One day three Frenchmen who did not know English very well were talking about the English language.
The first Frenchman said, ‘I heard someone shout ‘look out’ ,I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that ‘look out’ may mean ‘don’t look out!’
The second one followed, ‘ I was once on a ship and heard the captain（船长） shout, ‘All hands on the deck(甲板)’ I put my hands on the deck and someone trod(踩)on them.’
The third one told his friends his experience too, ‘One early morning I called on my English friend and the maid(女佣) said, ‘He is not up yet, come back in half an hour.’ When I went again for him, she said, ‘He’s not down yet.’I said, ‘If he’s not up and he is not down, where is he then?    What a strange language it is!’

1. 1.

   What is the possible meaning of “look out” in this passage?

   1. A.
      Put your head out and look outside
   2. B.
      Be careful
   3. C.
      Come out and have a look
   4. D.
      Both A and B
2. 2.

   When the captain shouted. “All hands on deck”, he really meant to tell____________.

   1. A.
      Everyone on the ship to put his hands on the deck
   2. B.
      All the sailors(水手)to put their hands on the deck
   3. C.
      All the sailors to come up to deal with (处理)some trouble
   4. D.
      Everyone on ship to gather (集合)on the deck
3. 3.

   What did the maid mean when she said, “He’s not up yet”?

   1. A.
      He has not risen to his feet yet.
   2. B.
      He’s not back yet.
   3. C.
      He has not got up yet.
   4. D.
      He was ill in bed.
4. 4.

   Where was the third Frenchman’s English friend then?

   1. A.
      He was at a party.
   2. B.
      He was at work.
   3. C.
      He was in his bedroom.
   4. D.
      He was in the bathroom.
5. 5.

   What do you think was the three Frenchmen’s real trouble?

   1. A.
      English is too difficult to understand.
   2. B.
      They didn’t use the language so often.
   3. C.
      They knew nothing about the English idioms.(成语\习惯用语)
   4. D.
      They were not sure about the English grammar.

Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experiences in England．The first said, “I once heard someone shout, ‘Look out!’” I put my head out of a window and a bucketful（一桶）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 is the third Frenchman’s story. He once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour. ” When the third visited again for his friend, she said, “He’s not down yet.” The third said, “If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?” The maid said, “He’s not up’, it means he has not got up. And when I say ‘He’s 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．put both your right hand and left hand on deck   B．shake your hand with me

C．give your hands to 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 went back, 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．three Frenchmen and their interesting experiences 

B．the Frenchmen had some trouble

   C．we should know the meaning of French words 

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

Three Frenchmen were sitting together to talk about their experiences in England．The first said, “I once heard someone shout, ‘Look out!’” I put my head out of a window and a bucketful（一桶）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 is the third Frenchman’s story．He once called early on an English friend and the maid who came to the door said, “He’s not up yet． Come back in half an hour．” When the third visited again for his friend, she said, “He’s not down yet．” The third said, “If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?”The maid said, “He’s not up’, it means he has not got up． And when I say ；‘He’s 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． put both your right hand and left hand on deck

      B． shake your hand with me

     C． give your hands to 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 went back, 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． three Frenchmen and their interesting experiences 

     B． the Frenchmen had some trouble

     C． we should know the meaning of French words

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