At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a holdup,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George. “Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part—close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his won pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(暈倒).

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry, to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can robbed, too. I retired yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box—all six thousand.”

This passage tells us ______.

A. a serious case            B. one part of a play

C. a humorous story          D. a meaningful story

Which of the following do you think is true?

A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

B. George had been thinking of taking money away.

C. This bank had been robbed several times.

D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

A. His stealing money was disclosed.

B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

C. Mr. Carruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

In this article “to keep everyone on his toes” means “______”.

A. to make everyone work hard

B. to keep everyone standing straight

C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise

D. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

Which sentence can be used to end the story?

A. George turned cold with fear.          B. George turned red with anger.

C. George was pleased with the end.       D. George was disappointed with the end.

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in.“This is a holdup,” the man said loudly. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George.“Hand it over!” George reached into his money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber took them and turned to leave.
　　Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money-box, took bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.
　　The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted（暈倒）.
　　As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.
　　The next morning, while the others were examining the bank's records, George was called into Mr Burrow's office and was introduced to Mr. Carruthers, who used to be president of the bank.
　　“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed too. I have retired（退休）, but I’m always thinking of our bank. That's why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）. Now, I have put the money back in your money-box all six thousand.”
【小題1】This passage tells us ______.

At two o’clock a bank robber stole in. “This is a hold up,” the man said rudely. He took a gun from under his jacket, pointing to George “Hand it over!”George reached into the money-box and took all the bills from the top part-close to six thousand dollars. The robber snatched them and turned to leave.

Then, while everyone watched the robber, George calmly lifted the top part of the money, took the bills from the bottom part and put them into his own pocket secretly.

The door was shut and the bank robber was gone. George fainted(暈倒).

As soon as he was safely behind his bedroom door, George counted the money. He had eight thousand dollars. He was very happy.

The next morning, while the others were examining the bank’s records, George was called into Mr. Burrow’s office and was introduced to Mr. Garruthers, who used to be president of the bank.

“Good morning, George, I was sorry to give you a hard time yesterday, but with all the banks being robbed these days I thought it would be a good idea to prove that our little bank can be robbed, too. I have retired(退休),but I am thinking of our bank. That’s why I played my little game yesterday, just to keep everyone on his toes（趾）.Now I have put the money back in your money-box—all six thousand.”

60. Which of the following do you think is true?

  A. George wanted to protect the money for the bank.

  B. George had been thinking of taking money away.

  C. This bank had been robbed several times.

  D. Nobody knew the bank would be robbed that day.

61. Why was George called into Mr. Burrow’s office?

  A. His stealing money was disclosed.

  B. Mr. Burrow wanted to say sorry to him.

  C. Mr. Garruthers wanted to explain the whole thing to him.

  D. Mr. Burrow wanted to tell him the money had been put back.

62.In this article“to keep everyone on his toes” means      .

  A. to make everyone work hard       

  B. to keep everyone standing straight

  C. to make everyone do a kind of exercise

  D. to keep everyone paying attention to the coming danger

63. Which sentence can be used to end this story?

  A. George turned cold with fear.    B.George turned red with anger.

  C. George was pleased with the end. D. George was disappointed with the end.

Last year, around Labor Day, I read a “Happy Ad” in our local newspaper. There was a lady in a local nursing home, who was celebrating her 90th birthday and her family wanted everyone to know about it. It said that if you wanted to drop her a line, here was her address. So I did. I found a birthday card and dropped her a short note, wishing her a happy birthday.
A week or so later, someone knocked at my front door. I opened the door and found a middle-aged man standing on my doorstep. He introduced himself as the son of this woman to whom I had sent the card. He explained that he just wanted to drop by in person and thank me for sending such a nice card to his mom. Apparently, like many older folks, she did not receive much mail and was quite excited to receive mine. I just didn’t know what to say. I told him it was my pleasure and that I hoped his mom had enjoyed her birthday.
That year, I did not send out any Christmas cards, except to this lovely old lady in the nursing home. I just told her that I was thinking about her and hoped that she had a nice holiday. I sent her a Valentine and also a couple of notes in between. I just thought she might like to have someone write to her, to get some mail.
She passed away a couple of months ago. I never met this lady, but I did keep her and her family in my thoughts. I dropped them a line of sympathy. I hope that my few little notes were enough to brighten a couple of her days here on earth.

1. 1.

   The old lady’s address was given because ____________.

   1. A.
      her family wanted to make her well-known
   2. B.
      the old lady wanted to receive a birthday card
   3. C.
      the son of the old lady wanted to meet the author
   4. D.
      her family wanted to give her a happy birthday
2. 2.

   Which of the following best describes the author?

   1. A.
      Brave.
   2. B.
      Polite.
   3. C.
      Caring.
   4. D.
      Faithful.
3. 3.

   Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

   1. A.
      A Kind Act
   2. B.
      An Old Lady
   3. C.
      A Happy Ad
   4. D.
      A Considerate Son