Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family. The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guestroom. Instead the angels were given some space in the cold basement. As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it. When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, "Things aren't always what they seem."
The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的) farmer. After sharing a little food they had, the farmer and his wife let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night's rest. When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears. Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.
The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, "How could this happen?" "Why didn't you watch out for the cow? The first family had everything, yet you watched over his house," she accused (谴责). "The second family had little but was willing to share everything, you didn't help."
"Things aren't always what they seem," the angel replied. "When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall. Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he wouldn't find it. Then last night as we slept in the farmer's bed, the angel of death came for his wife. I asked God if the angel could take the cow instead. So things aren't always what they seem."
1. The older angel repaired the hole for the rich family because _____________________.
A. she wanted to punish the greedy owner
B. the basement was too cold to stay in
C. she wanted to save the gold for the poor.
D. she believed that one should always be ready to offer help
2. The younger angel was very angry because _______________________________.
A. the older angel killed the farmer's cow
B. the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live in
C. the older angel treated the two families unfairly
D. the angel of death took the cow away instead of the farmer’s wife
3. Why did the older angel let the farmer's cow die?______________________.
A. Because she was sympathetic to the rich
B. Because she wanted to save the farmer's wife.
C. Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.
D. Because she wanted to teach the younger angel a lesson.
4.The first “they” in line 7 refers to ________while the second “they” in line 8 refers to _______in the second paragraph.
A. two travelling angels; the couple
B. two travelling angels; the wealthy family
C. the couple; two travelling angels
D. the couple; the angel of death and the God
5.The story tries to tell the readers that _________________________.
A. angels are always ready to help the poor
B. angels are always ready to help the rich
C. the young should always learn from the cold
D. sometimes things are not always what they seem
Frank Smithson woke up and leaned over to turn off the alarm clock. “Oh，no!”he thought to himself.“Another day at that office；a boss who shouts at me all the time.”
As Frank went downstairs his eyes fell on a large brown envelope by the door. He was overjoyed when he opened it and read the letter inside. “Bigwoods Football Pools would like to congratulate you. You have won half a million pounds.”
Frank suddenly came to life. The cigarette fell from his lips as he let out a shout that could be heard halfway down the street.
At 11：30 Frank arrived at work.“Please explain why you're so late，”his boss said.“Go and jump in the lake,” replied Frank. “I've just come into a little money so this is goodbye.Find yourself someone else to shout at.”
That evening Frank was smoking a very expensive Havana cigar when a knock was heard on the door. He rushed to the door. Outside were two men，neatly dressed in grey suits. “Mr Smithson,” one of them said，“We're from Bigwoods Football Pools. I'm afraid there’s been a terrible mistake……”
1.What do we know about Frank? ____________________________________.
A. He was a lazy man. B. He was a lucky person.
C. He made a lot of money. D. He didn't get on well with his boss.
2.When Frank said,” Go and jump in the lake”, he probably________________.
A. told his boss to drop dead. B. asked his boss to swim in the lake.
C. celebrated with his boss by the lake . D. wanted to go fishing with his fish.
3.When he heard the knock at the door, Frank probably thought ___________.
A. someone had come to make an apology
B. his workmates had come to comfort him .
C. his neighbours had come to ask about the football pools.
D. his friends had come to congratulate him on his luck.
4.On hearing“…there's been a terrible mistake…”Frank was most likely to be________.
A. disappointed. B. worried. C. nervous. D. curious.
5.The story tells us the truth that ______________________.
A. good luck is always against a lazy fellow.
B. don’t count your chickens before they are hatched(孵化)
C. never quarrel with your boss until you find a new job
D. the chances of getting rich quickly always lie in the Football Pools
James sat outside the office waiting for the interview. He felt so nervous that he didn’t know what to do with himself .The person who had gone in ___1.___ him had been there for nearly an hour. And she looked so ____2._______when she went in. not like James. He felt sure that she had already got the ___3.___. The problem was that he wanted this job so much. It meant ___4.___ to him. He had thought about it again and again such a lot before the day of the interview. He had imagined himself ___5.___ brilliantly at the interview and being offered the job __6.____.
But now here he was feeling ___7.___.He couldn’t remember all those things he had planned to say. At that moment, he almost decided to get up and ___8.___. But no — he had to do this. He had spent so much time considering it that he couldn’t ___9.__ like that. His hands were hot and sticky and his mouth felt dry.
At last the door of the office opened. The woman who had gone in an hour earlier came out looking very ___10.___ with herself. She smiled sympathetically at James. The managing director then appeared at the office door. “Would you like to come in now, Mr. Davis? I’m sorry to have kept you waiting.”
11.A. beside B. with C. before D. after
12.A. cheerful B. challenging C. anxious D. sure
13.A. reward B. job C. place D. degree
14.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
15.A. explaining B. observing C. performing D. writing
16.A. surprisingly B. lately C. frequently D. immediately
17.A. terrible B. foolish C. ashamed D. excited
18.A. say B. leave C. think D. walk
19.A. give in B. give out C. give up D. give away
20.A. ugly B. pretty C. pleased D. sad
After she did a lot of shopping , Mrs. Smith came out of the shop and started to walk to the bus stop. Her bag was so that she had to rest for a few minutes. She stopped a new and bright car. It was just at the side of the road. As she stood there, she saw a policeman _ towards her. "Excuse me, madam," said the policeman.
" Can you read ___ sign over there?"
“Yes, I can,” said Mrs. Smith. " It 'No Parking'.
"Right. Madam. So __ __ have you parked your car here? I shall have to give you a parking ticket. "
"But this isn't my car," said Mrs. Smith.
"Isn't it?" said the policeman, and his face turned red. "I'm very sorry. ___I shall have to put a ticket on the front of the car. " Before he was not able to finish writingthe ticket, woman had arrived. She kissed the policeman and said, "Hello, dear. I knew I could find you here at this time of' the day. Happy birthday! I you abirthday present. "
"Thank you, dear, But what is it? " asked the policeman. “Here it is," His wife pointed at the red car. “A big surprise, ___ it?” she continued. “Yes. But you mustn’t leave it on this road for very long. There's a ‘No Parking' sign over there. "the policeman sighed.
1.A. heavier B. the heaviest C. heavier and heavier D. heavy
2.A. in B. by C. to D. under
3.A. coming B. come C. comes D. came
4.A. this B. an C. that D. 不填
5.A. was B. said C. is D. says
6.A. when B. why C. how D. who\
7.A. Still B. Yet C. And D. While
8.A. a B. other C. the other D. another
9.A. buy B. will buy C. have bought D. was buying
10.A. is B. isn’t C. was D. wasn’t
---I have enjoyed the party so much, but I have to go home now, it’s too late.
--- _______________
A. Have another try. B. What a pity! C. Congratulations. D. It’s a pleasure.
The room is ___________ for eight people to live in.
A. big enough B. enough big C. so big D. too big
