Insomeforeigncountries,somepeopledon'tlikethenumber13.Theydon'tthink13isaluckynumber.Forexample,theydon'tliketoliveonthethirteenthfloor.MyfriendJackhasgotthesameidea.Hedoesn'tlikethenumber13,either.Oneday,h
Insomeforeigncountries,somepeopledon'tlikethenumber13.Theydon'tthink13isaluckynumber.Forexample,theydon'tliketoliveonthethirteenthfloor.
MyfriendJackhasgotthesameidea.Hedoesn'tlikethenumber13,either.Oneday,heaskedsomefriendstodinner.Whenallofhisfriendsarrived,heaskedthemtositaroundthedinnertable.Hebegantocountthepeopleinhismindwhiletheywerehavingthedeliciousfood.Suddenly,hecriedout,"Oh,therearethirteenpeoplehere!"Everybody'sfaceturnedwhiteexceptMrBrown.Hesaidslowlywithasmileonhisface,"Don'tworry,mydearfriends!Wehavefourteenpeoplehere.MywifeMrsBrownwillhaveababyinafewweeks.She'sinthefamilywaynow."
Allofthembecamehappyagain.
"Congratulations!"theysaidtoMrsandMrBrown.Theyenjoyedthenicefoodandhadagoodtimethatevening.
()1.___wereaskedtodinnerthatday.
A:JackandIB:someofmyfriendsC:14pepoleD:someofJack“sfriends
()2.Jackbegantocountthepepole___.
A:beforedinnerB:atdinnertimeC:afterdinnerD:whentheycamein
()3.Mydidtheirfacesturnwhitewhenjacksaidtherewere13people?
A:Becausethetablewastoosmall
B:Bacausetheyneededanotherperson
C:Becauseheythought13wasaluckynumber.
D:Becausetheythought13wasanuncluckynumber.