题目内容

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.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man fall down after hearing the nurse’s words?

A. He was afraid of having so many babies.

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. D. 16.

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It happened when I was a little girl. I can remember neither the beginning nor the end, but whenever I ________ it, tears flow down my face. When I was young, my family led a(an) ________  life in the country. As you can imagine, many country roads are difficult to walk on. One evening we were visiting some relatives and the weather was very bad. It began to ________on our way back home. Dad carried me on his_________. Mom gave her overcoat to my brother. We walked together through the rain for more than an hour.

I was fat at that time and Dad must be tired to hold me for such a long time. He almost ________down many times. In hope of ________my father's burden (负担), I tried to carry myself, but I achieved nothing since I was just a little kid.

When we arrived home, the inside of our house was ________with rain water. The rain had come through our leaky (有裂缝的) roof and water was everywhere. Mom put bowls all around the house to try to ________the rain. Then she put me and my elder brother to bed, carefully placing us on the remaining ________place. I fell asleep soon. When I opened my eyes, I found Dad and Mom were sleeping in chairs, both having caught bad colds.

This is my very earliest memory. Though the evening has long passed, and now we live a happy life, I won't forget the rain we went through together. The rain, that evening, and especially my parents' ________, will stay in my mind forever.

1.A. deal with B. think of C. go over D. talk to

2.A. interesting B. unhappy C. hard D. wealthy

3.A. blow B. thunder C. rain D. snow

4.A. arm B. back C. stomach D. leg

5.A. fell B. looked C. turned D. calmed

6.A. taking B. moving C. lifting D. reducing

7.A. provided B. covered C. mixed D. crowded

8.A. catch B. stop C. cancel D. control

9.A. clean B. dirty C. dry D. wet

10.A. wishes B. words C. love D. dream

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