5年级英语课外阅读1”.pptVIP

A Sad Story Jim met two friends in the street. “Come back to my apartment for a meal，”he said.You can see the whole of the city from my bedroom window. His two friends agreed and they went back with Jim to the apartment building where he lived on the 40th floor. When they arrived,however,the elevator was out of order. Im sorry,Jim said,well have to walk. But its forty floors!they said. Well talk as we climb,Jim said.You can tell me the new jokes youve heard and when we get to my apartment Ill tell you a story.His friends agreed and they started to climb the forty flights of stairs.At last they reached the top floor and were standing outside the door of Jim apartment. Now tell us a good story,his friends said. Jim looked at them sadly and said,Once upon a time there was a man who met two friends.He invited them to his apartment on the fortieth floor.The elevator wasnt working and they had to climb forty flights of stairs.When they reached the fortieth floor he put his hand in his pocket for the key to the door of his apartment.It wasnt there.Then he remembered where it was.It was in his car. New Words and Expressions apartment n. 公寓 whole adj. 全部的 window n. 窗,窗户 agree v. 同意,赞同 elevator n. 电梯 out of order 坏了 climb v. 攀,爬 joke n. 笑话 key n. 钥匙, 答案 EXERCISE 1.Choose the best answer a,b,c or d,to these questions about the story. A. Jim met two friends in (a) an apartment. (b) his bedroom. (c) an elevator. (d) the street. d B. Jim wanted his friends to see (a) his apartment. (b) the city. (c) a picture in his bedroom. (d) his car. a C. Jim and his friends climbed forty flights of stairs because (a) they were telling jokes. (b) the elevator was not working. (c) Jim did not have his keys. (d) his apartment was on the fortieth floor. b D. When they reached the fortiet