Mr. West was born in a small town in England. His father had a   1   there. The shopkeeper didn’t think it was   2   for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get more money. They got much money there and then    3    to the city. Later on, old West couldn’t manage his shop and Mr. West had to do it instead of him. As he had little knowledge, he was often   4   in public and sometimes he got into trouble. So he   5   a lot of books and shelves and placed them in his sitting room   6   the visitors could see them as soon as they went in. He often went to the parties and carefully listened to what other men said. He hoped to make friends with them. Once Mr. West was told that it was   7   writer’s birthday that day. He hurried there with his wife. He gave the writer some expensive presents and the old man thanked him very much. After   4   they began to talk about the literary works. He could hardly answer any questions. The writer had to ask him   9  one, “What was Shakespeare?” 

“It was a kind of drink”, answered Mr. West. But people do not like it now. The writer had a smile and soon he stopped   10   with Mr. West. On their way home, Mr. West’s wife said, “You made a mistake just now, Shakespeare is a delicious cake, like the Chinese moon cake!”

1．A．factory            B．cinema                    C．shop                D．park

2．A．useful             B．possible                  C．easy                D．different

3．A．went               B．got                         C．ran                  D．moved

4．A．laughed at       B．helped                     C．hurt                 D．beaten

5．A．borrowed        B．found                  C．bought             D．wrote

6．A．because          B．so that                    C．though             D．if

7．A．strange            B．kind                        C．famous            D．foreign

8．A．class              B．school                    C．meeting           D．dinner

9．A．more different    B．the most different    C．easier                     D．the easiest

10．A．to talk           B．talking                    C．to answer        D．a(chǎn)nswering

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　　Mr. West was born in a small town in England. His father had a 1 there. The shopkeeper didn't think it was 2 for his son to go to school. So he taught him how to get 3 money. They got much money there and then 4 to the city. Later on, old West couldn't manage his shop and Mr. West had to do it 5 him. As he had little know ledge, he was often 6 in public(公眾場合) and sometimes he got into trouble. So he 7 a lot of books and shelves and placed them in his sitting room 8 the visitors could see them as soon as they went in. He often went to the parties and carefully 9 what other men said. He hoped to make friends with them.

　　Once Mr. West was told that it was a 10 professor's birthday that day. He hurried there with his wife. He gave the professor some 11 presents and the old man thanked him very much. After 12 they began to talk about the literary works. He could hardly answer any questions. The professor had to ask him 13 one, “What was Shakespeare？”

　　“It was a kind of drink,”answered Mr. West. “But people do not like it now.”

　　The professor had a smile and soon he stopped 14 with Mr. West. On their way home, Mr. West's wife said, “You made a mistake just now. Shakespeare is a 15 cake, like the Chinese mooncake！”

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