One day a few years ago, a very funny thing happened to a neighbor of mine. He is a teacher at one of
London's big medical schools. He had finished his teaching for the summer term and was at the airport on
his way to Russia to give a lecture.
He had put a few clothes and his lecture notes in his shoulder bag, and he had put Rupert, the skeleton
(人体骨架) to be used in his lecture, in a large brown suitcase. At the airport desk, he suddenly thought
that he had forgotten to buy a newspaper. He left his suitcase near the desk and went over to the shop.
When he got back, he discovered that someone had taken his suitcase by mistake. He often wonders
what they said when they got home and found Rupert.
1. Who wrote the story?
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A. Rupert's teacher.
B. The neighbor's teacher.
C. A medical school teacher.
D. The teacher's neighbor.
2. Why did the teacher put a skeleton in his suitcase?
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A. He needed it for the summer term in London.
B. He needed it for the lecture he was going to give.
C. He wanted to take it to Russia for medical research.
D. He wanted to take it home as he had finished his teaching.
3. What happened at the airport?
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A. The skeleton went missing.
B. The skeleton was stolen.
C. The teacher forgot his suitcase.
D. The teacher took the wrong suitcase.
4. Which of the following best tells the teacher's feeling about the incident?
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A. He was angry.
B. He thinks it very funny.
C. He feels helpless without Rupert.
D. He feels good without Rupert.
5. Which of the following might have happened afterwards?
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A. The teacher got back the suitcase but not Rupert.
B. The teacher got back neither the suitcase nor Rupert.
C. The teacher got back Rupert but not the suitcase.
D. The teacher got back both the suitcase and Rupert.
