Question

Four fathers were in the waiting room of a hospital, while their wives were about to have a baby.

The nurse came near and said to one of them, "Congratulations, Sir! You're the father of twins."

"Oh! What a coincidence(巧合)! "the man said proudly. "I work for Twins Football Team."

The nurse returned in a little while and turned to the second man, "Sir, you are the father of

triplets(三胞胎)."

"Wow! That's such a coincidence!"he answered. "I work for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant."

An hour later, while the four men were talking, the nurse came back. This time, she turned to the Third man. She said that his wife had just given birth to quadruplets.

He was too surprised to reply."Is there anything wrong?" asked the nurse.

After a few seconds, the third man said, "I can't believe it! It's such a coincidence! I am a teacher at No. 4 Middle School."

After hearing this, everybody's attention was caught by the fourth man who had just fainted (晕倒)onto the floor. The nurse rushed to him and after some time he slowly regained his consciousness(知觉).The nurse asked. "Sir, are you all right?"

"Yes," said the man, "I'm OK now. I just had a surprising thought. I work at 7 Days Inn ..."

1.The second man is the father of _________

A.one baby B.twins C.triplets D.quadruplets

2.The underlined word "quadruplets" may mean "_________" in Chinese.

A.双胞胎 B.三胞胎 C.四胞胎 D.五胞胎

3.Why was the third man surprised?

A.Because he worked at No. 4 Middle School.

B.Because he worked for Twins Football Team.

C.Because he worked for Three Bears Fast Food Restaurant.

D.Because he worked at 7 Days Inn.

4.According to the passage, the fourth man thought that he might have ________

A.three babies B.seven babies

C.at least three babies D.at least eleven babies

5.The best title for the passage is _________

A.Twins B.Triplets C.Quadruplets D.Coincidence

Answer 1