阅读理解My cousin, John, is a university student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed there for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long
阅读理解My cousin, John, is a university student. Last year he went to Italy and stayed there for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday because he never has any money.
“How did you manage it, John” I asked. “I thought you were going to stay for two weeks,”
“It was easy,” John answered. “I got a job.”
“A job!” I exclaimed. “What did you do?”
“I gave English lessons to a grocer,” John answered. “His name is Luigi. We have become great friends.”
“But you’re not a teacher,” I said.
“I told Luigi I couldn’t teach,” John explained. “But he insisted on having conversation lessons. He wanted to practice his English. He has a lot of American customers, so it is important for him to speak English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return he gave me a room, three meals a day and a little pocket money.”
“Did your pupil learn much English?” I asked.
“I don’t know,” John said. “But I learned a lot of Italian!”
1. The cousin of the author is _________.
A)a university student
B) an Italian grocer
C) a tour guide
D) a news reporter
2. How long did John spend in Italy?
A)A week.
B)Two weeks.
C) A month.
D) Two months.
3. The author thought John could not have spent such a long holiday because _________.
A) John did not have money with him
B)John did not like Italy very much
C)John was traveling all by himself
D)John would miss his family very much
4. What do we know about John’s job?
A) John was paid well for his English lessons.
B) John gave English conversation lessons to an Italian.
C) Luigi learned a lot of English from his American customers.
D)Luigi did not know any English before John taught him.
5. What do we know about Luigi?
A) He showed John around during his stay in Italy.
B) He was angry because he learned nothing from John.
C)Every day he spent some time teaching John Italian.
D) He did not care whether John had teaching experience or not.
6. What does the underlined word “exclaimed” (Para. 4) probably mean?
A) cry out
B) laugh
C)answer
D)stand up