Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.
He looked around and found a ladder（梯子）against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”
Do you know the meaning of On The House?
【小题1】The Smiths have ____________.

A．opened a restaurant	B．built a house
C．climbed onto the top	D．been policemen

【小题2】The student walked past the restaurant ___________.

A．when the Smiths started their business

B．when the Smiths put on the notice

C．when the policeman came to the restaurant

D．when it was time to have lunch

【小题3】The student ____________ so Mr Smith shouted at him.

A．was very hungry

B．knew little about English

C．climbed onto the top of the house

D．took away the ladder

【小题4】“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.

A．is had on the house	B．is paid on the house
C．is made on the house	D．is free for the customers

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”

A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.

He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.

He looked around and found a ladder（梯子）against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.

“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.

On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(开怀大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”

Do you know the meaning of On The House?

1.The Smiths have ____________.

A. opened a restaurant      B. built a house

C. climbed onto the top     D. been policemen

2.The student walked past the restaurant ___________.

A. when the Smiths started their business

B. when the Smiths put on the notice

C. when the policeman came to the restaurant

D. when it was time to have lunch

3.The student ____________ so Mr Smith shouted at him.

A. was very hungry

B. knew little about English

C. climbed onto the top of the house

D. took away the ladder

4.“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.

A. is had on the house     B. is paid on the house

C. is made on the house    D. is free for the customers

 

A little boy came up to his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was cooking supper, and　 15　 her a piece of paper that he had written something on. After his mother　 16 her hands, she read what on the paper.

For　 17 the grass $5.00

For cleaning up my room this week $1.00

For going to the supermarket for you $1.00

For looking after my baby brother while you went shopping $1.00

For taking out the rubbish　 $1.00

For getting a good report card $5.00

For cleaning up the garden　 $2.00

Total: $16.00

Well, his mother looked at him for a while, and then she picked up a pen, turned 18 the paper he had written on, and this was what she wrote:

For the nine 　19 I carried you while you were growing inside me, free.

For all the nights that I’ve sat up with you, fed you and sung songs for you , free.

For all the tears(眼泪) that you’ve 　20 through the years, free.

When you add it up, the cost of my love is free.

For all the nights that were filled with 　21 , free.

For the toys, food, clothes, and even cleaning your nose, free.

And when you add it all up, the 　22 cost of real love is free.

When the little boy finished reading what his mother had written, there were tears in his eyes. He looked straight 　23 at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.” And then he took the pen and in great big letters he wrote: 24 IN FULL.

15.	A. passed	B. posted	C. offered	D. borrowed
16.	A. waved	B. clapped	C. dried	D. shook
17.	A. pushing	B. cutting	C. mopping	D. picking
18.	A. back	B. away	C. over	D. off
19.	A. days	B. weeks	C. months	D. years
20.	A. enjoyed	B. caused	C. collected	D. proved
21.	A. jokes	B. wishes	C. smiles	D. worries
22.	A. full	B. half	C. high	D. new
23.	A. out	B. around	C. down	D. up
24.	A. PAID	B. SOLD	C. SPENT	D. BOUGHT