One evening in a busy street, there were many cars, trucks and buses. It was crowded. When a man was walking quickly across the street, a big truck hit him down. and the wheels rolled（碾）on one of his legs. Soon people crowded around him. The driver was so afraid that his face became as white as a piece of paper. He wanted to say something but he couldn't say a word.

　　A few seconds later, people were surprised to see that the man stood up and spoke to the driver quietly, “Don't be afraid, Sir. I'm all right. This leg of mine was broken by wheels long before. Now this is not a real leg. It is a rubber（橡膠的）one. I'll never be afraid that it can be broken.”

16.The best title of the passage is ________.

17.The man was knocked down and ________.

　 A. killed B. both of his legs were broken C .badly hurt D .the wheels rolled on one of his legs

18.The driver was so frightened that ________.

19.People were surprised because ________.

20. From the passage we know ________.

 After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too _26_ to do any housework that morning, _27_ in the evening she was going to an interesting fancy dress party with her husband. What she __28_ was a terrible genie（妖怪）and as she had made that special dress of hers the night before, she was anxious to try it on. __29__ the dress was just a big piece of old cloth which was red, green, black and white, it would be very effective to make her like a red genie. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs happily. She wanted to find out __30__ it would be comfortable to wear.

　　Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining-room there was a __31_ at the door. She thought that it __32 be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if she _33__ to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Now not wanting to _34__ the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly __35_ in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and a man came in. When Mrs. Richards  _36_ that it was the man from the electricity board（供電局）who had come to read the meter, she walked out of the hiding-place on a sudden and tried to explain the matter, saying with a smile, “It's only __37_! It is not __38_ for you to be __39_ !” But it was too late. The man let out a sharp cry and jumped back several paces. Then he ran away, __40__ the door behind him with great force and noise.

1.A. angry   B. ready    C. frightened     D. excited  

2. A. for      B. but       C. so              D. and  

3.A. wanted to see       B. wanted to play 

       C. was afraid to see   D. was afraid to play  

4. A. Though     B. But       C. And             D. If  

5.A. that         B. how       C. whether       D. when  

6. A. knock      B. voice      C. man            D. baker 

7. A. may        B. must       C. wouldn't       D. couldn't  

8. A. not         B. had        C. tried            D. failed  

9. A. see         B. frighten    C. help            D. scold  

10.A. went        B. lay         C. appeared       D. hid  

11. A. thought     B. wondered  C. imagined      D. realized  

12. A. me          B. you         C. game           D. play 

13. A. good        B. necessary   C. late           D. early  

14. A. off          B. here        C. afraid         D. sorry  

15.A. pushed      B. locking     C. knocking     D. shutting 

One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”

“It’s all right now,” the dentist told him, “It’s over.”

“You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”

31. The story took place ____________.

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening D. at night

32. When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be ____________.

A. over B. ill C. all right D. rich

33. The man __________ after he took some medicine.

A. began to work B. began to cry

C. went home D. went to sleep

34. The dentist pulled ___________ out of the man’s mouth.

A. a tooth B. a bad tooth C. all the bad teeth D. all the teeth

35. The man ran in ___________.

A. because he was ill

B. because he wanted to sleep

C. to tell the doctor that he was all right

D. to tell the dentist that his house was on fire

One day a poor man was traveling on horseback. At noon, he tied his horse to a tree and then  46  to eat something. A few minutes later, a rich man came along and tied his horse to the same tree.

“Please tie your horse to another tree,” said the poor man. “My horse is wild. It will kill yours.”

   47    the rich man said, “I shall tie my horse as I like!” he tied up his horse and had his lunch nearby. After a moment they heard a terrible   48   , the two horses were fighting. They went up to them, but it was too   49   . The rich man’s horse was killed. “See what you horse has done!” cried the rich man. “You will have to   50   it.” And he brought the poor man before Mr. Know.

Mr. Know asked the poor man some questions. But he made no   51   . At last Mr. Know said, “This man is dumb. He cannot speak.”

    “Oh,” the rich man shouted   52   . “He can! He spoke to me when I met him.”

    “Are you sure?” asked Mr. Know. “What did he   53   ?”

    “He told me not to tie my horse to the same tree because his horse was wild and would kill my horse.”

    “Oh,” said Mr. Know. “So he  54  you. Then can you expect to get money  55   him?  ”

    The rich man said nothing and left silently.

1.A. put down           B. set down         C. sat down         D. turned down

2. A. So                    B. But              C. And              D. Though

3. A. song              B. word             C. bell             D. noise

4.A. late               B. slow             C. hard             D. quick

5. A. pay for               B. look for     C. wait for         D. care for

6.A. idea               B. mistake          C. money            D. answer

7. A. quietly               B. angrily      C. happily          D. heavily

8.A. speak              B. tell             C. talk             D. say

9.A. helped             B. thanked          C. warned           D. ordered

10.A. for                   B. from             C. with             D. about

One day a dentist was starting his morning work. Suddenly a man ran in. His face was red and he could only say “Quick! Quick!” The dentist thought he must be very ill. His assistant helped to make the poor man sit in a chair. The dentist gave the man some medicine to make him sleep. Then, he looked into the man’s mouth and pulled out all the bad teeth. As soon as the man woke up, he said in a low voice, “Quick, doctor, quick.”

??? “It’s all right now,” the dentist told him, “It’s over.”

??? “You don’t understand,” said the man, “I came to tell you your house is on fire.”

1.The story took place ____________.

A. in the morning???? B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening???? D. at night

2.When the man ran in, the dentist thought he must be ____________.

A. over??? B. ill??? C. all right??? D. rich

3.The man __________ after he took some medicine.

A. began to work????? B. began to cry

C. went home???????? D. went to sleep

4. The dentist pulled ___________ out of the man’s mouth.

A. a tooth????? B. a bad tooth???? C. all the bad teeth????? D. all the teeth

5.The man ran in ___________.

A. because he was ill

B. because he wanted to sleep

C. to tell the doctor that he was all right

D. to tell the dentist that his house was on fire