Mr. Brown worked in a factory of a small town. He had been there for twenty years before one day he was sent to the capital for important business. He was quite excited because he had never been there before. Before he set off, he asked his wife and three daughters if they wanted him to buy something for them in London. Mrs. Brown began to think it over and then she said she wished her husband would be able to buy a nice umbrella for her, and so did their three daughters. As he was afraid he would forget it, he drew an umbrella on his hand. To his regret, he lost it at the station.
On the train Mr. Brown sat opposite to an old woman. The woman’s umbrella was so nice that he carefully looked at it and said to himself not to forget to buy a few umbrellas like it. When the train arrived at the station in London, he said good-bye to the old woman, took his bag and her umbrella and was going to get off.
“Wait a minute, sir,” shouted the old woman. “That’s my umbrella!”
Then Mr. Brown noticed that he had taken her umbrella. His face turned red at once and said in a hurry,“Oh, I’m very sorry, Madam! I didn’t mean it!”
Seven days later Mr. Brown left the capital. To his surprise, he met the old woman and sat opposite to her again. Looking at the four umbrellas, the old woman was satisfied with herself. “It seems that I had a better result than the other four women.” She thought.
1.We can learn from the passage that Mr. Brown was ______.
A. a conductor B. a worker
C. a thief D. an umbrella maker
2.Why did Mr. Brown take the woman’s umbrella?
A. Because he was lost in thought.
B. Because it was much like his own umbrella.
C. Because he thought the woman would not notice it.
D. Because the woman misplaced it beside Mr. Brown.
3. When looking at Mr. Brown with four umbrellas, the woman thought ______.
A. Mr. Brown was an umbrella maker
B. Mr. Brown was selling his umbrellas
C. Mr. Brown had bought four umbrellas for his family.
D. Mr. Brown had stolen the other women’s umbrellas
4. How did Mr. Brown get the four umbrellas?
A. He bought them in London.
B. He picked them on the train.
C. He brought them from his small town.
D. He stole them from four women.
My mother seemed to be able to make dolls (洋娃娃) out of anything. She made some dolls for me and my two elder sisters. I playing with them, but still, secretly, I hoped for a store-bought like the one our rich cousin had. Her doll open and close its blue glass eyes and even say “Mamma”. I stopped admiring it and hoping to have one.
However, my dream came true when I was six. One day my father came back from his business trip with three dolls! They were much smaller than our cousin’s doll and their eyes were just painted ones, but I did not such differences. They were “store-bought”dolls. We each chose one and I named Misako.
Soon my sisters and I became devoted . Our “children” kept us all day. We gave them a bath, them, brushed their hair, took them out for a walk and put them to bed. Several months later, they got more like real children — their and bodies became dirtier; their dresses got stained; their hair less smooth.
But, by then, interests seemed to have moved into toys. Their dolls were abandoned (被抛弃) and in bad condition. One had one of her arms, and was one-legged. “You can them if you want,” my sisters said to me. Therefore, I had dolls. They were more or less handicapped (残疾) and they often looked at me as if they needed me to them. I enjoyed this feeling of being needed — being the only one in the world who could protect them with a lot of love. Indeed, they made the rest of my childhood days very happy.
1.A. wanted B. expected C. hoped D. enjoyed
2.A. doll B. toy C. girl D. baby
3.A. might B. should C. could D. dared
4.A. often B. never C. sometimes D. seldom
5.A. immediately B. firstly C. hardly D. finally
6.A. beautiful B. lovely C. store-bought D. new
7.A. care about B. care for C. think about D. worry about
8.A. total B. real C. like D. unlike
9.A. my B. one C. them D. mine
10.A. sisters B. fathers C. friends D. mothers
11.A. free B. busy C. hard D. tired
12.A. wore B. put on C. dressed D. wash
13.A. faces B. legs C. arms D. hands
14.A. my B. their C. my sisters’ D. my doll’s
15.A. tiny B. different C. curious D. humorous
16.A. hurt B. wounded C. lost D. damaged
17.A. the other B. another C. it D. other
18.A. look out for B. take care of C. pay attention to D. have a look at
19.A. two B. few C. many D. three
20.A. teach B. feed C. satisfy D. help
—Than k you for joining in our conversation tonight.
—_____.
A. It’s my duty B. It’s all right
C. It’s my pleasure D. With pleasure
After long a nd hard work, the police at last discovered the ________ of the baby found by the side of a road.
A. attitude B. identity
C. situation D. concern
This is the first time that we _____ a film in the cinema together as a family.
A. see B. had seen C. saw D. have seen
After that, he knew he could _____ any difficulty by doing what be could to the best of his ability.
A．go through B．get on with
C．get over D．go on with
