Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍击) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!
【小题1】The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.

Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.

Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!

Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍击) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!

1.The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.

A．wearing a wrong shoe                    B．carrying an alarm clock

C．looking down suddenly                   D．rushing into the classroom

2.Henry and his wife held hands _________.

A．at the cinema      B．in the shop        C．at the restaurant    D．along the street

3.Henry was embarrassed because he __________.

A．heard his wife screaming                  B．knocked over some watches

C．took the hand of a stranger                D．slapped the woman in the face

Have you ever had an embarrassing (尴尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍击) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!

1. 1.

   The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________

   1. A.
      wearing a wrong shoe
   2. B.
      carrying an alarm clock
   3. C.
      looking down suddenly
   4. D.
      rushing into the classroom
2. 2.

   Henry and his wife held hands _________

   1. A.
      at the cinema
   2. B.
      in the shop
   3. C.
      at the restaurant
   4. D.
      along the street
3. 3.

   Henry was embarrassed because he __________

   1. A.
      heard his wife screaming
   2. B.
      knocked over some watches
   3. C.
      took the hand of a stranger
   4. D.
      slapped the woman in the face

Have you ever gone traveling on the train that was named after the letter D?

Named after the letter D，the new trains run at speeds of 200 to 250 kilometers one hour．These are much faster than Z-type and T-type．For example, it used to take people 12 hours to travel from Shanghai to Beijing．But now it only takes 10．The most interesting part of the bullet trains is the revolving（旋转）seats．People can adjust their seats as they like, so that it is easy for you to talk with others around you face to face．The new trains run between big cities．They make the long trips much faster and more comfortable．

All coins have two sides．However, many passengers still won't choose the bullet trains for some reasons．The ticket prices of the bullet trains are much higher．For an easy example, a hard seat ticket from Beijing to Jinan is only RMB 90 for T- type trains, But on the bullet trains all the seats are soft．And they ost RMB 153 to 154．On the other hand, the bullet trains stop at the small stations such as Tianjin only for one minute．

1．Passengers who take the D106 train in Tianjin have to hurry because _______．

A．it stops for three minutes                             B．there are too many passengers

C．it runs too fast                                            D．it stops for only one minute

2．What it is the most interesting part of the bullet trains?

A．The hard seats．                                       B．The revolving seats．

C．The beautiful colors．                  D．The train tickets．

3．How long does it take to travel from Shanghai to Beijing on a bullet train now?

A．20 hours．           B．12 hours．          C．10 hours．           D．5 hours．

4．The bullet trains make the long trips _______．

A．faster and more comfortable                  B．more dangerous

C．more boring                               D．cheaper

5．Why won't many passengers choose the bullet trains?

A．Because they can't enjoy scenery on the way．

B．Because they are too small．

C．Because they stop too often．

D．Because the ticket prices are too high．