glad to have the opportunity to visit Montreal and didnt regret taking the trip.Not all the Chinese people I met were ha
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