Henry found a job in a bookstore after he finished middle school.
He wouldn’t do anything but wanted to get rich.Mr King thought he was very lazy and was going to send him away.Henry was afraid and had to work hard.t was a cold morning.It was snowing and there was thin ice on the streets.Few people went to buy the books and the young man had nothing to do.He hated to read,so he watched the traffic.Suddenly he saw a bag off a truck and it landed by the other side of the street.―It must be full of expensive things,‖ Henry said to himself.―I have to get it,or others will take it away.He went out of the shop and ran across the street.A driver saw him and began to whistle (鳴笛),but he didn’t hear it and went on running.The man drove to the side,hit a big tree and was hurt in the accident.Two weeks later Henry was taken to court(法庭).A judge(法官) asked if he heard the whistle when he running across the street.He said that something was wrong with his ears and he could hear nothing.―But you’ve heard me this time,‖ said the judge.―Oh,I’m sorry.Now I can hear with one ear.‖ ―Cover the ear with your hand and listen to me with your deaf(聾的) one.Well,can you hear me?‖ ―No,I can’t,sir.‖
( )1.From the text we know that Mr King was a .
A.driver B.doctor C.policeman D.shopkeeper ( )2.Mr King wanted to send Henry away because .
A.Henry hoped to be rich B.Henry was very lazy
C.Henry finished middle school D.Henry sold few books ( )3.Henry ran across the street .
A.to get the bag B.because the truck almost hit him C.to hear the driver whistle
D.because he felt so cold that he wanted to do some exercise
( )4.The driver was afraid to ,so he drove off to the side.
A.fall behind B.hurt himself C.hit Henry D.lost the bag
( )5.Why did Henry say that he was deaf?
A.Because he wanted to have a joke with the judge.B.Because he wanted to get the judge’s help.C.Because he wanted to find another job.
D.Because he didn’t want to pay for the accident