Question

An English teacher has introduced a play to her class.

Characters:

Benny, student, 14 years old

Jerry, student, 15 years old

Susie, student, 14 years old

Grace, student, 14 years old

Time: One Sunday afternoon.

Place: By the river near their houses.

(The four teenagers have just finished the picnic. They are tidying up.)

Benny: Wow! That was a great picnic. I’m so full that I can hardly move.

Grace: That’s no excuse for not tidying up, Benny. Come over here and help me pack(包裝) up the leftover food. Jerry, can you put out the fire, please? And clean up the place.

Jerry: (Speaking unhappily to himself.) How can I always get the dirty and difficult jobs? It’s not fair.

(Jerry throws a bit of water on the fire. Then he picks up the ashes (灰燼) with an old newspaper and wants to throw them into the long grass.)

Susie: (Sounding surprised) What are you doing, Jerry? That’s d....

Jerry: Whoops ... the paper has caught fire.

Susie: And the grass ... Benny, Grace, help! Help!

(Benny and Grace come over quickly. They help put out the fire completely.)

Jerry: Oh, no. Oh, no! What have I done?

Grace: You know that we should do everything carefully, don’t you?

Jerry: (With his head in his hands.) Yes. What have I done? What have I done?

1.How does Jerry feel about his jobs?

A.Clean and easy. B.Dirty and difficult.

C.Great and interesting. D.Helpful and careful.

2.What word do you think Susie would say in the sentence “That’s d....”?

A.dirty B.difficult C.different D.dangerous

3.What are the four teenagers doing in the play?

A.They are tidying up after they have had the picnic.

B.They are reading the play after their teacher has introduced it.

C.They are having a picnic together after they have put out the fire.

D.They are helping put out the fire after they have had the leftover food.

Answer 1