妙语短篇a1第八课

8 A Sad Story Jim met two friends in the street Come back to my apartment for a meal he said You can see the whole of the city from my bedroom window His two friends agreed and they went back with Jim to the apartment building where he lived on the 40th floor When they arrived however the elevator was out of order I m sorry Jim said we ll have to walk But it s forty floors they said We ll talk as we climb Jim said You can tell me the new jokes you ve heard and when we get to my apartment I ll tell you a story His friends agreed and they started to climb the forty flights of stairs At last they reached the top floor and were standing outside the door of Jim s apartment Now tell us a good story his friends said Jim looked at them sadly and said Once upon a time there was a man who met two friends He invited them to his apartment on the fortieth floor The elevator wasn t working and they had to climb forty flights of stairs When they reached the fortieth floor he put his hand in his pocket for the key to the door of his apartment It wasn t there Then he remembered where it was It was in his car New Words and Expressions apartment 公寓 whole 全部的 window窗户 agree同意 elevator电梯 out of order 坏了 climb爬 joke笑话 key 钥匙 EXERCISE I 1 Choose the best answer a b c or d to these questions about the story 在 a b c d 中选出一个最适合本故事的答案 A Jim met two friends in a an apartment b his bedroom c an elevator d the street B Jim wanted his friends to see a his apartment b the city c a picture in his bedroom d his car C Jim and his friends climbed forty flights of stairs because a they were telling jokes b the elevator was not working c Jim did not have his keys d his apartment was on the fortieth floor D When they reached the fortieth floor Jim told his friends a a joke b his name c that his door key was in his car d his address 2 Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story 在下列有关本故事的句子旁标上T 对 或F 不对 a Jim lived in an elevator b Jim took his friends home to his house c The three friends climbed forty flights of stairs d Jim told his friends a funny story e Jim told his friends a true story 3 Complete the following sentences about the story by putting in the missing words 在下列有关本故事的句子的空白处填上所缺的词 a Jim invited his friends his apartment b He lived the fortieth floor of a tall building c The elevator was not d The three friends had to climb forty of stairs e When they reached the top Jim remembered that his door key was in his car 4 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses 把括号内的动词变成适当的形式 a Jim to meet his friends in the street b His friends to agree to go back to his apartment with him c The elevator was not working so they to have to climb forty flights of stairs d Jim s friends to tell him some new jokes e Jim to remember that his door key was in his car 5 Match the following words and expressions 为下列短语配对 a a meal f out of order b not working g finally c joke h something to eat d started i funny story e at last j began 6 Choose the best statement for this cartoon 为图片找出最恰当的说明 a Why are you wearing that b What is my room number c I didn t believe her when she said Room 51695 EXERCISE II Write both ways f