A Difficult Question

董然然

Four girls went to school every day by taxi. One day one of the girls said， “There is a test this morning. Let's get to school later. Then we won't have to take the test.”

“What can we tell the teacher？” one of the girls said， “He will be angry. We need a good excuse.” The girls thought for several minutes， then one of them said， “Let's tell him that our taxi had a flat tire （輪胎漏气）.”

“That's a good idea，” the other girls said， “We can tell him that.”

They reached school an hour later. The test was over.

“Why are you late？” the teacher asked， “You missed the test.”

“Our taxi had a flat tire，” one of the girls said.

The teacher thought for a while， then he said， “Sit down， one of you in each corner of the room.”

The four girls did this.

The teacher said， “Write the answer to this question on a piece of paper： Which tire was flat？”

I. 词语练习。

1. later 后来;随后 2. excuse 借口 3. reach 到达 4. miss 错过 5. corner 角落

用以上单词的正确形式填空。

1. He ____ the bus last night.

2. See you ____！

3. It will take an hour to ____ the airport.

4. Sleeping too long is an ____ for being late.

5. He sat in a ____， away from other students.

II. 根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1. How did the girls go to school every day？

A. By bus.     B. By taxi.     C. By train.   D. On foot.

2. Why did the girls want to be later for school？

A. They didn't like school. B. They wanted to go shopping.

C. They didn't do their homework. D. They did not want to take the test.

3. What was the girls' excuse for being late？

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