Ted was in trouble. He drove a car for Mr Clark,a rich businessman. He enjoyed his work,but he couldn't work when he drank too much. Once,he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Clark be?came very angry and was going to fire (开除) him. Ted had a big family and was afraid of this. He decided not to drink any more. Then,Mr Clark told him to wait to be dealt with.

One morning,Ted came into the office with two badly burned ears.

"What happened to your ears?" asked Mr Clark.

"Well," said Ted ,"I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing clothes(熨衣服) at home. She had put the iron (熨斗) near the telephone. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went into the sitting room,the telephone rang and I answered the iron!"

"And what happened to the other ear?" "When I put the iron down on the desk,the telephone rang again!"

(   ) 1. , so he almost drove the car into the river.

   A. Ted was not careful

   B. Ted drank too much

   C. Ted didn't see clearly

   D. Ted drove quite fast

(   ) 2. Ted was afraid to .

   A. stop drinking

   B. answer the telephone

   C. lose his job

   D. stop smoking

(   ) 3. We can guess .

   A. Ted drank too much after the match

   B. Ted was angry with his team

   C. Ted didn't drink any more

   D. Ted watched the game in his office

(   ) 4. The badly burned Ted's ears.

   A. telephone   B. TV set

   C. iron   D. fire

(   ) 5. What will happen to Ted?

   A. He will go on driving for Mr Clark.

   B. He will join his football team.

   C. He will never watch any matches.

   D. He will lose his job.

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