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                                             A Man with Two Badly Burned Ears
     Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich business man. He worked hard
and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into
the river when he drove"along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. he had
a big family and was afraid of it and promised (许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to
wait to be dealt with (处置).
    One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office, with two badly burned ears.
    "What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Black.
    "Well," said the man. "I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨) clothes.
She had put the iron (熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and
I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sittingroom, the phone rang and I answered the iron!" 
    "And what happened to the other ear?"
    "When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!"
1. ______, so he almost drove the car into the river.
[ ]
A. Mr Smith was no careful
B. Mr Smith drank too much
C. Mr Smith forgot they were on the bridge
D. Mr Smith couldn't work in the evening
2. Mr Smith was afraid to ______.
[ ]
A. stop drinking
B. answer the telephone
C. lose his work
D. stop driving
3. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on ______.
[ ]
A. Monday
B. Tuesday
C. Saturday
D. Sunday
4. We can guess ______.
[ ]
A. Mr Smith drank much after the match
B. Mr Smith was angry with his team
C. Mr Smith didn't drink those days
D. Mr Smith watched the match at home
5. The ______ badly burned Mr Smith's ears.
[ ]
A. telephone
B. telephones
C. iron
D. irons
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1-5: BCDAC

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    John Smith, an office worker, lives in Washington.He inherited (继承) a million dollars when he was 23,

but he wasn't happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn't have to. Jack decided

to living a simple life like everyone else. He gave $l0,000 of his money to a charity (慈善机构) to help poor

children live a better life. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only,

but he is very happy.

    Up to now John has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each

$200 a month. The money was used for the children's study, food, medicine and clothing. John receives a

report each year on the children's progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not

speak English.

     When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. "It was nothing special," he said.

"Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn't know anything about their life."

Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting. "When I met her.

I felt very, very happy." he said. "And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me

happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping those children."

1. John didn't need to look for a job _____. [ ]

A. before he went to college

B. after he went to Africa

C. because he got a lot of money

D. before he received a report

2. John has sent them each $200 a month to help some poor children _____. [ ]

A. near Washington

B. in European countries

C. only in Africa

D. throughout the world

3. John learned about the children's progress by _____. [ ]

A. visiting them each year

B. getting a report every year

C. staying with them

D. talking to them in English

4. The underlined words "for a good cause" means "_____" in Chinese. [ ]

A. 施舍

B. 行善

C. 优惠

D. 赏赐

5. What's the main idea of the story? [ ]

A. Help others, and you will feel happy.

B. It's necessary to write letters to poor children.

C. Live a simple life,and you can give others help.

D. It's the most important to help the children in Africa.