Question

One day Mr. White stayed very late in a restaurant（餐馆）. When he got home at ten o'clock, Mrs. White was sitting at the dinner table waiting for him. Instead of blaming（责备）him, she readily asked him if he wanted to eat something. He said he didn't feel like eating anything and then he went to bed.

　　At half past three, the clock made loud noises. He got up in a hurry and turned on the light. After looking at the clock he shouted at his wife and asked her to make an explanation（解释）.

　　“Hmm,”she answered,“if it takes you five hours to get home from work, then I think it'll take you just as long to go to work. I don't hope you'll be late.”

（　）1. Why did Mr. White get home late that day?

A. He had a good dinner in a restaurant.

B. He worked very late.

C. He had something important to do on his way home.

D. The traffic was very busy.

（　）2. Mr. White started work at ________.

A. half past three in the night and stopped work at half past eleven in the morning

B. half past eight in the morning and stopped work at five in the afternoon

C. half past three in the morning and stopped work at ten at night

D. half past eight in the morning and stopped work at half past four in the afternoon

（　）3. How much time did Mr. White usually spend on his way home?

A. Five hours.

B. About five hours.

C. Much more than five hours.　　

D. Much less than five hours.

（　）4. This passage mainly（主要地）tells us that Mrs. White ________.

A. didn't want her husband to be late for his work

B. wanted her husband to return home as soon as he stopped work

C. wanted her husband to get up at half past three

D. wanted to go to the restaurant with her husband

（　）5. What do you think of Mrs. White?

A. She was young and strict.

B. She was old and strange.

C. She was kind and clever.  

D. She was beautiful and careful.

 

Answer 1

答案：A;B;D;B;C