There lived a couple in a small town in Australia. The lady was very talkative(多话的). Usually she kept talking with people on the phone hour after hour when she was alone at home. Once in a blue moon, she hung up in 30 minutes

At the end of every month, when the couple got the telephone bill, the husband was amazed by the cost and he was so worried about this. The lady promised to talk for a shorter time, but she didn’t keep her promise, though she really tried hard.

One Saturday evening, they were dining at the table and the phone rang.

The lady stood up immediately. She ran to the phone and started chatting.

After about 30 minutes, she hang up and came back to the table.

The husband was happy that she hang up in 30 minutes which was a good sign where she normally doesn’t hung up at least for 2 hours. So he asked happily, “________?”

“No, it was a wrong number.” replied the lady.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “Once in a blue moon” most probably mean ________.

A. Always B. Sometimes C. Seldom

2.The husband was ________ when he got the telephone bill.

A. happy and excited B. surprised and worried C. angry and crazy

3.When the telephone rang, ________.

A. the lady went to answer the phone at once

B. the husband was not at home

C. the couple were watching TV in the sitting room

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the-passage?

A. The couple lived in a small city in Australia.

B. The lady usually spent at most 2 hours talking on the phone.

C. The phone call was from a stranger that Saturday evening.

5.“________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. Was your friend busy so that she bung up so soon

B. Why did your father hang up first

C. Was it your father or your friend

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”

A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunch time, and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.

He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.

He looked around and found a ladder against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr. Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.

“Your notice says ‘Meals on the house for three days’. Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr. Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”

Do you know the meaning of On The House?

1.Why do Mr. and Mrs. Smith put up the notice?

A. Because they wanted to attract policemen.

B. Because they wanted people to eat on the roof.

C. Because they wanted to attract more customers.

D. Because they liked to play jokes.

2.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ladder” is _____.

A. 墙头 B. 热气球 C. 飞机 D. 梯子

3.The student ____________ so Mr. Smith shouted at him.

A. was very hungry

B. knew little about English

C. climbed onto the top of the house

D. drink some beer in the restaurant

4.Please order the following sentences according to the passage.

①Mr. Smith and the policeman laughed at the student.

②A foreign student looked at the notice and got onto the roof.

③The Smiths opened a restaurant.

④A policeman was beside Mr. Smith.

A. ③②④① B. ①③②④ C. ③①②④ D. ①②③④

5.“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.

A. is had on the house B. is paid on the house

C. is made on the house D. is free for the customers

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