Joe Brown had a shop. He sold meat in his shop . One Thursday a woman came into his shop at five to one . “I’m sorry I’m late,” she said. “I need some more meat for my dinner tonight.” Joe had only one piece of meat in his shop. He took it out of the fridge and said, “This is＄6.50.” “That piece is too small.” the woman said, “haven’t you for anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, put the piece of meat into the fridge, took it out of again and closed the door with lots of noise. Then he brought the piece of meat to the woman and said, “This piece of meat is bigger and more expensive. It’s ＄8.75.” “Good,” the woman said with a smile, “give me both of them.”
1. Joe Brown was_______________.
A. a waiter B. a runner
C. an actor D. a shopkeeper
2. When did the woman come to Joe’s shop?
A. Early in the morning.
B. Early in the afternoon.
C. Late in the morning.
D. At about one o’clock at night.
3. Why didn’t the woman want that piece of meat?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because it was bad.
C. Because it wasn’t big enough.
D. Because it was too big
4. How many pieces of meat were kept in the fridge?
A. Only one piece of meat.
B. Two pieces of meat.
C. Several pieces of meat.
D. Many pieces of meat.
5. Could Joe give the woman both pieces of meat?
A. Of course not. B. Certainly.
C. He would try his best. D. Yes, he could.
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A mother planted many kinds of vegetables in her garden. One day, she said to her , “Betty, come here. Look at all these little yellow marks（斑点）on the of the cabbages ( a kind of vegetable ). They are eggs of a kind of insect（昆虫）. They are very beautiful but very bad for cabbages. This afternoon you must all the eggs on the leaves and kill them. In this way, you will help us have , greener and bigger cabbages.”
Betty didn’t think she could do it and in the end she forgot all about it. The mother fell ill for a few days and work in her garden. When she was well, she took Betty with her to the garden to see the cabbages. To surprise(惊讶), the insects have eaten every leaf. When Betty saw this, she began to . Then her mother said to her, “We should never put off（推迟）what we have to do today till . And you must learn to deal (处理) with the bad things they are small, or it will turn into a big problem.”
1.A. son B. mother C. daughter D. sister
2.A. trees B. leaves C. grass D. top
3.A. see B. look at C. find D. look for
4.A. better B. worse C. thinner D. newer
5.A. at most B. at last C. at the moment D. at once
6.A. mustn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
7.A. my B. our C. her D. their
8.A. cry B. shout C. run D. work
9.A. yesterday B. today C. tomorrow D. later
10.A. because B. when C. after D. before
----If you have any trouble, be sure to call me.
----______________.
A. I will think it over B. I have no trouble
C. I am glad to hear that D. I will. Thank you
Please stop__________ about your favourite animals if you_____ busy.
A. talking; won’t B. to talk; don’t
C.to talk; aren’t D. to talk; won’t be
Jim is so careless. He my glasses and pens the floor when he walked past my desk just now.
A. turned; over B. knocked; onto
C. knocked; over D. turned; onto
We were very to hear the news .
A. exciting; exciting B. excited; excited
C. excited; exciting D. exciting; excited
