A. His wife sometimes cooked the same dish.
B. His wife seldom cooked the same dish.
C. His wife always cooked the same dish.
D. His wife didn't cook any dish.
② What question did the husband ask one day?
A. He asked what they would cat.
B. He asked if there was anything to eat.
C. He asked if there was any meat.
D. He asked if there was any cabbage.
③ The wife told him that_____ .
A. there was no meat
B. there was a lot of cabbage
C. he could select the dish
D. he could cook some other dishes
④ The husband was at first_____ .
A. very disappointed
B. very angry
C. very sad
D. very glad
⑤ We can be sure that_____ .
A. the family had nothing to eat on that day
B. the family had only one dish on that day
C. the family had several dishes an that day
D. the family went out to a restaurant on that day
119.可以选择
丈夫抱怨妻子总是做同样的一种菜。
一天，丈夫回到家，问妻子：“亲爱的，今天我们吃啥菜？”
妻子回答：“今天你可以选择。”
丈夫感到非常高兴，又问：“都有哪些菜呢？”
“炒白菜。”
“还有呢？”
“没了。”
“那你要我怎么选呢？”
“吃还是不吃！”妻子一本正经地说道。
120.Three Men in a Boat
Three men were sitting on a park bench. The one in the middle
was reading a newspaper; the others were pretending to fish. They
baited imaginary hooks, cast lines and reeled in their catch.
A passing policeman stopped to watch the spectacle and asked
the man in the middle if he knew the other two.
"Oh yes, " he said. "They are my friends.
"In that case, " warned the officer, "you'd better get them
out of here!"
"Yes, sir, " the man replied, and he began rowing furiously.
Notes:
(1) bait v.置饵于（钩等上以捕鱼等）
(2) imaginary adj.想象的
(3) reel v. 卷或缠（钓丝等）
(4) spectacle n. 景象；光景
(5) furiously adv. 疯狂般地
Exercises:
根据短文选择正确答案：
① Where were the three men?
A. on a street
B. in a shopping centre
C. in a park
D. by a lake
② Who was reading a newspaper?
A. the one in the middle
B. the one on the left
C. the one on the right
D. the policeman was reading a newspaper
③ What were the others doing?
A. They were reading newspapers.
B. They were eating fish.
C. They were pretending to fish.
D. They were boating.
④ What's the interrelationship among the three men?
A. They were friends.
B. They were relatives.
C. They were strangers to each other.
D. They were members of one family.
⑤ Where did the man in the middle imagine he was?
A. on a train
B. on a bus
C. in a plane
D. in a boat
120.三人同舟
三位男子在公园的长椅上坐着。中间的一个在读报纸，另外两个在
假装钓鱼。他们给想象的鱼钩上鱼饵，放线，并卷线把鱼抓上来。
一位过路警察驻足观察了这个景象，他问中间的那个男子是否认识
其他两位。
“喔，认识，”他说，“他们是我的朋友。”
“那样的话，”警察告诫说，“你最好把他们从这里弄走。”
“好的，警官。”那男子回答说，接着就开始疯狂般地做起划桨的
动作来。
121. A Speeding Motorist
A highway patrol officer stopped a speeding motorist. "Don't
you know what the blinking lights and siren mean?" he demanded.
"Yes, sir," replied the driver.
"Then why didn't you pull over immediately?"
"I would have, officer, " the man said. "But last month my wife
ran off with a policeman, and I was afraid you were bringing her
back.
Notes:
(1) patrol n.巡逻
(2) blinking adj.闪烁的
(3) siren n.警笛
(4) pull over（将车、船等）开向一边让其他车、船超越
(5) run off with（sb.）与.私奔
Exercises:
根据短文判断下列句子正（T）、（F）：
① The motorist speeded on the highway.
② The motorist didn't know what blinking lights and siren
meant.
③ The driver didn't pull over.
④ The motorist's wife ran off with the policeman last month.
⑤ The motorist didn't expect his wife to come back to him.
121.超速的司机
一位公路巡警截住了一个超速司机。“难道你不知道闪烁灯和警笛
的意思吗？”他责问道。
“知道，长官，”司机回答说。
“那你为什么不立即靠边停车？”
“我本来想这样做的，长官。”那男子回答说，“但上个月我妻子
和一位警察私奔了，我是害怕你把她带回来。”