A Deaf Person's Joke

Something was wrong with Jack's ears after he was much better from a serious illness. Several months later he went to a doctor. The doctor told him that he was deaf of both ears. Jack was sad. He was afraid to lose his work. So he did not like people to know this.

One evening he asked some friends to dinner. While they were sitting at the table, one of his friends told an interesting joke. Everyone laughed and Jack laughed louder than anyone else. He said, “That was a very interesting joke, but I know a more interesting one. Would you like to hear it?” All his friends said OK to him, so Jack began to tell his joke. All his friends were listening to him with smiles. When the joke ended, everyone laughed louder than before and Jack laughed happily, too. He was very glad because he thought that his must be more interesting than his friend's. But he didn't know that he had made a fool of himself（出丑；闹笑话） because his joke was the same as the first one.

1.When was Jack deaf of both ears?

A. After he came back from work. B. After a serious illness.

C. After seeing a doctor. D. After being a doctor.

2. Why did Jack not like people to know he was deaf?

A.He was afraid to lose his work.

B. He was afraid of his friends.

C. He didn't want to lose his face.

D.He was afraid that his wife would leave him.

3. What did Jack do after hearing his friend's joke?

A. He laughed as loudly as others. B. He didn't laugh.

C. He laughed louder than anyone else. D.He only smiled.

4.Jack laughed because _____.

A. all the others were laughing

B. he could tell the same joke himself, too

C. he wanted to show that there was nothing wrong with his ears

D. his friend's joke was interesting

5.Jack's friends laughed a lot louder than before because _____.

A.the joke he told was more interesting

B. it was as interesting as the first

C.all his friends liked his joke better

D. it was the same joke as his friend's

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire(退休) after working for forty years. Jack said in surprise, “I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been… er … A really long time!”

His parents said, “Yes. That’s why we are going to have a surprising party for him. ”

Jack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him. He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before. He knew that his grandpa would no longer have theposition(职位) on that card, so he decided to build a new one for his grandpa.

When the big day came, Jack was ready. But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others’. He carried it around with him the whole evening.

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift.

His grandpa smiled, “Well, it must be a beautiful gift. May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly.

As Grandpa opened the gift, tears came into his eyes. Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with new position: FULL-TIME GRANDPA! Jack said, “Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling. “As many hugs as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug. “Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa.

1.Who was going to retire?

2.Jack remembered __________ his grandpa had given him two years before.

3.What did Jack decide to do for his grandpa?

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

5.Why were there tears in Grandpa’s eyes?

   One day when Jack was walking inthe park, he saw a woman he knew sitting on a bench(长椅)with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.

   Jack walked up to the woman and said, “Hello. Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while?”

“Of course, please sit down,”Sue said.

Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together.

The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.

    “That's a nice dog”Jack said, pointing(指向)at the animal.

    “Yes, he's handsome. He's a bit of a mixture(混合) but that's not a bad thing.

He's strong and healthy”

    “And hungry,” Jack said. “He hasn't taken his eyes off you. He thinks you've got

some food for him.”

     “That's true,”Sue said, But I haven’t.”

    The two friends laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”

    “No,” Sue said. “He's never bitten anyone. He's always gentle and good-tempered

(好脾气).”

    Hearing this, Jack decided to pet the dog. He put out his hand and touched the

animal's head. Immediately it jumped up and bit him.

    “Hey!” Jack shouted. “You said he didn't bite.”

    “No, I didn't,”Sue replied.  “You asked，if my dog bit, and I said no.

51. What did Jack do when he saw the woman?

    A. He walked past her.

    B. He asked to sit next to her.

    C. He spoke angrily to her.

    D. He spoke to her dog.

52. The dog looked_________.

    A. angrily at Jack                          B. sick

    C. as if he would bite Sue                   D. hungry

53. Jack thought that the dog

    A. was ill                                B. belonged to Sue

    C. was terrible                            D. belonged in a zoo

54. The underlined word “pet” should be ______________in Chinese.

    A.宠物              B.喜欢

    C.敲打              D.抚摸

55. From the story, we can know______________.

    A. Jack and Sue talked about the same dog

    B. Jack asked Sue a right question

    C. Jack was bitten by Sue's dog

    D. Jack asked Sue a wrong question