Question

A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.One day he left the car and went shopping.When he came back, its roof was badly damaged.

Some boys told him that an elephant had damaged it. The man did not believe them,but they took him to a circus which was near there. The owner of the elephant said,I am very sorry!My elephant has a big, round,red chair.He thought that your car was his chair, and he sat on it!

Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.

When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.They said,You sold your new car while you wereabroad and bought this old one!

It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.

Multiple choice

1.A man was travelling abroad_______.

A．in a big bus        B．in a green jeep     C．in a red car        D．in a red taxi

2.The car was damaged because________.

A．there was a traffic accident                B．the circus man broke it

C．it rushed into a shop                     D．the elephant sat on it

3.The circus man said that_______.

A．he would pay for part of the damage

B．he would pay for all of the damage

C．he wouldn't pay for the damage

D．he would buy a new car

4.When the man got back to his country,the customs officers______.

A．would check his new car

B．only checked his car

C．searched him

D．wouldn't believe what he had said,

5.It was only________that made the officers believe him.

A．the letter from the circus man             B．a newspaper from the country

C．the certificate of his                     D．the letter from the government

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了一个人去国外旅行，被一只马戏团的大象把自己的车当作椅子，坐坏了车顶。回国时在海关被海关人员认为是把他的新车卖掉了，换了一辆旧车，最后拿出马戏团的信后才被放行。

1.根据第一段A man was travelling abroad in a small red car.描述，可知选C。

2.根据第二段描述，可知是一只大象坐在上面，导致了车顶的损坏，故选D。

3.根据第三段Then he gave the man a letter, in which he said that he was sorry and that he would pay for all the damage.描述，可知选B。

4.根据When the man got back to his own country,the customs officers would not believe his story.描述，可知选D。

5.根据It was only when the man showed them the letter from the circus man that believed him.描述，可知选A。

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