A young woman carrying a three-year-old child got on a bus. The conductor hurried to give her a warm welcome and then kindly asked the other passengers to make more room for the woman and her child. On seeing this, people began to talk. "You know this conductor used to be very rude. Now suddenly he has changed his bad behavior, "said a middle-aged man.
"Yes, he should be praised and we must write a letter to the company," said a second passenger. "That's right," another lady said, "I wish a newspaper reporter were here so that more people could learn from this conductor.”
Just then a gentleman who looked like a teacher turned to the conductor and said, "Excuse me, but can I know your name, please? Your excellent service must be praised..."
Before he could open his mouth, the three-year-old child sitting on the young woman's lap interrupted, "I know his name. I call him Dad."
【小題1】
One passenger suggested writing a letter to the company to ______  .

A．make a demand for more buses	B． thank the conductor for his good service
C．criticize the conductor for his rude behavior
D．invite a newspaper reporter to write about the conductor

【小題2】
What was the gentleman?

A．A teacher.	B．A newspaper reporter.
C．Not known from the story.	D．The conductor's friend from his company.

【小題3】
. The word "he" in the last paragraph refers to _______.

A．the gentleman	B．the conductor
C．the middle-aged man	D．the three-year-old child

【小題4】
It is clear from the story that the conductor _______.

A．has changed his attitude towards his work

B．has now been kind and polite to all passengers

C．has not changed his rude behavior to passengers

D．has now been kind and polite to women with children

Once a man and his wife worked for a businessman．There was a big box in the businessman’s living room．The businessman pointed at the box and said，“There’s only one thing you  1   do．Don’t open the box．”After  2    this，he left the living room．
The woman said to her husband，“There must be  3   in the box．Let’s open it，shall we?” Her husband said ___4___ to her．
But the woman didn’t give up her idea．One day，she decided to ___5___ what was      __6   it．Her husband didn’t stop her this time．She opened the box and looked inside．She found nothing in the box and then tried hard to close it,    7   she failed．
That evening the businessman came home and found the box was   8  ．He was very __9___ and asked the woman and her husband to leave his home．
“But there is nothing in the box，”the woman said．“We   10    anything at all．”The businessman shouted at them，“The box is not important．I cannot believe you．That’s important!”
【小題1】A．needn’t     B．wouldn’t   C．mustn’t       D don’t have to
【小題2】A．saying     B．said        C．says         D to say
【小題3】A．expensive something
B．something expensive
C．nothing expensive
D expensive anything
【小題4】A．yes        B．nothing     C．no           D hello
【小題5】A．look for    B．clean up    C．find out     D get over
【小題6】A．near       B．under       C．in           D on
【小題7】A．though     B．or         C．unless       D but
【小題8】A．closed     B．empty       C．open         D full
【小題9】A．happy      B．a(chǎn)ngry       C．stressed out  D worried
【小題10】A．didn’t take  B．won’t take  C．haven’t taken  D aren’t taking

--- Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favour?
--- Of course. What is it?
　--- I ______ if you could take me to the station.

A．would wonder	B．did wonder
C．was wondering	D．had wondered

Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week．A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage（通道） to freedom for thirty-three trapped miners．They spent sixty-nine days underground．"Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply," says a doctor at NASA, the American space agency, which helped in the rescue．
But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so．The first three were released from the hospital Thursday night．
For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera．The thirty-two Chileans and one Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes．
A  partial mine collapse（坍塌） on 5^th of August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground．They had to stretch a two-day food supply．For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead．
Later, they received supplies（供給） and a video link lowered through drill holes．That link was how Ariel Ticona watched his wife give birth to their daughter．
The miners have apparently agreed to share the money they earn from selling their story．
They have already received gifts of money and travel offers．Edison Pena has been invited to the New York City Marathon and to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee．Mr．Pena described how he ran in the mine tunnels to ease the stress．And he led the miners in singing Elvis songs．
The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos．The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith．He said: "I was with God and I was with the devil, they fought me, but God won．He took me by my best hand, the hand of God．"
The last miner up was Luis Urzua．He was the shift leader when his crew became trapped．
Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than twenty-four hours -- faster than expected．The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix．
【小題1】How many miners had been rescued according to the report?

A．Three

B．Sixty-nine

C．Thirty-three

D．Thirty-two

【小題2】According to the passage, when the miners were trapped, some of them did the followings except ________．

A．sharing money	B．Running to ease stress
C．Watching a video showing his wife giving birth	D．Singing songs

【小題3】
Edison Pena was invited to Graceland probably because ________________．

A．he ran in the mine tunnel．	B．he prayed to God．
C．he led the miners in singing Elvis songs．	D．he was the shift leader．

【小題4】
From the passage, we can infer the followings EXCEPT that _______________．

A．Rescue workers were happy about their rescue work．

B．People felt surprised to find the miners safe and sound．

C．People might have been quite worried about the miners’ safety．

D．The trapped miners drilled a small hole themselves to escape．

【小題5】What would be the best title for the report?

A．A mining accident	B．Miners saved, safe and sound
C．A difficult rescue	D．Miners trapped deep underground

Rescue workers at the San Jose gold and copper mine in northern Chile had reason to sing this week．A small hole drilled into the earth became a passage（通道） to freedom for thirty-three trapped miners．They spent sixty-nine days underground．"Never have people been trapped for so long so deeply," says a doctor at NASA, the American space agency, which helped in the rescue．
But the chief medical officer for the miners said most are in good enough health to leave the hospital within a day or so．The first three were released from the hospital Thursday night．
For much of the day the miners relaxed with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera．The thirty-two Chileans and one Bolivian still wore special sunglasses to protect their eyes．
A  partial mine collapse（坍塌） on 5^th of August trapped them more than half a kilometer underground．They had to stretch a two-day food supply．For two weeks no one knew if they were alive or dead．
Later, they received supplies（供給） and a video link lowered through drill holes．That link was how Ariel Ticona watched his wife give birth to their daughter．
The miners have apparently agreed to share the money they earn from selling their story．
They have already received gifts of money and travel offers．Edison Pena has been invited to the New York City Marathon and to Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley in Memphis, Tennessee．Mr．Pena described how he ran in the mine tunnels to ease the stress．And he led the miners in singing Elvis songs．
The first miner rescued on Wednesday was Florencio Avalos．The second was Mario Sepulveda, who talked about how the experience tested his faith．He said: "I was with God and I was with the devil, they fought me, but God won．He took me by my best hand, the hand of God．"
The last miner up was Luis Urzua．He was the shift leader when his crew became trapped．
Rescuers used a metal cage to pull the miners to safety in less than twenty-four hours -- faster than expected．The rescue capsule was a half-meter wide and known as the Phoenix．
【小題1】How many miners had been rescued according to the report?

A．Three

B．Sixty-nine

C．Thirty-three

D．Thirty-two

【小題2】According to the passage, when the miners were trapped, some of them did the followings except ________．

A．sharing money	B．Running to ease stress
C．Watching a video showing his wife giving birth	D．Singing songs

【小題3】
Edison Pena was invited to Graceland probably because ________________．

A．he ran in the mine tunnel．	B．he prayed to God．
C．he led the miners in singing Elvis songs．	D．he was the shift leader．

【小題4】
From the passage, we can infer the followings EXCEPT that _______________．

A．Rescue workers were happy about their rescue work．

B．People felt surprised to find the miners safe and sound．

C．People might have been quite worried about the miners’ safety．

D．The trapped miners drilled a small hole themselves to escape．

【小題5】What would be the best title for the report?

A．A mining accident	B．Miners saved, safe and sound
C．A difficult rescue	D．Miners trapped deep underground