Some people do not like anything to be out of place, they are never late for work, they can remember people’s birthdays; and they are always  31  to their friends and family members. Mr. Brown is such a person.

Mr. Brown works in a  32 , and he lives in the town alone . He only has a sister. She lives in   33  town with her husband and her son, Mike. Mr. Brown doesn’t have time to see his sister or her family, from one year to the  34 , but he never forgets  35  them different kinds of greeting cards. These days, he is busy  36  a birthday card and presents for the 20th birthday of his nephew, Mike.

Last Sunday, Mr. Brown had quite a surprise. He drove home from the hotel at the usual time, and he drove his car very  37  , not too slowly or too fast. When he got home, he parked his car as usual in the right place, and then he went into the house to make supper. Suddenly, there was a  38  the door. Mr. Brown opened the door and found a policeman standing outside the door.

“What’s wrong?” he asked  39 . ‘Did I drive on the wrong side of the street? Or did I make a mistake at work?’

“Hello, Uncle,” said the policeman with a big  40  on his face, “My name is Mike”.

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A)、(B)、(C)和(D)中，選出可以完成句子或回答所提問題的最佳選項，并填寫在題前括號內(nèi)。

　　After supper, Mr. Hunt came out. The sun was setting down in the west and it was a little cool outside. Few people would stay at home. There were a lot of people near the river. He was walking along the bank while some friends greeted him. An hour later, he felt tired and sat down on a chair near the end of the bridge.

　　Suddenly, the old man heard a violent(激烈的) quarrel at the other end. He stood up and saw several people were there. As a policeman, he thought it was his duty to find out what was. happening to them. He went there and noticed four women quarrelling with each other. He tried to prevent them from doing it, but nobody listened to him. He thought for a while and had an idea.

　　“Let's hear the oldest speak first!”

　　Hearing this, all of them stopped and left in a hurry, with red faces.

1．Few people would stay at home because ________.

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A．it was hot in the houses

B．they enjoyed walking after supper

C．they hoped to talk with their friends

D．the scenery outside was nice

2．Mr. Hunt thought ________, so he went to the other end of the bridge.

[　　]

A．the women would listen to him

B．he should prevent them from quarrelling

C．the women would say something interesting

D．he should take the women to the police station

3．Each woman was afraid to ________, so they hurried off.

[　　]

A．be sent to a police station

B．be thought as the oldest

C．go home too late

D．see the old policeman

After supper, Mr. Hunt came out．The sun was setting down in the west and it was a little cool outside．Few people would stay at home There were a lot of people near the river．He was walking along the bank while some friends greeted him．An hour later, he felt tired and sat down on a chair near the end of the bridge．

    Suddenly, the old man heard a violent（激烈的）quarrel at the other end．He stood up and saw several people were there．As a policeman，he thought it was his duty to find out what was happening to them．He went there and noticed four women quarrelling with each other．He tried to prevent them from doing it，but nobody listened to him．He thought for a while and had an idea．

    “Let’s hear the oldest speak first!”

    Hearing this，all of them stopped and left in a hurry, with red faces．

1．Few people would stay at home because __________．

A．it was hot in the houses

B．they enjoyed doing some exercises

C．they hoped to talk with their friends

D．the scenery outside was nice

2．Mr. Hunt came out to __________．

A．greet to his friends                                      B．hear the women quarrel

C．walk along the bank                                   D．find a chair to sit on

3．Mr. Hunt thought __________，so he went to the other end of the bridge．

A．the women would listen to him

B．he should prevent them from quarrelling

C．the women would say something interesting

D．he should take the women to the police station

4．Each woman was afraid to __________，so they hurried off．

A．be beaten by the policeman                          B．be thought as the oldest

C．go home too late                                        D．see the old policeman

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從A到F中選擇相應(yīng)的中心詞。（方框中有一個選項是多余的）

A Day in Your Future Life

People used to know more or less how their children would live. Now things are always changing and we don’t even know what our own lives will be like in a few years. Let’s see what scientists tell us about the future.

1．You go to the kitchen when you get home. The foods are prepared and sent to you. You ordered them by computer an hour ago. You said for them through bank cards before they arrived. Nobody uses cash（現(xiàn)金） any more.

2．What’s for lunch? In the old days, you used to go to a fast food restaurant to get a hamburger and some coke. Now you use your special machine to find out which foods your body needs. Your food-machine makes you what you need.

3．After lunch, you go down the hall to your home office. Here you have everything you need to do your work, You never have to go out to work anymore.

4．Your information screen says that you’re received a message from a friend in America. Your computer can turn English into Chinese. Your friend’s face appears on the screen, and the Chinese words appear at the bottom.

5．You finish working and go back to your living room. You turn on the TV and look through the list of new movies. It’s a like having a video store in your home. How about a movie tonight?