Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your latest film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “ I am sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”
【小题1】 When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake at first, she was ____

Mrs Turner’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in town was 3464. People often made mistakes and telephoned her when they actually wanted the cinema.
One evening the telephone rang and Mrs Turner answered it. A tired man’s voice came over the phone, “At what time does your latest film begin?”
“I’m sorry”, said Mrs Turner, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “ I am sorry about that. Well, good-bye.” Mrs Turner was very surprised, so she told her husband. He laughed and said, “No, that wasn’t a mistake. The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and the husband will be happy.”

1. 1.

   When the tired man telephoned Mrs Turner by mistake at first, she was ____

   1. A.
      angry
   2. B.
      not surprised at all
   3. C.
      pleased
   4. D.
      surprised
2. 2.

   . Mrs Turner was surprised because the tired man ____

   1. A.
      wanted the cinema but called a wrong number
   2. B.
      said something that had nothing to do with her answer
   3. C.
      asked her silly questions that she didn’t know how to answer
   4. D.
      was angry with himself for having made the mistake
3. 3.

   Which of the following is TRUE?

   1. A.
      The Turners lived near the cinema
   2. B.
      Neither of the Turners wanted to go to the cinema
   3. C.
      The man didn’t want to go to the cinema with his wife that night
   4. D.
      The man’s wife was angry for what her husband had done
4. 4.

   The husband would be happy because he ____

   1. A.
      laughed at his wife
   2. B.
      could enjoy himself alone that night
   3. C.
      could relax himself at home
   4. D.
      could have good time at home with his wife
5. 5.

   By this story the writer wants to tell us ____

   1. A.
      that it is tiresome (令人厌倦的) to answer a wrong phone call.
   2. B.
      that wives are easier to be fooled by their husbands.
   3. C.
      only a joke
   4. D.
      that it’s wrong for husband and wife to fool each other.

根据句意，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

1. There are more___________（sheep） in Australia than in Japan.

2. –How often do you go to the cinema?

   –I go to the cinema__________（one） a week.

3. The mother looked____________（angry） at her naughty daughter.

4. The books on the shelf are ours. Those on the floor are___________（they）.

5. He likes English. He spends lots of time__________（read） it every day.

6. Listen! Someone_____________（ring） the doorbell.

7. I____________（stay） at home and sleep all day if there is no school tomorrow.

8. The man was badly hurt in the accident and he_____________（send） to hospital immediately.