One day Mrs Jones went shopping alone. When her husband came home in the evening, she began to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress. “I saw it in a shop this morning,” she said, “ and…” “And you want to buy it,” said her husband, “how much does it cost?” “Fifteen pounds.” But every evening, when Jones came back from work, his wife went on speaking only about the dress; and at last, after a week, he said, “Oh, buy the dress! Here’s the money!” She was very happy. But the next evening, when Mr Jones came home and asked, “Have you got the famous(著名的) dress?” She said, “No.” “Why not?” he said. “Well, it was still in the window of the shop after a week. So I thought: Nobody else wants this dress. So I don’t want it either.”
1. Mrs Jones went shopping ___ one day.
A. with her husband B. with her friend
C. by herself D. with somebody else
2. Mrs Jones told her husband about the dress because ___.
A. it was really beautiful B. she wanted the money
C. she wanted her husband to go and buy it for her .
D. she liked it very much
3. Mrs Jones was very happy after ___ .
A. Mr Jones agreed to buy it for her
B. Mr Jones gave her the money
C. she got a beautiful cotton dress
D. she saw the dress was still in the shop window
4. Mr Jones called it the famous dress because ___.
A. it was a beautiful cotton dress
B. it was in the shop window for a week
C. his wife had it
D. his wife had spoken about it again and again
5. From the story we can know ___.
A. Mrs Jones might be a housewife
B. Mr Jones didn’t like his wife
C. Mr Jones came home for lunch every day
D. Mrs Jones doesn’t like things others like.
CBBDA
Denis was a thief. He wrote a letter to another thief Pat. But the police got the letter. It reads:
BNLD ZS LHCMHFGS ZMC GZUD SGD SGHQSX ONTMCR VHSG XNT.
What’s it about? How can you read it? The policemen were quick. They studied the letter carefully and soon found out what they want. Now let’s suppose(假定)you were a policeman. Can you read Denis’ letter?
Maybe you need some help: When Denis wanted a letter, he wrote down the letter before it in the alphabet(字母表).
Now can you read Denis’ letter? What must Pat do? When? And what did Denis want?
1. The letter before B and C are A and B. The letter before A and B are___.
A. C and B B. Z and A C. A and Z D. Z and B
2. In the letter Denis asked Pat to go at ___.
A. noon B. midnight C. five o’clock D. eight o’clock
3. “The policemen were quick.” This means the policemen___.
A. read the letter soon after they got it
B. could run very fast
C. knew what the letter was about soon.
D. were very careful
4. Suppose Pat asked Denis to “meet at the railway station”. What would he write?
A. LDDW XS WHK UDLDZDB VSZSHNM
B. LDDS CV VJG TCKNYCA VCVKQPY
C. LDEU BU UIF QZHKVZX TUVUJPO
D. LDDS ZS SGD QZHKVZX RSZSHNM
5. Which is the best title(题目)of the passage?
A. A Strange Letter B. A Clever Thief
C. The Clever Policemen D. How to Read a Letter
CBCDA Peter’s family has just moved to a new town. His father has found a very well-paid job there. They brought many things from their old house. Now Peter is very tired. He has just helped his mother in the new house. He says, “Mother, I’ve finished.”
“But have you carried in all the boxes?”
“Yes, I have, Mother. I carried them in this morning.”
“Have you washed all the windows?”
“Yes, Mother. I washed them at ten o’clock.”
“Have you cleaned all the tables, chairs and our beds?”
“Yes, Mother. I have cleaned all the tables and chairs. I have also cleaned all the floors. I have worked all day.”
“Very good, Peter. Now can you just do one more thing?”
“Oh, no. I have finished, Mother. Finished !”
“Oh well,” his mother says. “I think I may do it myself.”
“What is it?” asks Peter.
“Eat this beautiful cake I’ve just made.”
6. Why did Peter’s family move to a new town?
____________________________________
7. How did Peter feel then
_____________________________
8. What has Peter cleaned?
_____________________________
9. What was the one more thing his mother asked him to do?
_____________________________
10. What do you think of Peter?
_____________________________
Because his father finds a well-paid job there / a good job there.
He feels very tired.
All the windows, all the tables, chairs(beds) and all the floors.
To eat / Eat the beautiful cake.
He is a good boy / a helpful boy. / He is hard working.
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