There once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business was to provide goods to the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he would go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop to complete his daily routine.
However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he didn’t have anybody to help him at that time. Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p.m. would be asked to oversee (看管) the shop until the shopkeeper returned from lunch.
One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went at 1:00 p.m. to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop.
The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several items. As planned, the shop-keeper asked the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch.
Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretended customer to help, but something had changed within him and he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during that time. His friends did not agree. As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted (抵抗) and a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper returned and asked why there was a fighting. The now honest man explained the entire plan.
The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who could take ownership of the shop and run it. The shop-keeper felt that he had found the right man.
1.What is the problem for the shopkeeper?
A. Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.
B. He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch.
C. He was too busy to have lunch every day.
D. He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop.
2.Why did the thief go to the shop at 1:00 p.m.?
A. Because he thought he would be asked to keep the shop.
B. Because the shopkeeper invited him to lunch then.
C. Because the shop was closed at that time.
D. Because he thought he could buy cheap things then.
3. When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found _______.
A. everything in his shop was stolen
B. the thief became the new owner of the shop
C. there was a fighting in his shop
D. the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop
4. From the passage, we can infer that _______.
A. once a thief, he will always be a thief
B. an honest man will be responsible for his action
C. you can’t believe in a dishonest man forever
D. trust can change a thief into an honest man
The back door of the ambulance(救护车) was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into his seat, and started the engine. Inside were the _____ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green, the mother holding their baby daughter Ally. The little girl had _____ food stuck in her throat and could hardly breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, _____ his siren (报警器) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the nearest hospital, fighting against _____. The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the _____. From the back of the _____the parents were shouting at him to _____, since Ally had almost stopped breathing. In front of him he saw some traffic lights, with the red “STOP” light shining. Mr. White knew that he had no time to ____, so he drove straight past the traffic lights, looking to his left and right as he did so.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The driver had the windows _____, since the car was air-conditioned, and he was playing his radio. He did not _____the ambulance. The lights were green, so he drove straight on into the path of the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance but it was too late. It hit the taxi. Everybody was shaken but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see how little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief instead of _____on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is _____ again.”
“It must have been the crash.” said her husband. “It _____ the food out of her throat.” The baby’s color was turning to _______, and she was crying in a loud but healthy _____.
They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident, the taxi, and the lines of cars all around them.
1.A. worried B. angry C. happy D. surprised
2.A. little B. some C. no D. few
3.A. opened on B. turned on C. turned off D. sped up
4.A. police B. life C. lights D. time
5.A. empty street B. busy traffic C. large crowds D.deserted place
6.A. street B. cars C. traffic D. ambulance
7.A. hurry B. slow C. stop D. drive
8.A. think B. ignore C. lose D. miss
9.A. open B. clean C. up D. down
10.A. hear B. see C. find D. notice
11.A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise
12.A. crying B. breathing C. smiling D. speaking
13.A. took B. picked C. knocked D. made
14.A. usual B. common C. ordinary D. normal
15.A. sound B. voice C. tone D. noise
I’m determined to get a seat for the concert ________ it means standing in a queue all night.
A. as though B. even if
C. in case D. so that
Do you know the 31st Olympic Games _______ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016?
A. is held B. holds
C. will be held D. will hold
The pupils asked their teacher ___________round the earth.
A. that the moon goes
B. that the moon went
C. whether the moon goes
D. whether the moon went
Sally is the girl _____ I think is likely to win the first prize in the competition.
A. which B. who C. whom D. what
