Question

Three travelers, Allan, Carl and Paul were sitting on the chairs in a train station. They were waiting for a train that was very late.

To kill time, they began talking to each other.

At first, they talked about the weather and their work. Then Paul said, “Tell me-what would you most like to do if your doctor tells you that you have only three months to live?”

The other two men thought about this for a while, then Carl spoke.

“Well,” he said, “if I have only three months to live, I’ll take all my money out of the bank and go to foreign countries for holidays with my best friend, Erik. I’d like to travel to the places in the world as many as possible. And I’ll stay at the best hotels and then eat the best food. I think I’ll have a wonderful time.”

“That’s very interesting.” Paul said.

With these words, he turned to the other man, saying, “And what about you?”

“I’ll tell you a secret,” Allan said. “I always want to be a racing driver. So if I have only three months to live, the first thing I’d like to do is to sell my house. With the money I’ll buy the fastest car in the world. Perhaps I can enter all the big motor races.”

Then he laughed, “I might even end up world champion (冠军).”

“Now it’s your turn,” Allan went on, “If your doctor tell you the bad news, what would you most like to do?”

“Oh,” said Paul with a smile. “_____________________________”

“Haha! Why didn’t we think of that?” The three of them laughed together.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “kill time” in the passage most probably mean _______.

A. pass the time B. save time C. run out of time

2.The three men were talking ______.

A. in the police station B. in the waiting room C. on the train

3.Allan and Carl thought about ________ for a while.

A. what the doctor said to them

B. why the train didn’t arrive on time

C. the question Paul asked

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the story?

A. Allan wanted to buy a racing car very much.

B. Carl’s dream was to travel around his country with his best friend.

C. Paul was the last to give his opinion.

5.“_________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A. I’ll go and see another doctor.

B. I have the same thoughts and hopes as you both.

C. I want to be away from this sad world.

Answer 1