Geoffrey Payne talked for the first time about the night his wife was killed. The judge(法官) thought he killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison (監(jiān)獄) about what happened on the night of 13 October, 2006.

I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation(手術(shù)) . I finally left at about 11p.m, I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible—the wind  was blowing and it was raining heavily, I was turning into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the man looked frightened too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

I was still very upset (不安) about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars(夜盜者).When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over and felt for her pulse(脈搏) but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.

The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can’t remember anything about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived about half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man on the road. What was he doing at that time of the night in our quiet neighborhood? Why did he look so frightened?  Why did he run away?

1.       Geoffrey Payne was a ________________________.

A.      doctor 

B.      policeman

C.      judge

D.     taxi driver

2.       ___________________while Payne was turning into his road that night.

A.      A man suddenly ran in front of his car

B.      His wife called him from the concert hall

C.      A man stopped him and asked him the way

D.     A man hit Payne’s car with a big stone and ran away

3.       When Payne got home, he found ____________________.

A.      Ellen waiting for him

B.      the bedroom window closed

C.      Ellen lying on the floor and there was blood everywhere

D.     a burglar in his house

4.       After he found Ellen dead, Payne__________________________.

A.      called the police at once

B.      called out for help

C.      tried to find out who killed his wife

D.     sat beside his wife’s body without knowing what to do

5.       Which of the following is NOT true?

A.      Payne called the police the next morning.

B.      Payne could remember clearly what had happened

C.      The policemen arrived thirty minutes after Payne’s call.

D.    Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighborhood that night

Geoffrey Payne talks for the 1^st time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison（監(jiān)獄） about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999.

I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11pm. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible—the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was running into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the man looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

  When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

  I was still very upset about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.

  The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that time of night in our quiet neighborhood?

1.         while Payne was turning into his road that night?

     A. A man suddenly ran in front of his car.   B. His wife called him from the concert hall

C. A man stopped him and asked him the way

D. A man hit Payne’s car with a big stone and ran away

2. After he found Ellen dead, Payne        .

     A. called the police at once                       B. called out for help

     C. tried to find out who killed his wife             

D. sat beside his wife’s body without knowing what to do

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

     A. Payne called the police the next morning.

     B. Payne could remember clearly what had happened.

     C. The policemen arrived 30 minutes after Payne’s call.

     D. Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighborhood that night.

4. In this passage Payne tried to        .

     A. say something about his family             B. show he was very sorry for his wife’s death

     C. tell why his wife was killed that night          

     D. make people believe the man in the road probably killed his wife

Geoffrey Payne talks for the 1^st time about the night his wife was killed. The judge thought it was he who killed his wife. Now he wrote to a magazine from the prison（監(jiān)獄） about what happened on the night of 13 October 1999.

I had to stay late at the hospital that night to do an operation. I finally left at about 11pm. I drove home slowly because the weather was terrible—the wind was blowing and it was raining heavily. I was running into our road when a man suddenly ran in front of my car. I almost hit him but I stopped just in time. I was frightened and the man looked frightened, too. I got out of the car but he ran away before I could ask if he was all right. It was very strange.

  When I got home, the lights were on but it was very quiet. I called to my wife but there was no answer. Then I remembered that she was out at a concert.

  I was still very upset about what happened on the road, so I made myself a drink. Then I went upstairs to have a bath. I saw that the window in the bedroom was open. This was strange because my wife always locked the doors and windows before she went out. She was afraid of burglars. When I went to close it, I found Ellen. She was lying on the floor. There was blood everywhere. I rushed over for her pulse but she was dead. I sat on the floor beside her body and was too frightened to do anything.

    The next thing I knew was that the sky was getting light. I can’t remember a thing about that night. In the morning I phoned the police. They arrived half an hour after I phoned them. But it seemed like hours. During that time I tried hard to remember anything I could about the night before. I couldn’t stop thinking about the man in the road. What was he doing at that time of night in our quiet neighborhood?

1.         while Payne was turning into his road that night?

  A. A man suddenly ran in front of his car.

  B. His wife called him from the concert hall

  C. A man stopped him and asked him the way

  D. A man hit Payne’s car with a big stone and ran away

2. After he found Ellen dead, Payne        .

  A. called the police at once

  B. called out for help

  C. tried to find out who killed his wife

  D. sat beside his wife’s body without knowing what to do

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. Payne called the police the next morning.

  B. Payne could remember clearly what had happened.

  C. The policemen arrived 30 minutes after Payne’s call.

  D. Payne wondered what the man was doing in his neighborhood that night.

4. In this passage Payne tried to        .

  A. say something about his family

  B. show he was very sorry for his wife’s death

  C. tell why his wife was killed that night         

  D. make people believe the man in the road probably killed his wife

A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away.
One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat.
The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway（私人車道）, the cat was there already.
The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there.
Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?”
“Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?”
The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.”
【小題1】The first time the man drove out, he _____.
A. sold the cat
B. took the cat home
C. left the cat in the park
【小題2】Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it.
B. Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man.
C. The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back.
【小題3】 Why did the man call home?
A. Because he was lost.
B. Because he missed his wife very much.
C. Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home.
【小題4】How far away did the man take the cat the last time?
A. Over 1 mile.            B. About 3 miles.          C. More than 10 miles.

Once upon a time there lived a poor farmer called Smith. He didn't like to share things with others. Smith had a friend who was famous for the wonderful apples he grew.

One day, his friend gave Smith a young apple tree and told him to take it home and planted. The farmer was pleased with the gift, but when he got home, he did not know where to plant

He thought and thought. Finally at night he planted the tree in his wood where no one could see it. But without sunlight and good soil, the tree soon died.

Later the friend asked the farmer why he had planted the tree in such a poor place.

"What's the difference?" the farmer said angrily. "If I had planted it near the road, strangers would have stolen the fruit. If I had planted it in one of my fields, my neighbors would have come at night and stolen some of the apples. If I had planted it near my house, my own children would have taken the fruit,"

"Yes," said the friend, "but at least someone could have enjoyed the fruit. Now you not only have got nothing, but also you have destroyed a good apple tree."

1.Was Smith happy about the gift?

2.When did he plant the apple tree?

3.Where did Smith plant the apple tree in the end?

4.Why did the apple tree soon die?

5.What would probably happen if the farmer had planted the tree near his house?