Insomeforeigncountriessomepeopledon'tlikethenumber13.Theydon'tthink13isaluckynumber.Forexampletheydon'tliketoliveonthethirteenthfloor.
MyfriendJackhasgotthesameidea.Hedoesn’tlikethenumber13either.
OnedaymyfriendJackaskedsomefriendstodinner.Mr.andMrs.cameheretoo.Whenallofhisfriendsarrivedheaskedthemtositaroundthedinnertable.Hebegantocountthepeopleinhismindwhiletheywerehavingthedeliciousfood.Suddenlyhecriedout“Ohtherearethirteenpeoplehere!”Everyone'sfaceturnedwhiteexceptMr.Brown.Hesaidslowlywithasmileonhisface“Don'tworrymydearfriends.Wehavefourteenpeoplehere.MywifeMrs.Brownwillhaveababyinafewmonths.She'sinthefamilywaynow.”
Allofthembecamehappyagain.
“Congratulations!”theysaidtoMr.andMrs.Brown.Theyenjoyedthenicefoodandhadagoodtimethatevening.
1.Someforeignersthinkthenumber13is .
A.lucky B.luckily C.unlucky D.unluckily
2.Mr.andMrs.BrownwereJack’s .
A.parents B.friends C.classmates D.relatives
3.Everybody’sfaceturnedwhitewhenthey .
A.sawJack B.sawthefood
C.heardthenumber13 D.weredrinking
4.Thesentence“Sheisinthefamilywaynow”means .
A.sheisgoingtohaveababy B.sheisathome
C.sheisonherwayhome D.sheiscomingfromhomenow
5.Allofthembecamehappyagainbecause .
A.Mr.Browntoldnottoworry B.theyenjoyedthedeliciousfood
C.Mr.Brownwouldhaveababy D.thenumberofpeoplewas14not13