Question

“You'll have to take care of the baby today," a woman told her husband. "I'm feeling a little ill."

"Then you must stay in bed and rest, dear," her husband said. "I'll be happy to look after our baby.”

“Thank you. I'll have a quiet day and I'll soon get better," his wife told him.

"Shall I do the shopping for you as well?" her husband asked.

She was very happy and said," That will help me a lot. I'll give you a list of things to buy."She wrote out the list and gave it to him.

"You can put the baby in the shopping cart, then you won't have to leave him outside."

The man took the baby to the supermarket and put him in the shopping cart. Then he pushed the shopping cart along the rows of things to buy and looked for those on his list.

At first everything was well, but then the baby began to cry. Then he started to scream(尖声叫喊).

And scream! And scream!

"Keep quiet, George, "the man said. "Don't get excited. Don't shout, George. Don't lose your temper（脾气）,George."

A woman in the supermarket heard him saying these things. She walked up to him.

"I think you're wonderful." she said, "You're so patient with your little George."

"Madam," the man said, "I'm George. He's Edward."

1.Why did the man take care of the baby ?

A. Because it was his turn.

B. Because his wife was not well.

C. Because his wife was in bed all day.

D. Because he always looked after the baby.

2.Why did the man take the baby to the supermarket ?

A. Because he had to go shopping.

B. Because he wanted to teach the baby to do some shopping

C. Because he wanted to give the baby a ride in a shopping cart.

D. Because he wanted to stay with the baby all the time.

3.What did the baby do in the supermarket ?

A. He pushed the shopping cart.

B. He lost his temper.

C. He screamed.

D. He made a lot of noise.

4.The man told _______to keep quiet.

A. the baby B. Edward C. himself D. the woman

Answer 1