Question

Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experience in England. The first said, “I once heard someone shout, ‘Look out.’ I put my head out of a window and a bucketful of water fell on me. It seems that ‘Look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out’.”

The second said, “I was once on a ship and heard the captain shout, ‘All hands on deck (甲板).’ I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.”

Here’s the third Frenchman’s story. He once called early on an English friend and the maid (女仆) who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour.” When the third came back half an hour later, the maid said, “He is not down yet.” Then the third said, “If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?” The maid said, “When I say ‘He’s not up’ it means he has not yet got up, and when I say ‘He is not down yet’ it means he has not yet come downstairs.”

1. When the first Frenchman heard someone shout, “Look out”, it means “______”.

A. to put your head out of the window and look　 B. I’m going to pour the water

C. to be careful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to help me

2. When the captain shouted, “All hands on deck”, it means “______”.

A. to put both your right hand and left hand on deck B. to give your hands to me

C. to shake your hand with me　　　 　　D. that all the sailors gather on deck

3. When the maid said, “He’s not up yet”, she meant that “______”.

A. he has not grown up yet　　　　　 B. he has not yet got up

C. he has not woken up yet　　　　　 D. he has not yet come upstairs

4. When the third Frenchman came back half an hour later, the English friend _____.

A. was still in bed　　　　　　　　 B. was having his breakfast

C. was still in an upstairs room　　　 D. was going out for shopping

5. The main idea of the article is ______.

A. it’s difficult for a foreigner to understand the language of other countries

B. the Frenchmen had some trouble

C. we should know the meanings of French words

D. three Frenchmen and their friends had interesting experiences

 

Answer 1

CDBCA