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A young man who lived in London was in love with a beautiful girl. Soon she became his fiancee. The man was very poor while the girl was rich. The young man wanted to make her a present on her birthday. He wanted to buy something beautiful for her, but he had no idea how to do it, as he had very little money. The next morning he went to a shop. There were many fine things there: rings, gold watches, diamonds—but all these things were too expensive. There was one thing he could not take his eyes off. It was a beautiful vase. That was a suitable present for his fiancee. He had been looking at the vase for half an hour when the manager of the shop noticed him. The young man looked so pale, sad and unhappy that the manager asked what had happened to him.
The young man told him everything. The manager felt sorry for him and decided to help him. A brilliant idea struck him. The manager pointed to the corner of the shop. To his great surprise the young man saw a vase broken into many pieces. The manager said: “I can help you. I shall order my servant to pack it and take it to your fiancee. When he enters the room, he will drop it.”
On the birthday of his fiancee the young man was very excited.
Everything happened as had been planned. The servant brought in the vase, and as he entered the room, he dropped it. There was horror on everybody’s face. When the vase was unpacked the guests saw that each piece was packed separately.
1. The word “ fiancee” means _________.
A. a good friend
B. a woman engaged to get married
C. a beautiful girl with a boy friend
D. a girl who is going to have her birthday
2. Why did the young man want to buy a present for the girl?
A. He wanted to give her a Christmas present.
B. Her birthday was coming soon.
C. He fell in love with her.
D. They were going to get married.
3. The vase in the corner of the shop was broken. Who broke it?
A. The young man.
B. A servant.
C. The shop manager.
D. Someone not mentioned in the story.
4. Who thought out the clever idea?
A. The young man.
B. The girl.
C. The shop manager.
D. The manager’s servant.
5. Who do you think packed each piece separately?
A. The clever manager.
B. The servant.
C. The beautiful girl.
D. The unhappy young man.
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At Harton College -– an English boarding school (寄宿学校) for boys -– there are many rules. Fifteen-year-old Bob Sanders often breaks these rules.
The boys can go into town in the afternoon after classes. But they must return to the school before six o’clock. One afternoon Bob walked to the town. He looked at the shops and then went to the cinema. After the film he looked at his watch. It was after eight o’clock. He was a little worried. He walked back to Harton College as fast as possible.
When he arrived, he ran quickly to the main entrance. It was locked. He looked up at the window of his dormitory (集体宿舍). It was on the third floor. The window was open. But it was quite dark and he went round the school building to another door. That one was locked too. He couldn’t climb up the wall very easily. Then he saw another open window on the ground floor. It was the window of the headmaster’s study. He looked into the room -– no one was there. Bob quickly climbed on to the window sill (窗台) and jumped into the room. Just then he heard a noise. Then someone turned on the light in the corridor(走廊). Bob looked around and then hid under the sofa. One minute later, Mr. Mannering, the headmaster, came in. He turned on the light on the desk, and sat down on the sofa. Then he opened a book and began to read.
Bob lay under the sofa as quietly as possible. He could not move. The floor was cold and uncomfortable. He looked at the headmaster’s shoes and socks for an hour.
“Why doesn’t he get up or go to bed?” he thought.
Finally, the headmaster closed his book and stood up. He put the book on a shelf and walked towards the door.
“Thank heavens, he didn’t find me under the sofa!” thought Bob.
Then Mr. Mannering stopped and spoke towards the sofa, “Would you turn off the light when you leave?” he said and left the study.
1. Why was Bob worried after he looked at his watch? Because .
A. he couldn’t return to school on time
B. he had to return to school on foot
C. it was too dark for him to return to school
D. the headmaster would not let him go into town again
2. Bob went into the headmaster’s study because .
A. the window of the room was open
B. the room is near to his own room
C. he saw there was a sofa in the room for him to hide under it
D. nobody was in the room and it was easy for him to jump in
3. The headmaster so he stayed in the study for an hour.
A. liked reading very much
B. wanted bob to look at his shoes
C. wanted to teach bob a lesson
D. wanted to have a good rest
4. From the passage we know that .
A. Bob often went to town after classes in the afternoon
B. Bob bought something in the shop that afternoon
C. the headmaster didn’t go to bed until all the students came back every day
D. the headmaster himself closed the school gate every evening
5. The best title for the passage is “ ”.
A. An English School.
B. How to Break the Rules?
C. Does The Naughty Boy Like His Headmaster?
D. Would You Turn off the Light When You Leave?
参考答案:
(1) BBDCB (2)ADCCD
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