Happy-up Reading 2

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Mr. Clarke hates to do housework. He wouldn't stay at home at weekends, or his wife always tells him to do some washing or cleaning or he has to cook for his family. So he always makes some excuses on Friday evenings.

Recently the man is interested in hunting（打獵）. And every Sunday afternoon he can bring one or two wild（野生的）ducks home. It makes his wife happy and she never asks where he spends his weekends.

Yesterday morning Mr. Clarke set off at seven. He took a bus and got off at a stop near a small town. His friends were waiting for him in a small hotel. They spent nearly thirty hours on playing cards there. Then they had a good sleep and at four he went in the shop near the bus stop. As soon as the shopkeeper saw him, the man said, “I'm sorry, Mr. Clarke. I have no wild ducks today. What about a leg of the pig? ”

“Don't be silly! ”said Mr. Clarke.“I can't tell my wife I shot a leg of the pig, can I? ”

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1. Mr. Clarke doesn't stay at home at weekends because____.

A. he doesn't want todo any housework

B. he wants to have a good rest

C. he has a lot of things to do

D. he's always on duty

2. The word“excuses”in the story means____.

A．原諒

B．藉口

C．赦免

D．辯解

3. Mrs. Clarke thinks it true that____.

A. her husband is busy at weekends

B. her husband is good at hunting

C. her husband spends weekends in the small town

D. her husband plays cards with his friends at weekends

4. Mr. Clarke set off early on Saturday morning to____.

A. hunt

B. buy wild ducks

C. have a rest

D. play cards

5. Which of the following is true? Mr. Clarke____

A. is a good hunter.

B. always buys some wild ducks in the shop.

C. likes hunting.

D. can shoot some wild ducks himself.

Notes:

1. New words and expressions:

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2. Grammar points:

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3. Others（title; main idea; useful sentences; etc）

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