First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out."
  Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
  Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet."
  "If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked.
  She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"
小題1:"All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.
A.All the sailors gather on deckB.Give your hands to me
C.Put your right hand and left hand on deckD.Shake your hands with me
小題2:When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .
A.he has not grown up yetB.he has not yet got up
C.he has not woke up yetD.he has not yet come upstairs
小題3:When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .
A.was washing his faceB.was having his breakfast
C.was still in an upstairs roomD.was reading a newspaper
小題4:Which do you think is the best title for this article?
A.Three Frenchmen and their English Friends
B.The English Language
C.Three French Stories
D.What a Language!

小題1:A
小題1:B
小題1:C
小題1:D
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