Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.
【小題1】Who do you think was kind in the story?

Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.

Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.

One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.

The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.

The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.

1.Who do you think was kind in the story?

2.The old man didn’t pull the alarm by the bed because _________.

3.The old man by the window thought _______that night when he asked his friend for help.

4.In fact, there was ___ outside the window.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home.   1   of the men were badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a   2   in bed in the room.

One of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day, he   3  hours telling his friend what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park and the birds flying around．The old man far from the window got a lot of  4  from hearing about the world outside, but after a time, he began to get rather unhappy.   5  nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see   6   himself.

    One night, the man by the window called his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed—I don’t think I can go through the night!”   7   his friend, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing—he just closed his  8   and went back to sleep.

The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.

    The old man was very   9  as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up, pulled back the curtain（窗簾）, looked out—but   10  , he saw only a wall.

（　 ）1. A．One                      B．Both                       C．All                          D．Neither

（　 ）2. A．day                       B．week                      C．month                    D．year

（　 ）3. A．paid                      B．took                       C．spent                      D．cost

（　 ）4. A．sadness                 B．knowledge              C．news                      D．pleasure

（　 ）5. A．What                    B．What a                    C．How                       D．How a

（　 ）6. A．everything             B．anything                  C．nothing                   D．somebody

（　 ）7. A．Because                B．So                          C．But                         D．Though

（　 ）8. A．hands                   B．arms                       C．eyes                       D．ears

（　 ）9. A．sad                       B．angry                      C．disappointed            D．excited

（　 ）10. A．to his surprise      B．by accident             C．to be honest            D．at last

Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.

1. 1.

   Who do you think was kind in the story?

   1. A.
      The old man by the window.
   2. B.
      The old man far from the window.
   3. C.
      Both of the men.
   4. D.
      Neither of the men.
2. 2.

   The old man didn’t pull the alarm by the bed because _________.

   1. A.
      he was too weak to do it.
   2. B.
      he had fallen into a deep sleep.
   3. C.
      he didn’t hear what the other man asked to do
   4. D.
      he wanted to move to the bed by the window.
3. 3.

   The old man by the window thought _______that night when he asked his friend for help.

   1. A.
      he wouldn’t die
   2. B.
      he would die
   3. C.
      he couldn’t sleep
   4. D.
      he could sleep
4. 4.

   In fact, there was ___ outside the window.

   1. A.
      a garden
   2. B.
      a park
   3. C.
      a wall
   4. D.
      a picture
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

   1. A.
      The two old men weren’t badly ill.
   2. B.
      The living old man knew the truth.
   3. C.
      The nurse didn’t look after the old man carefully.
   4. D.
      The old man by the window could see a lot through the window.