A driver stopped his car on a street side to have a rest. As he lay down in the seat and closed his eyes, a person came up and knocked at the window to ask the time. The driver opened his eyes and looked at his watch. “It’s 8:05,” he said. Then he went to sleep again. But soon he was waken up again because a second person was knocking at the window. “Sir, do you know the time?” he asked. The driver looked at his watch, and told him it was half past eight.
In this way, the driver thought he could not have a good rest, so he wrote a short note and stuck it on the window for all to see. It said, “ I don’t know the time.”
Again, he lay down in the seat for his sleep. A few minutes later, a third person came and began to knock at the window, “Hey, sir,” he said. “It’s 8:45.”
1. Where did the driver sleep?
A. At the window. B. In the street road. C. In his car. D. In his room.
2.How long had the driver been there when the third person called him?
A. 40 minutes. B. 25 minutes. C. 50 minutes. D. 70 minutes.
3. Why did the driver write a note and stick it on the window?
A. Because he didn’t know the time.
B. Because he didn’t want anybody to trouble him.
C. Because he needed somebody to wake him up.
D. Because he wanted somebody to tell him the time.
4. The third person knocked at the window to _____.
A. ask him the time B. ask him not to sleep
C. see if the driver was sleeping D. tell him what time it was
5. What do you think of the third person?
A. Cold-hearted. B. Helpful. C. Thankful. D. Hopeful.
Today Mr. Johnson, a member of the International Olympic Committee(国际奥委会), visited a high school in Beijing. He made a speech there. In his 36._____, he talked about the history and significance of 37._____. He described the 38._____ Olympic Games. He said that athletes at the ancient games could only be men who spoke Greek, 39._____ today, both men and 40._____from around the world can compete. The modern games, first held in 1896, were designed (设计) to make it possible for countries and people to live 41._____ together.
Mr. Johnson also talked about some famous 42._____. One example is Michael Jordan who 43._____ his second Olympic gold medal after a long break. He 44._____ mentioned (提到) Deng Yaping who won many gold medals. Mr. Johnson 45._____ his speech by wishing the Olympic movement a successful future. The audience really enjoyed his speech.
1. A. speech B. book C. newspaper D. magazine
2. A. Asian Games B. the Olympic Games C. European Games D. African Games
3. A. late B. new C. ancient D. modern
4.A. but B. and C. or D. so
5. A. boys B. teenagers C. adults D. women
6. A. angrily B. quietly C. peacefully D. sadly
7. A. dancers B. actors C. singers D. athletes
8. A. lost B. won C. brought D. missed
9. A. only B. just C. never D. also
10. A. started B. ended C. wrote D. found
Some brave soldiers were chosen to _______ the order of saving the children in danger.
A. get across B. put on C. stand for D. carry out
He ______ in this city since he graduated from college.
A. lives B. will live C. has lived D. would live
You _____ return my dictionary now. You can keep it and I will get it from you later.
A. may not B. mustn’t C. can’t D. needn’t
It was at the end of the meeting _____ Mr. Smith made the decision.
A. this B. it C. that D. where
