Who Is Better?
2021-08-14 21:22朱富华
考试与评价·七年级版 2021年5期
朱富华
Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son， Peter， studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made their parents happy.
Last month Peter finished middle school and passed the entrance examination①. Mrs. Turner was very happy and told the farmers about it.
Yesterday morning the woman went to the town to buy something for her son. On the bus she told one of her friends how clever her son was. She spoke very loudly. All the people in the bus began to listen to her.
“Which university② will your son study in？” a woman next to her asked.
“In the most famous university in our country！” Mrs. Turner said happily.
“The most famous university？”
“Oxford University.”
Most of the passengers③ looked at her carefully. Some of them said to her， “Congratulations！”
A woman said， “Im sure hell know Fred Smith.”
“Whos Fred Smith？”
“Hes my son.”
“Does he study in the university， too？”
“No，” said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”
l. The story happened in ____.
A. America B. France C. Germany D. Britain
2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ____.
A. their son did well in his lessons B. they had a big farm
C. they had a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school
3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ____.
A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome
C. her son was going to study in a famous university
D. her son was very friendly to others
4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that ____.
A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her
C. she hoped to make all the people happy
D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her
5. Which of the following is True？
A. The woman wasnt interested in Mrs. Turners words.
B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university.
C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off （炫耀）.
D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son， too.
