Question

　Bill and his family has been living in the six－family building for years.All the neighbours got along fairly well with each other until recently.

An old man and his wife used to live on the second floor.Bill’s mother and the old lady were good friends.Unfortunately the lady died last month.Her husband could not live alone,so he had his grandson move over and live with him.

The grandson has become a problem to all the neighbours,especially to Bill’s family.The walls of the building are thin and he is noisy.Bill is used to peace and quiet but the young man likes to listen to the radio late at night.Sometimes friends of his visit and they make a lot of noise.That is too much for Bill’s family.

Bill’s mother once asked the old man politely if he was able to sleep well at night,but obviously the man didn’t understand what she meant.If he did and spoke to his grandson,the young man obviously didn’t listen,since things haven’t changed any.Everyone in Bill’s family agrees that something must be done though they don’t want to hurt the kind old man.

Bill’s family got angry because ________.

A.the old lady had died

B.a young man moved in

C.the old man could not live alone

D.the grandson made a lot of noise

Which of the following statements is true?

A.The old man could not live without his wife’s help.

B.The old man and his wife were sometimes making trouble too.

C.Bill’s mother was kind to her neighbours.

D.Bill’s mother was the only one who likes the young man.

It seems that ________to solve the problem.

A.anyone is able                                                      B.only the grandfather is going

C.Bill’s mother is able                                             D.nobody is likely

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】C

【小題3】D

解析:

【小題1】文章第三段介紹，這位老太太死后，老人的孫子搬來住，對鄰居尤其對于比爾家里人來說直是一個麻煩，因?yàn)樗�太吵鬧。

【小題2】從最后一段的敘述中也能看出，比爾的母親對人非常善良，即使對老人的孫子不滿，也并沒有直接提出來。

【小題3】從最后一段可知，鄰居們不想傷害這位好心的老人，所以不知怎么做才好。