It was a dark and cold night．The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day．When he went by the railway station，①he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands．So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked，“Where do you want to go，sir?”
“To Star Hotel，”the young man answered．When the taxi driver heard this，he didn’t feel happy any more．He knew the young man could give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station．But suddenly，he had ② idea．He took the passenger through many streets of the big city．
After a long time，the car arrived at the hotel at last．“You should pay me fifteen dollars，”the driver said to the young man．“What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars．I know how much I have to pay for the trip．I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other taxi driver last week．”
1. 请将句中①处句子译为汉语。
2. The young man wante to go to the .
3. 请在②处填入一个正确的冠词。
4. 请在文章中找出和下面的句子意思相同的句子。
The hotel is near the station.
5. How much will the young man pay the taxi driver ?
Mother's Day is a holiday for mothers. It is celebrated (庆祝) in the United States, English, India and some other countries. In a short time, it becomes widely celebrated. Mother's Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts (礼物) of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink (粉红色) or red rose (玫瑰) or carnation (康乃馨花) , while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one. The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10,1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.
In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And , in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast (广播) for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."
On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day this year, a Chinese mother was killed in criminal bombing (罪恶轰炸).Her name is Shao Yunhuan , a heroic (英雄的) mother. All the Chinese will remember her for ever.Mother's Day ______.
| A．is a holiday for mothers |
| B．is celebrated in the United Stated only |
| C．falls on May 10 every year |
| D．was given by Miss Anna Jarvis |
What was the date of the Mother's Day this year?
| A．May 7,1999. | B．May 8,1999. | C．May 9,1999. | D．May 10,1999. |
On Mother's Day, people ______.
| A．send some flowers to their mothers |
| B．wear a pink or red rose or carnation |
| C．wear a white flower |
| D．send gifts of love to their mothers |
"Love is invaluable. "Here the word "invaluable" means "______".
| A．美好的 | B．无价的 | C．永恒的 | D．无私的 |
You've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?
| A．Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother. |
| B．She was born in America. |
| C．She was killed on May 9,1999. |
| D．All of the above. |
In this early day of the United States of America, it wasn’t easy ____ from one town or city to _____. There were no trains. Of course, and the roads were very poor. If a man wanted to go from one place to another, he often _____ a horse. And because the roads were bad, he sometimes got very dirty.
One day a man came into a hotel in a little country town. His clothes were very dirty, and he looked very tried. “ Do you have a room here _____ me?” he asked. The hotel man at the desk thought, “ I don’t want this man ____ here. He’s too dirty for my hotel.” “ I’m sorry.” He said. “ We don’t have any ___ rooms. There’s a small hotel down the street. You can ask there.”
Soon an important-looking man having fine clothes came into the hotel. “ I’ve come to see Mr. Jefferson,” he said. “ Mr. Jefferson?” “ Yes, Vice-president(副总统) Jefferson. We planned to meet here.” The hotel man was ____ “ A man _____ dirty clothes was just here. I thought he was a farmer, and sent him to another hotel a few minutes ago.” The hotel man _____ the Vice-president’s room in the other hotel.
“ Oh, Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “ I’m very sorry I thought you were a farmer. We have a room at our hotel. Please come back.”
“ No.” said Mr. Jefferson, “ If there’s no room for a farmer, there’s no room for the Vice president, _____.”
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In many English homes people eat four meals a day: breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner(主餐).
People have breakfast at any time from seven to nine in the morning. They eat porridge(粥), eggs or bread. English people drink tea or coffee at breakfast.
Many English people have meals a day.
| A．two | B．three | C．four | D．three or four |
A dinner can be .
| A．breakfast or lunch | B．lunch or tea | C．lunch or supper | D．breakfast or supper |
People have breakfast at .
| A．any time | B．eight | C．one | D．five |
People don't have for their dinner.
| A．bread | B．bananas and oranges | C．soup | D．meat and fish |
Afternoon tea is .
| A．a kind of tea |
| B．a meal |
| C．from five to seven in the afternoon |
| D．before dinner |
Nancy is an English school girl. She studies in a middle school. She has a little brother. His name is John. John is only four. Nancy likes him very much.
Today is Sunday. Nancy wants to do her homework. She takes out her pencil-box and opens it. “Oh, dear! where’s my pen? “She can’t find her pen. She goes to ask her brother in his bedroom.
“John! I can’t find my pen. Can you see. . . Oh, what are you doing with my pen? ”
“I’m writing to my friend, Peter. “ John answers.
“But how can you? You don’t know how to write! ”
“It doesn’t matter. Peter can’t read. ” John says. How old is Nancy’s brother?
| A．Five | B．Four | C．Six | D．Three |
________ can’t find her pen.
| A．Nancy | B．Peter | C．John | D．Friend |
Where’s John?
| A．In the school. | B．In a shop. | C．In his bedroom. | D．In her father’s car. |
Which is not right?
| A．Nancy finds her pen in John’s room. | B．John can’t write. |
| C．John is writing with her sister’s pen. | D．Peter can read. |
John and Peter are ________.
| A．friends | B．English | C．at home | D．school girls |
All the boys and girls like______ .
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic books |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
______ like flying kites.
| A．Alice and Peter | B．Kate and Alice |
| C．Kate and Millie | D．Millie, Alice and Kate |
_______doesn’t like reading comic books.
| A．Alice | B．Peter | C．Tom | D．Kate |
No girls like________________.
| A．playing basketball | B．reading comic strips |
| C．flying kites | D．playing computer games |
________ and________ have the same likes and dislikes.
| A．Alice; Kate | B．Peter; Millie | C．Millie; Kate | D．Millie; Tom |