Question

A young man once went into town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went upstairs to his bedroom and put them on. He found that they were about two inches too long.

He went downstairs to the kitchen. His mother and two sisters were washing up the tea-things there. “The new trousers are too long,” he said. “They need shortening by about two inches. Could one of you do it for me, please?” His mother and sister were busy and none of them said anything.

But as soon as his mother had finished washing up, she went quietly upstairs to her son’s bedroom and shortened the trousers by two inches. She came downstairs without saying anything to her daughters.

Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brother’s trousers. She was a kind-hearted girl, so she went quietly upstairs without saying anything to anyone, and shortened the trousers by two inches.

The younger sister went to the cinema, but when she came home she, too, remembered her brother’s trousers. So she ran upstairs and did as her mother and sister had done.

You can imagine the look on the young man’s face when he put the trousers on the next morning.

1.The young man’s trousers were ______ for him at first.

A.a bit too long B.very good C.not too long D.too short

2.The young man’s mother and sisters didn’t answer because they were busy ______ in the kitchen.

A.cooking B.making tea C.washing clothes D.washing cups, glasses and so on

3.His elder sister shortened the trousers ______.

A.in the evening B.after lunch

C.as soon as she had finished the washing D.after she came back from the cinema

4.The next morning the young man found that the trousers were ______ inches too short for him.

A.two B.four C.six D.eight

5.We can imagine that when the young man put the trousers on the next morning, he would feel________.

A.happy B.surprising C.surprised D.thankful

Answer 1