A mother and her young son got into a bus and sat down. A girl came to them for their money. The mother said, “I want one ticket.” Then she gave the girl some money. The girl looked at the boy and asked, “How old are you?” The mother started to speak. But the girl stopped her, and the boy said, “I’m six years old at home, and four years old in buses and trains. My mother told me that.”
The mother’s face turned red. She had to take some money out of her bag and gave it to the girl. The girl gave her one and a half tickets.
51. The girl looked at the boy because ______.
A. she loved him B. she know him
C. the boy needed to buy a half ticket D. the boy was good
52. Why did the girl let the boy speak?
A. Because the boy’s words were not right.
B. Because the boy can tell the truth.
C. Because the mother was bad.
D. Because she liked the boy very much.
53. The boy’s ______ told the boy to tell a lie.
A. mother B. father
C. sister D. brother
54. At last the mother had to ______.
A. buy a half ticket for the boy B. say sorry to the girl
C. get off the bus D. give another ticket
55. Which one is right? ______
A. The woman was too poor to buy a ticket.
B. Every boy must buy a ticket in the bus.
C. The woman was honest.
D. The boy was six years old.
Mr. Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 400s, and most of them were yellow. Mr. Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men, ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the week, Mr. Perkin did not like to be different.
The following week, Mr. Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He was even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behind, and on both sides of him.
Mr. Perkin parked (停车) his car in a big car-park (停车场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car was his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped.
Poor Mr. Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.
56. Mr. Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because
A. the bus did not come.
B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.
C. he liked to do the same as other people.
D. he liked to be different from others.
57. He drove to work in his new car
A. the very next day.
B. the day he bought it.
C. a week he bought in.
D. on the day he first watched the cars passing.
58. He was satisfied with his new car because
A. no one else had a yellow one.
B. it was the same as other cars all around him.
C. he was in front of all the other cars.
D. other cars were not as bright as his.
59. At five o'clock Mr. Perkin
A. walked home.
B. drove his car out of the car-park.
C. came back to the car-park.
D. did not know which his car-park was.
60. Mr. Perkin had to wait until
A. there was only one yellow Beta 400s in the car-park.
B. there was only one car in the car-park.
C. there were no bright yellow cars in the car-park.
D. there was no one about to look at him.