Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant. In order to attract customers, they put a notice in front of the restaurant, which said: “Meals on the house for three days.”
A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day. It was lunchtime and he felt hungry. “Well, here is a restaurant. I’m going to have something to eat,” he said.
He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?” he asked himself.
He looked around and found a ladder（梯子）against a tree nearby. He was very glad. But as he reached the top, he heard someone shouting at him: “Hey, what are you doing up there?” Mr Smith was looking at him angrily. Beside him was a policeman.
“Doesn’t your notice say ‘Meals on the house for three days’? Is it just a joke?” the foreign student answered.
On hearing this, both Mr Smith and the policeman burst into laughter(開懷大笑). “Do you know what On The House means?”
Do you know the meaning of On The House?
小題1:The Smiths have ____________.
A．opened a restaurantB．built a house
C．climbed onto the topD．been policemen
小題2:The student walked past the restaurant ___________.
A．when the Smiths started their business
B．when the Smiths put on the notice
C．when the policeman came to the restaurant
D．when it was time to have lunch
小題3:The student ____________ so Mr Smith shouted at him.
A．was very hungry
B．knew little about English
C．climbed onto the top of the house
D．took away the ladder
小題4:“On the house” may mean that the meal _____________.
A．is had on the houseB．is paid on the house
C．is made on the houseD．is free for the customers

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:D

小題1:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Mr. and Mrs. Smith have just opened a small restaurant.可知答案為A
小題2:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容He saw the notice when he walked towards the restaurant. “American people are really strange. They even eat dinners on the house! But how can I get onto the top of the house?”可知答案為D
小題3:根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容A foreign student who didn’t know much English passed by the restaurant on the second day.可知答案為C
小題4:根據(jù)詞組的意思，可知答案為D
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