First Frenchman: I once heard someone shout, "Look out," I put my head out of a window and a basin of water fell on me. It seems that "Look out" may mean "don‘t look out."
Second Frenchman: Once I was on a ship and heard the captain shout, "All hands on deck," I put my hands on the deck and someone walked on them.
Third Frenchman: I once visited an English friend early in the morning and the maid who came to the door and said, "He’s not up yet. Come back in half an hour," When I went again for him, she said, "He‘s not down yet."
"If he’s not up and he’s not down, where is he?" I asked.
She said, "He’s still in bed. When I say ‘He’s not up ’ I mean ‘he has not yet got up’. When I say ‘He’s not down ’ I mean ‘he has not yet come downstairs,’"
小题1:"All hands on deck" means “ _______ ”.
A．All the sailors gather on deck
B．Give your hands to me
C．Put your right hand and left hand on deck
D．Shake your hands with me小题2:When the maid said, “He’s not up yet.” She meant that _______ .
A．he has not grown up yet
B．he has not yet got up
C．he has not woke up yet
D．he has not yet come upstairs小题3:When the third Frenchman went back, the English friend _______ .
A．was washing his face
B．was having his breakfast
C．was still in an upstairs room
D．was reading a newspaper小题4:Which do you think is the best title for this article?
A．Three Frenchmen and their English Friends
B．The English Language
C．Three French Stories
D．What a Language!
