Question

An old man lived in a city in the southwest of the United States. One day he 1. his son in New York.

“I hate to ruin (v. 破坏) your day, 2. I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing (divorce v. 离婚),” he said. “Dad, what are you 3. about?” the son asked.

“We are sick of (厌倦)each 4. and I'm sick of talking about this. So you call your sister in Chicago and tell her,” the old man said. The son called his sister in a 5., “Mom and dad are getting divorced,” he said. The daughter called her dad right 6., “Don't do a single thing until I 7. there,” she shouted at him. “I'm calling my 8. back and we'll both be there tomorrow.”

The old man hung up his phone and 9. to his wife. “Okay, they are coming back 10. Thanksgiving,” he said. “Now, how do we get them here for Christmas?”

Answer 1