Ⅰ．Read the text and answer the following question．

　　The story in the second passage mainly tells us ________．

　　A．a joke made by Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

　　B．a dialogue between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

　　C．a misunderstanding between Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson

　　D．a story told by two famous detectives

　　答案：A

　　Ⅱ．Choose the best answers according to the text．

　　1．In the first dialogue the customer in fact means that ________．

　　A．he doesn't know what it is now

　　B．he doesn't hear clearly what the waiter says

　　C．he is not content with the soup

　　D．he mistakes "bean" for "been"

　　2．In the third dialogue the customer really wants to know ________．

　　A．the length of the pancakes

　　B．how soon the pancakes will be ready

　　C．the size of the pancakes

　　D．the shape of the pancakes

　　3．When did the story probably happen?

　　A．In the morning． B．At noon．

　　C．In the afternoon． D．At night．

　　4．What happened to Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson?

　　A．Their tent was stolen by someone．

　　B．They quarreled with each other about their tent．

　　C．Their tent was blown away by the strong wind．

　　D．They quarreled with each other about different opinions of life．

　　答案：1～4　CBDA

　　Ⅰ．单词拼写

　　1．The boy was sliding (滑行) on the ice, but suddenly he lost his balance and fell down．

　　2．She leaned over and whispered (低语) something in his ear．

　　3．She was too drunk (醉的) to remember anything about the party．

　　4．We are against any plans to cut the education budget (预算)．

　　Ⅱ．拓展词汇

　　1．particular adj．特殊的；特别的 n．细节；细目→particularly adv．特殊地；特别地

　　2．amuse vt．使发笑；使愉快→amused adj．愉快的；开心的→amusing adj．好笑的；

　　 有趣的→amusement n．娱乐；消遣

　　3．explanation n．解释；讲解；说明→explain vt．&vi．解释；说明

　　4．occasion n．时刻；场合→occasional adj．偶然的；特殊场合的

5．actress n．女演员→actor n．男演员