Question

Today is the date of that afternoon in April a year ago when I first saw the strange and attractive doll in the window of Abe Sheftel's toy shop on Third Avenue near Fifteenth Street. It is just around the corner from my office. The plate（牌子） on the door reads: Dr Samuel Amory. I remember just how it was that day: the first sign of spring floated（飄蕩） across the East River, mixing with the soft-coal smoke from the factories and the street smells of the poor neighbourhood. As I turned the corner on my way to work and came to Sheftel's, I saw the poor collection of toys in the dusty window, and I remembered the coming birthday of a small niece (侄女) of mine in Cleveland. I was in the habit of sending small gifts to her. So I stopped and examined the window to see if there might be anything suitable, and looked at the collection of unattractive objects - a red toy fire engine, some lead soldiers, cheap baseballs, bottles of ink, pens, yellowed envelopes, and advertisements for soft drinks. And then my eyes finally came to rest upon the doll stored away in one comer, a doll with the strangest, most charming expression on her face. I could not wholly make her out, because of the shadows（陰影） and the dust through which I was looking, but I was sure that I was deeply impressed as though（好像） I had run into a person, as one does sometimes with a stranger, with whose personality one is deeply impressed.

1.What impressed the writer when he passed by Shefiel's?

A.The doll's unusual face. B.The collection of toys.

C.A stranger he met at the store. D.The beauty and size of the doll.

2.Why does the writer mention his niece?

A.Because she likes dolls. B.Because the doll looks like her.

C.Because he was looking for a gift for her. D.Because she lives near Sheftel's.

3.Why did the writer go past Sheftel's?

A.Because he wanted to buy the doll. B.Because he was looking for a gift for his niece.

C.Because he was going to see his niece. D.Because he was on his way to work.

4.The story takes place in the_______.

A.early summer B.early spring C.mid-summer D.late spring.

Answer 1