It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”
阅读短文C，回答下面问题
1.What was there in the house for the guests on Christmas?
2.What did the host do after the small man came in?
3.Did the small man know the people in the house?
4.How did the small man and his wife want to go out?
5.Do you think the small man’s wife will get angry? Why?
When Mr. David retired(退休), he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it. But to his surprise, many visitors came to see his house in summer holidays, for it was the most interesting building in the village. From morning to night, there were visitors outside the house. They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into the house. He decided to drive the visitors away. So he put a notice(公告) on the window. The notice said，“If you want to visit my house, come in and look around. Price: twenty dollars.”Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming, but he was wrong. More and more visitors came and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house. “I came here to retire, not to work as a guide”, he said angrily. In the end, he sold the house and moved away.
1.Mr. David’s house was that many visitors came to see it.
A．so small B．so quiet C．so interesting
2.The underlined phrase “drive…away” means _____________
A. 让…..离开 B. 吸引…… C. 赚……钱
3.The notice made the visitors _____________.
A．more interested in his house
B．lost interest in his house
C．angry at the unfair price
4.After Mr. David put up the notice .
A．the visitors didn’t come any more
B．fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house
C．more and more visitors came for a visit
5.At last he had to sell his house and move away because .
A．he could not live a quiet life in it
B．he could not work as a guide
C．he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house
In England, people often talk about the weather because they can experience (经历) four seasons in one day. In the morning the weather is warm just like in spring. An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard. The weather gets a little cold. In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny, the sun will begin to shine, and it will be summer at this time of a day.
In England, people can also have summer in winter, or have winter in summer. So in winter they can swim sometimes, and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.
When you go to England, you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny morning, but you should not laugh at them.
If you don't take an umbrella or a raincoat, you will regret (后悔) later in the day.
1.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?
A. Because they may have four seasons in one day
B. Because they often have very good weather
C. Because the weather is warm just like in spring
2.From the story we know that when _________come, there is a heavy rain.
A. sunshine and snow
B. black clouds
C. summer and winter
3. "People can also have summer in winter." Means "it is sometimes too ______in winter."
A. warm B. cool C. cold
4. In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or an umbrella with them because ________.
A. their friends ask them to do so
B. it often rains in England
C. they are going to sell them
5. The best title (标题)for this passage is ________.
A. Bad Seasons
B. Summer or Winter
C. The Weather in England
I think people won’t use money _____ ten years.
A. at B. in C. after
There isn’t __________ in today’s newspapers.
A. something exciting
B. nothing exciting
C. anything exciting
Some students enjoy playing games and _____ like reading.
A. other B. the others C. another
