英語幽默小故事 11. A Challenging Hunt

　　A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "

　　"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?" "Our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "

Notes:

　　(1) pork-chop 豬肉排

　　(2) carbon paper複寫紙

Exercises:

根據短文回答問題：

　　①The list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.

　　A. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend

　　B. where the two boys should go

　　C. the lady's address

　　D. the things that the two boys should hunt

　　② Where did the two boys meet the woman?

　　A. on the-street

　　B. on the road

　　C. in the backyard

　　D. at her front door

　　③ Why were the boys on the hunt?

　　A. Because their parents told them to do so,

　　B. Because their baby-sitter was not home.

　　C. Because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with her alone.

　　D. Because it had bee their usual game.

　　④ The woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .

　　A. she was very happy

　　B. she was very angry

　　C. she was a bit disappointed

　　D. she was a bit surprised

　　⑤ From the passage, we may conclude that______ .

　　A. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required things

　　B. the woman would give all the required things to the boys

　　C. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game

　　D. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend

11.富有挑戰性的搜尋

　　一個婦人打開前門，看到兩個男孩手裏拿着一張字條。“夫人，”其中一個解釋道，“我們在尋寶。我們需要三顆麥粒、一塊豬排骨、一張用過的複寫紙來掙一美元。”

　　“哦，”那位婦女回答道：“誰讓你們作這樣富有挑戰性的搜尋的？”

　　“是我們保姆的男朋友。”

練習參考答案：

①D②D③C④D⑤A