Question

     When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was 1 and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.

Suddenly I ran to my mother and said ,“Tony fell from the open window!” She was very 2 and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said ,“Don’t worry,I'm just 3 . ” And my mother shouted at me ,“If you do it 4 ,I'll hit you. ”

     One day I went swimming with my 5 in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning,I went swimming 6 ,and I called out ,“Help!” All my friends came to help me,only to find that I was joking.     But the next time I wasn’t joking. I was so 7 that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my friends for help,but this time 8 came to help me.

     9 they found that I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best 10 in my life. From then on,I haven,t joked on anyone.

() 1. A. writing   B. sleeping   C. cooking   D. running

() 2. A. angry   B. worried   C. sorry   D. excited

() 3. A. smiling   B. saying   C. playing   D. joking

() 4. A. now   B. then   C. again   D. once

() 5. A. friends   B. classmates   C. brothers   D. parents

() 6. A. fast   B. slowly   C. well   D. alone

() 7. A. careful   B. carefully   C. fast   D. slow

() 8. A. somebody   B. nobody   C. everybody   D. anybody

() 9. A. In the end   B. At first   C. Since then   D. At that time

() 10. A. time   B. sport   C. lesson   D. day

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C

[解析]这是一个英文版的狼来了的故事。文中的

主人公喜欢跟人开玩笑，但是在一次自己差点因此

送命之后，就再也不和人开玩笑了。

1. C联系下文…ran out of the kitchen.可知此处指 的是，我的母亲正在做饭。故选C.

2. B此处指的是，我的母亲非常担心。故选B.

3. D作者说的是，我在开玩笑。故选D.

4. C母亲说的是，你如果再这样做，我就揍你。故 选C.

5. A 联系下文 All my friends came to help me ,可 知我是和朋友们一起去游泳。故选A.

6. D此处指的是，我独自去游泳。故选D.

7. C此处指的是，我是如此之快，以至于游到了深 水区。故选C.

8. B此处指的是，但是这次没有人来帮助我。故 选B.

9. A此处指的是，最后他们发现了我是在说实话。 故选A.

10. C此处指的是，这是我一生中最大的教训。故 选C.