Unit 7 Would you mind turning down the music?
“right,sir,”he said.“do you need any more help now?”
i didn’t quite understand.“thanks,officer,”i said.“you’ve been very kind. i live just down the road.”
he was looking at our things: first at the flowers,then at the bookshelf.“well,well,” he said and laughed. “it’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! we thought it was——er,something else.”
my wife began to laugh. suddenly i understood why the police drove here. i smiled at the officer. “yes, it’s a bookshelf,but thanks again.” i drove home as fast as i could.
1.from the story we know that ________.
a.the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife
b.the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all
c.the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife
d.the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife
2.what made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?
a.he could drive slowly and it was safe.
b.other drivers would let him go first.
c.his wife could use a new bookshelf.
d.he could save a lot of money and time.
3.why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?
a.because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.
b.because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.
c.because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.
d.because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.
4.why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?
a.because now she knew what mistake the police had made.
b.because at last her husband understood why the police had driven to the church.
c.because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.
d.because the police had helped them a lot.
5.when did the officers begin to realize(意識到)they had made a mistake?
a.before they arrived at the church.
b.before they overtook(overtake的過去式)the writer’s car.
c.after one of them looked at the flowers and the bookshelf carefully at the church.
d.after the writer’s family left the church.
五. 完成句子,每空一詞
1. 不要在床上看書, 這對你的眼睛有害。
don't read in bed. ______ bad ______ your eyes.
2. 胡先生每天花半小時吃午飯。
it ______ mr hu half an hour ______ have lunch every day.
3. 如果你努力一些, 你就會趕上你的同學們。
if you works harder, you'll ______ with your classmates.