9.The first time,Hank,a two-year-old cat,went out of his yard,he got stuck (被困住) in a 40-foot-tall tree for five days,with no food or water. One day,when Delores,the (1)
,returned from a market,she found Hank didn't come in for his lunch.As it got (2)
,she began to look for him around the house.Then she heard the mew of a cat, (3)
,and saw Hank on her neighbor's tree.He must have climbed onto the tree while some dogs were running after him,and became too afraid to climb down. Delores called the firemen immediately.But it was not easy because they didn't have such a tall ladder(梯子) to (4)
the cat.She asked a tree company to help them. (5)
,they failed for safety reasons. Delores could do nothing but sit under the tree.A kind neighbor offered her some cat food,(6)
it would make the hungry cat come down.Nearby dog owners took their pets for (7)
instead of letting them run free in their yards,so that Hank would not climb even (8)
with fear. Nothing had worked until it came to day five.When a neighbor talked of a clever way of getting the cat down from a tree,Delores decided to try it at once.They produced a system of pulleys(滑輪)and lifted a (9)
with some of Hank's favorite things up to him.To their excitement,Hank jumped into it. Delores was really thankful."I feel good living in such a (10)
neighborhood.It gave me hope when Hank was in trouble,"she said.
10.Once there was an old man in a town.He always forgot a lot of things.So his wife(妻子) always had to say to him,"Don't forget this!" One day he went on a long trip alone.Before he left home,his wife said,"Now you have all these things.They are what you need for your trip.Take good care of your things during the trip." He went to the station,bought a ticket and got on the train with it.About half an hour later,the conductor(售票員)began to see the tickets.He came to the old man and said,"Will you please show me your ticket?I will see it." The old man looked for his ticket,but he could not find it anywjye.aire.He worried about it.Then he said to the conductor, "I can't find my ticket.I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.""I believe you bought a ticket.All right,you don't have to buy another one,"said the conductor. "But how can I know where I am going?"the old man said unhappily.
(1)What do you think of the old man?
A.He was a kind and friendly person. B.The old man was poor in the town. C.The old man always forgot the things. D.He felt sad all day. (2)Where was the ticket when the conductor asked the old man to show his ticket?
A.The old man forgot to buy it. B.The old man could not remember where it was. C.The old man showed it to the conductor. D.The old man's wife took the ticket away. (3)The old man bought the ticket
he got on the train. A.after B.before C.as D.when (4)What did the conductor think of the old man?
A.He didn't believe the old man. B.He thought the man was funny. C.He worried about the man. D.He believed the old man. (5)Why was the old man sad?
A.He did not know where to get off. B.He had to buy another ticket. C.He lost all the things his wife gave him. D.He did not know where he was.