I was in the middle of a sweet dream when a noise startled me. Bam! Bam! It sounded like a hammer pounding on a tough nail. Bam! Bam! BAM! Who could be hammering at three in the morning? It must be Charlie again, making another invention.
Just as I was putting on my slippers and clothes, the noise changed. I sat at the edge of my bed and listened. Tick! Tick! Tick! It reminded me of my first wristwatch. Its regular pace had always helped mc fall asleep.
I started dozing off, dangerously leaning to the left, when the ticking stopped. It was now replaced by a buzz, similar to the noise coming from a beehive in midsummer, only louder. I shivered I’m allergic to bees ! Even just thinking about it or hearing a bee like sound makes me swell.
“That’s it!” I shouted, now wide awake, “I can’t take it anymore!” I marched to the next apartment and knocked. My neighbor immediately opened the door. His curly brown hair was sticking up every which way. He wore baggy striped pants and a loose shirt.
“Hi, there, Lucy! What’s up?” he asked.
I pointed at my noiseless watch. “Do you know what time it is?”
He grabbed my arm and glanced at my timepiece. “Oh, my! I didn’t realize it was that late. I’m busy working on a machine that can cure insomnia(失眠). It’s almost finished. You want to see it?” I should have known. His last invention was supposed to get rid of bad smells, but it was powered by rotten eggs.
【小题1】What made the author sleepy again?| A．The ticking sound. |
| B．The coming of the bees. |
| C．The smell of the rotten eggs. |
| D．His neighbors silence. |
| A．He was inventing a wristwatch. |
| B．He was working with the bees. |
| C．He was making a new machine. |
| D．He was fixing a broken clock. |
| A．Scared. |
| B．Surprised. |
| C．Annoyed. |
| D．Disappointed. |
| A．It doesn’t work. |
| B．It makes a loud noise. |
| C．It gives give off terrible smells while working. |
| D．It is the latest machine that can cure insomnia. |
