英語(yǔ)幽默精讀【138】A Holiday from School

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　　Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses not to go.

　　If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold.

　　If he had a headache, he asked his mother to take him to the doctor during school hours.

　　He spent more time at home than he did at school.

　　On the days that he did go to school, he looked for excuses to come home early.

　　One morning he came home when the lessons were only half finished.

　　His father was surprised.

　　"You've come home early," he said. "Is the school closed today?"

　　"No, Dad, " Tommy said - "It's open. I came home early.

　　"How did you do that?" his father asked him. "What did you say to the teacher?"

　　"I told her that I had a new baby brother and that I had to come home and help you . "

　　"But your mother has had twins," his father said, "a boy and a girl. You've got a baby brother and a baby sister."

　　"Yes, I know, Dad, " Tommy said. "I'm saving up my baby sister for next week "

　　※ Notes

　　（1） sneeze v.打噴嚏
　　（2） twins n.雙胞胎
　　（3） save up留著

　　※ Exercises

　　根據(jù)短文選擇正確答案：

　　①Tommy tried to find excuses for not going to school because _____.
　　A. it made him sneeze
　　B. it gave him a headache
　　C. he was too busy
　　D. he didn't like it

　　② Tommy spent most of his time_____ .
　　A. at school
　　B. at home
　　C. at the doctor
　　D. in bed

　　③ When he did go to school, he_____ .
　　A. was always late
　　B. tried to leave early
　　C. was often in trouble
　　D. was always sick

　　④ He did not tell his teacher about the twins because_____ .
　　A. they were very young
　　B. he didn't know about them
　　C. he wanted to keep one of them for another excuse
　　D. they were too new

　　⑤ We can tell for sure that it is _____that is looking after the twins.
　　A. the mother
　　B. Tommy
　　C. the father
　　D. the teacher

　　※ 譯文

休假

　　湯姆討厭上學(xué)，總是找借口不去上學(xué)。

　　如果他打噴嚏，他就叫他媽媽寫(xiě)個(gè)紙條說(shuō)他感冒了。

　　如果他頭痛，他就叫他媽媽在上課時(shí)間帶他去看病。

　　他呆在家里的時(shí)間比在學(xué)校的時(shí)間要多。

　　在他的確去上學(xué)的日子里，他就找借口早點(diǎn)回家。

　　一天早上他上了一半課就從學(xué)校回來(lái)了。

　　他爸爸很驚訝。

　　“你回來(lái)很早，”他爸爸問(wèn)，“今天學(xué)校放學(xué)了嗎？”

　　“沒(méi)有，爸爸，”湯姆說(shuō)，“還沒(méi)放學(xué)。我提前回來(lái)了。”