Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife 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 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 began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, “Will you please show me your ticket?” The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can’t find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train.”said the old man.
“I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don’t have to buy another one,”said the conductor kindly. “But how can I know where I’m going? I can’t remember my station!”the old man said sadly.
(    )1.The old man in the story was very___________.
A. kind      B. poor     C. forgetful   D. sad
(    )2.Where is the ticket?            
A. The old man forgot go 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.The conductor __________  the old man.
A. didn’t believe  B. laughed at   C. believed    D. felt sorry for
(    )5. The old man was sad because             
A. he had to buy another ticket.
B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.
C. he did not know where he was.
D. He did not know where he should get off.

Steven Park and his wife Susan were having financial(財政) problems. One day, they each decided, without telling the other, to buy lotto ticket(彩票). Before buying these tickets, they had never spent money on the lotto. They both used numbers that were their anniversary(周年紀念) date and address. That night, they were watching the news on TV, and the winning numbers were drawn. Soon after hearing the numbers, they started jumping up and down. They were shocked(震驚) to find out that they each held a winning ticket! The ticket won ＄450,000.
【小題1】Why did the parks buy a lotto ticket?
【小題2】What number did the Parks use?
【小題3】Where did the Parks get the news that they won?
【小題4】When did the Parks start jumping up and down?
【小題5】How much did the Parks win?

Steven Park and his wife Susan were having financial(財政) problems. One day, they each decided, without telling the other, to buy lotto ticket(彩票). Before buying these tickets, they had never spent money on the lotto. They both used numbers that were their anniversary(周年紀念) date and address. That night, they were watching the news on TV, and the winning numbers were drawn. Soon after hearing the numbers, they started jumping up and down. They were shocked(震驚) to find out that they each held a winning ticket! The ticket won ＄450,000.

1.Why did the parks buy a lotto ticket?

2.What number did the Parks use?

3. Where did the Parks get the news that they won?

4. When did the Parks start jumping up and down?

5.How much did the Parks win?