My Grandpa Will Pay the Bill

   Charlie had to return to his hometown．He   1   all his money in dancing and traveling．He got into trouble and had little money to pay for his   2   ．He wrote a letter to his parents，but they didn’t answer．He   3   some money from his friends and bought a ticket for the train．

    Now the young man knows his father is ill   4   and his mother has to look after him there．They didn’t   5   him at all．Their small shop was，of course，closed．

   “We’ve paid a lot of money for the   6   ，”said Charlie’s father．“I can’t give you any money now．Open our shop tomorrow and it’ll be   7   to you，I think．”

  The young man thought it reasonable(有道理的)and agreed．He   8    four pairs of shoes and got some money on the first day．The next morning，a very   9   girl came in the shop．He watched her carefully while she was   10   a pair of shoes．And then she asked，“How much are they?”

   “A kiss a pair，”   11    the smirking(嬉皮笑臉的)young man．“That’s fair(公平的)，”said the girl．“I’ll   12   two pairs．”

    Charlie brought two pairs of shoes and handed them to her．And then he   13  the counter(柜臺)and came up to the girl．She wasn’t   14   at all．Pointing to an old man who was standing outside，she said．“Wait a minute．My grandpa will pay the   15   ！”

1．A．used               B．made            C．spent            D．planned

2．A．books             B．car               C．drinks           D．food

3．A．borrowed       B．stole             C．lent              D．found

4．A．a(chǎn)t home          B．in hospital    C．a(chǎn)t school        D．in town

5．A．listen to          B．hear from      C．meet with     D．look after

6．A．tickets            B．presents        C．operation      D．wine

7．A．helpful    B．friendly         C．safe              D．useless

8．A．lost               B．broke          C．produced      D．sold

9．A．short              B．pretty                  C．fat                D．healthy

10．A．choosing        B．repairing       C．washing        D．touching

11．A．a(chǎn)sked            B．expected       C．wondered    D．a(chǎn)nswered

12．A．order            B．double          C．take             D．return

13．A．reached          B．left               C．knocked at    D．stood on

14．A．surprised      B．shy               C．pleased         D．a(chǎn)fraid

15．A．bill               B．word            C．menu            D．show

Nowadays（如今）, it is strange that the western customs（習(xí)俗）are coming into the eastern countries day by day,and this makes many people who live in big cities enjoy themselves on such western festivals as Christmas Day, April Fool’s Day and so on. It shows us that all over the world people are getting closer and the world is becoming smaller and smaller as well.

Last March, my mother told my father and me that my grandfather would come on April 1. We were very happy because my grandfather was an interesting old man and he had not visited us since he went to Hong Kong years ago. On April 1 my father and I got up early and bought a lot of food from the supermarket. Then we did some cleaning at home. In fact,we hardly ever did housework before. Mother went to the airport after lunch.At night when we were waiting for my grandfather,the bell rang and in came only my mother. She smiled to us and said,“April fools!”

71．How does the writer like the western customs coming into China?

A．It’s a good thing.                          B．It’s strange.

C．It’s bad.                                       D．It’s boring.

72．Who enjoys themselves on the western festivals?

A．All the people.                              B．People who live in the countryside.

C．People who live in big cities.          D．No one.

73．Why did the writer feel happy when he heard that his grandfather would come?

A．Because his grandfather would bring him presents.

B．Because his grandfather was very interesting and he hadn’t seen him for long.

C．Because his mother would buy much to eat.

D．Because his mother would do some cleaning?

74．Did the writer and his father often do the housework at home?

A．No,they didn’t                              B．Yes,they did.

C．We don’t know.                            D．Never.

75．What did the writer’s mother mean by saying “April fools”?

A．She thought they did well.

B．She meant that Grandfather would come in April.

C．She didn’t think it was a joke.

D．She thought they were fooled on April Fool’s Day.

閱讀理解

    Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

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(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(過錯)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

閱讀理解

    Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a piece of job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and this autumn he picked a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and it just one of his classmates. He hurried to say hello to her but didn't find an old man was walking in the middle of the street. He wanted to stop his motorbike, but it was too late. It knocked the old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you 10ok around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

(1) Li Dong was _________when he went to his village again.

[　　]

(2) At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because________.

[　　]

A. he liked the comfortable life in the city

B. he did his best to go to college

C. he couldn't find any work there

D. he didn't have any farms there

(3) Li Dong got little money in the city because________.

[　　]

A. he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B. he liked to eat nice food

C. he couldn't find any work

D. he was too lazy to work hard

(4) Li Dong wanted _________.

[　　]

A. to tell something important to the girl

B. to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C. to ask the girl to help him

D. to borrow some money from the girl

(5) As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A. he was walking in the middle of the road

B. he didn't look around while crossing the road

C. the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D. the young couldn't ride the motorbike

(6) The old man was angry because ________.

[　　]

A. Li Dong thought it was his fault(過錯)

B. Li Dong didn't help him to stand up

C. Li Dong wanted to hurry off

D. Li Dong wasn't polite to him

閱讀理解

　　Li Dong is a young man of twenty-five. Five years ago, when he finished middle school, he didn't go to college and went back to his village. But he didn't want to be a farmer and tried to find a job in the city. He lived there for a year. He liked to wear beautiful clothes and eat nice food, but be would not work hard. Of course he got little money. He had to come back again. With his parents' help, he planted hundreds of apple trees. His father took good care of the trees and in the autumn he harvested a lot of apples. He sold them and got much money. Soon he bought a motorbike in a shop. When he was riding it, he was very happy.

　　One afternoon the young man went out by motorbike. He rode very fast and soon got to the town. When he came near to the crossing, he saw a beautiful girl was waiting for a bus and she was one of his classmates. In a hurry to say hello to her, he knocked an old man down. Luckily, the old man was not badly hurt. “Why didn't you look around while you were crossing the street?” shouted Li Dong. “I've ridden my motorbike for six days, but I've never hit anybody!” “Don't show it off(炫耀), young man,” the old man said angrily. “I've lived in the town for about sixty years and no motorbikes have hit me!”

1．Li Dong was ________ when he went back to his village again.

[　　]

2．At first Li Dong wouldn't stay in the village because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked the comfortable life in the city

B．Li Dong did his best to go to college

C．he couldn't find any work there

D．he didn't have any farms there

3．Li Dong got little money in the city because ________.

[　　]

A．he liked to wear beautiful clothes

B．he liked to eat nice food

C．he couldn't find any work

D．he was too lazy to work hard

4．Li Dong wanted ________.

[　　]

A．to tell something important to the girl

B．to show off his new motorbike to the girl

C．to ask the girl to help him

D．to borrow some money from the girl

5．As ________, the old man was knocked down.

[　　]

A．he was walking in the middle of the road

B．Li Dong didn't look around while crossing the road

C．the young man rode the motorbike too fast

D．the young couldn't ride the motorbike