When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note----“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”----and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practical to have a delivery service.
Recently, I saw an old milk box in the countryside. I took it home and planted it on the back porch （門廊）. Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
小題1:Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer____.
A．to show his magical power
B．to pay for the delivery
C．to satisfy his curiosity
D．to please his mother
小題2:What does “this” in the third paragraph refer to?
A．The milkman’s magic power
B．The milkman’s kindness to me
C．The note to change an order
D．The home delivery service
小題3:What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?
A．He wanted to have tea there.
B．He was a respectable person.
C．He was treated as a family member.
D．He was fully trusted by the family.
小題4:Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A．Nobody wants to be a milkman now.
B．It has been driven out of the market.
C．Its service is getting poor.
D．It is forbidden by law.
小題5:Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A．He missed the good old days.
B．He wanted to tell interesting stories.
C．He missed it for his milk bottles.
D．He planted flowers in it.

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A．take a walk with Stephen as usual
B．wait till his son graduated from Cambridge
C．persuade Stephen not to go into RAF
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B．Stephen also received his call-up papers as Roy.
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D．Stephen was eventually forced to stay to run the estate．
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A．Stephen had never had to defend his desires before
B．Baden might be one of Stephen's family members
C．Stephen wanted to fly in RAF and become a pilot in America
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A．It looked as if the father was angry when mentioning the brochures.
B．The father was very angry and wanted to beat his son Stephen．
C．Stephen was annoyed when his father referred to the brochures.
D．A big red bull was about to charge at Stephen.
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Easy check-in
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Most airports around the world now set a weight limit of 32kg per piece of baggage. This will not only help protect the airline workers’ health, but also be easier for you to carry your bags around.
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小題1:According to the passage, airplane passengers ______.
A．can check in without going to the airport
B．have to check in 90 minutes earlier
C．a(chǎn)re required to check in on the MAS web
D．can select their favorite seats when getting aboard
小題2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “hygiene” in the passage?
A．Disappearance.B．Protection.
C．Check. D．Cleanliness.
小題3:Why does baggage sometimes go missing according to the passage?
a. The bags are too old and dirty.
b. The sensors can’t read the barcodes correctly.
c. The old tag is still on the bag.
d. The bags are too heavy to check.
A．a(chǎn), b B．b, c C．c, d D．b, d
小題4: Which of the following statements is TRUR about check-in baggage?
A．Each piece can weigh 30 kg at the most.
B．Smaller and softer bags should be separated from other ones.
C．Valuable things should be kept inside a tray.
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