Question

When I was a child, I didn’t have hair on my head. I liked to watch my friends play. I would join them now and then, but I liked watching them better. Every day, we could see an old man walk by our playground, carrying an umbrella. He had big ears and a bald head. The moment my friends saw him pass by, they would shout, “Hey, deaf and dumb, what’s the time?” They told me that he could not hear or speak.

It was early evening, I was standing at the gate of my house when I saw the old man coming. I was alone. There were no friends around to shout the usual words of “greeting”. But how could I let this man walk by without saying anything?” So for the first time, I asked in a soft voice, “Hey, deaf and dumb, what’s the time?”

The old man looked at me. Then he looked at his watch and answered, “It’s five thirty.” I ran inside the house and never shouted at the man after that.

1.What does the underlined word “dumb”mean？

A.啞的 B.聾的 C.白癡的 D.瘸的

2.Where did I see the old man that day?

A.In the playground. B.At the school gate.

C.At the gate of my house. D.Near the playground.

3.Which of the following ones is TRUE according to the passage?

A.I enjoyed playing with my friends

B.We could see an old man walk by the school gate every day

C.The old man didn’t tell the time that day.

D.The old man could hear and speak.

Answer 1