Mr. Smith worked in a post office and three years ago, when he was sixty, he retired. So he has a lot of free time now. He likes neither reading nor watching TV. He feels bored and he goes to visit his old friend Mr. Hunt. Mr. Hunt is two years
older than him. He asks Mr. Smith to go fishing with him .
Mr. Smith says “But I can’t fish at all, you know.”
“That’s easy. Go fishing with me tomorrow morning and I’ll teach you .” said Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith wants to try his luck .The following day the two old friends come to a river and begin to fish. Suddenly Mr. Smith says, “How much do those little red things cost?”
“You mean the floats (鱼漂）? Oh ,they are cheap. What made you ask me such a question ?”
“I owe(鱼漂）you one. I can’t see my float now.”
“Oh, it’s a big fish. Let me help you!” said Mr. Hunt.
1. The underlined word “ retired” means“ ________”.
A. was tired B. stopped working C. started working
2. How old is Mr. Hunt now?
A. 63 B. 65 C. 68
3. Mr. Hunt wanted to teach Mr. Smith to _________.
A. go shopping B. swim C. fish
4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Mr. Smith can fish very well.
B. Mr. Smith likes to read books.
C. Mr. Smith is one of Mr. Hunt’s friends.
5. We can infer(推断）from the passage that_________.
A. Mr. Smith. has a good luck on that day.
B. Mr. Smith. buys a float for Mr. Hunt.
C. Mr. Smith. plays a joke(开玩笑）with Mr. Hun .