Question

Peter and Fred were good friends. They lived next to each other and were in the same class. When they finished middle school, they found work in the same factory and worked in the same workshop. They often helped each other, but they both began to gamble last year. They lost everything except their houses. They often didn’t go to work on time. So they were both sent away. Now they couldn’t find any work in the city and had to stay at home. Of course they had no money to buy food or clothes. They began stealing things at night and slept in the day-time.

　 One day Peter was watching TV at home while Fred came in. Peter turned off the television and they talked a lot.

　 “I have to buy a pair of glasses.” Fred said suddenly.

　 “Oh?” said Peter. “I don’t think there is something wrong with your eyes.”

　 “I don’t agree,” said Fred. “Last night I went into a rich businessman’s house. I found a safe (保险箱) in the corner of a room. I was very happy and began to turn its knob (旋钮) and tried to open it. Suddenly it began to sing. I was so afraid that I ran out as quickly as possible!”

　 “Did it have an alarm (报警器)?”

　 “No,” said Fred. “I turned on a radio!”

1. From the passage we know Peter and Fred are both friends and _______.

　 A. brothers　　　 B. relatives　　 C. neighbors　　 D. roommates

2. Fred wanted to buy a pair of glasses because________.

　 A. he wanted to read books. B. he wanted to work hard

　 C. he lost his old one.　　 D. he looked on the radio as a safe by mistake.

3. The underlined word “gamble” in the first paragraph means________.

　 A. steal things　　 　　 　　　　 B. play games of chances for money

　 C. help each other　　　 　　 D. spend much money

4. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Gambling can make you rich　　 　　　　 B. Gambling will make you happy

C. Gambling can make you lose everything 　　 D. Gambling is helpful for your health

 

Answer 1

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