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        　　　　My five-year-old son was not picking up his toys while I was preparing dinner as I had asked him. When I inquired why he wasn't doing his chores, he said that he didn't feel like it. Exasperated, I said, "Where would you be right now if I didn't feel like making dinner?"
        　　　　He thought for a moment and then replied, " A restaurant?"
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) pick up捡起；拾起
        　　　　(2) chore n.杂务；不愉快的工作
        　　　　(3) exasperated adj.愤怒的；恼火的
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文回答下列问题：
        　　　　① How old was the son?
        　　　　② What was the mother doing when she asked her son to pick up his toys?
        　　　　③ Why didn't the son do as his mother had asked him?
        　　　　④ How did the mother feel when her son replied that he didn't feel like it?
        　　　　⑤ Why did the son think that he would be at a restaurant?
        　　出色的回答
        　　　　我在准备晚饭的时候，我叫年仅五岁的儿子把玩具都收拾起来。当我问他为什么没做他的差事时，他说他不想做。我感到有些恼火，就对他说：“要是我说我不想做晚饭，这时你会在哪里呢？”
        　　　　他略加思索便回答说：“在饭店里？”
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　    ① Five years old.
        　　　　② She was preparing dinner.
        　　　　③ Because he didn't feel like it.
        　　　　④ She was exasperated.
        　　　　⑤ Because he thought that if his mother were not preparing dinner and they would have to eat, the only place to go to was a restaurant.