A famous doctor once received a little child that was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, the child got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very thankful to the doctor, and she visited him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know hoe to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay（回报）you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my thanks. I hope you will accept（接受）it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to paid enough for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much I should give you.”
“Fifty pounds,” he answered.
The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She passed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying goodbye to the doctor, went out of the room.
1.Why was the lady very thankful to the doctor?
A. Because he had saved her life.
B. Because he had saved her son’s life.
C. Because he had given her some money.
2.The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought _____.
A. the purse was too small
B. the lady wouldn’t give him money
C. purses should be given between friends
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. The doctor got 50 pounds from the lady.
B. the doctor got 200 pounds from the lady.
C. The lady didn’t pay money for the doctor.
4. According to the passage, the doctor would probably feel _____ in the end.
A. happy B. excited C. sorry
A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away.
One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat.
The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway（私人车道）, the cat was there already.
The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?”
“Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?”
The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.”
1.The first time the man drove out, he _____.
A. sold the cat
B. took the cat home
C. left the cat in the park
2.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it.
B. Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man.
C. The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back.
3. Why did the man call home?
A. Because he was lost.
B. Because he missed his wife very much.
C. Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home.
4.How far away did the man take the cat the last time?
A. Over 1 mile. B. About 3 miles. C. More than 10 miles.
– Whose notebook is this?
-- It _____ Tom. I saw he used it just now.
A. must belong to B. can’t belong to C. might be belonged to
– It _____ hard outside. You have to stay at home.
A. rain B. is raining C. rained
– Physics _____ more difficult than Chinese, do you think so?
-- Yes, I think so.
A. is B. are C. has
My sister has practiced tennis for a long time. She plays tennis _____ you.
A. as good as B. so well as C. as well as
