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One day, a gentleman is walking in a street. He sees a little boy. The boy wants to ring a doorbell. But it's too high. He can not reach it.

So the gentleman says to him,“Let me help you.”He rings the bell. The boy looks at the gentleman and says,“Now let's run away.”The gentleman knows the boy is playing a trick.

1 A_____sees a little boy.

A. old man

B. woman

C. young man

D. gentleman

2 The boy can not reach the doorbell because it's too_____for him.

A. low

B. long

C. short

D. high

3 The gentleman rings the bell because he wants to_____.

A. help the boy

B. go into the house

C. visit his friend

D. ask the way

生词

gentleman［ˈdʒentlmən ］ n. 绅士，有教养的人

bell［bel ］ n. （门等的）铃，（教堂等的）钟

doorbell［ˈdɔ:bel ］ n. 门铃

trick［trɪk ］ n. 恶作剧，调皮的行为

play a trick 捉弄，开玩笑

参考译文

一天，一位绅士正在街上散步。他发现一个小男孩想按门铃。但门铃太高，他够不着。

于是绅士对他说：“让我来帮你。”他按响了门铃。小男孩看了看 绅士，说：“现在，让我们跑吧。”绅士这才明白小男孩是在搞恶作剧。