Question

   An eighty-year-old couple were having trouble with their memories (i己十乙力) . One day,they decided to see a doctor. The doctor told them that there was nothing serious,but he suggested that they should start writing things down to help them remember things. The couple thanked the doctor and left.

   that night while watching TV,the old man got up from his chair and his wife asked,aWhere are you going?”

   “To the kitchen. ”

   “Will you get me an icecream?” asked the wife.

   “Sure."

   Then his wife asked him to write it down.

   “No,I can remember that”’ replied the husband.

   “Well,I also want some strawberries and cream on top. You’d better write it down,or you will forget that ,” said the wife.

   “No,I can remember that,” the husband got a little unhappy and went into the kitchen.

    After about 20 minutes,the husband returned with a plate of fish. The wife laughed, Haha!Your bad memory!I wanted some bread with cream. ”

() 1. How old was the wife?


A. Eight.     B. Eighteen,

C. Eighty.    D. Eighties.

() 2. Why did the couple go to the doctor’s?


A. Because they had a headache.      B. Because they had bad memories,

C. Because the doctor was their son.  D. Because the old man was ill.

() 3. What did the husband give to the wife?


A. An icecream.        B. Some strawberries and cream,

C. Some bread with cream. D. Some fish.

() 4. What did the wife really want?


A. Some bread with cream.

B. An icecream with some strawberries and cream,

C. A plate of fish.

D. Some strawberries and cream.

() 5. Which sentence is RIGHT?


A. The couple often forgot some things.

B. Only the husband had a bad memory,

C. The couple were ill.

D. The doctor also had a bad memory.

Answer 1

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