Henry was an office worker in a big city.Henry was an office worker in a big city. He worked very hard and enjoyedtraveling in hisholidays. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw anadvertisement in a newspaper.“Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at West HillFarm. Good food. Fresh air. Horse riding.Walking. Fishing. Cheap and interesting.”“This sounds a good idea,” he thought. “I‟ll spend a month at West Hill Farm.Ithink I canenjoy horse riding, walking and fishing. They‟llmake a change from sittingby the seaside andswimming.” He wrote to the farmer. In the letter he said that hewould like to spend all of Julythere. Then on the first of July, he left for West HillFarm.But four days later, he returned home.“What was wrong with West Hill Farm?” his best friend, Ed, askedhim.“Didn‟tyou enjoycountry life?”“Country life was very good,” Henry said. “But there was another problem.”“Oh. What?”“Well,” he said, “the first day I was there a sheep died, and wehad roast muttonfor dinner.”“What's wrong with that?” Ed asked. “Fresh meat is the best.”“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”“Lucky you!”“You don't understand,” Henry said. “On the t hird day a pigdied and we hadroast pork fordinner.”“Let me finish,” Henry said. “On the fourth day the farmer died, and I didn'tdare (敢)stay fordinner!”1.How did Henry find out about the farm?A. He saw it in a newspaper advertisement.B. His best friend told him.C. He wrote to the farmer.D. Maybe he learned it from the radio.2. Henry came back home several days later because ____.A. he didn't like the country life at allB. the farmer wasn‟t friendly to himC. his holiday was overD. he thought he might have to eat the farmerA.夸奖B.解释C.抱怨D.故弄玄虚4.Which of the following sentences is true?A. Ed could eat a different kind of meat every day.B. Henry thought he could enjoy a change.C. Henry couldn't think of anything else to do, so he went to the farm.D. The farmer died because of the bad meat he ate.5.Which is the best title for the passage?A. What a beautiful farm!B. Have a good time.C.A short holidayD. Henry and the farmer.A farmer had a cow.A farmer had a cow. He took very good care of this cow and one day when it wasill, he wasvery worried. He telephoned the vet.“What‟s the problem?” The vet asked him when he arrived.“My cow‟s ill,” the farmer said. “I don‟t know what's the matter with her.She‟slying downand won‟t eat. She‟s making a strange noise.”The vet looked over the cow. "She‟s certainly ill," he said, "and she needs totake some verystrong medicine."He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give herthese. The pillsshould make her better."“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then putthe pills in thetube and blow. That‟ll make it."Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseand looked more worried.“How‟s your cow?” the vet asked.“No change,” the farmer said, “and I‟m feeling very strange myself.”“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow‟s mouthand then puttwopills down it.”“And?” the vet ask ed.“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.1. In the story, the vet must be _____.A. the farmer's friendB. a milk factoryC. a hospital for cowsD. a doctor for animals2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow ____A. couldn't lie downB. didn't eat the pillsC. couldn't make any noiseD. was ill3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?A. Bottle of pills.B. A long tube.C. Two pills.D. A small box.4.The vet taught the farmer how _____.A. to blow the tubeB. to make the cow take the pillsC. to take the medicineD. to put the tube in his mouth5.Which of the following is true?A. The farmer ate the pills himself.B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.C. The vet came to help the farmer change the cow the next day.D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.Ellen Parker was worried about her health.EllenParkerwasworriedaboutherhealth.Shecouldnotwalkveryquicklyanditwasdiff icult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath (气喘吁吁).“I suppose I had better go to the doctor,” she thought.She went to the doctor and told him her problem.“I‟m not surprised at all,” he said. “It‟s obvious what your problem is.”He looked her over then gave her some advice.“If you don‟t dowhat I say, Mrs. Parker,” he said, “you w ill have a heart attack.It could killyou.”EllenParkerwasveryworriedassheleftthedoctor‟s.Sheknewthatshehadtotakehisa dvice but that it would not be easy and it would take time.The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went intowas abutcher‟sshop (肉铺).“I‟d like ten pounds of steak (牛排), please,” she said.“Certainly, madam,” the butcher replied and went into the cold room and founda large pieceof steak.He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and put it on thescale(秤).“That‟s just under ten pounds,” he said.“That big enough,” Mrs. Parker said.The butcher worked out the price.“At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.50, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smallerpieces for you?”“Oh, I don‟t want to buy the meat,” Mrs. Parker sai d.“If you don‟t want to buy it,” the butcher replied angrily, “why did you ask meto get it foryou?”“My doctor told me that I am over-weight and I have to lose ten pounds. Iwanted to see whatten pounds ofmeat looked like.”1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor?A. She had had a heart attack.B. She had a problem with her health.C. She was unhappy about her weight.D. She could not sleep well.2. What did the doctor advise her to do?A. To lose weight.B. To eat more meat.D. To look after her heart.3. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak?A. She wanted to buy some for dinner.B. She wanted to lose weight.C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak.D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like.4. What was Ellen Parker's real problem?A. She ate too much steak.B. She weighed too much.C. The doctor did not know.D. She could not walk very quickly.5. What did the doctor think might happen to Ellen?A. She might put on more weight.B. She might stop eating too much.C. She might have a heart attack.D. She might go to another doctor.The reporter was talking to them about being important.“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked thebanker.The bankerthought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody w ho isinvited to theWhite House to meet the President of the United States is reallyimportant.”The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to theWhite House.You‟donly be important if while you were visiting the President, therewas a telephone call fromthe president of another country, and the President of theUS said he was too busy to answer it.”The reporter turnedto the third man. “Do you think so?”“No, I don‟t.” he said. “I don‟t think that makes the visitor important.Tha tmakes the Presidentimportant.”“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other twomen asked.“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the Presidentand the phone rang,and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said,…it‟s for you.‟”1.This story happened in ____.A. EnglandB. AmericaC. JapanD. Australia2.There are ____ in this passage.A. two men and two womenB. three men and one womanC. three women and one manD. four women3.The banker thought ____.A. he was really important because he was a rich bankerB. the visitor to the White House was really importantC.thevisitorwhometthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesintheWhiteHousewasreallyimportant.D. the reporter was really importantB. the banker was really important.C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really importantD. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President,the President wouldnot answer any telephone call5.The owner of many buildings thought ____.A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center ofNew YorkC.thevisitorwasreallyimportantifhetalkingtothePresidentandthePresidentreceive datelephone call for the visitorD. the person who worked in the White House was really important。