An English traveler（游客）found himself in a northern European（北欧的）country with a little money to buy the ticket to go back home. As he
knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought he
would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and went on his trip. He
closed his ears to the lunch bell. When suppertime came, he didn’t go to the
dinning room. He just stayed in his room.
But after suppertime he was so hungry that he couldn’t stand（忍受）it. “I’m going to eat,” he said,
“Even if they throw（扔）me into the sea.” At supper he ate everything in front of him at the
table, and felt trouble coming to him.
“Bring me the bill（帐单）, please.” he said. “There isn’t any bill, sir.” answered the waiter（侍者）, “All the food here is free（免费的）. On the ship the money for the
ticket includes（包括）meals.”
The travelers cried（哭）hard at the waiter’s words.
阅读短文，并根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. The traveler knew he would come back to
England ______.
A. in two daysB. in one day
C. in two weeksD. in three days
2. The traveler didn’t have ______ that
day.
A. breakfastB. lunchC. supperD. three meals
3. At last the traveler knew ______.
A. the food on the ship was very expensive
B. the food on the ship was very hot
C. the food on the ship was free
D. the food on the ship was very cheap
4. The food on the ship was free because
______.
A. the money for the ticket included meals
B. the food for travelers was very simple（简单）
C. the food on the ship was very few
D. the food on the ship was really poor
5. After heard the waiter’s words the
traveler cried because ______.
A. he felt very happyB. he felt very worried（着急）
C. he felt a little funnyD.
he felt very sad and funny
Keys:
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.A 5. D
B
It was Sunday and we were sitting at the table. Father came into the
room in a hurry（匆忙地）and told
us with a smile, “Oh, dear me. I forgot（忘记）to tell you the good news. There is a letter from Granny. She’s
coming to see us this afternoon. I’m going to meet her at the station.” With
these words（说着这些话）he left
home.
How happy we were! We haven’t seen Granny for a long time and we
missed（想念）her very
much. After lunch my mother and I went shopping（购物）. We bought a lot of food Granny liked to eat. My sister cleaned（打扫）the house. It was four o’clock
when we finished work and sat around the table, waiting for Granny. At last（最后）the door opened and in came my
father alone（一个人）. “Where
is Granny?” We asked him. father was very happy, laughing（大笑）and telling us, “April fools!
Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day（愚人节）!”
阅读短文，并根据短文内容判断下列句子的正（T）误（F）。
1. Father was happy because he got a letter
from Granny.（）
2. Father went to meet Granny at four o’clock
at the station. （）
3. We were very glad to hear Granny’s
coming. （）
4. My sister did cleaning at home that day.
（）
5. Father just played a joke（开玩笑）on us on April Fool’s Day. （）
Keys: 1.F 2. F 3.T 4.T 5.T
C
After 26 years of working outside, Mr. Black together with his wife
returned（回到）his
village to enjoy country life.
Mr. Black was born in the village 50 years ago. His family was very
poor and he couldn’t have enough money to go to school. So he went to work to
support（养活）his
families. He left his village when he was 24 years old. He worked from one city
to another to do different jobs. But he never forgot his village.
Now he stops working, and he decides（决定）to come back to his own village for his country life. How happy he
is!
He decides to give some of his money to the village school and build（建造）a new school library. He grows
some flowers, fruits and many kinds of vegetables. He keeps chicken for eggs.
He keeps cows and sheep for their milk and meat. He feels very comfortable and
happy in his hometown.
阅读短文，并根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
1. Mr. Black returned his hometown ______.
A. for his country life with his wife
B. to open his factory for his children
C. to build a new library for the school
D. to give his money to the village school
2. How many years was Br. Black away from
his village?
A. 24 years.B. 26
years.C.
18 years.D. 50 years.
3. How old is Mr. Black now? He is ______
years old.
A. 26B. 24C. 50D. 60
4. Mr. Black feels ______ to return to his
village.
