Mr Jones and Mr Brown work in the same office. One day, Mr Jones says to Mr Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come?” Mr Brown says, “Thank you very much. I'd love to, but let me ask my wife first.”

　　So Mr Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very worried.

　　“What's the matter?” asks Mr Jones. “Is your wife there at home?”

　　“No,” answers Mr Brown. “She isn't there. My small son answers the telephone. I say to him, 'Is your mother there, David?' and he answers, 'No, she isn't in the house.' 'Where is she?' I ask. 'She is somewhere outside.' 'What's she doing?'

　　'She is looking for me.'”

(1) Who is going to have a party?

[　　]

A．Mr Jones.

B．Mr Brown.

C．Mrs Brown.

(2) Would Mr Brown like to go to the party?

[　　]

A．Yes, he'd love to.

B．No, he wouldn't.

C．We don't know.

(3) What does Mr Brown want to do before he gives an answer to Mr Jones?

[　　]

A．Go back home.

B．Telephone his son.

C．Ask Mrs Brown.

(4) What is Mrs Brown doing?

[　　]

A．She is playing cards with her son at home.

B．She is out somewhere looking for her son.

C．She's buying things in the supermarket.

(5) Can Mr Brown give Mr Jones an answer right now?

[　　]

A．No, he can't.

B．Yes, he can.

C．We don't know.
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　　The hardworking blacksmith(鐵匠)Jones used to work all day in his shop．The son of Mr．Smith, a rich neighbor, used to come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself watching how tradesman worked．

　　“Young man, why don’t you try your hand to learn to make shoe tacks(鐵釘), even if it is only to pass the time?” said the blacksmith．“Who knows, one day, it may be of use to you．”

　　The lazy boy began to see what he could do．But after a little practice he found that he was becoming very skilled and soon he was making some of the finest tacks．

　　Old Mr．Smith died and the son lost all his things because of the war．He had to leave home and began to live a simple life in a small village in another country．In the village there were a lot of shoemakers who were spending a lot of money buying tacks for their shoes, and sometimes even when they paid high prices, they were not always able to get what they wanted, because in that part of the country soldiers’ shoes were in great need．

　　Our young Mr．Smith, who was finding it difficult to make money, remembered he had learned the art of making tacks and had the sudden idea of making a bargain with the shoemakers．He told them that he would make the tacks if they helped to get him settled(安家)in his workshop．The shoemakers were very glad for the offer．And after a while, young Mr．Smith found that he was soon making the finest tacks in the village．

　　“How funny it seems,” he used to say, “even making tacks can make my life better．My skill is more useful to me than all the riches that I’ve had before．”

(1)

Young Mr．Smith was Jones’ ________．

[　　]

A．

son

B．

boss

C．

father

D．

neighbor

(2)

What does the word “tradesman” mean in the passage?

[　　]

A．

生意人

B．

手藝人

C．

鞋匠

D．

木匠

(3)

Jones advised young Mr．Smith to learn to make shoe tacks because it was ________．

[　　]

A．

useful

B．

relaxing

C．

enjoyable

D．

challenging

(4)

What is the right order of the events?

a．Young Mr．Smith became a tack maker in the village．

b．Young Smith learned the art of making tacks from Jones．

c．Soldiers’ shoes were in great need during the war．

d．Young Smith had to move to another country．

[　　]

A．

b-d-a-c

B．

d-a-b-c

C．

b-d-c-a

D．

d-c-a-b

(5)

What does the writer want to tell us?

[　　]

A．

A neighbor is better than a faraway brother．

B．

A skill in life helps making a living．

C．

One should learn to make shoe tacks．

D．

Laziness may help make people rich．

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　　Mr Jones was very angry with his wife(妻子) and his wife was very angry with him. For a few years, they didn’t speak to each other(彼此). One evening Mr Jones was very tired(累的) when he came back from work, so he went to bed soon. Mrs Jones went up to the bed much later than her husband(丈夫). She found a piece of paper on a small table near her bed. On it were the words:

　　“Mother, wake me up at 7 a.m.(上午) —Father. ”

　　When Mr Jones woke up(醒來(lái)) the next morning, it was nearly 8 a.m. and on the small table near his bed he saw another piece of paper. He read the words, “Father, wake up. It is 7 a.m. —Mother. ”

1．Mr Jones was ________ with his wife.

[　　]

A．pleased
B．sorry
C．a(chǎn)ngry
D．happy

2．One evening Mr Jones was tired and ________.

[　　]

A．went to bed after supper
B．do some sport
C．watched TV
D．spoke to his wife

3．Mrs Jones went to bed ________ than her husband．

[　　]

A．earlier
B．better
C．a(chǎn) little later
D．much later

4．The next morning Mr Jones ________.

[　　]

A．went to work on time
B．was late for work
C．spoke to his wife
D．woke up at 7 o’clock

5．Which of the following is right?

[　　]

A．Mr Jones and his wife often talked a lot.

B．Mr Jones liked his wife very much.

C．Before Mr Jones went to bed, he said to his wife, “Please wake me up at 7 tomorrow morning. ”

D．Mr Jones and Mrs Jones didn’t speak to each other for a long time.

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　　　　An old man is ill and goes to the hospital. A doctor comes to see him and says to him, "Well, Mr Jones. You are going to have 　　some injections（打針）and then you will be much better. A nurse is going to give you the first one this evening and another one 　　tomorrow morning."

　　　　In the evening a young nurse comes to Mr Jones' bed and says to him, "Your first injection, Mr Jones. Where do you want it?"

　　　　The old man is surprised（感到奇怪）. He looks at the nurse for a few seconds and says, "Nobody let me choose before. Do you really 　　let me choose now?"

　　　　"Yes, Mr Jones," the nurse answers.

　　　　"Well," the old man says with a smile, "I want it in your left arm（手臂）, please."

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　　1. Mr Jones is ill and in hospital. 

　　　　 (　　)

　　2. The doctor says Mr Jones will be much better after some injections.

　　 (　　)

　　3. Mr Jones gets his first injection in the morning.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)

　　4. The nurse wants to give his injection in his left arm.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)

　　5. Mr Jones doesn't like to have injections. 

(　　)

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　　One day Mrs Jones went shopping. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. "I saw it in a shop this morning," she said, "and ... " "And you want to buy it," said her husband, "How much does it cost?" "Fifteen pounds." But every morning, when Jones came back from work, his wife went on speaking only about the dress; and at last, after a week, he said, "Oh, buy the dress! Here is the money!" She was very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones came home and asked, "Have you got the famous dress?" She said, "No.""Why not?" he said. "Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week. So I thought:Nobody else wants this dress. So I don't want it either."

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　　1. Mrs Jones went shopping with her husband one day.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　)

　　2. Mrs Jones told her husband about the dress because she wanted her husband to buy it.

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　　3. Mrs Jones was very happy after Mr Jones would like to buy the dress.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 (　　　　)

　　4. Mr Jones called it the famous dress because everyone wanted it.

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　　5. From the story we can know Mr Jones was not rich.

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　　One day Mrs Jones went   1  . When her   2   came hope in the evening, she began to tell him   3   a beautiful cotton dress.” I saw it in a shop this morning,” she said.

　　“And...” “And you were going to buy it,” said Mr Jones.

　　“How   4   is it?” “Fifty Pounds“ “Fifty Pounds for a cotton dress? That's too   5  “ But every evening when Mr Jones came back from work, his wife began to speak only about the dress. And at last after a week, he said, “Oh, buy the dress. Here is the   6  .” She was very   7  . But the next morning, when Mr Jones came home and asked, “Have you got the beautiful dress?” She answered, “No, ““Why not?” he asked. “Well, it was   8   in the window of the shop for a week, so I think nobody   9   wants this dress. So I don't want it   10  .”

1.

[　　]

A. swimming　　　B. shopping　　　C. working　　　D. walking

2.

[　　]

A. son　　　B. daughter　　　C. uncle　　　D. husband

3.

[　　]

A. for　　　B. of　　　C. about　　　D. at

4.

[　　]

A. many　　　B. much　　　C. cheap　　　D. expensive

5.

[　　]

A. cheap　　　B. expensive　　　C. short　　　D. long

6.

[　　]

A. dress　　　B. car　　　C. money　　　D. shop

7.

[　　]

A. sad　　　B. angry　　　C. happy　　　D. interested

8.

[　　]

A. already　　　B. yet　　　C. also　　　D. still

9.

[　　]

A. else　　　B. also　　　C. too　　　D. yet

10.

[　　]

A. too　　　B. either　　　C. also　　　D. already

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