Sarah Williams went to a boarding school. Here is one of the
letters she wrote to her parents from the school.
Wentworth Girls' School
Beachside
July 20th
Dearest Mom and Dad,
I'm afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.
The trouble started last night when I was smoking in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all.
As I was smoking, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away.
Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire.
There was a curtain near the waste-paper basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room was burning.
The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames. Many of the girls are in the hospital.
The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She will send you a bill for about a million dollars.
I’m very sorry about this.
Much love,
Sarah
P. S. None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!
1.Why did Sarah write home?
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A．To tell her parents about the fire. |
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B．To ask for a lot of money. |
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C．To tell her parents she had failed her exams. |
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D．To tell her parents she had to leave school. |
2.Why did Sarah tell her parents the story about the fire?
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A．She wanted to worry them. |
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B．She wanted to make them laugh. |
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C．She wanted to make them less angry at the real news. |
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D．She wanted to warn them about what the principal was going to do. |
3.The letter before the. P. S. was .
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A．mostly true |
B．partly true |
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C．completely true |
D．completely untrue |
Mr. and Mrs. Wu were fed up with their neighbor. He was always borrowing things from them.
“It’s not right.” Mr. Wu said to his wife one evening. “At some time or another that man has borrowed nearly everything we have. Almost every day he comes over to borrow something.”
“You are quite right,” his wife replied, “and most of the things he’s never returned.”
“What I want to know,” her husband said, “is why he can’t buy the things he needs like everyone else.”
“Because people like us are foolish enough to lend him what he needs.” she replied. “As long as we are willing to lend, he’ll keep on borrowing.”
“Then we’ll never lend him anything again.” Mr. Wu said. “The next time he asks to borrow something, I’ll say no.”
“We must have a good reason for saying no,” his wire said, “and we must always try to be polite to him. We don’t want to make an enemy of the man.”
It was not long before their decision not to lend their neighbor anything ever again was put to the test.
The next morning there was a knock on the door.
Mr. Wu went to answer it.
Their neighbor was standing there. Mr. Wu knew he was going to ask to borrow something, and was ready to refuse him politely.
“Good morning,” their neighbor said, “I’m sorry to trouble you, but I wonder if I could borrow your garden scissors.”
“I’m sorry,” Mr. Wu said, “but I’m afraid my wife and I will be using them today. We’ll be spending all day working in the garden.”
“Oh, ! see.” the neighbor said, “In that case, may I borrow your golf clubs? You won’t be needing them if you are working in the garden all day, will you?”
1.What did the neighbor do with most of the things he had borrowed?
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A．He hid them. |
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B．He never returned them. |
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C．He lent them to others. |
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D．He broke them. |
2.Mr. and Mrs. Wu’s decision to treat their neighbor was
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A．not to lend anything more |
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B．to be impolite to him in order to show their dislike |
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C．to give him anything he would ask |
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D．to keep on lending |
3.When did the neighbor want to borrow again?
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A．The next day. |
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B．A week later. |
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C．The morning after the following month. |
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D．A few days later. |
4.How did the neighbor manage to get what he really wanted?
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A．He first asked for something else. |
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B．He asked for it earnestly (诚挚地). |
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C．He worked for them. |
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D．He spoke highly of Mr. Wu. |
Andy was still travelling in Spain when he realized he had to eonfirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company. He was visiting Spain in order to 36 his Spanish. When he was speaking to people 37 he had no 38 understanding what they said. 39 , when he was speaking on the phone, he 40 had a problem. Andy 41 the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o’clock three days from that day. She 42 told Andy to be at the airport two hours 43 in order to check in his luggage and get a set.
Since he was 44 in three days, Andy didn’t 45 any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could 46 and spend a year in Spain.
Too 47 , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before takeoff. He hated to 48 . He went to the clerk to 49 his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with 50 . “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o’clock in the morning, and 51 it is eight in the evening. ”“But I confirmed my flight. ” 52 Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No, sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now. ”
Andy’s 53 of shock turned to one of 54 as he realized that now he could continue his 55 .
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Watching TV is ________a kind of relaxation , and it also _______ our knowledge.
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Children must be _________ to serve（服务） their country when they grow up.
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