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A taxi hit a truck. A policeman spoke to the taxi driver and to the truck driver. He also spoke to Tom. He was a witness (目击者). This is what they said.
TRUCK DRIVER: I was driving from the airport to Newton. A car crossed the road, so I slowed down. I did not stop. A taxi hit the back of my truck. Nobody was seriously hurt but both cars were damaged(受损害).
TAXI DRIVER: I was driving behind a truck a few kilometers from Newton. The truck stopped suddenly. The driver did not give me a warning (警告). I was driving very slowly. I could not pass the truck because there were two cars coming near from Newton. My taxi hit the truck, and some glass cut my left hand.
TOM: I was watching the traffic about a kilometer from the airport. A truck was going to Newton. It was not going very quickly. There was a taxi about two hundred meters behind the truck. It was going fast. When the truck slowed down, the taxi hit it. The taxi driver was not looking at the truck. He was looking out of the window at something. My friend saw the accident, too.
Tom's friend spoke to the policeman and agreed with Tom.
How many people were mentioned (提到) in the story?
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Where was the truck going ?
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From the story, Who didn’t tell the truth?
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Who was also a witness besides Tom.
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What was the taxi driver doing when the taxi hit the truck?
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Some people are able to lead other people by the nose. For example, if a wife leads her husband by the nose, she makes him do whatever she wants him to do.
Some people are said to be hard-nosed. They will not change their opinions easily. And many people will never pay through the nose, that is, they will not pay too much money for something.
It is always helpful when people keep their nose out of other people's business.The opposite of this is someone who noses around all the time. This kind of person is interested in other people's private matters. He is considered nosy.
And my teacher often says, "If you put your heart into it, the answers should be right under your nose. " It means something can be found or seen easily.
As for ear, there are also some expressions.
When I want to say something to you, I hope you are all ears and listen carefully. I also advise you to keep your ear to the ground. This means to be interested in what is happening around you and what people are thinking.
Another expression about ear is to play it by ear. Someone is able to play a song or a piece of music by remembering the tune(旋律) and not by reading the music.
There are many other expressions about different parts of our body.
For example, if someone is playing a joke on you, you can say, "You are pulling my leg. " And to turn your hand to something means to begin to do something. If a child does something wrong, we say he will get it in the neck, or he will be punished.
If a person always wants to lead others by the nose, that means.

A.he always tells others what to do
B.he works harder than others
C.he cares about others instead of himself
D.he listens to his wife all the time

If someone is hard-nosed,.

A.he will be too interested in others' business
B.he will spend much money for daily things
C.he will find the answers to his problems soon
D.he will not change his mind easily

When our parents or teachers are talking to us, what should we do?

A.We should be all ears.
B.We should keep our nose out of their business.
C.We should play it by ear.
D.We should pay through the nose.

On April Fools'Day, what may some people try to do?

A.They may turn their hand to us.
B.They may think of ways to pull our legs.
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It's best for the sheep to have the wool taken off, or they will be too hot in the summer time.
When the time comes for washing the sheep, they are driven to a pond or a little river.
Then they are thrown into the water, one at a time. The men who are in the water catch them, and wash them to get the dirt all out of the wool.
When the wool is dry, the sheep are taken to the shearer; and he cuts off the wool with a large pair of shears.
In a short time, before the cold winter comes, new wool grows out on the sheep. By the coming of spring, there is so much that it must be cut off soon.

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A.In February. B.In June.
C.In April. D.In August.

According to the passage, why do people cut off the wool of sheep?

A.They do that for fun and pleasure.
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C.They do that to help sheep spend hot summer.
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What does the underlined word "shears" in Paragraph 6 mean?

A.Knives B.Scissors.
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How often do people shear their sheep?

A.Several times a year. B.Twice a year.
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A.It's a TV program. B.It's a movie.
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A.for B.over C.behind D.out


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A.backward B.downward C.toward D.upward


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A.where B.how C.when D.whether


A.sadness B.pride C.purpose D.service

World Sleep Day,organized by the Would Sleep Day Committee of the Would Association of Sleep Medicine since 2008,is held on March 21 every year.
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