Duke loves eating like a horse. Every day he lets his men do all the housework, so he has enough time to chat ( 聊 天 ) with others.

One afternoon, his friend Bruce invites ( 邀 请 ) him to his birthday party. Duke keeps on chatting at table. At 15:00 o’clock, all the other friends leave, but he doesn’t notice it. Bruce is worried because he must go to the station to meet his sister. But Duke still doesn’t say goodbye to him, and he goes on chatting.

At that time, Duke’s wife comes in and asks her husband, “Would you like a roast (烤制的) bird, dear?” “Of course,” Duke answers, “but where is it?” “I hear a bird singing in the big tree outside now.” says the woman. “I want it to be the last dish. I’ll cut the tree down...” “But I’m afraid it will fly away when you begin to cut the tree,” says Duke. “Don’t worry about it, dear.” the woman says with a smile. “It’s a stupid (愚蠢的) bird. It doesn’t know when to leave.”

1.Duke likes________.

A.doing housework B.riding a horse C.eating and talking with others

2.Bruce invites Duke to his house because________.

A.it is his birthday B.he also loves chatting C.he cooks a bird for dinner

3.The underlined word “it” in paragraph two means “________”.

A.the time B.Bruce is worried C.all the other friends leave

4.Bruce wants________at 15:00 o’clock.

A.to stop chatting with Duke B.to go on chatting with Duke C.to meet his brother in the station

5.From the passage, we can know________.

A.all the friends stay for the roast bird

B.Duke’s wife is a smart woman

C.there is a stupid bird in the tree outside

A Special Delivery (快递)

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked traveling. 1., but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2. The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you.

I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3., and it began eating grass.Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”4. He said, “It’s illegal (非法的) to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. 5. They had rented (租借) the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. They wanted Ben to watch the film.

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A.So they sent a letter to Sally

B.After a while, a policeman came

C.The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D.One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

E.They had planned everything perfectly.

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