Question

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What was the couple’s problem at the beginning of the story?

A.They didn’t have jobs. B.They didn’t like each other. C.They didn’t have enough money.

2.Why did the man leave college?

A.He disliked the school. B.He wanted to get a job. C.He had no time and energy.

3.How did the woman buy a computer?

A.She got a job that paid more.

B.She saved money by walking to work.

C.She took a part-time job at a computer store.

4.What happened at the end of the story?

A.The couple forgot their anniversary.

B.The couple didn’t like their gifts any more.

C.The couple no longer needed the gifts they bought.

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

【原文】

A couple lived in a small apartment in the city. They were poor but in love. It was almost their first anniversary, and they each wanted to get something special to surprise the other. The man had wanted a computer for a while. He was in college, but always had to study at school since they couldn’t pay for a computer. The woman walked to her job in an office downtown. She really wanted a bicycle to ride to save some time and energy. But they didn’t have the money. Without telling his wife, the man decided to quit school to get a job to make some money. The woman also secretly left the job she loved for a different one that paid more, one where she took the bus to work. With her extra money, the woman bought the man a computer for school. With his extra money, the man bought the woman a bicycle to ride to work. On their anniversary, they opened their presents and realized what had happened. They no longer needed the gifts they’d worked so hard to buy for each other!