A little job for my Uncle Podger
Everybody in the house had to help when Uncle Podger did a job. When they bought a picture once, Aunt Podger asked, “Now, where shall we put this?”
“Oh, I’ll do it all myself. Don’t worry, ’’ Uncle Podger said. Then he took off his coat to begin.
He sent one of the girls out to buy some nails, and then he sent one of the boys to tell her how big the nails should be. When the nails arrived, he ordered everybody get him the things he need to put the picture onto the wall.
Then he climbed up a chair and lifted the picture up. .. and he dropped it. He tried to catch the glass …and he cut himself. He looked for something to put around his finger, and he could find nothing. So he danced around the house, and shouted at everybody.
Half an hour later, the finger got tied up and they had bought new glass, and everything was ready. Uncle Podger tried again. Everybody stood around him. They were all very nervous and ready to help.
When Uncle Podger was trying to find the place on the wall where he was going to put the picture, he suddenly fell off the chair onto the piano. His head and his body hit the piano at the same time. The music was beautiful, but Uncle Podger’s words were not! Aunt Maria was not pleased. She didn’t want the children to listen to those terrible words. She said next time Uncle Podger was going to put a picture on the wall, she would live with her mother for a week.
Uncle Podger got up and tried again, and at midnight the picture was on the wall. It was not very straight, and everyone was very tired and unhappy. Uncle Podger looked at the picture proudly and said, “You see, it was only a little job!”
【小题1】That day, Uncle Podger wanted to ________.| A．buy a picture | B．hang a picture | C．draw a picture | D．break a picture |
| A．A nail. | B．A ladder. | C．A hammer. | D．A chair. |
| A．a chair | B．a piano | C．glasses | D．Aunt Podger |
| A．Uncle Podger hurt himself | B．she was very tired |
| C．Uncle Podger said unpleasant words in front of children | D．the job took too long |
| A．tired and angry | B．tired but happy | C．happy and excited | D．angry and sad |
| A．silly | B．clever | C．gentle | D．friendly |
