“How are we going to tell your mother?” the man asked，"It might shoot her down."“That's right." the son said, "Perhaps we'd better tell her doctor about it. He'll know how to tell the news to her."Then they told it to the lady's doctor."I'm glad you told me." he said, “A shock (打击)，even a happy one could bring on a heart problem. Leave it to me. I'll find a way to tell her."
He thought about the problem for several days, then decided what he would say, He went to visit the old lady and sat by her side. He took her hands in his.“Let's play a game, my dear.” he said.“Oh, yes.” the old lady said, "I love playing games."“Good, I ’ll ask you a question first.” the doctor said, "Tell me, what would you do if you won a million dollars in the lottery ?”
“Oh, that's an easy one. ”the old lady said,"
All of a sudden, the doctor fell on the floor. He died of a shock(震惊).
1. The underlined words "shoot her down" most probably mean ____ .
| A．make her better | B．kill her | C．make her too sad |
| A．after the lady knew it | B．on the radio C .but they didn't want to tell the lady |
| A．They wanted to have the money. |
| B．The old lady didn’t believe them. |
| C．There was something wrong with the lady's heart. |
| A．The old lady’s son and his wife were kind to her. |
| B．The doctor was a cheater and he wanted to have the money. |
| C．The old lady didn't like her son and his wile. |
| A．I’d give most of it to my son because he’s my only child. |
| B．I've never seen so much money! Is it true? |
| C．I'd give you most of it because you have been so kind to me all these years! |
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【推荐1】Mr Darcy had been standing near enough for Elizabeth to overhear (偷听) a talk between him and Mr Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to force his friend to join it.
“Come, Darcy,” said he. “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.”
“I certainly shall not. You know how I hate it, unless I am particularly familiar (熟悉的) with my partner. Your sisters are engaged (订婚), and there is not another woman in the room who it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.”
“I would not be so hard to please as you do,” cried Mr Bingley, “Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty!”
“You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,” said Mr Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Benne.
“Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.”
“Which do you mean?” and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he drew back his own and coldly said, “She is tolerable (可以容忍的), but not handsome enough to interest me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence (结论) to your ladies who are slighted (轻视) by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.”
Mr Bingley followed his advice. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very good feelings towards him.
1. Who was Miss Benne?| A．Mr Bingley’s sister. | B．Mr Darcy’s sister. |
| C．Mr Darcy’s friend. | D．Elizabeth’s sister. |
| A．Mr Darcy didn’t want to dance. |
| B．Mr Bingley wanted Mr Darcy to dance with Elizabeth. |
| C．Elizabeth was waiting for Mr Darcy to invite her to dance. |
| D．Elizabeth wanted to hear the talk between Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy. |
| A．Mr Darcy didn’t like dancing with girls. |
| B．Mr Darcy was a very self-proud young man. |
| C．There weren’t many beautiful girls at the party. |
| D．The girls were looked down upon by the men at the party. |
I was going to have my examination the next day. "When can I go to bed?" I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.The clock struck 12."Oh, dear!" I cried, "ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy ." The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learnt. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, Please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1. When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were_____.
| A．asleep | B．working in bed |
| C．outside | D．quietly laughing at him |
| A．it was too late at night |
| B．he was very tired |
| C．his eyes were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open |
| D．he hadn’t studied hard before the examination |
| A．He went to a church to pray again |
| B．He passed the exam by luck |
| C．He failed in the exam |
| D．He was punished by his teacher |
| A．The Night Before the Examination. | B．Working Far into the Night |
| C．A Slow Student | D．Going Over My Lessons |
One day he came to New York by train. He went there to visit his best friend. After he got there in the evening, he found his friend wasn't at home. So he had to find a hotel to live in.
The next day, his friend didn't come back. In the afternoon he went to buy two bottles of wine. When he came back to his room, he found a fly(苍蝇）on the wall. But he thought it was a nail, so he put the bottles on it. Of course, it came down to the floor and they were broken. He had to buy another two bottles.
The waiter in the hotel knew this, and then he put a nail into the wall.
When he came back, he looked up at the wall and found the "fly" was there again. So he walked carefully and hit hard. At once he cried loudly.
1. People like Mr. Smith because_______.
| A．he is very old | B．he is very kind |
| C．he has two bottles of wine | D．he likes travelling |
| A．at his friend's home | B．at his parents' home |
| C．in a restaurant | D．in a hotel |
| A．a fly | B．a nail | C．a bottle of wine | D．a picture |
| A．One. | B．Two. | C．Three. | D．Four. |
