2.W:________.Can you tell me the way to the railway station? M:It's not far from here.Go along this street.Turn right at the second crossing.The railway station is on your left. W:Thank you very much.( ?。?/h2>
48.John sent for a doctor because his wife was ill.He called the doctor and made sure they would meet at five.He arrived at the doctor's at twenty to five.He thought, "It's a little bit earlier.I'll wait for a moment.It's good to keep the time." Then he stopped his car in front of the doctor's.He looked around and saw a noisy square not far from jye.aire.He went there and sat down on a chair to enjoy the last light of afternoon sun and make himself quiet.He saw some children playing and some women talking to each other happily. Suddenly he heard a girl crying.He came up to her and asked some questions.Then he knew she got lost.John tried to find out her address and took her home.The girl's parents were very thankful. Then John hurried to the doctor's.The doctor said angrily when he saw him, "You're late.Why did you keep me waiting for twenty minutes?" John said nothing but one word —"Sorry!"
(1)John drove to the doctor's
. A.late B.earlier C.no time D.in no time (2)John went to the square to
. A.spend the time B.enjoy himself C.see the children and the women D.help the girl (3)The girl cried because
. A.someone hit her B.she fell off her bike C.her parents were angry with her D.she didn't find the way home (4)At last John got to the doctor's at
. A.twenty to five B.twenty past five C.five o'clock D.forty past five (5)From the story,we know John is a
. A.busy person B.quiet person C.helpful person D.lucky person
49.Mr.Parker was born in a small village.His father was so poor that he couldn't send him to school.The boy had to help his parents to do some farming and learned English and maths by himself when he was free.Later on he was made to leave his home village and hoped to find a job in a city.And as soon as war broke out,he joined the army.He couldn't forget his terrible past and fought with the enemies bravely.So he became a general(將軍) when he was fifty.He was honest and friendly to his soldiers and often punished those who tried to pocket a portion of the soldiers' pay(克扣軍餉).And his soldiers liked him very much. Once Mr.Parker heard from a soldier.In the letter the young man said the food in their military camp was very bad and he wished the general could go to find out the reasons ,the old man went there at once,without telling anybody.He went in the kitchen and examined everything carefully and found it was very dirty.Then he went in the soldiers' bedrooms and found there were a lot of fleas(跳蚤).He became angry and asked the soldiers, "What do you think of your food,young men?" The soldiers saw their officer standing by the general and said nothing.Only a new soldier said, "Very bad,sir!" "What did you have for lunch today?",asked Mr.Parker. "A fried chicken,some fish and pork,a cake,six eggs and I had three cups of wine." "Really?" Mr.Parker called out in surprise. "It's the King's lunch,I think!" "So do I,General," said the young man. "But it's my birthday today.I paid three hundred dollars for them all in the restaurant!"
(1)Mr.Parker became a general because
. A.he was born in a poor family B.he didn't forget his terrible past C.he fought with the enemies bravely D.the soldiers listened to him (2)Mr.Parker was respected because
. A.he was strict with the officers B.he cared about his soldiers C.he was shameful to everybody D.he paid attention to the soldiers' letters (3)Mr.Parker went to the military camp to
. A.look for the soldier who wrote to him B.punish the cooks C.inspect the kitchens D.find out if the matter in the letter was true (4)The soldiers didn't say anything because
. A.they were afraid of the general B.they thought their foods were good C.the officer followed the general D.the general didn't agree with them (5)Which of the following is true?
A.Mr.Parker found nothing in the military camp. B.The new soldier had a birthday dinner in the restaurant. C.The officer wanted to frighten the soldiers. D.The general no longer believed the soldiers.