A man called his son in New York the day before Christmas and said,  “I have to tell you your Mom and I are going to divorce(離婚) ! Thirty years is quite a long time.”
“Dad, what are you talking about?” the son cried.
The father said:“We are sick of each other. I don’t want to talk about it anymore. You call your sister in Chicago and tell her about the news.”
When the daughter got the news, she is very surprised at it.
“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” She called her father immediately, and cried to her father,” Don’t do anything until I get home. I’m calling my brother back, and we’ll both be there tomorrow. Wait for us, please.”
The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”
【小題1】The old couple have been married for____ years.

A．twentyB．thirtyC．fiftyD．fifty-five
【小題2】Why did the old man call his son on the day before Christmas?
A．Because he wanted to spend Christmas with his children
B．Because he couldn’t stand his marriage any longer.
C．Because he and his wife were sick of each other
D．Because he was sick of talking about his marriage.
【小題3】Who called the father in this story? 
A．The sick manB．The wife C．The son D．The daughter
【小題4】The son and daughter would go back home on Christmas because___. 
A．they wanted to stop their parents divorcing
B．they wanted to see their parents
C．they wanted to spend Christmas with their parents
D．they wanted to give their parents the presents
【小題5】Which of the following sentences is Right ?
A．The two old men were really sick of each other
B．The two old men didn’t really want to divorce
C．The son and the daughter often went home for holidays
D．The son and the daughter knew that their parents were not going to divorce.


【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】B

解析【小題1】根據(jù)Thirty years is quite a long time.可知他們已經(jīng)結(jié)婚三十年了。故選B。
【小題2】根據(jù)The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”描述，可知這位老人主要想以這種方式叫回自己的孩子。故選A。
【小題3】根據(jù)She called her father immediately,描述，可知選D。
【小題4】根據(jù)“What? They are getting divorced.” She shouted, “I’ll stop them.” 及上下文描述，可知他們想阻止自己的父母離婚，故選A。
【小題5】根據(jù)The old man hung up his phone and turned to his wife. “OK” he said, “they’re coming for Christmas and paying their own way.”可知他們并不是想真的離婚。故選B。

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