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David worked in a shoe factory, but he was not very good, and he lost his job one day. His wife looked in the newspaper and said, “One of the banks wants a guard (保安).” “I’m going to go there tomorrow,” David said, “I want that job, the guard’s job.” A man gave him a piece of paper. There were a lot of questions on it. “Please write your answers under the questions.” he said to David. One of the questions was, “Have you ever been in prison (监狱)?” David smiled and wrote “No.” Then he looked at the next question. It was “Why?” He thought for a long time and then he wrote, “Because the police have never caught me.”
( ) 1. David lost his job because ____.
A. he was ill badly B. he wasn’t good
C. he didn’t like the job D. his factory was too far away
( )2.How did he know one of the banks needed a guard?
A. His wife saw it in the newspaper.
B. His wife worked in that bank.
C. His wife saw it on the computer.
D. His friend told him the information.
( ) 3. David went to the bank to ____.
A. deposit (储蓄) money B. draw money
C. ask for that job D. work hard
( ) 4. The man asked David to ____.
A. write his answers under the questions
B. clean the bank
C. show how strong he was
D. give himself up (投案自首)
( ) 5. From the text we know David is ____.
A. clever B. foolish C. old D. tall
B A young passenger (乘客) was looking everywhere for his ticket because the conductor was coming to punch (剪) the ticket. He was looking for it in all the pockets of his coats and trousers. What surprised the other passengers most was that they found he had the ticket in his mouth. The conductor quickly pulled the ticket out of his mouth, punched it and gave it back to the young man. When the conductor moved on, all the other passengers couldn’t help (忍不住) laughing. One of them said to him at last, “I’m sure you felt foolish just now, sitting there lookin |
