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Miss Anne Scott， 47， who lives alone at 18 Station Road，Middletown， woke at 3 a.m on Sunday and saw a tall young man standing in her room. She jumped out of bed and threw a chair at him as he ran downstairs. Then she ran to the bedroom window， opened it， and threw another chair at the man as he was getting out of a downstairs window through which he had entered and shouted for help. Neighbors phoned for the police. Every room in the house had been entered， and a 10—pound note and a gold watch were missing. Police dogs were used， but the man not caught.

1.Miss Scott was_________

A. a middle-aged woman        B. an old woman       C. a young girl      D. a little girl

2. The tall young man was__________

A. Miss Scott’s friend      B.Miss Scott’s brother     C.a thief       D. a schoolmate of her

3. The tall young man entered the house through_____________

A. the side door        B. the front door      C. the back door       D. a downstairs window

4. When did Miss Scott see the tall youngh man?

A. At mid-night          B. Early in the morning       C. In the daytime       D.At daylight

5. What did the tall young man steal from Miss Scott’s home?

A. Nothing           B. A gold watch         C.Ten pounds      D Both B and C

B

When Susan Chen left high school she wanted to go to University. Unfortunately， her father was quite poor， and a university education cost a lot of money.

“ Take the entrance examination，” her father said， “ and we’ll think of something if you pass.”

Susan took the examination. She did not score very high marks， but she scored enough， and was offered a place at the university.

“ I’m very proud of you， Susan，” her father said. “ I must find the moneny for a university education for you somhow.”

“ But how， Dad?” Susan asked.

“ Well， I can sell my car and work a lot overtime. I can even work at two jobs if necessary. One during the day and one at night.”

“ You are very generous father，”said Susan.

“Your future is worth the sacrifice(牺牲)，” he told her.

The next day he sold his car and asked his boss to give him three hours overtime every day. This meant walking to work and working 12 hours a day， seven days a week， but he did not complain. His daughter’s education was worth it.

A year passed. Susan took her first-year examination.

“Dad，” she said， “ I have got my examination results. You’ll be so pleased.”

“You have passed!” he exclaimed.

“No， Dad. You can have your car back and stop working so hard.”

6. Susan’s father wanted her to_________

A. earn some moneny                                 B. go to university

C. take the entrance examination             D. work overtime

7. Susan passed the entrance examination_________

A. easily         B. with top marks         C. the second time          D. just barely

8.To pay for Susan’s university education， his father_______

A. changed his job           B.sold his house            C.sold his car            D. complained to his boss

9. At the end of her first-year at university Susan______

A. did well in her examination            B bought her father a car

C. had to leave the university             D. pleased her father

10. Mr. Chen probably wasn’t pleased to have a car again because it meant that______

A. he had to drive again                 B. his daughter was no longer at university

C. the traffic was bad                    D. he could not really offer it