Our Wise MotherWe walked in so quie

Our Wise Mother
We walked in so quietly that the nurse at the desk didn't even lift her eyes from the book. Mum pointed at a big chair by the door and I knew she wanted me to sit down. While I watched mouth open in surprise, Mum took off her hat and coat and gave them to me to hold. She walked quietly to the small room by the lift and took out a wet mop. She pushed the mop past the desk and as the nurse looked up, Mum nodded and said, "Very dirty floors."
"Yes. I'm glad they've finally decided to clean them," the nurse answered. She looked at Mum strangely and said, "But aren't you late for work?"
Mum just pushed harder, each swipe of the mop taking her farther and farther down the hall. I watched until she was out of sight and the nurse had turned back to writing in the big book.
After a long time Mum came back. Her eyes were shining. She quickly put the mop back and took my hand. As we turned to go out of the door, Mum bowed politely to the nurse and said, 'Thank you."
Outside, Mum told me: "Dagmar is fine. No fever." "You saw her, Mum?" "Of course; I told her about the hospital rules, and she will not expect us until tomorrow. Dad will stop worrying as well. It's a fine hospital. But such floors! A mop is no good. They need a brush."
Exercises
Choose the correct answer to each question:
1. When she took a mop from the small room what Mum really wanted to do was _____.
A. to clean the floor B. to please the nurse
C. to see a patient D. to surprise the story-teller
2. When the nurse talked to Mum she thought Mum was a _____________.
A. nurse B. visitor C. patient D. cleaner
3. After reading the story what can we infer about the hospital?
A. The conditions there aren't very good. B. It has strict rules about visiting hours.
C. It is a children's hospital. D. The nurses and doctors there don't work hard.
4. From the text we know that Dagmar is most likely __________________.
A. the story-teller's sister B. the story-teller's classmate C. Mum's friend D. Dad's boss
5. Which of the following words describes Mum best?
A. strange B. warm-hearted C. clever D. hard-working

結果 (中文) 3:

我们明智的母亲
我们悄悄地走进去，前台的护士甚至没有从书中抬起她的眼睛。妈妈指着一个门的大椅子上，我知道她想我坐下。我看嘴打开惊喜，妈妈脱掉她的帽子和外套让我拿着。她悄悄地走到电梯的小房间里，拿出一个湿拖把。她把过去的桌子拖把和护士看，妈妈点点头说，“非常肮脏的地板。
“是”。我很高兴他们最后决定去打扫，”护士回答说。她奇怪地看着妈妈说，“但你不迟到？”
妈妈只是更用力地推，每次刷拖把把她越走越远的大厅。我看着她直到看不见了，护士转身写在大的书。
很长一段时间后，妈妈回来了。她的眼睛闪闪发光。她很快地把拖把，拉着我的手。当我们走出门，妈妈礼貌地鞠躬向护士说，“谢谢你。”
外，妈妈告诉我：“尤好。没有发烧。”“你看见她，妈妈？”当然；我告诉她医院的规则，她不会期望我们等到明天。爸爸也不会再担心。这是一个很好的医院。但这种地板！拖把是不行的。他们需要一个刷子。”
练习
选择正确答案：
1。当她拿着拖把从什么妈妈真的想做的小房间_____。
A.请护士
C.病人D.地板清洁惊喜的故事
2。当护士告诉妈妈她想妈妈了_____________。
A. B. C. D.护士病人清洁
3游客。读了这个故事后推断医院我们能做什么？
A.那里的条件很不好。它具有严格的规则访问时间。
C.这是一家儿童医院。D.护士和医生不努力工作。
4。从文中我们知道，达格玛是最有可能的__________________。
A.讲故事的姐姐的故事的同学妈妈的朋友D爸爸的老板
5。下面哪个词描述妈妈最好？
A. B. C. D.勤劳聪明的陌生热心