moving was out of the question. I couldn’t have moved even if I’d wanted to .” I realized that he was serious. “I was relying on you to call a doctor as soon as you came home.” Jack went on.” It hasn’t bitten me yet but I daren’t do anything to upset it. It might wake up. I’m sick of this,” he said, ：” I took it for granted that you would have come home an hour ago.”
There was no time to argue or apologize for being late. I looks at him as encouragingly as I could and went out to telephone the doctor.
1. When he got home, Neville found that ______?
A. Jack had fallen asleep while reading B. Jack had been reading for some time C. Jack’s light was not turned off D. Jack was ready to answer the door 2. The underlined phrase out of the question means _______.
A. impossible B. no problem C. no doubt D. without difficulty 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Neville and Jack lived in the same house B. Neville thought that Jack had fallen ill C. Neville really believed that Jack was not making a joke D. Neville refused to argue or to make an apology for coming late 4. The reason why Neville thought that Jack must be ill is that Jack _______.
A. asked Neville to take off his shoes B. made a gesture to show the presence of the snake
C. was afraid to upset the snake sleeping between the sheets D. behaved strangely as if he was badly hurt 5. According to the passage, Neville should have been home at _______. A. 7p. m B. 8p. m C. 9p. m D. midnight 62、（1分）
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