Bruce was an Australian and he worked for a newspaper in Sydney. One day he thought, “I want to see Europe, so I’ll go to England and work for a newspaper for a few years. ”
He flew to London and soon got work, because he was good at his job.
He lived in a small but comfortable house near London, and he had a small garden. He enjoyed working in it on Saturdays and Sundays. He had nice neighbors on both sides, and they often worked in their gardens on Saturdays and Sundays, too, and they talked and joked together.
One day he was digging a hole in his garden to plant a bush when one of these neighbors came to the fence between the two gardens and looked at Bruce’s work. He laughed and said, “Are you making a swimming-pool?”
“Oh, no,” answered Bruce, “I’m going home.”
Choose the best answer according to the passage.
1.Bruce went to England because ____.
A.he wanted to see Europe
B.Europe was quite new to him
C.he thought he had lived in England too long
D.he wanted to live a better life
2.When he got to London, he ____.
A.began to work for a newspaper
B.became a gardener
C.enjoyed traveling a lot
D.did his work even better
3.His neighbors ____.
A.helped him to look after his garden
B.had the same habit of working in the garden
C.joked with him every day
D.often laughed at him
4.He dug a hole in his garden to ____.
A.stop his neighbors from coming to his garden
B.have two garden
C.plant a bush
D.make a nice swimming-pool
5.What does “I’m going home” mean?
A.The old man wanted to go back to Australia.
B.He was an old funny man and made a joke.
C.He would die very soon.
D.He wanted a swimming pool in his garden.
Ⅱ Complete the sentences according to the passage.
6.If you want to plant a tree, you have to ____ a hole first.
7.There are tall buildings on both ____ of the street.
8.There’s only one year ____ you and me.
9.He is very ____ at English and can speak it freely.
10.What a ____ day! The sun is shining.
答案与详解
1．bush——矮树丛fence-栅栏
2．One day he was digging a hole in his garden to plant a bush when one of these neighbors came to the fence between the two gardens and looked at Bruce’s work. 一天，正当布鲁斯挖坑种一棵矮树时，他的一位邻居来到了两个花园中间的栅栏跟前看着他工作，这个句子是一个由when引导的时间状语从句，其次在前面主句里包含有一个动词不定式to plant a bush作目的状语，从句里含有一个并列句，两个并列动词came to和looked at。
3．第5题，布鲁斯经常和邻居开玩笑，所以邻居问他的话，以及他所回答的这句话都不是直意。
Repetition does not transform a lie into a truth. 重复并不能把谎言变成真理。
1.A2.A3.B4.C5.B6.dig7.sides8.between9.good10.nice
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