Lesson1
I __1__ to the theatre last week. There I__2__ a very good seat and the play was very__3__. However, I didn’t enjoy the play. Two young people were __4__ just behind me and they were talking very __5__ all the time. I couldn’t hear the actors. I __6__ around and looked at them angrily, __7__ they paid no attention to me. I couldn’t__8__ it in the end, so I told them__9__ that I couldn’t hear a word. The young man then said rudely that it was none if my business because it was a __10__ conversation. ( )1. A. go B. went C. was going D. had gone ( )2. A. got B. have C. saved D. picked ( )3. A. interested B. interest C. interesting D. interests ( )4. A. seat B. sat C. seating D. sitting ( )5. A. slowly B. nervously C. quickly D. loudly ( )6. A. put B. turned C. got D. looked ( )7. A. but B. and C. because D. so ( )8. A. hear B. stand C. suffer D. lift ( )9. A. angrily B. happily C. excitedly D. sadly ( )10.A. simple B. rude C. quiet D. private
Herb was at home alone one night while his parents were out for the evening. He had often stayed alone before, so he wasn’t afraid. As he waited for his parents to return home, he watched the late movie on television. His eyelids became heavier and heavier as the time passed.
Suddenly Herb’s eyes popped（支撑）open. What was that noise in the next room? Herb strained his ears and heard the window slowly being inched open. For a minute Herb was so frightened that he could not move, his body felt like stone.
He knew that he mustn’t lose his head and began to think of the things he could do. He couldn’t reach the telephone without passing the window where he had heard the noise, and he couldn’t reach the door. Again he heard the sound of someone trying to enter his home through the window.
Herb’s drums were standing in the corner near the TV. “Wait, maybe there is something I can do.”
He seized the drumsticks and beat on his drums as he had never beaten before. The commotion（振动）was so terrible that Herb astonished even himself. He also surprised the person in the window, who turned tail and ran for all he was worth. The burglary（盗贼）was nipped in the bud. Herb had just used his dumps in a very unusual way. “Maybe drums aren’t such bad instruments after all.” Herb thought with a smile of relax.
( )1. The thief ran away when he heard the drum noise because __________.
A. he felt that he was in great danger B. he suffered from the terrible noise
C. he knew a frightened boy was at home alone D. he thought he would be hit by the drumstick
( )2. When he was almost falling asleep, ________ woke Herb up suddenly. A. drum beating B. the television playing
C. a window opening D. the telephone ringring
( )3. Why didn’t Herb call the police when he heard something unusual?
A. Because he could not think clearly. B. Because he was too frightened to move.
C. Because he was ready to fight against the thief. D. Because he was afraid of being noticed by the thief.
( )4. The underlined words “nipped in the bud” in the story mean _________.
A. remove a small part of something B. stop something for a short time C. suddenly press something tightly D. stop something as soon as it starts
( )5. The story just shows us that Herb is a boy ________.
A. who is easy to be frightened
B. who is clever though not very brave C. who always watches TV at night D. who reads a lot of detective books
