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m?” The vet asked him when he arrived.

　　“My cow's ill,” the farmer said. “I don’t know what's the matter with her. She’s lying down and won’t eat. She's making a strange noise.”

　　The vet looked over the cow. "She's certainly ill," he said, "and she needs to take some very strong medicine."

　　He took a bottle out of his box, put two pills into his hand and said, "Give her these. The pills should make her better."

　　“How should I give them to her?” the farmer asked.

　　The vet gave him a tube (管子)and said, "Put this tube in her mouth, then put the pills in the tube and blow. That'll make it."

　　The next day the vet came to the farm again. The farmer was sitting outside his house and looked more worried.

　　“How's your cow?” the vet asked.

　　“No change,” the farmer said, “and I’m feeling very strange myself.”

　　“Oh?” the vet said, "Why?"

　　“I did what you said,” the farmer answered. “I put the tube in the cow's mouth and then put two pills down it.”

　　“And?” the vet asked.

　　“The cow blew first,” the farmer said.

　　1.In the story, the vet must be _________.

　　A. the farmer's friend B. a milk factory

　　C. a hospital for cows D. a doctor for animals

　　2.The farmer asked the vet for help when his cow _______

　　A. couldn't lie down B. didn't eat the pills

　　C. couldn't make any noise D. was ill

　　3.What medicine did the vet give the farmer?

　　A. Bottle of pills. B. A long tube.

　　C. Two pills. D. A small box.

　　4.The vet taught the farmer how _________.

　　A. to blow the tube B. to make the cow take the pills

　　C. to take the medicine D. to put the tube in his mouth

　　5.Which of the following is true?

　　A. The farmer ate the pills himself.

　　B. The cow got better after taking the medicine.

　　C. The vet came to help farmer change the cow the next day.

　　D. The farmer waited for the vet outside his house the next day.

　　Passage 18

　　Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker, another owned one of the largest companies in the world, and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

　　The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

　　The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

　　The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

　　The man shook his head, “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

　　The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

　　“No, I don’t.” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

　　“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’”

　　1.This story happened in _______.

　　A. England B. America C. Japan D. Australia

　　2.There are _______ in this passage.

　　A. two men and two women B. three men and one woman

　　C. three women and one man D. four women

　　3.The banker thought _______.

　　A.he was really important because he was a rich banker

　　B.the visitor to the White House was really important

　　C.the visitor who met the President of the United States

　　D. the reporter was really important

　　4.The owner of the very large company thought _______.

　　A.she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

　　B.the banker was really important

　　C.the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

　　D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call

　　5.The owner of many buildings thought _______.

　　A.he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

　　B.the owner of the very large company was really important

　　C.the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

　　D.the person who worked in the White House was really important

　　Passage 19

　　Three men traveling on a train began a conversation about the world's greatest wonders.

　　“In my opinion,” the first man said, “the Egyptian pyramids are the world's greatest wonder. Although they were built thousands of years ago, they are still standing. And remember: the people who built them had only simple tools. They did not have the kind of machinery that builders and enginee