One evening Mr. Harris was on duty when the phone rang．He went to answer it．It was Mrs.Green“Please, sir, come to my house．I had 5,000 dollars stolen．”

    Mr. Harris hurried to her house．He asked Mrs. Green，When did you find the money missing?  “At seven, I put my money on the table in the living - room. Then I went to wash my hair. I came back at seven thirty and the money was gone.” “I see.” Mr. Harris said. “Were you alone in the house?” “No. My sister's daughter, Nancy, was here, too.” “Let's talk to Nancy,” said Mr. Harris. They went to Nancy's room.

    Mr. Harris sat on the only chair in the room. The chair was cold. Mrs. Green and Nancy sat on the bed. Mr. Harris saw some books on the floor near the chair. “What have you been doing this evening?”

    “I've been studying because I shall have a test tomorrow. I've been sitting on that chair reading all the time. I never got up and never left my room. But at seven fifty I heard a sound, like someone closing the door. I didn't go out to have a look, for I was too busy. Maybe someone came into the house and took my aunt's money,”

     After hearing that, Mr. Harris was quite clear. He said to Mrs. Green, “Well, you won't have to be worried and you'll find the 5,000 dollars just in the room. ”

1. In which order did the following happen?

   a. The money was stolen.

b．Mrs. Green washed her hair．

c．Mrs. Green gave Mr. Harris a phone call．

d．Mrs. Green put the money on the table．

e．Mrs. Green returned to the living—room．

A．d-c-e-a    B．a(chǎn)-d-b-e-c   C．a(chǎn)-c-d-e-b   D．d-b-a-e-c

2．“The chair was cold”suggests(暗示)that    ．

A. there was another chair in Nancy's room

B. Nancy did not tell the truth

C. Nancy forgot to close the windows in her room

D. it was cold that evening

3．Mr. Harris concentrated on all the facts except that       ．

   A. Nancy was Mrs. Green's relative          B. some books were on the floor

    C. there was only one chair in the room       D. the chair was cold

4．Which of the following is the most probably true?

   A. Mr. Harris was a policeman.

   B. Mr. Harris was Mrs. Green's husband.

C. Mrs. Green found Nancy stole the money between 7：00 and 7：30．

D. what Nancy said sounded reasonable(有道理的)．

5．Which of the following do you believe?

   A. The thief broke into the house, stole the money and left the house with it.

  B. Nancy was getting ready for the test.

C. Someone closed the door at 7:50.

D. Nancy stole the money.

　　Mr. Smith liked travelling. One day, at noon, he came to a small town. He was too tired and hungry to go on. So he went to a restaurant and tie his horse to a tree outside. There were so many people in it that he couldn't find a seat for himself. Mr. Smith thought for a moment and then he looked at one of the servants near the door. He shouted at him.“My horse is in the street. Give it some meat.”

　　All the people in the restaurant looked surprised. The servant asked,“Did you say 'meat', sir?”

　　“Yes, I did,”said Mr. Smith.“The horse is hungry. Give it some meat.”

　　The servant went to the kitchen and took some meat. Then he brought it to Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith looked at the meat and said,“Take it to my horse.”

　　The servant went into the street. All the other people in the room went out, too, and they said,“A horse is going to eat meat. Come and have a look at it.”Now the restaurant was empty.

　　After a few minutes, the servant came into the restaurant again, and all the other people came back, too. The servant went to Mr Smith and said,“Your horse didn't want to eat the meat.”

　　Mr. Smith smiled and said,“Really? Oh, perhaps…er…well, well, take it to the kitchen and cook it, then bring it to me. I'll eat it. All right? But, please take some oats to my horse. Will you?”

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A．his horse was very hungry

B．his horse liked meat

C．he wanted to take a seat

D．he wanted the servant to do something for him

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A．to leave Mr. Smith alone

B．because they thought it wasn't strange for a horse to eat meat

C．as they believe a horse could eat meat

D．all the answers above are wrong

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A．hurried to take a seat and drank his beer happily

B．went to get a big glass of water, put it on a table and began to drink

C．went out after them to see his horse

D．closed the door, got a cup of tea and sat down

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A．the people in the restaurant were very kind

B．Mr. Smith's horse was very strange

C．the servants of the restaurant were very interesting

D．Mr. Smith was clever but not good