Mr. Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr. Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much. And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr. Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised (答应) he would stop drinking at once. One Monday morning, Mr. Smith came into the office, with two badly burned (烧伤) ears. “What happened to your ears?” asked Mr. Black.
“Well,” said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing (熨) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room, the phone rang and I answered the iron!”
“And what happened to the other ear?” “When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”
1. ____________ so he almost drove the car into the river.
A. Mr. Smith was not careful
B. Mr. Smith drank too much
C. Mr. Smith forgot they were on the bridge
D. Mr. Smith couldn’t work in the evening
2. Mr. Smith was afraid to ________ .
A. stop drinking B. answer the telephone
C. lose his work D. stop driving
3. Mr. Smith went to watch the football match on _________ .
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Saturday D. Sunday
4. We can guess (猜)Mr. Smith ______________ .
A. drank much after the match B. was angry with the team
C. didn’t drink those days D. watched the match at home
5. What would happen to Mr. Smith?
A. He would go on driving for Mr. Black.
B. He would join his football team.
C. He would never watch any matches.
D. Mr. Black would send him away.