When Mr. Holland was a young man, he played a lot of football, and he was always thin and strong. But then he worked in an office for many years, and he drove to work in a car, so when he was 40, he was very fat.

One day, one of his colleagues(同事) said to him, “Would you like to be thinner. Fred?”

“Of course I would,” answered Mr. Holland.

“Well,” said his colleague, “stop going to the office by car, and get a bicycle.”

“It’s very hard to learn to ride a bicycle at your age,” said his wife(妻子).

However, it was not too hard for Mr. Holland to do. He usually sat in his living room and read the newspaper in the evening, but after he bought a bicycle for his birthday, he practised riding that every evening instead. He hoped that it would help him get thinner. Mr. Holland began to go to his office by bicycle sometimes when all the cars stopped at a red light, he would go past them to the front, because his bicycle was narrow. Then he was very happy. Yesterday he stopped at a red light, a man with glasses came up behind him on another bicycle. He stopped too and said to Mr. Holland. “Did the police take your driving license(駕照) away too?”

1.When Mr. Holland was 40, he ___________.

A.found driving to work is boring B.sold his car and bought a bicycle

C.began to be interested in football D.was much fatter than when he was young

2.Who advised Mr. Holland to ride a bicycle to work?

A.His son. B.His wife. C.His friend. D.His colleague.

3.What did Mr. Holland like doing in the evening before buying a bicycle?

A.watching TV. B.Going for a walk. C.Reading newspapers. D.Playing football.

4.What does the underlined word “narrow” in Paragraph 7 mean in Chinese?

A.窄小的 B.寬大的 C.嶄新的 D.陳舊的

5.What would Mr. Holland probably answer the man with glasses?

A.“No, I ride to work to get thinner.” B.“Yes, I ran five red lights last month.”

C.“Yes, the police also took away yours?” D.“No, my driving license was lost last week.”

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