1. The teachers' o       are upstairs.
2. The birds were flying about and twittering with d         .
3. Did Mr Black leave any m       for anybody?
4. The telephone r        again ahout ten o'clock last night.
5. Will the b       ring if I press the switch?
6. The idea  s       good.
7. She went m       after the death of her son.
8. Many foreign friends are e      to visit the Great Wall.

     One day, Mr Black went into a restaurant. He put his coat on a chair near the door. There was nothing
in the pockets of his coat. After he had his meal, he went to take his coat back. He found there was much
money in one of his pockets." Whose is this?" he thought. He saw a waiter near the door, so Mr Black
said to him, "Somebody put a lot of money in my coat. I have no time to wait for him. I have to go. Take
it, please. when he comes back, give it to him." The waiter took it and went away. At the moment, another
man came with a coat just like Mr Black's. "I'm sorry.", said the man. "I took your coat and you got mine.
please give me my coat and the money."  Mr Black answered, "I gave the money to the waiter. He'll give
it to you."
     Mr Black called the manager (經理), but the manager said, "We have no waiters here. We only have
waitresses (女服務員). He must be a thief (賊)!"

1. Mr black went out _____.

A. to eat something
B. to put his coat on a chair
C. to buy a coat
D. to see his friend

2. After his meal Mr Black _____

A. couldn't find any money in his coat
B. didn't know where he put his coat
C. found some money in the pocket of his coat
D. didn't take back his coat

3. Mr Black gave the money to _____.

A. the manager
B. the waiter
C. the waitress
D. the owner (主人)

4. The two coats looked _____.

A. quite different
B. the same
C. very dear
D. too cheap

5. Who is the thief?

A. Mr Black.
B. The manager.
C. The waitress
D. The waiter.

     Mr Black was a very large man. He had a loud voice. He was not a giant (巨人), but he was much
bigger than most men.
     Life was not easy for Mr Black. He could seldom find clothes big enough. His feet were too large for
most shoes.
     In buses, trains and planes, he could not stand up straight. The roofs (頂) were too low.
     In cars, he could not move his legs. There was not enough room. At home, his bed was too short. Chairs
were always too small.
     In fact, wherever he went and whatever he did, Mr Black had problems because of his size.
     These problems were so bad that Mr Black stayed at home most of the time. Life was easier at home.
     Then one day, a friend said,"You spend too much time at home. You should go out more. There's a good
movie at the theatre."
     "I can't sit in theatre seats," Mr Black said. "I'm too big."
     "That is no problem," his friend said. "I'll buy you two tickets. You can get them at the theatre when you
go."   
     The friend sent money to the theatre for two tickets. When the day came, Mr Black put on his best clothes
and went to the theatre.
     "You have two tickets for me," he said to the woman in the ticket office."My name is Black."
     "Oh, yes, Mr Black," the woman said. "Here you are, seats G4 and PI2. I'm sorry, you and your friend
can't sit together because we are very full this evening."
     Poor Mr Black. He smiled sadly, walked out of the theatre and went home.

1. Mr Black was ________.

A. not bigger than most men
B. much bigger than most men
C. a giant
D. as big as most men

2. Mr Black's life was hard because ________.

A. he was so lucky
B. he was so fat
C. he was so big
D. he was so small

3. What did he do about this problem?

A. He stayed at home most of the time
B. He saw doctors
C. He told his friends
D. He went on holidays

4. How did his friend try to help him?

A. He bought him tickets for a football match
B. He sent him for a holiday
C. He gave him some money
D. He bought him two tickets for a movie

5. Why was Mr Black sad at the end of the story?

A. He could not sit with his friend
B. The woman in the ticket office was rude
C. Mr Black's friend was rude
D. Mr Black was too big to sit in only one seat