Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, “Congratulations, sir. You’re the father of twins!”
“What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams!”
Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎).
“Wow! That’s unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company.”
An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, “I don’t believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel!”
　　After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (暈). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, “I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.”
小題1:Why were the fathers there?
A．They were waiting for their wives.　　
B．They were seeing doctors.
C．They were waiting for their babies to be born.　　
D．They were working at men nurses there.
小題2:Which of the following is true about the third man?
A．He thought the nurse made a mistake.　
B．He was very surprised at the nurse’s words.
C．He didn’t want to have these babies.　　
D．He should never have worked at 7-Eleven.
小題3:Why did the fourth man faint when he heard what the nurse told the third man?
A．Hew was afraid of having so many babies.　　
B．He was seriously ill.
C．He was too excited.
D．He was very glad to have 7 babies.
小題4:At least how many babies would be born according to the story?
A．9.B．10.C．11.D．16.

小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:根據(jù)in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). 可知選C.
小題1:根據(jù)Surprised, he only could answer, 可知選B.
小題1:根據(jù)“I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven.他在71便利店工作,可知選A.
小題1:根據(jù)短文描述,前面已經(jīng)出生了九個孩子,正常的話第四個男人的妻子應(yīng)該生一個孩子,故選B最有可能.
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