One day，a train was approaching the small town of Cheekyville.On the train was a strange guy with a big suitcase.He was called William Warbler and he looked very common indeed.What made him weird，though，was the fact that whenever he needed to communicate he did it by singing opera.It didn't matter to William whether it was simply a matter of answering a brief greeting，like "good day".He would clear his voice and respond，
   "Gooood dayyy to youuuuuuuu…toooooo!"
   It wouldn't be unfair to say that almost everyone considered William Warbler a massive pain in the neck.No one could get a normal，spoken word out of him.They made fun of his singing，calling him "Don No One"， "Poor-Rotti"，and "Lazy Miserables".
   William had been in Cheekyville for some years，when，one day，news spread round town like wildfire：William had got a role in a very important opera in the nation's capital，and there were posters everywhere advertising the event.Everyone in the capital went to see it，and it was a great success.At the end of its run—to everyone in Cheekyville's surprise —when William was being interviewed by reporters，he answered their questions by speaking rather than singing.And he did it with great courtesy （禮儀），and with a clear and pleasant voice.
   From that day，William gave up singing at all hours.Now he did it only during his stage appearances and world tours.Some people wondered why he had changed，but others still had no idea，and continued believing him to be mad.They wouldn't have thought so if they had seen what William kept in his big sujye.aicase.It was a large stone，with a hand-carved message on it.
   The message said： "Practise，my boy.Practise every second，for you never know when your chance will come."
   Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the director had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

（1）What is the closest meaning of the word "weird" in Paragraph 1？

B

B

A．common
B．unusual
C．fair
D．surprised
（2）At first，what did people in Cheekyville think of William？

D

D

A．William's singing made their necks painful.
B．They thought he had a talent for singing.
C．They liked to make friends with him.
D．William's behaviours made them feel terrible.
（3）How did the people feel when they found William could speak very well？

A

A

A．Surprised.
B．Angry.
C．Excited.
D．Pleased.
（4）What can we infer from the story？

C

C

A．William was used to singing in his daily life because he was unable to speak clearly.
B．William meant to pretend that he could only sing instead of speaking.
C．William sang in his daily life so that he could practise as much as possible.
D．William was chosen to play a role in the opera because he was famous.
（5）What is the best title of the story？

C

C

A．William—the best opera singer ever
B．Don't laugh at those with dreams
C．Practice made a successful singer
D．Chances will come