短文填空(本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Mr. Brown had an umbrella shop in a small town. People sometimes b1.him broken umbrellas, and then he took them to a big shop in London. They were r 2.there.

One day Mr. Brown went to London by train. He f3.to take an umbrella with him that day. Sitting in front of him was a man with an umbrella standing b4. the seat. When the train arrived in London, Mr. Brown p5.up the umbrella as he often did during his journey by train. Just as he was getting off, he w6.  stopped by the man. He said angrily, “That’s 7.!” Mr. Brown’s face turned red and he gave it back to the man at once.

When Mr. Brown got to the big shop, the shopkeeper had got his six umbrellas ready. After a good look at e8.  of them, he said, “You’ve mended them very well.”

In the afternoon he got into the train again. The s 9.  man was in the same seat. He looked at Mr. Brown and his six u  10., “You’ve had a lucky day,” he said.

完形填空。 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day the boss asks Tom to meet his friend Mr. Green in London. But it is his __41__ time to come to London. He doesn’t know the __42__ to Mr. Green’s home He thinks he can ask people for help.When he __43__ in London, He gets off the
bus.There are __44__ people in the street. He looks around and stops a __45__ and tells her where he wants to go. The woman is very helpful. __46__ her help, he finds Mr. Green’s home. Two weeks __47__, Tom needs to visit Mr. Green again. But he can’t __48__ where his home is. He stops a person to ask the way. It’s the same woman. The woman is very__49__. She says, “Are you__50__ looking for the place?

Mr. Brown is a teacher. He is from New York, America. He would like（想）to work in China because he likes our country. He thinks Chinese people are very friendly and he likes to live in China. He is happy to work in our school. He likes the school life here. He teaches English. There are 50 students in his class. Mr. Brown is kind. He and his students are good friends, too.
Now some of Mr. Brown’s students play sports on the playground（操场）. Bill and Mike play tennis. Tom and John play ping-pong. The other students play basketball. Mr. Brown is happy to play basketball with them. They have a good time.
阅读上面的短文，根据短文内容，选择最佳选项。
【小题1】Where is Mr. Brown from?