英語幽默精讀【11】A Challenging Hunt
A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains of wheat, a pork-chop bone and a piece of used carbon paper to earn a dollar. "
"Wow," the woman replied, "who sent you on such a challenging hunt?" "Our baby-sitter's boyfriend. "
※ Notes
（1） pork-chop 豬肉排
（2） carbon paper復寫紙
※ Exercises
根據短文回答問題：
①The list the two boys were holding must have been about _____.
A. the name of the baby-sitter's boyfriend
B. where the two boys should go
C. the lady's address
D. the things that the two boys should hunt
② Where did the two boys meet the woman?
A. on the-street
B. on the road
C. in the backyard
D. at her front door
③ Why were the boys on the hunt?
A. Because their parents told them to do so,
B. Because their baby-sitter was not home.
C. Because their baby-sitter's boyfriend wanted to stay with her alone.
D. Because it had bee their usual game.
④ The woman's attitude towards the boys' act was that_____ .
A. she was very happy
B. she was very angry
C. she was a bit disappointed
D. she was a bit surprised
⑤ From the passage, we may conclude that______ .
A. it would take the boys a long time to gather all the required things
B. the woman would give all the required things to the boys
C. the boys were cheated by the baby-sitter's game
D. the baby-sitter ran away with her boyfriend
※ 翻譯
富有挑戰性的搜尋
一個婦人打開前門，看到兩個男孩手里拿著一張字條。“夫人，”其中一個解釋道，“我們在尋寶。我們需要三顆麥粒、一塊豬排骨、一張用過的復寫紙來掙一美元。”
“哦，”那位婦女回答道：“誰讓你們作這樣富有挑戰性的搜尋的？”
“是我們保姆的男朋友。”
※ 練習參考答案
①D②D③C④D⑤A
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