had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang．It was a strange farmer．I had never met him before although I had often heard people talk about him．He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything．Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very bad accident．I really didn’t know who she was but I had to go．
It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn’t know the way．I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place．He was standing there, waiting for me．It seemed that Milly had died．“She meant more to me than anyone even my own wife!” he said．I could see that he had been crying．I thought something terrible had taken place, a possible scandal（丑闻）．I was even more surprised when he told me he had put her in the barn（厩）．“I couldn’t leave her in the cold!” he said．Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his．I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door．He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground．
“She was such a good cow! I wouldn’t let anyone except a doctor touch her!” he said and cried again．
1.The farmer wished that the writer might ．
A．look into the matter
B．bring Milly back to life
C．free him from a scandal
D．keep the whole thing a secret[
2.The underlined phrase in the first paragraph means “ ”．
A．expect B．understand C．see clearly D．hear clearly
3.Before he arrived at the farmer’s house, the writer expected to see Milly lying ．
A．on the ground of a barn B．on the floor of a room
C．in bed in a room D．in bed in a barn
4.What do we know about Milly for the story?
A．She had met with an accident． B．She had caused a scandal．
C．She was seriously ill． D．She was hidden somewhere．
5.The person who told the story is probably a ．
A．farme B．policeman C．country doctor D．newspaper re5-6porter
At one time or another most farmers have problems with mice．This is especially true for grain farmers．Mice eat a lot of grain．They also carry diseases（疾病）, which people can get from eating or touching grain the mice have made dirty．Farmers can use special grain storage building or they can kill the mice．However, both methods can be costly．Farmers must buy materials to build the special grain storage buildings or chemical poisons to kill the mice．
Here is a way to kill mice without spending a lot of money．It is a simple but effective king of mouse trap．The method is first used by some farmers in the west African country of Mali．An agricultural expert in Mali reported about the Mali mouse trap in a magazine．The expert reported that his gardener caught 150 mice in just one night．The gardener used four traps．The trap is easy to make．First, remove the top from a 20 liter metal or plastic container（容器）．Put it n a hole in the ground．The top edge of the container should be the level with the surface of the ground．Fill the container with water to within eight centimeters of the top．Add tiny pieces of grain wastes．They should float on the water．Also put some wastes on the ground near the trap．During the night, mice will come out to eat the grain wastes．They will fall into the container and drown．Replace the food in the trap every night．
1.According to the passage, used the mouse trap first．
A．an agricultural expert in the west Africa
B．farmers in the United States
C．an American gardener
D．farmers in Mali
2.What does the passage mainly tell us?
A．A simple and effective method used by farmers to kill mice．
B．Methods used by farmers to kill mice．
C．Farmers have problems with mice．
D．How to kill mice．
3.is not needed in making the mouse trap．
A．Water B．A container C．chemical poison D．Food
4.Which of the following can’t protect grain from being eaten by mice?
A．A special grain storage building． B．Chemical poisons．
C．A mouse trap． D．A hole in the ground．
Tom is a worker in my factory and he is a little bit dirty．I have been taking 1of him for years and years, he always wears an old red hat and carries a 2bag．He usually spends his break time and his lunchtime by walking around to 3the unused tins around．
Once I saw him by his 4, with a lot of rubbish bags, which were full of aluminum（铝） tins．He threw them into the back of his car and then 5the car．Being very curious, I got into my car to 6him．He drove 7he reached the entrance to a wide, empty parking area, but did nothing more．
Today, I was 8one of the broken machines during lunchtime when this“tin man”came along with his bag．As usual, he 9the tins around the place．My 10, who was worried about how the 11caused by the machine would affect production, was standing there watching me．
When I finished my job, my manager asked the “tin man” about what he would 12the tin that he had collected．I had 13even though about asking this kind of question, 14I had always thought that this “tin man” would sell the 15to the recycling place
16,this “tin man” answered, “I will give them to my neighbor, 17has epilepsy（癫痫病） and is unable to work．” I was 18to hear this, and I asked him, “You 19you are collecting all those tins just to help your neighbor?”
“I know it doesn’t help very much,” he said, “ 20I try my best to help him．” It was the most beautiful moment in my life and made me feel very humble（卑鄙的）．
1.A．hold B．care C．charge D．notice
2.A．plastic B．rubbish C．paper D．metal
3.A．collect B．find C．hide D．spread
4.A．house B．store C．machine D．car
5.A．got out of B．broke up C．jumped into D．settled down
6.A．follow B．block C．inspect D．catch
7.A．since B．until C．when D．after
8.A．decorating B．performing C．repairing D．selecting
9.A．turned up B．put up C．set up D．picked up
10.A．manager B．workmate C．neighbor D．friend
11.A．power B．delay C．signal D．harm
12.A．do with B．deal with C．go with D．put up with
13.A．seldom B．always C．nearly D．never
14.A．unless B．because C．though D．if
15.A．machine B．cars C．tins D．bags
16.A．Certainly B．Briefly C．Surprisingly D．Fortunately
17.A．who B．whom C．which D．that
18.A．shocked B．interested C．satisfied D．concerned
19.A．announce B．mean C．say D．declare
20.A．instead B．however C．but D．and
—I have to get to the post office by six o’clock, but it is almost six now．
—This clock is fifteen minutes fast．
A．That’s too bad B．Sounds good C．Sure, you can D．Take it easy
Do you know the professor in home we stayed?
A．which B．his C．whose D．whom
Information has been put forward that more middle school graduates will be to universities．
A．admitted B．accepted C．permitted D．allowed
