George liked whisky, but he did not like milk, "I'm not a baby!" He always said to his wife.

　　Now he looked at Dr. Brown and said, "But drinking milk is dangerous, doctor." The doctor laughed and said, "Dangerous? How can drinking milk be dangerous?"

　　"Well, doctor," George said, "it killed one of my best friends last year ."

　　The doctor laughed again, and then he asked, "how did it happen? "

　　"The cow fell on him," was George's reply.

21. Why did George's wife say that George was stupid ?

A. He was old. 　　 B. She didn't like him.

　 C. Though he was ill, he didn't like doctors.　　　D. He always felt tired.

22. George went to the doctor at last because .

A. he felt worse. B. his wife persuaded him to do that.

C. he didn't want to make his wife angry.　　　D. Both A and B.

23. The doctor advised that he should .

A. drink less whisky and more milk.　　　B. drink milk instead of whisky.

　 C. have a good rest. 　　　　 D. stop to drink whisky.

24. George's friend's death .

A. was the result of drinking too much milk. B. was only an accident.

　 C. was the result of cancer. D. showed that drinking milk is dangerous.

　　Jamie was born in a small village in the north of England. He is nine years old. He likes playing basketball very much. When he is free, he always plays basketball with his friends in the open air. Sometimes he walks in the forest and picks some flowers by himself.

　　Last Friday, Jamie finished his homework after the second class in the morning. He hurried to play basketball. The playground was wet. After some time his basketball was dirty and his hands were dirty, too. It was 9:45 and the third class began. Jamie had no time to wash his hands and ran into his classroom. Mr Black, his English teacher, told Jamie to write some new words on the blackboard. Jamie stood in front of the blackboard and started to write. Mr Black saw his right hand was dirty.

　　"Oh, dear!" said the teacher. "Your right hand is dirty. I'm sure it's the dirtiest in our class."

　　" You are wrong, Mr Black," said Jamie. Then he showed his left hand and it was dirtier.

25. From the first paragraph (段) we know Jamie ______.

　　A. was born in a small village. B. likes playing football.

　　C. doesn't like flowers. D. lives in the south of England.

26. When did Jamie play basketball last Friday?

　　A. After the first class.

　　B. After the third class.

　　C. Between the first class and the second class.

D. Between the second class and the third class.