Story 1

    Julia said to Sam， "I will either ask you ten easy questions or one．really difficult question． Think well before you choose． If you behave well， I'll give you a candy．" Sam thought for a while and said， "My choice is one really difficult question．" "Now tell me this： ‘What comes first， Day or Night？，" Sam said with a smile， "It's Day， mom．"

    "Why？" Julia asked．

    "Sorry， you promised me that you will not ask me a SECOND difficult question!'

    Story 2

    Steve entered a doctor's room． He looked very unhappy．

    "Doctor，" he said， "you must help me． I swallowed（吞）a cent a month ago．"

    "Oh， my god!" said the doctor． "Why have you waited so long？ Why didn't you come to me on the day you swallowed it？"

    "To tell you the truth， Doctor，" Steve replied， ‘‘I didn't need the money so badly then．"

    Story 3

    In a cinema during a performance Linda gets up， makes her way along the row of seats and goes out into the restroom．

    A few minutes later she returns and asks the man sitting at the heading of the row，"Excuse me， was it your foot I stepped（踩）on when I was going out a moment ago？"

    "Yes， but it doesn't matter． It didn't hurt at all．"

    "Oh， no， it isn't that． I only want to make sure that this is my row．"

（1）What's the relationship between Julia and Sam？　　

A． Classmates．

B． Friends．

C． Sister and brother．

D． Mother and son．

（2）How long has the cent stayed in Steve's stomach？　　

A． For one day．

B． For one week．

C． For one month．

D． For one year．

（3）Linda asked the man the question in order to　　．

A． say "sorry" to him

B． say "hello" to him

C． say "goodbye" to him

D． make sure that it was her row