My water Thinks So

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　　My water Thinks So
        　　　　Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on that block.
        　　　　"Excuse me," I said to him. "Are you Number One?"
        　　　　He smiled and replied, "My wife thinks so!"
        　　Notes:
        　　　　(1) water meter n.水表
        　　　　(2) unfamiliar adj.不熟悉的
        　　　　(3) come upon偶遇（等于come across）
        　　　　(4) Number One第一；一号
        　　Exercises:
        　　根据短文回答下列问题：
        　　　　① Where was the author?
        　　　　② What was the author doing?
        　　　　③ What problem did he encounter?
        　　　　④ What was the elderly man doing?
        　　　　⑤ Did the elderly man really understand what the author meant?
        　　我老婆这样认为
        　　　　在城区陌生地段查读水表时，我发现一处房子没有门牌号。接着，我看到这个街区的第一幢房子前有一位老人在养花。
        　　　　“打扰，”我对他说，“您是第一（号）吗？”
        　　　　他笑了，回答说：“我老伴是这样认为的。”
        　　练习参考答案：
        　　　　① In an unfamiliar part of town.
        　　　　② He was reading water meters.
        　　　　③ He came upon a house with no number.
        　　　　④ He was gardening.
        　　　　⑤ No, he didn't.