Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were going to give birth to their babies. The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a surprise! Believe it or not! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fallen down. The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
【小题1】Why were the fathers there?

Bob Harris was a weatherman at a small television station. He worked for twenty years and during those twenty years, he felt that his life was boring. Every day, he studied the weather and tried to predict(预报)the next day’s weather. Then, he stood in front of the camera and read his report. Some days it was cloudy, some days it was sunny; sometimes rainy, while sometimes snowy. The weather changed each day, but Bob still felt that his job was always the same. His boss often told him to be happier and smile more in front of the camera, but Bob rarely smiled. He thought that most people did not watch his weather report and his job did not matter much to anyone. One day, he arrived at work and began to study the weather as usual. He noticed that something was different that day.

Everything he studied told him that there was going to be a very big storm very soon, though he was not completely sure. Suddenly, Bob felt excited. He ran to his boss’s office and asked to do a special weather report. The boss agreed and Bob gave a special report that afternoon, warning people of the coming storm. Because of this report, many people were safe during the storm.

Bob realized(意识到) that his job was actually very important.

1.Why did Bob feel that his life was boring?

A. Because the weather changed each day.

B. Because he did not want to work for a small television station.

C. Because he did not like to stand in front of the camera.

D. Because he felt that his job was always the same.

2.Why did Bob rarely smile when he was in front of the camera?

A. Because he thought that his job did not matter much to anyone.

B. Because he only worked for a small televison station.

C. Because he did not like his boss.

D. Because the weather report was boring.

3.Why did Bob ask to do a special weather report?

A. Because he felt excited.

B. Because he wanted to warn people of the coming storm.

C. Because he realized that his job was actually very important.

D. Because he wanted to smile in front of the camera.

4.Why did Bob feel excited?

A. Because he wanted to do a special weather report.

B. Because he wanted to ask his boss for more money.

C. Because he knew there was going to be a big storm soon.

D. Because he was going to stand in front of the camera.

5.How did Bob realize that his job was actually very important?

A. People were safe from the storm because of his weather report.

B. He got better pay after he did the weather report.

C. People liked him very much.

D. He did a special report every day.

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【小题1】These are ______________(strawberry).
【小题2】I don’t like ice cream, I like ___________(health) food.
【小题3】She has a sports________(collect).
【小题4】________he like_________(read) books?
【小题5】Thank for___________(help) me.
【小题6】That_________(sound) interesting.
【小题7】_________(run) star Xing Huina is from Shandong.
【小题8】Can you ___________(bring) the pen to me?\
【小题9】He only watches__________(they) on TV.
【小题10】He ____________(not eat) any ice cream.