Question

Have you ever had an embarrassing (尷尬的) experience? Last week we asked readers to tell us about embarrassing experiences. We received thousands of letters! Here is a selection.
Tony: My most embarrassing experience happened when I had just left university. I had just started teaching in a Liverpool secondary school. One morning my alarm clock didn’t ring. I woke up at half past eight and school began at nine. I quickly washed, dressed, jumped into my car and rushed to school. When I arrived, the students had already gone into class. I didn’t go to the office, but went straight into class. After two or three minutes the students began laughing, and I couldn’t understand why! Suddenly I looked down and understood. I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!
Henry: The most embarrassing experience I’ve ever had happened two years ago. After seeing a film, my wife and I had lunch in our favorite restaurant in town. Then we decided to take a walk along the street. The street was very busy and we started holding hands. Suddenly my wife saw a dress in a shop window and stopped. I started looking at some watches in the next window. After a minute or two I reached for my wife’s hand. There was a loud scream, and a woman slapped (拍擊) my face. I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!
小題1:The students began laughing when they saw Tony _________.

A．wearing a wrong shoe	B．carrying an alarm clock
C．looking down suddenly	D．rushing into the classroom

小題2:Henry and his wife held hands _________.

A．at the cinema

B．in the shop

C．at the restaurant

D．along the street

小題3:Henry was embarrassed because he __________.

A．heard his wife screaming	B．knocked over some watches
C．took the hand of a stranger	D．slapped the woman in the face

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：本文講述兩位讀者的來信，描述了兩位讀者曾經遇到過的尷尬的事。
小題1:根據I had put on one black shoe and one brown shoe!可知，托尼穿錯了鞋。所以本題選A。
小題2:根據The street was very busy and we started holding hands可知，他們是在大街上牽著手的。所以本題選D。
小題3:根據I hadn’t taken my wife’s hand！I'd taken the hand of a stranger!可知，亨利牽錯了手，所以很尷尬。所以本題選C。
點評：本文講述了兩件事情，都是有關遇到的尷尬的事，所以閱讀時可以帶著問題在對各自的描述中尋找答案。這三個小題的答案都可以在文中很容易找的。所以本題的難度并不大。