【正文】 a military camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but…”Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”1. The military camp was built in the village to _______. A. stop the soldiers going to towns B. stop the soldiers meeting their friendsC. train the new soldiers D. make the young men live quietly2. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because _______. A. he was kind to them B. they felt lonelyC. they had something important to do D. they were the best of all3. The young officer was worried because _______. A. a traffic accident had happenedB. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiersC. the nine soldiers didn’t e back on timeD. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town4. The nine soldiers returned to the camp late because _______. A. something was wrong with their busesB. their horses died on the return wayC. it took them much time to run backD. they all had drunk much in the town5. Which answer do you think right? A. I’ll believe only the last soldier.B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.C. I’ll believe none of the nine soldiers.D. The officer won’t punish his soldiers.(五)I Don’t Think I Wrote WrongLao Yang was born in a small town. He liked reading when he studied at school. He thought the writers were respected(尊敬) and could get a lot of money. He wrote a lot of stories and posted them to the editorial departments (編輯部) but didn’t receive any answers.Now he works in a factory. He’s busy at work. When he’s free, he always reads something. He always remembers he hoped to be a writer when he was young. One day, Xiao Ping, his tenyearold daughter, came back. She looked worried and didn’t eat anything. She said Miss GAO, her Chinese teacher, told them to write a solicit article(征文) “My Father” that evening. But she did not know what to write.“That’s easy,” said Lao Yang. “Let me help you.”Then he sat down to write the solicit article at once. He easily finished it on time. He was sure Miss GAO would like it. But one afternoon he asked his daughter if the article had been chosen to post to the editorial department.“My teacher said your article digressed from the subject(離題),” said the girl.“I don’t think so,” Lao Yang shouted angrily. “I described(描寫) just my father!”1. Lao Yang wrote a lot of stories because _______. A. he likes reading B. he learned much at schoolC. he wanted to be a writer D. he wanted to help others2. Lao Yang posted the stories to the editorial departments, _______. A. and he got a lot of money B. and he became a famous manC. and he was respected D. but he failed3. As _______, Lao Yang decided to help his daughter. A. he was a writer B. he was freeC. he wanted to realize his ideal(理想) D. he wanted to make his daughter happy4. Lao Yang hoped _______. A. his article could surprise the teacherB. his article could be chosenC. the children could like his articleD. everyone could soon know him5. Lao Yang’s solicit article digressed from the subject _______. A. because he couldn’t write it at allB. because he didn’t know his father wellC. because it was too bad to be chosenD. just because he described his father(六)A couple from Miami, Bill and Simone Butler, spent sixtysix days in a liferaft(救生艇) in the seas of Central America after their boat sank.Twentyone days after they left Panama in their boat, Simony, they met some whales(鯨魚). “They started to hit the side of the boat,” said Bill, “and then suddenly we heard water.” Two minutes later, the boat was sinking. They jumped into the liferaft and watched the boat go under the water. For twenty days they had tins of food, biscuits, and bottles of water. They also had a fishingline and a machine to make salt water into drinking water — two things which saved their lives. They caught eight to ten fish a day and ate them raw(生的). Then the line broke. “So we had no more fish until something very strange happened. Some sharks(鯊魚) came to feed, and the fish under the raft were afraid and came to the surface. I caught them with my hands.”About twenty ships passed them, but no one saw them. After fifty days at sea their liferaft was beginning to break up. Then suddenly it was all over. A fishing boat saw them and picked them up. They couldn’t stand up. So the captain carried them onto his boat and took them to Costa Rica. Their two months at sea was over. 1. Bill and Simone were traveling _______ when they met some whales.A. in a liferaft B. in Miami C. in Simony D. in Panama 2.