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Mr Hill's Secret

  Mr Hill lived outside the city and worked in a hospital. His medical skill was good and he got a lot of money. His wife always thought a few women loved him and she made him give all his pay to her. He was angry with her at it but had to do as she said. So he bought a safe and hid some money in it .Of course his wife didn't know about it.

  One Sunday morning Mr and Mrs Hill decided to go to see her friend. Suddenly their car broke down at the crossing of the road and the railway while a train was coming towards them. Mrs Hill was afraid and asked her husband to leave the car at once. But he refused.

  “My car is worth six thousand pounds, ”called out the man. “I can't leave it on the rails.”

  The train was coming nearer and nearer, The woman had to run away. But her husband was still trying to start it. When the car was going to hit , he shouted, “The key to the safe is in my bedroom, under the bedclothes. You can easily find it if I am hit to death!”

  In the time of danger the train braked. (刹车) .To his joy, it didn't hit his car. But he wasn't happy.

  “Oh, dear, ”Mr Hill said to himself, “I've made a mess(一团糟) of the thing ! It seems that I have to look for another place to hide the key !”

  

1.Mr Hill was a________.

[  ]

A.worker
B.teacher
C.doctor
D.policeman

2.Mrs Hill was afraid ________., so she made her husband give all his pay to her.

[  ]

A.Mr Hill sent some presents to other women he loved

B.Mr Hill spent some money on his clothes

C.Mr Hill bought something for his parents

D.Mr Hill lost some money in the hospital

3.The word “safe”in the story means ________.

[  ]

A.安全的
B.保险箱
C.冷藏柜
D.稳妥的

4.Mr Hill refused to leave the car on the rails because ________.

[  ]

A.he was sure he could start it

B.he was sure the train would brake

C.he wasn't afraid of death at all

D.it cost six thousand pounds

5.When the train was coming nearer to him. Mr Hill hoped ________.

[  ]

A.someone could help him to start the car

B.his wife could help him to push the car away

C.something would be wrong with the train

D.his wife could find the key to the safe

答案:C;A;B;D;D
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