Question

妙语短篇A2第7课课后练习题目

Answer 1

A2-7-The Earthquake

Johnny lived with his mother and father in a small town in the mountains.
One day there was an earthquake near the town. Many houses were damaged. Everyone thought that there would soon be another earthquake.
They were worried that the second earthquake would be worse than the first.
"We must send Johnny to a safe place," Johnny's mother said to her husband. "Many of our friends are sending their children to relatives in other towns."
"We'll send him to my brother, Peter," Johnny's father said. "He lives a long way away. Johnny will be safe with him."
He telephoned Johnny's Uncle Peter and asked him if he would let Johnny live with him.
"He's a good boy," he said. "He won't give you any trouble."
"All right," Johnny's Uncle Peter said, "but I'm not used to children. I live a very quiet and peaceful life."
"You won't know Johnny's in the house," his father told him.
So Johnny, who was five, went to live with his uncle.
Two days later, his mother and father received a telegram from Peter.
It said: "Am returning child. Please send earthquake."

EXERCISE I
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d, to these questions about the story.
A. Where did Johnny and his parents live?
(a) in a big town
(b) near the sea
(c) in the mountains
(d) with his Uncle Peter
B. Why did Johnny's parents send him away?
(a) He was a naughty boy.
(b) Their house was damaged.
(c) They did not want him to get hurt.
(d) His uncle wanted to see him.
C. Why was Uncle Peter worried about Johnny coming to live with him?
(a) He was not used to children.
(b) He was an old man.
(c) He lived a long way from the mountains.
(d) He had never met Johnny before.
D. Why did Uncle Peter send Johnny back home?
(a) There was an earthquake in his town.
(b) The boy was more trouble than an earthquake.
(c) Johnny was not happy with him.
(d) His parents wanted him back.
2. Write T for True or F for False beside these statements about the story.
(a) Johnny was hurt in an earthquake___
(b) Johnny's parents were not the only parents who sent their children away. _____
(c) Uncle Peter did not know that Johnny was in his house.____
(d) Johnny stayed with his Uncle Peter for less than a week.____
3. Answer these questions about the story in a few words.
(a) What damaged many houses in the town?
(b) What kind of place did Johnny's parents want to send him to?
(c) Where did Uncle Peter live?
d) What kind of life did Uncle Peter have?
(e) What did Uncle Peter send Johnny's parents?
4.Make words used in the story from the following letters.
(a) hatruqekea_
(b) gmeadda_,_
(c) calfepeu_
(d) malreget___
5.Find words in the story similar in meaning to the following.
(a) not dangerous_
(b) family members
(c) very high hills
(d) not noisy
EXERCISE II
Look at these sentences and write which of the above meanings used to or used has. Write the number of the correct meaning (1 or 2) beside each sentence.

(a) Sarah used her mother's car to drive to work.___
(b) Ken used to be a salesman.______
(c) He s only got enough money to buy a used car._____
(d) I'm still not used to living in Shatin._____
(e) Carol used to wear glasses when she was young._______