初中英語閱讀題:年長者階層

　　During the doctor's periodic visit to my elderly mother, I told him that Mother would be celebrating her 98th birthday in few days. Delighted by the news, he bent down and gave her a kiss for the occasion. He then announced that he, too, would be celebrating a birthday in few days and asked for a kiss in return.

　　When he left, my mother shook her head in disgust. "Can you imagine, " she said. "Seventy dollars and I had to kiss him too!"

　　Notes:

　　(1) periodic adj.定期的

　　(2) bend down彎腰

　　Exercises:

　　根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、(F)：

　　① The doctor came to see the elderly woman regularly.

　�、� The elderly woman would be celebrating her 99th birthday.

　�、� The doctor was surprised at the news.

　�、� The elderly woman and the doctor would celebrate their birthday on the same day.

　　⑤ The elderly woman thought the doctor was too mean.

　　根據(jù)短文判斷下列句子正(T)、誤(F)：

　　年長者階層

　　醫(yī)生按期來探視我的老母。我告訴他母親不幾天就要慶祝她98歲的生日了。醫(yī)生聽了也很高興，為此，他彎下腰來親了她一下。然后他說不幾天他也要慶祝自己的生日，并要求她還他一個吻。

　　醫(yī)生走后，我母親厭惡地搖搖頭。“你能想象嗎，”她說，“付了他70元，我還得親他!”

　　練習參考答案：

　�、賂②F③F④F⑤T

（育路中小學教育）