Readingcomprehension.
NotlongagoIwasinvitedouttodinnerbyagirlcalledJane.IhavemetJaneonlytwiceandshewas
verybeautiful.
Iwasverypleased."Shelovesme"Ithought."Iamsorryatsuchshortnotice."ShesaidwhenIarrived
"butwesuddenlyknewthereweregoingtobethirteenpeopleatthetablesowehadtofindsomeoneelse."
Believingthatthenumber13isunluckyisatypicalofsuperstition.RecentlyIcameacrossalittlegroupof
worriedpeople.Theygatheredroundamanlyingonthepavement(人行道)besidearoadinLondon.They
werewaitingforanambulanceforthemanhadbeenknockeddownbyapassingtaxi.Hehadstappedoff
thepavementandintothestreetinordernottowalkunderaladder(梯子).ToseeablackcatinEnglandis
lucky.ButifyouseeablackcatinIndiaitisconsideredveryunlucky.Thereifyouareabouttosetouton
alongjourneyandsomeonesneezesyoushouldnotgo.Ifyoubreakamirroryouwillhavesevenyear's
badluck.Justsuperstitionofcourse.
1.Janeinvitedthewriterouttodinnerbecause____.
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A:shelikedhim
B:shewantedtohavetwelvepeopleatthetable
C:shewantedtomarryhim
D:shewantedtohavefourteenpeopleatthetable
2.Amanwasknockeddownbyapassingtaxiasaresultofhis____.
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A:slowspeed
B:badluck
C:carelessness
D:superstition
3.Towalkunderaladderisconsideredunluckyin____.
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A:England
B:India
C:theU.S.A
D:Japan
4.In____ifsomeonesneezeswhenyoustartonajourneyyoumightbeunlucky.
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A:England
B:India
C:theU.S.A
D:Japan
5.Thewriter____superstition.
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A:believesin
B:likes
C:disbelievesin
D:makesothersbelievein
6.Theword"superstition"means____.
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A:迷信
B:信仰
C:笃信
D:敬重
7.Thephrase"comeacross"means____.
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A:来到
B:遇到