One thing missing

      Old Mrs Fang lived alone in a small cottage in the country. She preferred a very simple life with little contact with the outside world. The nearest town was many miles away.

      One day a car stopped outside her cottage and a young man got out. He took a large cardboard box out of the back of the car and carried it to her front door. Then he put the box down on the path and rang the bell.

      As soon as Mrs Fang opened the door, the young man started talking.

      “Good morning, madam. What a lovely cottage you have. You must spend a lot of time keeping it clean.”

      “Well, yes, I do. But …”

      The man continued his sales talk without paying any attention to what she said. “You may say that you have plenty of time, but there is more to life than sweeping the floor.”

      The young man opened the cardboard box and took out a vacuum cleaner.

      “With this machine, you can clean your house in a fraction of time.” he said.

      “Well, yes, but …” Mrs Fang began, but the young man interrupted her again.

      “I will demonstrate (演示),” he said, and before she could stop him he walked into the house.

      He put the cardboard box on the floor and took out a huge bag. He opened the bag and poured a horrible mixture of dirt all over the floor.

      “Please, you mustn’t …” Mrs Fang protested, but the young man didn’t listen.

      “Don’t worry,” he said, as he stamped the dirt into the carpet with his foot and then spread it all over the carpet. “This machine can clean it away in seconds. This is the finest vacuum cleaner in the world.”

      He smiled at Mrs Fang, “if you’ll just show me where the outlet is,” he said. “I’ll plug it in and begin the demonstration.”

      “But I’ve been trying to tell you,” the old lady said. “There isn’t any electricity in this cottage!”

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(   ) 1. The young man carried a cardboard box which contained _________.

A. a power point  B. some dirt C. a vacuum cleaner   D. some dirt and a vacuum cleaner

(   ) 2. First of all the salesman __________.

A. thanked her for cleaning his cottage        B. told her to spend more time cleaning

C. congratulated Mrs Fang on her nice cottage  D. offered to sell her some dirt

(   ) 3. The salesman promoted the vacuum cleaner by ________.

A. plugging it into the wall                      B. showing her how to operate it

  C. telling her how much time she would save   D. showing her a picture of a dirty cottage

(   ) 4. The old woman tried to stop him from ________.

A. opening the cardboard box                   B. demonstrating the vacuum cleaner

C. selling her a packet of dirt                 D. talking to her

(   ) 5. The old woman kept on trying to _________.

A. tell him about the power                B. listen to him attentively

C. provoke him                                D. demonstrate the cleaner

Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my   1  . I shall never forget the day. The streets were full of people. The shop windows were very bright. My mother held my hand and we both went into a 2   shop. The shop was full of   3  . There were nice toys   4  . Then I saw Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother by   5  . “Please   6   me to Father Christmas,” I said. There were a lot of children near 7  . They were standing   8  . Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my   9  . “Hello, little Tom,” he said to me. As soon as I heard his   10  , I found out that he was my uncle John Smith.

(   ) 1.  A. father         B. mother               C. parents      D. uncle

(   ) 2.  A. book           B. fruit                C. clothes          D. toy

(   ) 3.  A. students       B. boys             C. girls            D. children

(   ) 4.  A. everywhere     B. somewhere            C. anywhere     D. nowhere

(   ) 5.  A. her hand       B. the hand         C. her leg          D. the leg

(   ) 6.  A. bring          B. take             C. pull         D. ask

(   ) 7.  A. my mother     B. my father          C. the toys       D. Father Christmas

(   ) 8.  A. in line            B. in the end           C. outside      D. inside

(   ) 9.  A. time           B. toy              C. turn         D. present

(   ) 10. A. sound          B. noise                C. voice            D. call

— What ______ they doing?

— They ______ studying.

　 A. are; are 　　　 B. is; is　　　 　　　　　 C. was; are　　 　 D. are; do

 _______ you ________ soccer over the weekend? 

          A. Did; played         B. Do; played      C. Did; play          D. Did; playing

— Did you go shopping yesterday?

— _________.

　　　　　　A. Yes, I do　 　　　 B. Yes, I did　 　　 C. Yes, I am　　 　 D. No, I couldn’t

I cleaned my classroom ____________.

A. with three hours 　 B. three hours ago 　 C. in three hours D. three hours before

— __________?　　　

— He did some reading at home.

A. What does your father do yesterday evening

B. What does your brother do in the school

C. What did your brother do over the weekend　

D. Where did your brother go last Sunday

 On Sunday morning I helped my mother ____ the cooking.

      A. do             B. to doing                C. does             D. doing

   He didn’t have _____ money for a taxi, ______ he walked back to the hotel.

      A. any; and       B. much; because     C. any; so        D. some; so

— You are a very beautiful girl.

— ________

　　 A. No, I’m not. 　 B. Sorry, I don’t.　 　 C. Thank you.　 D. Yes, I do.