B

The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much was still there. Looking down at his old shoes, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.

He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, as he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Tom looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” He thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.

( ) 46. Tom passed the shop _________.

A. on foot B. by bike C. in a wheelchair D. by bus

( ) 47. Tom stopped in front of the shop because he wanted to _______.

A. buy the shoes B. look at the shoes he liked

C. buy a present for his friend D. get something for his birthday party

( ) 48. That pair of shoes Tom liked was _______.

A. too cheap B. too large for him

C. not sold yet D. not there

( ) 49. Why did Tom go to the park? Because ________.

A. many nice shoes were sold there B. he wanted to play there for a while

C. he wanted to see his disabled friend D. he didn’t want to make his mother worried

( ) 50. We can learn from the story that Tom ________.

A. liked new shoes very much B. loved his mother very much

C. didn’t want to stay at home D. had no feet

C

An old lady in a plane had a blanket(毯子)over her head and she did not want to take it off . The air hostess spoke to her, but the old lady said, “I have never been in a plane before, and I am frightened. I am going to keep this blanket over my head until we are back on the ground again!”

Then the captain came. He said, “Madam, I am the captain of this plane. The weather is fine, there are no clouds in the sky, and everything is going very well. ”But she continued to hide.

So the captain turned and started to go back. Then the old lady looked out from under the blanket with one eye and said, “I am sorry, young man, but I don’t like planes and I am never going to fly again. But I’ll say one thing,” She continued kindly, “You and your wife keep your plane very clean!”

( ) 41. An old lady had _________.

A. glasses B. a blanket over her head C. a coat D. a basket

( ) 42. She didn’t want to ________.

A. take it off B. turn it off C. get on D. talk about it

( ) 43. _________ spoke to her.

A. The air hostess B. The man next to her C. her husband D. one of her friends

( ) 44. The old lady had never been _________ before.

A. abroad B. home C. in a plane D. in hospital

( ) 45. The woman didn’t like planes and she was never going ________.

A. to fly again B. to travel C. to go abroad D. to go home