Kate and Bruce worked in the same factory in London. They were good friends. They often played jokes on each other.

　　One day Kate met Bruce on her way to the factory. She said, “Hi, Bruce. It's good to see you.”

　　“How can you see me when I'm not here?” Bruce asked.

　　“What do you mean? You are not here?” Kate asked, “Of course you're here.”

　　“No, I'm not,” Bruce said, “and I'll bet(打賭) you ten dollars that I can prove(證明) I'm not here.”

　　“All right,” said Kate. “Ten dollars. Now prove you're not here.”

　　“It's easy,” Bruce said. “Am I in Hong Kong?”

　　“No,” said Kate.

　　“Am I in Paris?”

　　“No,” said Kate.

　　“If I'm not in Hong Kong and I'm not in Paris,” Bruce said, “then I must be somewhere else. Is that right?”

　　“That's right,” said Kate. “You must be somewhere else.”

　　“And if I'm somewhere else, I can't be here, can I? Ten dollars, please.”

　　“You're very clever, Bruce.”

　　“We had a bet.”

　　“Certainly we had a bet,” Kate said. “But how can I give you ten dollars if you're not here?”

　　With a laugh Kate walked away.

1．Kate and Bruce were ________.

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2．This story happened in ________.

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3．That day Kate spoke to Bruce ________.

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4．When Bruce had proved that he was not “here”, Kate ________.

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A．was very angry with him

B．gave him ten dollars

C．proved that she couldn't give him the money

D．thought he had won the bet

5．Which of the following is TURE?

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A．Bruce laughed because he got ten dollars from Kate.

B．Kate laughed because she got ten dollars from Bruce.

C．Kate couldn't give the money to Bruce because Bruce was not there with her.

D．Both Kate and Bruce were very clever.

　　A man wanted to buy a hat, so he went to a hat shop and spoke to the assistant,“I ____1____ buy a hat, please,”he said.“Can I try on ____2____, please?”

　　“Of course,”the assistant answered and he brought ____3____ several hats.

　　The man ____4____ one by one but he didn't like ____5____ of them.“This one is too big and this one doesn't ____6____ very nice and this one must be too cheap. Would you mind bringing ____7____ hats, please?”“____8____,”the assistant said. He went to the back of the shop and brought out some more hats.“Let's try this one,”the man said.“No, I'm afraid it's too wide.”“What about this one?”“No, I'm afraid it isn't ____9____. None of the hats are the right size,”the man said.“The assistant was very angry now.”“The hats are all right, sir,”he said,“but I'm afraid your ____10____ isn't the right size.”

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　Last week I went to London. After I 　1　　　 out of the station, I met a friend of 　2　　　who works in a university (大學(xué)) in the town. Of course, we were very 　3　　　 . “What has happened to you, George?” I couldn't help　　 　4　　 　out when I found that he was much　　 　5　　 　than before.

　“I'm twenty-five now, you know.” George said sadly. “It's time for me 　6 　. But I can't find even one girl who can　7　　 　my parents.”

　“Really?” I said 　8　. “You're an able (能干的) and good-looking man.And you are young. Most of the girls like you. I don't think it　　 　9　　　 to choose a good girl for you.”

　“But every girl whom I bring home to meet them, my mother doesn't like.”

　“That's easy.”I said to him. “You'd better 　10　　 　a girl who's just like your mother.”

　“It was no use.”George said angrily. “My father did not like the girl who's like my mother!”

The owner of a missing cat is asking for help. “My baby has been missing for over a month now, and I want him back so badly,” said Mrs. Brown, a 56-year-old woman. Mrs. Brown lives by herself in a trailer park near Clovis. She said that Clyde, her 7-year-old cat, didn’t come home for dinner more than a month ago. The next morning he didn’t appear for breakfast either. After Clyde missed an extra-special lunch, she called the police.

When the policeman asked her to describe Clyde, she told him that Clyde had beautiful green eyes, had all his teeth but was missing half of his left ear, and was seven years old and completely white. She then told the officer that Clyde was about a foot high.

A bell went off. “Is Clyde your child or your pet?” the officer suspiciously asked. “Well, he’s my cat, of course,” Mrs. Brown replied. “Lady, you’re supposed to report missing PERSONS, not missing CATS,” said the sppeadeotoned policeman. “Well, who can I report this to?” she asked. “You can’t. You have to ask around your neighborhood or put up flyers,” replied the officer.

Mrs. Brown figured that a billboard would work a lot better than an 8”x11” piece of paper on a telephone pole. There was an empty billboard at the end of her street just off the interstate（州際公路） highway. The billboard had a phone number on it. She called that number, and they told her they could blow up a picture of Clyde (from Mrs. Brown’s family album) and put it on the billboard for all to see.

“But how can people see it when they whiz（快速移動(dòng)） by on the interstate?” she asked. “Oh, don’t worry, ma’am, they only whiz by between 2 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. The rest of the day, the interstate is so full of commuters that no one moves.” They told her it would cost only $3,000 a month. So she took most of the money out of her savings account and rented the billboard for a month.

The month has passed, but Clyde has not appeared. Because she has almost no money in savings, Mrs. Brown called the local newspaper to see if anyone could help her rent the billboard for just one more month. She is waiting but, so far, no one has stepped forward.

1.How long has the cat been missing?

A．More than a month                      B．More than two months

C．More than three months                  D．It’s been back.

2.Who did the old lady finally turn to for help?

A．A billboard company                     B．The police

C．The phone company                     D．The interstate telephone line

3.How is the old lady like?

A．Stupid            B．Loving            C．Smart            D．Decisive(有決斷力的)

4.The underlined word was mistyped（打錯(cuò)了）. But we can still guess it’s most probable meaning:____________.

A．a(chǎn)ngry            B．surprised          C．happy            D．excited

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A．An advertisement                       B．A missing cat

C．A pet’s story                          D．Life without cat