A Trap
Mr. Smith left his car outside his apartment one night as usual, but when he came down the next morning to go to his office, he discovered that the car wasn’t there. He called the police and told them what had happened, and they said that they would try to find the car.
When Mr. Smith came home from his office that evening, the car was back again in its usual place in front of his house. He examined it carefully to see whether it had been damaged, and found two theater tickets on one of the seats and a letter which said, “We’re very sorry. We took your car because of an emergency.”
Mr. and Mrs. Smith went to the theater with the two tickets the next night and enjoyed themselves very much.
When they got home, they found that thieves had taken almost everything they had had in their apartment.

1. 1.

   What did Mr. Smith find one morning?

   1. A.
      His car was missing.
   2. B.
      The door of the car was open.
   3. C.
      His car was in the garage.
   4. D.
      His car was outside of the garage.
2. 2.

   What did he do then?

   1. A.
      He got in and drove it.
   2. B.
      He closed the door of his car.
   3. C.
      He called the police.
   4. D.
      He looked everywhere for it.
3. 3.

   What happened when he came home from his office that evening?

   1. A.
      The police was waiting for him.
   2. B.
      His car was back.
   3. C.
      His car was damaged.
   4. D.
      His car was stolen.
4. 4.

   What did Mr. Smith find on one of the seats in his car?

   1. A.
      Some books.
   2. B.
      Some tickets.
   3. C.
      Some money.
   4. D.
      Some food.
5. 5.

   What did Mr. and Mrs. Smith do with the thing(s) they found in their car?

   1. A.
      They sold them.
   2. B.
      They gave them to their friends.
   3. C.
      They threw them away.
   4. D.
      They went to the theater with them.

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(許諾) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(處置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

Mr Smith teaches English in a university(大學(xué)). He is often very busy with work. When it’s summer or winter holidays, he goes out to take vacations to relax. Usually he goes to France because he thinks it’s an interesting country. And he can speak French very well.

But last month he said to his wife(妻子), “I’m not visiting France this time. I want to go to a different country. I choose Japan. But I can hardly speak Japanese, so I’m going to study it for a month before I go.”

He studied pretty hard for a month, and then his vacation started.

Ten days later, he came back. His wife asked him, “How about your short vacation in Japan? Did you have any trouble(麻煩) with your Japanese there?”

“No, I didn’t,” answered Mr Smith. “But the Japanese did!”

1.Mr Smith goes out to ______ when it’s summer or winter holidays.

A．have a rest                            B．learn languages

C．look for interesting jobs                  D．visit museums

2.The underlined word “choose” means(意思是) ______.

A．learn from         B．a(chǎn)rrive in           C．work for          D．decide on

3.Mr Smith stayed in Japan for ______.

A．a(chǎn) month          B．ten days           C．two weeks         D．Sorry, I don’t know

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Mr Smith works as a math teacher in a university.

B．Mr Smith takes vacations in different countries every year.

C．Mr Smith can speak English and French very well.

D．Mr Smith went to Japan with his wife.

5.What can we know from the last paragraph(段落)?

A．Mr Smith’s Japanese isn’t good.

B．The Japanese were friendly to Mr Smith.

C．Mr Smith speaks Japanese well.

D．Japanese is difficult to learn.

A. go down  B. catch more fish  C. heavy  D. hungry  E. happy  F. richest
G. the boat and life  H. sell the gold chains(鏈條)  I. fishing  J. poor
Mr Smith lived by the sea. He had a big family and he had to work hard, or  his wife and children would be __【小題1】__. So he had to get up early every day. After breakfast he set out in a small boat. He always hoped to __【小題2】__. 
One morning the man got to a good place for fishing.  He threw a long rope with many hooks（鉤子）into the water. He found it very ___【小題3】___ and pulled the hooks out of the sea. He saw there were some gold chains（鏈子. He , of course, was very __【小題4】__. 
“I’ll __【小題5】__ for a lot of money ,” he thought to himself.“I’ll build a new house and buy expensive things. I’ll be the __【小題6】__ man in the world!”
Mr. Smith went on drawing his rope and didn’t notice what was happening to his boat. It began to __【小題7】__. As he was pulling the gold chains, the boat sank into the sea. He lost not only the gold chains ,but also __【小題8】___!