Question

Peter is a driver. He drove a car for his friend John, a rich businessman. He worked hard. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost lost his life in the traffic accident after he got drunk. John got angry and worried. But he really want help Peter. He was poor and he had a big family to hold. He promised to stop drinking at once. John told him to be careful next time or he had to leave.

One Monday morning Peter came into the office with two badly burnt(嚴(yán)重的燒傷)ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked John. “Well,” said the man .”I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes .She had put the iron (熨斗) near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. Then I went into the sitting room, the telephone rang and I answered the iron!” And “What happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”

1.______, so he almost lost his life.

A. Peter was not careful.

B. Peter drank too much.

C. Peter forgot they were on the bridge.

D. Peter couldn’t work in the evening.

2.Peter went to watch the football match on______.

A. Monday. B. Tuesday C. Saturday D. Sunday

3.We can guess______.

A. Peter drank much after the match.

B. Peter was angry with his team.

C. Peter didn’t drink these days.

D. Peter watched the match at home.

4.The______ badly burned Peter’s ears.

A. telephone B. drinking C. iron D. football match

5.What would happened to Peter?

A. He would go on driving for John.

B. He would join his football team.

C. He would never watch any watches.

D. John would send him away

Answer 1