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When our friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry or looking at their watches always. It isn’t that our friends are all very busy. It is just because we haven’t a TV set. They think that we are very strange.

But what do you do in the evening? They always ask. The answer is very simple. Both my wife and I have hobbies. We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls. My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often has evening classes for foreign languages. This is very useful because we often go to other countries for our holidays. I collect stamps and I am always busy with my collection. Both of us enjoy listening to music and playing chess together.

Sometimes there is power cut and the house is dark. We are not worried because we can just light candles and chat with each other about what we did before. Our friends are upset at that time because they don’t know what to do without a TV set. On such evenings, our house is always full because my friends all come to us. They all have a good time. Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games.

1.When friends visit my wife and me, they ____.

A. seem to be very busy B. feel very upset

C. like to talk much D. are very friendly

2.The couple haven’t a television, because ____.

A. they are not rich enough

B. they are strange people

C. they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways

D. they don’t know what to do when there is power cut

3.Both of the couple (夫妻) are interested in ____.

A. learning languages B. traveling

C. collecting D. cooking

4.At night when there is no electricity, the couple ____.

A. have to stare at the walls B. have to go out for candles

C. will welcome many visitors D. do nothing and sit without any word

5.The writer tries to tell us that ____.

A. the television is useful B. electricity is important

C. life is enjoyable without television D. life is impossible without a television

1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.C 【解析】 本篇文章难度适中，主要讲述作者的朋友来拜访作者，但为了赶回家看电视，匆匆忙忙地离开，而作者夫妇有其他的爱好，停电时，朋友回来他们家玩，共同度过快乐时光。 1.细节理解题。根据When our friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their ...

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