Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.
"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.
"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."
"Why did he catch you?"
"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"
The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".
【小题1】Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

A.he was an Australian businessman
B.he was leaving for Australia on business
C.his wife wanted him to
D.he wanted" to see his wife
【小题2】Mrs Smith was very surprised because
A.Mr Smith didn't arrive in DarwinB.Mr Smith telephoned her later
C.Mr Smith didn't leave the airportD.Mr Smith was in Darwin
【小题3】Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because
A.he met with his friend Jack
B.he didn't get the ticket
C.there was something wrong with the airplane engine
D.he was stopped by a policeman
【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.
B.Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.
C.The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.
D.Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.
【小题5】Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?
A.Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.
B.Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.
C.Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.
D.Because the policeman didn't know English.

Mrs Smith's husband went off on a business trip to Australia. He wanted to catch the 3:30 plane to Darwin. She was very surprised when he telephoned her at 5 o'clock and said that he was still at the airport.

"What happened?" asked Mrs Smith.

"Well," said Mr Smith, "everything was going fine. I got my ticket, checked my luggage and waited in line at the gate. I walked across the runway to the airplane and I saw my friend Jack Scott. Jack was an airplane engineer. I shouted to him and a policeman caught me."

"Why did he catch you?"

"I don't know," said Mr Smith," All I said was ‘Hi, Jack! '"

The word "hijack" means "to take control of a plane by force".

1.Why did Mr Smith want to fly to Australia? Because____________.

A.he was an Australian businessman

B.he was leaving for Australia on business

C.his wife wanted him to

D.he wanted" to see his wife

2.Mrs Smith was very surprised because

A.Mr Smith didn't arrive in Darwin            B.Mr Smith telephoned her later

C.Mr Smith didn't leave the airport            D.Mr Smith was in Darwin

3.Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because

A.he met with his friend Jack

B.he didn't get the ticket

C.there was something wrong with the airplane engine

D.he was stopped by a policeman

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

A.The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.

B.Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.

C.The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.

D.Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.

5.Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?

A.Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.

B.Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.

C.Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.

D.Because the policeman didn't know English.

 

It was  Monday.  Mrs Smith’s dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way,  Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper,  and wrote the following words on it “Give my dog half a pound of meat. ” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently:“  Take this to the butcher and he’s going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher’s. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady’s handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At sunset, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his regular customers .

 However, the dog came again at four o’clock. And the same thing happened once again. At six o’clock,, it came for more meat, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs Smith feed it with so much meat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there was a piece of blank paper. He laughed and phoned Mrs Smith.

1.The little dog went to the butcher’s _____ during the period.

A.there times

B.four times

C.five times

D.six times

2.The butcher didn’t give any meat to the dog ________.

A.until he made sure the words were really written by Mr Smith

B.when he found there was no words on the paper

C.before he was paid by the lady

D.because he sold out all the meat

3.From the story, we can reach a conclusion(结论) that the dog was ____.

A.honest and loyal

B.brilliant

C.amusing

D.amazing

4.At the end of the story, you’ll find _______.

A.the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B.the dog dare not go to the butcher’s any more

C.the butcher was told not to give meat to the dog

D.the butcher found himself tricked by the dog

 

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