四、阅读理解(30分)

A

Mr Smith gave his wife (妻子)money every Friday evening. His wife always spent it all the next Wednesday, so that for the next three days she had no money to spend at all. One day Mr Smith asked her, “But how did you spend all that money?” She answered, “I don't know .”So on Friday evening, Mr Smith gave her money together with an exercise book and a pencil. He said to his wife , “Please write down how you spen d the money .”Next Tuesday, his wife had no money again. Mr Smith took the exercise book to see how she had spent it. “I have done what you told me,”she said gladly. She had written “Friday, I got 18 pounds from Mr Smith. ” on the first page, and on the second page, she wrote , “Tuesday, I have spent it all.”

(   )51.Mr. Smith gave his wife money every  _________.

A. Monday morning                          B.Friday evening

C.Friday morning                            D. Wednesday afternoon

(   )52.Smith gave his wife an exercise book and a pencil and asked her________.

A.to do homework                            B.to draw a picture on it

C.to write down how she spent the money         D.to have a look

(   )53.Mrs Smith was _________ to do what Mr Smith asked her to .

A.happy              B.sad            C.sorry          D.excited

(   )54.Smith gave his wife money _________ a week.

A.once            B.twice    C.three times         D.four times

(   )55.The story tells us that Mrs Smith was not very_________.

A.glad              B.tall            C.careful        D.healthy

B