After her husband had gone to work, Mrs. Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too excited to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy-dress party with her husband. She intended to dress up as a ghost（幽灵） and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to try it on. Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very effective. After putting it on, Mrs. Richards went downstairs. She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to wear.
Just as Mrs. Richards was entering the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew that it must be the baker. She had told him to come straight in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the kitchen table. Not wanting to frighten the poor man, Mrs. Richards quickly hid in the small storeroom under the stairs. She heard the front door open and heavy footsteps in the hall. Suddenly the door of the storeroom was opened and a man entered. Mrs. Richards realized that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to read the meter. She tried to explain the situation, saying “ It’s only me”, but it was too late. The man let out a cr
y and jumped back several paces. When Mrs. Richards walked towards him, he fled（逃走）, slamming（砰然关上） the door behind him.
小题1:.
Mrs. Richards went upstairs becau
se .
A．she did not need to do any housework
B．she still had to finish the costume she was going to wear
C．she wanted to change her clothes before doing the housework
D．she wanted to change into her fancy-dress costume小题2:.
. What do you think of Mrs. Richards’ costume?
A．She had the costume made tonight.
B．It was comfortable to wear.
C．It didn’t work because it was made of only a sheet.
D．It was effective for the fancy dress.小题3:.
. By saying “ It’s only me”, Mrs. Richards hoped .
A．the man would realize she was alone
B．to persuade the man he was seeing a ghost
C．the man would recognize her
D．the man would not close the door of the storeroom小题4:.
Suppose you are the man from the Electricity Board, how do you feel in that situation?
A．Satisfied
B．Frightened
C．Worried
D．Disappointed.
