Question

It would have been a fine Sunday if my mobile phone hadn't rung in the morning.I picked it up and the caller was my boss.He needed an urgent file (紧急文件) to be completed.It meant I had to give up my Sunday plans and rushed to the office.My boss was a very punctual man and he hated being late.

When I reached the office, my boss had already been there.He left after handing me the file.He asked me to finish it before 5 p．m.and it was already 11 a．m.

After two hours, my mobile phone rang again and it was from my boss.He asked if I could bring the file to him.He was at the airport and would catch a flight to Singapore at 7 p．m.

I worked on the file as fast as I could.By the time I completed the file, it was already 6：30 p．m.Time was running out.I rushed out of the office and called a taxi.However, the taxi driver was a really slow one, and what's more, it began raining heavily.By the time I reached the airport, it was already 7：10 p．m.I thought nothing could save me from being fired (解雇)．

Then suddenly someone put his hand on my shoulder behind me, I turned around and saw my boss.I stood there in disbelief.He said, “My flight has been cancelled because of the bad weather.Let's go home.”

1.The boss called the writer in order to ________.

A. wake him up B. praise him

C. fire him D. ask him to finish a file

2.The underlined word “punctual” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 守时的 B. 严格的 C. 诚实的 D. 外向的

3.How about this Sunday for the writer?

A. Exciting. B. Busy. C. Boring. D. Relaxing.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The writer didn't like his job.

B. The writer was fired by his boss.

C. The writer called his boss three times in total.

D. The boss didn't go to Singapore at last.

Answer 1