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  Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their children were going to begin their holiday one day. As they had decided to spend it in another country, they had to be at the airport at 11∶40 a. m. “It'll take us half an hour to get there in the taxi,” Mr. Wilson said, “So we all have to be ready by 11 o'clock. Nobody should be late.”

  At 10∶50 they were still all running around doing things, except Mrs. Wilson, who was sitting quietly on a chair in the garden enjoying the sun.

  Her husband and children were very surprised that she was not in a hurry too. Until the taxi arrived and Mrs. Wilson said to them, “Well, I knew that this was going to happen, so before I went to bed last night, I moved all clocks and watches ahead 20 minutes. So now we can go to the airport quietly without worrying about being late.”

1.The Wilsons had to get everything ready and leave for the airport ________.

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A.before 11∶40
B.at 11∶30
C.at 11∶10
D.before 11

2.How long would they spend on the way to the airport?

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A.An hour.
B.An hour and a half.
C.Half an hour.
D.Twenty minutes.

3.At ten to eleven Mrs. Wilson wasn't in a hurry because in fact it was ________.

[  ]

A.10∶50
B.10∶30
C.10∶11
D.11∶10

4.What happened to their clocks and watches?

[  ]

A.They all had to be repaired.

B.They all kept the correct time.

C.They were 20 minutes fast.

D.They were 20 minutes slow.

5.What do you think would happen to the Wilsons?

[  ]

A.They would get to the airport in time.

B.They would get to the airport just on time.

C.They would arrive at the airport a little late.

D.They would arrive at the airport an hour earlier.

Mr. and Mrs. Green had different ideas about where to go last weekend. Mrs Green wanted to go to Florida(佛罗里达州) to see her sister, but Mr Green didn’t like to go there. He wanted to go to Maine(缅因州).

     “Florida is too hot in summer,” Mr Green said to Mrs Green.

     “Maine is quite cold,” said Mrs Green, “I like swimming, but the water in Maine is usually not warm enough.”

      “Florida is too far,” said Mr Green, “We don’t have enouh time to drive there. It’ll take us more than two days.”

      Just then, the telephone rang. Mr Green answered the phone. It was his mother. “Is that Jim speaking? Please cme quickly. I need help. I’m calling from the hospital in Boston.” She said.

     They stopped the discussion(讨论), and they left for Boston at once.

1.Where did Mr Green want to go last weekend?

  A.Florida.            B.Maine.           C.Boston.           D.London.

2.What did Mrs Green want to do last weeekend?

  A.To do some shopping.                   B.To drive to Maine.

 C.To see her sister.                       D.To watch TV.

3.Who called them when they were talking?

  A.Mr Green.       B.Mr Green’s wife.       C.Mr Green’s mother       D.Mr Green’s son

4.Where did Mr Green’s mother live?

 A.Florida.            B.Maine.           C.Boston.           D.London.

5.Where did they go in the end?

  A.Boston            B.Maine.           C.Florida.            D.London

 

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