It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party．I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”
【小题1】There was ________ in the house．   

It was Christmas,and there was a big party in the house.Guests（客人）came and went,but the party went on.Then the bell rang.Several people shouted. “Come in!” and a small man opened the front door and came in.Nobody knew him,but the host went to meet him and took him to the bar for a drink.The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank.Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host（主人）.“Do you know,”he said，“Nobody invited me to this party.I don’t know you，I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests.My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ cars was in front of our gate,so I came here to find him,and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back!”

1. 1.

   There was ________ in the house.   

   1. A.
      a New Year’s party
   2. B.
      a birthday party
   3. C.
      an evening party
   4. D.
      a Christmas party
2. 2.

   While the small man was staying in the house，he was ________.

   1. A.
      dancing
   2. B.
      drinking
   3. C.
      shouting
   4. D.
      talking
3. 3.

   How long did the small man stay at the party?

   1. A.
      For an hour.
   2. B.
      For half an hour.
   3. C.
      For 90 minutes.
   4. D.
      For a while.
4. 4.

   Why did the small man go to the party?

   1. A.
      He wanted to have a drink.
   2. B.
      He wanted to find the man who stopped the car in front of his gate.
   3. C.
      He wanted to make friends with them.
   4. D.
      He wanted to see his old friend.
5. 5.

   Who was the small man?

   1. A.
      The host’s guest.
   2. B.
      The host’s wife’s guest.
   3. C.
      One of the guest’s friends.
   4. D.
      No one knew him.