这个作业怎么做?阅读理解.阅读理解.OneeveningIwentoutandleftmy17-year-oldsonandhisgirlfriendinchargeofhis8-year-oldbrotherand4-year-oldsister.Ileftwithcompleteconfidencethattheolderchildrenwould
这个作业怎么做?阅读理解.
阅读理解. OneeveningIwentoutandleftmy17-year-oldsonandhisgirlfriendinchargeofhis8-year-old
brotherand4-year-oldsister.Ileftwithcompleteconfidencethattheolderchildrenwoulddoa
wonderfuljobofbabysittingtheyoungerchildren.Later,IdiscoveredthatIwascompletelywrong.
Ihaddecidedtoreturnhomeearlierthanplannedsothatmysonandhisgirlfriendcouldgoout.I
calledhomewiththishappynews.Butinsteadofhearinghischeerful,gratefulvoiceontheotherend
oftheline,allIheardwasthesoundofatelephoneringing.
Itwas,Ishouldpointout,after10p.m.,whenthetwoyoungerchildrenshouldhavebeeninbed,
andwhenthetwoolderchildrenshouldhavebeenansweringthephone."I'llgivehimalesson,"Isaid.
Idecidedtheymustbeoutside.Whytheymightbeoutsideat10:30onawinternightIhadnoidea,
butitwastheonlyexplanationIcouldcomeupwith.
Finally,indesperation(绝望),Icalledhisgirlfriend'shouse.Hisgirlfriendanswered."Yes,"shesaid
brightly,"He'srighthere."
Hecameonthephone.Iwasnotmyusualcalm,patient.Afterall,oneoftherulesofsurvivalfor
modernparentsisthatyoucan'ttrustmodernteenagers."Wherearethechildren?"Isaid.Hesaidthey
werewithhim.Theyhaddonenothingwrong.Mysonhadtakentheyoungerchildrenovertohisgirlfriend'shousejustforicecreamandcake.Well,itturnsoutthatIshouldn'thavebelievedit.Itwasonlypart
ofthetruth.
ThefollowingSaturdayeveningwewereatmyparents'home,celebratingmybirthday.Myoldest
songavemethechildren'sgifts-aseriesoflovelycolorphotographsofmychildren,dressedintheirbest
clothes,andwearingtheirmostwonderfulexpressions.Theyarepicturestotreasurealifetime,alltaken
bythefatherofmyson'sgirlfriend.1.Theauthorwentoutandlefthereldestsoninchargeoftheyoungerchildrenbecause_____.A.sheknewthathisgirlfriendwasagoodbaby-sitter
B.shebelievedhecouldtakegoodcareoftheyounger