It was Christmas, and there was a big party in the house. Guests(客人) came and went, but the party went on. Then the bell rang. Several people shouted, “Come in!” A small man opened the front door and came in. Nobody knew him but the host(主人) went to meet him and took him to have a drink. The man sat there happily for an hour and a half and drank. Then suddenly he stopped and looked at the host. “Do you know?” he said. “Nobody asked me to the party. I don’t know you. I don’t know your wife and I don’t know any of your guests. My wife and I wanted to go out in our car, but one of your guests’ car was in front of our gate, so I came here to find him and my wife is waiting in our car for me to come back.”
1. When the bell rang, the guests______.
A. were shouting
B. were singing and dancing
C. were enjoying themselves
D. were waiting for the small man.
2. The host______after the small man came in.
A. was glad to see him
B. asked him to have a drink
C. didn’t find him
D. knew who he was
3. The small man knew______in the house.
A. one of the people
B. some of the people
C. all the people
D. none of the people
4. The small man went to the house______.
A. to find a man
B. to have a drink
C. to have a party
D. to see what was happening
5. Perhaps the small man’s wife got angry because______.
A. he drank too much
B. he couldn’t find the man
C. he didn’t take her to the party
D. he kept her waiting for a long time
参考答案：
1. C 采用排除法可得出铃响时客人们玩得很开心，故选C。
2. B 由短文第六句Nobody knew him but the host went to meet him and took him to have a drink.可知，这个男人进屋后，主人邀请他喝酒。
3. D 由这个男人和主人的对话可知他不认识这个房子里的任何一个人。
4. A 由短文最后一句…so I came here to find him…可知，他进屋是为了找一个人。
5. D 由这个男人和主人的对话可知他的妻子还在车里等他回去，而他已经喝了一个半小时的酒，所以他的妻子可能因为等待了太长时间而生气。