Two old men lived in a room on the third floor of an old people’s home. Both men were very old and badly ill, and they spent 24 hours a day in bed in the room.
Luckily, one of the old men had his bed by the window, and every day he spent hours telling his friend far from the window what he could see through the window. He told him about the traffic going by, the children playing in the park opposite, and the birds flying in trees. The old man far from the window got a lot of pleasure from hearing about the world outside, but after a time he began to get rather unhappy. How nice it would be, he thought, if he had the bed by the window and could see everything for him, instead of just hearing about it.
One night, the man by the window called to his friend, “Quick! Pull the alarm by your bed; I don’t think I can get through the night!” But his friends, expecting an empty bed by the window, did nothing---he just closed his eyes and went back to sleep.
The next morning, the nurse found the man dead in his bed by the window.
The old man was very excited as they moved him into the empty bed by the window. He sat up in bed, pulled back the curtain, looked out --- and saw only a wall.

1. 1.

   Who do you think was kind in the story?

   1. A.
      The old man by the window.
   2. B.
      The old man far from the window.
   3. C.
      Both of the men.
   4. D.
      Neither of the men.
2. 2.

   The old man didn’t pull the alarm by the bed because _________.

   1. A.
      he was too weak to do it.
   2. B.
      he had fallen into a deep sleep.
   3. C.
      he didn’t hear what the other man asked to do
   4. D.
      he wanted to move to the bed by the window.
3. 3.

   The old man by the window thought _______that night when he asked his friend for help.

   1. A.
      he wouldn’t die
   2. B.
      he would die
   3. C.
      he couldn’t sleep
   4. D.
      he could sleep
4. 4.

   In fact, there was ___ outside the window.

   1. A.
      a garden
   2. B.
      a park
   3. C.
      a wall
   4. D.
      a picture
5. 5.

   Which of the following is TRUE according to the story?

   1. A.
      The two old men weren’t badly ill.
   2. B.
      The living old man knew the truth.
   3. C.
      The nurse didn’t look after the old man carefully.
   4. D.
      The old man by the window could see a lot through the window.

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”

“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”

Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).

“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”

An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”

　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1.Why were the fathers there?

A. They were waiting for their wives.　     　

B. They were seeing doctors.

C. They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　

D. They were working at men nurses there.

2.Which of the following is true about the third man?

A. He thought the nurse made a mistake.　

B. He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.

C. He didn’t want to have these babies.　　

D. He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.

3.Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

A. Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　    　

B. He was seriously ill.

C. He was too excited.               

D. He was very glad to have 7 babies.

4.At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

A. 9.         B. 10.        C. 11.        D. 16.

Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”

1. 1.

   Why were the fathers there?

   1. A.
      They were waiting for their wives.　　
   2. B.
      They were seeing doctors
   3. C.
      They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　
   4. D.
      They were working at men nurses there
2. 2.

   Which of the following is true about the third man?

   1. A.
      He thought the nurse made a mistake.　
   2. B.
      He was very surprised at the nurse’s words
   3. C.
      He didn’t want to have these babies.　　
   4. D.
      He should never have worked at 7-Eleven
3. 3.

   Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?

   1. A.
      Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　　
   2. B.
      He was seriously ill
   3. C.
      He was too excited
   4. D.
      He was very glad to have 7 babies
4. 4.

   At least how many babies would be born according to the story?

   1. A.
      9
   2. B.
      10
   3. C.
      11
   4. D.
      16