I usually get up at 5∶00.I make coffee, go to my desk and work.When my boys get up, I'm theirs.I follow the min to the kitchen and make them breakfast.While they're eating, I make their lunch, pick out their school clothes and get the little one dressed.
My wife takes them to school.I bring them home.I am not the only father at the school gate.The boys and I walk the 12 blocks home unless the weather is terrible.Then we take the subway.I remind them of looking out, like an animal looking after their babies.
At home, they play on the computer and the little one will draw, sometimes for hours.When their mother comes home, they run to her.She has been in the official day and tired, but her attention is all on them.
I have made dinner.We sit down and eat together.After they do their homework, Karen takes them to bed.I listen to the noise of the boys' and their mother's voice.
One afternoon when we were on the way home from school, the boys and I stopped at the clothing store.The saleswoman looked at the boys and said to me in a low voice, “You're Mr.Mom, aren't you?” I felt very angry.I'm not Mr.Mom.That's not how I look at myself.The boys have a mother, a wonderful mother.She works outside the home, I work in the home.We are parents together.I'm a father!
(1)
The first paragraph talks about________.
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A.
what the children have for breakfast
B.
how busy the man is in the morning
C.
why the man cooks lunch
D.
when the children go to school
(2)
We know from the second paragraph that________.
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A.
they take the subway to school when the weather is bad
B.
the man drives a car and his wife walks to work
C.
the man goes to meet the boys before school is over
D.
it doesn't take them long to arrive home
(3)
Paragraph 3 tells us that ________.
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A.
the children's mother is very strict with them
B.
the man's wife works in an office very near the school
C.
the children's mother used to be back hours later than them.
D.
the man has three or more children and the youngest loves drawing
(4)
We learn from the last two paragraphs________.
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A.
what the saleswoman said has hurt the man a lot
B.
before the children get to sleep, the man's wife tells stories
C.
what the man hast o do from morning to night everyday
Last Thursday,I traveled on the 8:00 a.m.train from Glasgow to London
King’s Cross and I was quite angry with the service of your company.
The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes late when it left Glasgow.
A man at the station said sorry to us,but he didn’t give us any reasons for the delay(误点).We then had further delays on the way and had to wait another thirty minutes.As a result,I missed my plane from London to Frankfurt and had to wait for several hours.
What’s more,the service on the train was also very poor.The trip took more than five hours.Unluckily,we could buy nothing but some soft drinks on the train.Worst of all,something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调系统) and it got hotter and hotter in the train.Before we reached King’s Cross,the temperature was over 40℃.
Because of your poor service,I feel you should pay me compensation(赔偿).
I am looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
David Robertson
(1)
When did the train leave Glasgow?
A.At 8:00 a.m.
B.At 8:40 a.m.
C.At 9:00 a.m.
D.At 9:20 a.m.
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(2)
How did David go to Frankfurt from London?
A.By plane.
B.By bus.
C.By car.
D.By train.
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(3)
How long did David stay on the train?
A.40 minutes.
B.30 minutes.
C.70 minutes.
D.Over 5 hours.
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(4)
What could David buy on the train?
A.Hot dogs.
B.Sandwiches.
C.Soft drinks.
D.Hamburgers.
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(5)
Which of the following is NOT true?
A.This is a complaint letter.
B.David was very pleased with the trip.
C.The service of the company was very poor.
D.There was something wrong with the air conditioning on the train.