A traveller was once staying in a village of another country. One day, she held uo her camera to take pictures of the children at paly. Suddenly the young ones began to shout in protest.
The traveller’s face turned red and she said she was sorry to the leader for what she was doing, and told him she had forgotten that people in some places thought a peraon would lose his soul if his picture were taken. She explained to him the operation of a camera for a long time. Several times the leader tried to say something, but he couldn’t.
When she was sure she had put the leader’s fear to reat, the traveller then let him speak. With a smile, he said,”The children were trying to tell you that you forgot to take off the lens cap!”
1. The children shouted when the traveller was taking pictures of them because ______.
A. they didn’t want to have their pictures taken
B. the traveller was not operating her camera well
C. they didn’t want to stop playing
D. the traveller forgot to take off the cap on her head
2.The traveller said that she was sorry to the leader because ______.
A. she thought it was not right to take people’s pictures without telling them beforehand
B .the children would lose their souls
C. she had stayed in the village too long
D. she didn’t take a picture of the leader first
3. The traveller explained to the leader how to use a camera because ______.
A. the leader wanted to learn how to take pictures
B. she was afraid of the leader
C. she wanted the leader not to worry about what she was doing
D. the leader was very interested in her camera
4. When the head smiled, it was clear that ______.
A. the traveller didn’t let him speak
B. the children wanted to play with her
C. he wanted the traveller to tell him something else
D. the traveller didn’t know what the children meant
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. The leader was afraid that the traveller’s camera would hurt the children.
B. The traveller didn’t understand why the children shouted.
C. The traveller knew something about people in some countries.
D. The children wouldn’t mind if the traveller took pictures of them.
A
It was Sunday. Mrs. Read got up early in the morning. She had some housework to do. After breakfast she had a look at the watch and found it didn’t work. She bought it ten years ago, so she wanted to buy a new one. Her daughter Sue was only four. Her husband was busy with his work that day and nobody looked after the girl, she couldn’t leave her at home. So she took Sue to the nearest shop in the town.
It was fine that day and there were a lot of people in the shop. Mrs. Read and her daughter went upstairs and they got to the third floor and she began to pick a watch there. But when she bought one, she couldn’t find Sue. She ran to the manager’s office and asked for help. Mr. King began to go up and down to look for the little girl with her.
Suddenly the woman heard someone calling, “Kate” She found it was her daughter. How happy she and the girl were!
“Whose name did you call, dear?” asked the woman.
“Yours.”
“Why not call ‘Mother?’”
“There are lots of mothers in the shop,” said the girl. “Which mother answered me?”
( ) 1. Mrs. Read got up early to ______ that Sunday.
A. buy a new watch B. do some housework
C. helped her husband D. take her daughter to the shop
( ) 2. Mrs. Read went to the nearest shop because ______.
A. she hoped to go back soon B. she know the manager there
C. the things were cheap there D. she was too tired to go further
( ) 3. Sue left her mother _______.
A. when they went to the shop B. when they reached the shop
C. when Mrs. Read was picking a watch D. when they came out of the shop
( ) 4. What was the woman’s name?
A. Her name was Kate Read B. Her name was Sue Read
C. Her name was Kate King D. Her name was Sue King
( ) 5. The girl called her mother’s name because ______.
A. she didn’t like her B. she couldn’t find her
C. she didn’t know where she was D. she could easily find her
B
Many years ago, in a small town, there lived a doctor. He was good and kind. At any time of day and night, he was always ready to go and help sick people. Everyone in the town liked him and people always went to him when they were sick.
But many years went past and the doctor became old. He began to lose memory. This made him do foolish things sometimes. When people noticed this, they didn’t go to him any more.
“He may give us the wrong medicine,” they said and they were afraid.
“Why does no one come to see me now?” he wondered. But no one wanted to tell him because they didn’t want to hurt the good old man, so they said “You have cured all the sick people in the town. There is no one sick now.” The doctor was pleased when he heard that and they went away happily.
( ) 1. The doctor lived _______.
A. in a city B. in a village C. in a hospital D. in a town
( ) 2. People didn’t go to the doctor any more because ______.
A. he might give them wrong medicine B. he didn’t want to see them
C. they were afraid of him D. he didn’t want to cure them
( ) 3. When the doctor heard what people said, he _______.
A. was worried B. was pleased C. was surprised D. was sorry
( ) 4. The doctor _______.
A. was not kind to the sick people B. believed what the people told him
C. always gave the sick wrong medicine D. was quite foolish
( ) 5. Why didn’t people tell the truth to the doctor?
A. Because they didn’t need to tell him the truth.
B. Because the doctor didn’t like to listen to them.
C. Because they didn’t want to hurt the old doctor.
D. Because they were angry with the doctor.