Terry Thomas has a very boring job ,although it pays very well .What Terry does is sitting in a rowboat all day long .He makes $ 16.37 an hour ,which is certainly an excellent wage for sitting in a little boat and doing nothing.

The boat stays all day under a bridge that is being rebuilt. There is a distance of about 100 feet between the boat and the workers on the bridge overhead. The rest of Terry’s fellow workers are up on the bridge working . Terry’s job is to rescue anyone who falls off the bridge into the water. So far, no one has given him anything to do .Although he’s delighted that none of his companions has fallen into the water, he also admits that the job is very boring because there is nothing to do.

No one on the work crew really wants duty on the boat. But the job is a union requirement ,and it must be filled. To quality for the job, a person must be an excellent swimmer and have training in lifesaving skills. Only a few men on the work crew meet those standards. Before Terry took the boat job, several others had it and gave up because they found it so tedious.

What does Terry do in his little boat all day? He spends a good bit of time making sure that his suntan lotion is adequate for the job of protecting his skin. He reads and listens to the radio .Each day he looks forward to lunch and then to quitting time.

1.What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Job                     B．The Man in a Rowboat

C．A Job of Great Skill             D．Hard Physical Labor

2.Another word for the underlined word “tedious” is             .

A．difficult      B．boring         C．serious        D．tiring

3.Terry uses the suntan lotion because              .

A．he likes the smell                                 B．he’s out in the sun all day

C．his shirt is torn                                  D．it keeps the fly away

4.The best part of Terry’s job is            .

A．the books they give him          B．getting to work with his friends

C．the chance of promotion          D．the pay, lunch, and quitting time

Terry Thomas has a very boring job, although it pays very well. What Terry does is sitting in a rowboat all day long. He makes $ 16.37 an hour, which is certainly an excellent wage for sitting in a little boat and doing nothing

The boat stays all day under a bridge that is being rebuilt. There is a distance of about 100 feet between the boat and the workers on the bridge overhead. The rest of Terry’s fellow workers are up on the bridge working. Terry’s job is to rescue anyone who falls off the bridge into the water. So far, no one has given him anything to do. Although he’s delighted that none of his companions has fallen into the water, he also admits that the job is very boring because there is nothing to do

No one on the work crew really wants duty on the boat. But the job is a union requirement, and it must be filled. To quality for the job, a person must be an excellent swimmer and have training in lifesaving skills. Only a few men on the work crew meet those standards. Before Terry took the boat job, several others had it and gave up because they found it so tedious.

What does Terry do in his little boat all day? He spends a good bit of time making sure that his suntan lotion is adequate for the job of protecting his skin. He reads and listens to the radio .Each day he looks forward to lunch and then to quitting time

1．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A Boring Job                      B．The Man in a Rowboat

C．A Job of Great Skill            D．Hard Physical Labor

2．Another word for the underlined word “tedious” is ______

A．difficult           B．boring          C．serious           D．tiring

3．Terry uses the suntan lotion because _______

A．he likes the smell                       B．he’s out in the sun all day

C．his shirt is torn                      D．it keeps the fly away

4．The best part of Terry’s job is _____

A．the books they give him             B．getting to work with his friends

C．the chance of promotion            D．the pay, lunch, and quitting time