She woke him for his medicines atintervals throughout the night. （)

Mr Brown and his wife had a small bar(酒吧) near a railway station. The bar didn't close until midnight because people came to drink while they were ___21___ for trains. So the business was good.

At two o'clock one morning, a man was ___22___ sitting at the table in the bar. He was sleeping. Mr Brown's young wife wanted to go to ___23___. She looked around the bar several times, but the man kept sleeping. Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, “You have tried to wake that man several times, and he isn't drinking anything. Why haven't you sent him away？ It's too ___24___.”

“Oh, no, I don't want to send him away,” he answered ___25___ a smile. “You know, each time I woke him up, he gave me five pounds. Then he went to sleep again.”

21)、

A.late

B.waiting

C.with

D.still

E.bed

22)、

A.late

B.waiting

C.with

D.still

E.bed

23)、

A.late

B.waiting

C.with

D.still

E.bed

24)、

A.late

B.waiting

C.with

D.still

E.bed

25)、

A.late

B.waiting

C.with

D.still

E.bed

pen until after midnight, because people came to drink and have meals while they were waiting for trains.

At two o'clock one morning, a farmer was still sitting at a table there.He was asleep.The wife of the owner of the restaurant was very sleepy and wanted to go to bed.She looked at the farmer several times and waited for him to wake and go, but each time she looked at the farmer, he was still there sleeping.Then at last she went to her husband and said to him, "You have wakened him six times now, but, why haven't you sent him away？ It's very late."

"Oh, no, I don't want to send him away," answered her husband."You see, whenever I wake him up, he asks for his bill, and when I give him the bill, he pays it and then goes to sleep again."

1.Who was the owner of the small restaurant？

AThe farmer

B.The wife

C.The husband

D.Both the men and the wife.

2.Why did people come to drink in the restaurant after midnight？

A.Because they liked the restaurant.

B.Because it was near the station and people could eat there while waiting for trains.

C.Because it was cheap to eat there.

D.Because you could sleep there after meal.

3.Why was the farmer asleep at a table？

A.Because he had missed the train.

B.Because he was too tired.

C.Because he was drunk.

D.The story does not tell us.

4.The wife wanted to send the farmer away because_____.

A.she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed

B.she didn't like him

C.she wanted to clean the table

D.she wanted the farmer to pay more

5.The husband didn't want to send the farmer away because each time he woke him up, he could get _____ money from him.

A.much

B.more

C.less

D.little

A Welcome Gift

Dario and his mother loved their new apartment. The living room was large enough for their piano. That night， the two of them 36 side by side at the piano. They played jazz music to celebrate their new home. The loud 37 filled the room and made them feel very happy.

The next morning， 38 ， their happiness disappeared. Someone had left a 39 under their door during the night. One of their neighbor had written to complain（抱怨） about the sound of the piano. Dario’s mother asked the building superintendent（管理员） if he knew anything about it. But he said that they were all 40 people and he couldn’t imagine any of them had done that. Later that morning， Dario suggested that they write a letter to their 41 and apologize for their playing.

“Maybe we could go and 42 everyone in person.” his mother said.

“What if we invited them to come here for a 43 instead？ Dario asked.

They both loved the 44 . Over the next few days， they sent out invitations and prepared desserts 45 their guests. They decorated the apartment with streamers（彩带） and party lights.

Finally， the day of the party 46 . Some guests brought presents. Others brought flowers. Some even brought desserts to 47 . One woman， Mrs. Gilbert， 48 Dario’s mother with a book of piano music by Chopin.

“I heard you playing the other night，” she said. “The sounds woke me out of bed. I 49 that you might play like this every night. So I wrote a short note. I hope you don’t think I disliked the playing.”

Dario’s mother smiled at Mrs. Gilbert. “I think maybe we 50 you an apology.” she said. “I didn’t 51 how late it was when we were playing. Maybe we should play some quieter music at night.

“You play， you play!” Mrs. Gilbert said. “I like what you play! Just not so loud at night.” She pointed to the book she had given them. “These songs are not such 52 music.”

“These songs are beautiful music.” Dario’s mother said. “We will be 53 to play them in the evening.”

“And we won’t play so loud or late!” Dario said. He was already looking forward to 54 the new music. More than that， however， he was happy to see the big smile on his mother’s face. It gave him a feeling of 55 and made him feel that they were home at last.

36. ()

A. sat

B.stood

C.lay

D.walked

A.he

B.him

C.his

D.she

A.of

B.off

C.into

D.out

She wrote back to him ________ she received his letter.

A、while

B、before

C、whether

D、as soon as

A.wanting

B.want

C.to want

D.she wants

A.wanting

B.want

C.to want

D.she wants

ould run it herself.

A．manipulate

B．use

C．control

D．dominate

A、his and hers

B、he and she

C、him and her

D、him and she