Mary was seven years old. Her parents recently moved to a new town, and so Mary was going to a
school, which was a few kilometers from the house they lived in now. A school bus going around picked up
every morning and brought them back to their
every afternoon, and as both of Mary’s parents
to go to work, she always went on this bus.
Mary’s parents always
their alarm clock for seven o’clock so that none of them would be
. But one morning the alarm
to go off, and it was not until a quarter past eight that Mary’s mother suddenly
, looked at the clock and said, “What’s ever happened to that clock?” and then
into Mary’s room to wake her up.
“I’m sorry, dear,” she said, “
you’ll have to wash and dress very quickly, have an even
break-fast and then I’ll
you to school on my way to the office.”
“But how can you find the
, Mum?” Mary said, “You’ve been to school only once.”
“Yes,” her mother answered, “but you’ve done the
several times now on the bus, so you can be my guide to get there, can’t you?”
“Oh, yes,” said Mary, “I suppose so.” She washed, and
and had a quick breakfast, and then they set off. Mary told her mother to turn each time they came to a place she
. In this way she made her mother drive round most of the town
they got to her school. When they arrived, her mother saw that it was not really very far from her house.
“Why ever did you make me go such a long way round, Mary, instead of the most
way?” her mother asked her.
“Well, Mum,” answered Mary, “it was because I didn’t know
else to get here. That’s the way our bus always goes to
the other children to school.
| 小題1: | | A．big | B．nice | C．different | D．distant |
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| 小題2: | | A．pupils | B．teachers | C．parents | D．passengers |
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| 小題3: | | A．offices | B．towns | C．classrooms | D．homes |
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| 小題4: | | A．seemed | B．had | C．refused | D．used |
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| 小題5: | | A．found | B．set | C．cleaned | D．fixed |
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| 小題6: | | A．late | B．ready | C．lazy | D．a(chǎn)sleep |
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| 小題7: | | A．started | B．stopped | C．failed | D．continued |
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| 小題8: | | A．stood up | B．stayed up | C．put up | D．woke up |
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| 小題9: | | A．rushed | B．stepped | C．escaped | D．jumped |
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| 小題10: | | A．but | B．a(chǎn)nd | C．so | D．then |
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| 小題11: | | A．later | B．quicker | C．easier | D．heavier |
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| 小題12: | | A．bring | B．fetch | C．leave | D．drive |
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| 小題14: | | A．homework | B．shopping | C．trip | D．reading |
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| 小題15: | | A．rose | B．dressed | C．moved | D．showed |
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| 小題16: | | A．wondered | B．realized | C．recognized | D．designed |
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| 小題17: | | A．unless | B．a(chǎn)fter | C．if | D．before |
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| 小題18: | | A．comfortable | B．helpful | C．important | D．direct |
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| 小題20: | | A．look for | B．pick up | C．drop by | D．deal with |
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er, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are no dustmen________, the general public soon becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a joke. For some reason, jokes have always been made about dustmen, and some people thought this strike was very amusing. But when the first two weeks had passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the country, the joke did not seem so funny any more. As the strike continued, people could not bear the accumulation of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to get rid of it. Even when the strike was over, and the wages dispute had been settled, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely, as so much rubbish had accumulated. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of their dustmen rather more highly, and won’t take them for granted any more.