--So，what do you think of your birthday party?

--I like it．It's really         ，I think．

A．great                   B．boring                  C．ugly                       D．young

Miss Brown would never forget the night when she met a robber(抢劫者) many years ago.
That evening, she went to a birthday party which   1  until two o’clock in the morning. Miss Brown walked in the  2  street alone. Suddenly from the back of the dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning，lady.” the man said in a low voice, “I don’t think you wish to  3 here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them  4 !”
Miss Brown suddenly had a   5 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领)of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly   6 them on the ground.
“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to   7 the necklace. The earrings would cost   8 , so he said, “Give me your necklace.”
“Oh, sir. It doesn’t cost much. Please let me wear it.”
“I am not that   9 . Quick!”
With shaking   10  , Miss Brown took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picket up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.
The earrings cost 2000 pounds and the necklace which the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

Miss Brown would never forget the night when she met a robber(抢劫者) many years ago.

That evening, she went to a birthday party which   1  until two o’clock in the morning. Miss Brown walked in the  2  street alone. Suddenly from the back of the dark building a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand ran out at her. “Good morning，lady.” the man said in a low voice, “I don’t think you wish to  3 here!” “What do you want?” “Your earrings. Take them  4 !”

Miss Brown suddenly had a   5 idea. She tried to cover her necklace with the collar(衣领)of her overcoat while she used the other hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly   6 them on the ground.

“Take them and let me go,” she said. The robber thought that the girl didn’t like the earrings at all, only trying to   7 the necklace. The earrings would cost   8 , so he said, “Give me your necklace.”

“Oh, sir. It doesn’t cost much. Please let me wear it.”

“I am not that   9 . Quick!”

With shaking   10  , Miss Brown took off her necklace. As soon as the robber left, she picket up her earrings and ran as fast as she could to one of her friends.

The earrings cost 2000 pounds and the necklace which the robber had taken away cost only six pounds.

1.                A．ended         B．stayed          C．stopped D．lasted

2.                A．busy           B．quiet           C．noisy D．wide

3.                A．die            B．escape         C．fight D．sleep

4.                A．out            B．away           C．off  D．down

5.                A．funny          B．safe            C．brave    D．great

6.                A．handed         B．threw          C．passed   D．put

7.                A．own           B．keep           C．have D．get

8.                A．cheap          B．expensive       C．more     D．less

9.                A．afraid          B．angry          C．silly  D．bad

10.               A．hands          B．feet           C．head D．body

Agatha Christic would never forget the night when she met a robber（抢劫者）many years ago．

That evening，she went to a birthday party which（1）until two o’clock in the morning．Agatha walked in the（2）street alone．Suddenly from the back of a dark（3）a tall man with a sharp knife in his right hand rail out at her．“Good（4）．lady,”the man said in a low voice，“I don’t think you wish to（5）here!”“What do you want?”“Your earrings．Take them off!”

Agatha suddenly had a（6）idea．She tried to cover her necklace with the collar（衣领）of her overcoat while she used（7）hand to take off both of her earrings and then quickly（8）them on the ground．

“Take them and let me go，”she said．The robber thought that the girl didn’t like the earrings at all，only trying to（9）the necklace，It would cost（10），so he said，“Give me your necklace．”

“Oh，sir．It doesn’t（11）much．Please let me wear it．”

“I’m not that（12）．Quick!”

With shaking（13）Agatha took off her necklace．As soon as the robber left，she picked up her earrings and ran as（14）as she could to one of her friends．

The earrings cost 480 pounds and the necklace the robber had taken away cost（15）six pounds．

（    ）1．A．ended    B．stayed                   C．stopped                  D．lasted

（    ）2．A．busy       B．quiet                    C．noisy                     D．wide

（    ）3．A．part         B．room                   C．building                  D．street

（    ）4．A．morning  B．afternoon               C．evening                  D．night

（    ）5．A．die           B．escape                 C．fight                      D．stay

（    ）6．A．funny       B．safe                     C．brave                     D．bright

（    ）7．A．other       B．others                  C．the other                D．another

（    ）8．A．handed   B．threw                    C．passed                   D．put

（    ）9．A．get          B．keep                    C．have                      D．prevent

（    ）10．A．cheap     B．expensive             C．more                     D．less

（    ）11．A．weigh     B．take                     C．spend                    D．cost

（    ）12．A．afraid     B．angry                   C．silly                     D．bad

（    ）13．A．hands     B．feet                     C．heed                      D．body

（    ）14．A．much                                       B．early                    C．carefully D．fast

（    ）15．A．really    B already                   C．only                       D．hardly

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　　Except for a few times, Americans are not big present-givers. There's no exchange of presents among business people, and if one American tries to give another a present, it may look like that he wants to bribe(贿赂) him. Americans have learned that in some other countries people like to give presents to others, but among ourselves we don't see the need for presents.

　　Even friends may never exchange presents. When I go to foreign countries, I try to bring back little things for close friends, but nobody would feel unhappy if I didn't. I don't often remember a friend's birthday, and few people outside of my family remember mine. If someone gave me presents too often, I'd get unpleasant. But a present from a foreigner-that kind from his or her homeland－won't go wrong, except to government employees(政府职员) who can't be given presents.

　　You usually open a present at once and in front of the person who gives it except Christmas and birthday presents. You should only say “It's so nice. Thanks…” when you get Christmas or birthday presents.

　　You may want to bring a bottle of wine(葡萄酒) or flowers to a dinner party, but you're never asked to. Nobody will mind if you bring wine, but your friend may not use it that evening.

　　At Christmas we often give presents to our family and sometimes our friends. We also give presents to people who have been helpful during the year－doormen, babysitters, housecleaners, newspaper senders－anyone who has often helped us.

1．What does “close friends” mean in the passage?

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A．The friends who are very kind.

B．The friends who live close to each other.

C．The friends who were once classmates.

D．The friends who you like most.

2．What kind of presents don't Americans usually open in front of the givers? ________.

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A．The small presents.

B．Christmas or birthday presents.

C．The expensive presents.

D．The presents for dinner party.

3．Why do Americans also give presents to housecleaners at Christmas? ________.

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4．Which of the following do you think is right? ________.

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A．American business people don't want presents because they are rich enough.

B．The writer of this passage must be an American.

C．Everyone must give presents to one's family and friends at Christmas.

D．Government employees can get little presents from a foreigner.

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

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A．Present-giving in the United States.

B．Customs(习俗) in the United States.

C．American people and present-giving.

D．When and how to give presents.