Question

    Mr and Mrs Smith just open a small restaurant. In order to attract customers (為吸引顧 客) ，they put a notice in front of the restaurant,and it says ,“Meals on the House for Three Days."

A foreign (外國的) student comes to the place. He doesn't know much English. On the second day he happens to pass by the restaurant. It is lunch time and he feels very hungry. ^uWell,here is a restaurant. I am going to have something to eat.^,? He walks into the restaurant when he sees the notice. “American people are really strange (奇) 陸) . They even eat dinners on the house!But how can I get up to the top (頂上) of the liouse?” he thinks.

     He looks around and finds a ladder near the restaurant. He is very glad. But when he gets to the top,he hears someone shouting at him, ^4<Hey!What are you doing up there?” Mr Smith and a policeman are standing there and looking at him.

   “Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the House for Three Days’？

Is it a joke (玩笑) ？” the foreign student asks.

When they hear this,both Mr Smith and the policeman laugh. ⁴⁴Do you know what ON THE HOUSE means? Look it up in the dictionary (字典) ，” the policeman says.

() 1. The student feels when he passes by the restaurant.

   A. angry   B. hungry   C. strange   D. sorry

() 2. The words “happens to” mean “ ” in Chinese.

   A. 發生   B. 突然 CT不幸   D. 碰巧

() 3. The student gets to the top of the house to .

   A. have a meal   B. look around   C. make a joke   D. shout at someone

() 4. The story is in .

   A. England   B. Australia   C. the USA   D. Canada

() 5. “Meals on the House” means .

   A. eating on the house   B. getting food from the top of the house

   C. cooking meals in the sun   D. eating for free

Answer 1

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