“You'll have to take care of the baby today,” a woman told her husband . “ I'm not feeling well.”
“Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear. “ her husband said. “I'll be pleased to look after our baby. “
“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better. “ his wife told him.
“Shall I do the shopping for you as well?” her husband asked.
She was very pleased and said, “That will help me very much. I'll give you a list of things to buy. “
She wrote out the list and gave it to him.
“You can get all these things at the supermarket,” she said.
“You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside.”
The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those that were on his list.
At first all was well, but then the baby began to cry.
Then he started to scream.
And scream!
And SCREAM!
“Keep calm ,George, ” the man said. “Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper, George.”
A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.
“I think you are wonderful ,”she said. “You are so patient with your little George. ”
“Madam, ”" the man said, “I'm George. He's Edward.”
1. Why did the man take care of the baby?
A.it was his turn. |
B.His wife was not well. |
C.His wife was not at home. |
D.He always looked after it. |
2.Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket?
A.He had to go shopping.
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B.He wanted to show the baby to his friend. |
C.He wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart. |
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D.The baby liked going to the supermarket. |
3.What did the baby do in the supermarket?
A.pushed the shopping cart |
B.lost its temper |
C.made a lot of noise |
D.helped his father |
4.Finally we can infer from the story that_____ .
A.the man was very calm when the baby was crying |
B.the woman was very pleased to see the man |
C.the woman mistook George for the baby, while in fact the man was named George |
D.the man was very busy in shopping, but he couldn't find all the goods on the list |
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
One day Tom bought , for two dollars , a large number of second-hand books . He put them in a 21 and pulled them to the 22 . He had to remain at work 23 three in the morning .
At three , he began to walk home . The streets were dark . Tom could 24 wait to arrive home to begin reading his new books . “ 25 ! ” a voice shouted . But Tom was too 26 to hear the shout . A moment later , a gunshot went 27 his ear . He heard the shot . Tom turned to see what was 28 . An angry policeman ran towards him . The policeman didn’t 29 that the bag was Tom’s . He shouted at Tom , “ 30 it !”
“Open it ! ” the policeman 31 .
Tom opened it and the old books fell out of it .
“Why did you not stop 32 when I shouted ?” the policeman asked , “If I could shoot 33 , you would be dead .”
“I didn’t 34 you , ” Tom said , “ I am almost deaf . ”
The policeman told Tom he was 35 for having shot at him . “ 36 would be better for you not to walk on the 37 at night . ” he said .
Tom smiled , and told the policeman that his job 38 a clerk in the telegraph office was a 39 job . The policeman could think of 40 to answer this .
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It is suggested that some skills teachers ________ to teach the children in these mountainous areas .
A.must be sent |
B.be sent |
C.should send |
D.should send for |
– Jenny , how was your trip to Beijing ?
- Oh , I missed it . I wish I ________ my vacation there .
A.am spending |
B.will spend |
C.have spent |
D.had spent |
Boris is no longer a child , let him learn to ________ the problem himself .
A.discuss |
B.settle |
C.deal |
D.decide |
________ my finishing reading the magazine Reader , you can have it _______ .
A.On , immediately |
B.At , quickly |
C.For , fortunately |
D.With , likely |