Class 5A was the worst class in Hill Valley High School. The students were badly behaved and had no
interest in their lessons.
      When a new principal (校長) came to work at the school, he decided to do something about Class 5A.
      On the second day of school he left his office and walked to 5A's classroom. He didn't need to know
where it was. He could hear them. They were making a terrible noise.
      He stood outside the classroom for a few moments and looked inside through the window. He was
disgusted (感到厭惡的) by what he saw.
      Some boys were fighting. Others were throwing things at one another. No one was doing any work.
      The principal had experienced badly behaved classes before. He knew what to do. He would go into
the classroom, take hold of the biggest boy in the class and punish him. This would be an example to the
others.
      He took a deep breath and opened the classroom door. The students paid no attention to him. 
      "Silence!" he shouted at the top of his voice.
      This time the students stopped what they were doing and looked at him. Quickly he walked up to the
oldest-looking boy in the room. He was also the noisiest boy in the room and had been shouting at the others
at the top of his voice.
      He took hold of him by the ear and pulled him to the front of the class.
      "I'm going to punish you as an example to the others," he said. "Now go to my office and wait for me."
      Then he turned to the class and gave them a lecture about how they should behave in school. 
      When he had finished what he said, "Does anyone have any questions?" 
      One of the students put up her hand, "Yes, sir. I have. When can we have our teacher back?"

1. The principal _____.

A. apologized to 5A for the noise
B. followed the sound to find 5A's classroom
C. was disgusting
D. had been at the school for several years

2. The principal was shocked at the scene in the classroom because _____.

A. the teacher was there
B. the boys were so big
C. the students were working quietly
D. it was too noisy

3. The principal decided to _____.

A. complain to the board of directors
B. punish everyone in the classroom
C. make an example of the boy who looked the oldest
D. pay attention to their complaints

4. What do you think the principal would feel after listening to what the girl said?

A. happy
B. sorry
C. excited
D. hopeful

     Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be
any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So
I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly
reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
     The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth-so I
decided that my way must be wrong.　　
     I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the
shopkeeper, "Would you like to buy a chair?" He looked it over carefully and said, "Yes, not a bad chair.
How much do you want for it, sir?" "Twenty pounds," I said. "OK," he said, "I'll give you twenty pounds."
"It's got a slightly broken leg," I said. "Yes, I saw that, it's nothing."　　
     Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. "What will you do with it?" I asked.
"Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done." "I'll buy it," I said. "What do you mean? You've just
sold it to me," he said. "Yes, I know but I've changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven
pounds for it." "You must be crazy," he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. "I know what you want.
You want me to repair your chair." "You're right," I said. And what would you have done if I had walked
in and said, "Would you mend this chair for me?" "I wouldn't have agreed to do it," he said. "We don't do
repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?"
He was a very nice man and was greatly amuse (感到有趣) by the whole thing.

1. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _____.　

A. was rather impolite　
B. was warmly received　
C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair　
D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

2. The expression "the penny dropped" in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _____.　

A. changed his mind　　　　　　　
B. accepted the offer
C. saw the writer's purpose　　　　　
D. decided to help the writer

3. How much did the writer pay?

A. ￡5.　　　　
B. ￡7.　　　　
C. ￡20.　　　　
D. ￡27.

4. From the text, we can learn that the writer was _____.

A. honest　　　
B. clever　　
C. careful　　　　
D. funny

     A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long
a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?" 
     "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me."
     Soon the water rose to Smith's waist (腰). At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out,
"Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
     "No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
      Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck.
      "Grab the rope," shouted the pilot. "I'll pull you up."
      "No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me." But after hours of struggling with
water, poor exhausted (筋疲力盡的) Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly
Gates, Smith met God and complained about this."Tell me, God,"he said,"I had such faith in you to save me
and you let me drown (淹死). What happened?"
     To which God replied, "What do you want from me?I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

1. When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, _____.

A. Smith pulled the pilot up
B. Smith did so
C. Smith didn't do so
D. Smith didn't hear him

2. What do we know about Smith?

A. He was a lazy man.
B. He was a lucky man who believed in God.
C. He was a poor man.
D. He was a silly man who believed in God.

3. What do you think of this passage? This passage is very _____.

A. moving
B. humorous
C. depressing
D. surprising

4. The best title of this passage is "_____".

A. What Do You Want from Me?
B. How Do You Believe in God?
C. How God Loved Smith!
D. Smith Obeyed God's Order