09年中考英语单项突破阅读12 Part Three Passage A Four men who would become fathers were in a hospital waiting room while their wives were in labor (分娩). The nurse arrived and proudly said to the first man, Congratulations, sir. You're the father of twins! What a coincidence (巧合)! I work for the Minnesota Twins Baseball teams! Later the nurse returned and congratulated the second father on the birth of his triplets (三胞胎). Wow! That's unbelievable! I work for the 3M Company. An hour later, the nurse returned to congratulate the third man on the birth of his quadruplets (四胞胎). Surprised, he only could answer, I don't believe it! I work for the Four Seasons Hotel! After this, everyone turned to the fourth man who had just fainted (晕). The nurse ran fast to his side. As he slowly came to himself, they could hear him speak in a very low voice over and over, I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. I should never have taken that job at 7-Eleven. 1.Why were the fathers there? A. They were waiting for their wives. B. They were seeing doctors. C. They were waiting for their babies to be born. D. They were working at men nurses there. 2.Which of the following is true about the third man? |