unin5 Advertise 习题课（通用2篇）
unin5 Advertise 习题课 篇1
（整个练习紧扣课文内容及知识点，建议教师选用）
I.单项填空: 从A,B,C,D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.
1. We have ____ in the local newspaper for new secretary, but we haven’t had any replies yet.
A. advised B. advertised C. announced D. noticed (Key:B)
2.---- Wokers in this company are not doing their duties.
---- Advanced ways of management must be____ to make things better.
A. brought down B. brought in
C. brought on D. brought up (Key:B)
3. I don’t wait to buy the coat. For ______ thing I don’t like the colour, and for ______, the price is too___.
A. one; another; high B. a; the other; expensive
C. one; another; expensive D. one; other; low
(Key:A)
4.---- She is very tired.
---- So she is. She ___ letters all day.
A. is typing B. was typing
C. has typed D. has been typing (Key:D)
5. They suggested that the doctor ____ be sent for at once.
A. referred to B. referred
C. refer to D. referring to (Key:A)
6.----Are there any English storybooks for us students in the library?
----There are only a few _____
A. if some B. if any C. if many . D. if ever (Key:B)
7. Once you have made a promise, you must ____.
A. carry it on B. carry it out
C . keep it up . D. get it through (Key:A)
8.---- Why is he so ______?
---- He’s just had some photos taken of himself with a______ actor.
A .excited ; handsome B.exciting ; beautiful
C.disappointed ; handsom D. disappointing; pretty (Key:A).
9. It’s a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them _______.
A . proper1y B .repeated1y
C . clearly D . usually (Key:B)
10.. The scientists ______ thousands of chemicals before they found the right one.
A. were trying out B. had tried on
C. have tried on D. had tried out (Key:D)
11. ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
A. Being founded B.It was founded
C. Founded D. Founding (Key:C)
12. The 1ong-1asting meeting, filled with arguments and quarrels, ended in disorder, ______ no conclusion.
A. reached B. to reach C. reaching D. would reach (Key:C)
13. _____ , people don’t feel it hard to live through the winter.
A. Supplied all kinds of vegetables
B. All kinds of vegetables supplied with
C. All kinds of vegetables supplied
D. Supplying all kinds of vegetables(Key:C)
II.完形填空：
At the time when Bill and Rose married, neither of them had much money. So they were 31 to buy a house or flat. For the first years of their 32 life, they, therefore, 33 in rented (租凭的) flats. Then Bill’s father died and 34 him some money, so they bought a house. When they moved into it for the first time, one of Bill’s 35 sent him a bottle of wine as a present to celebrate his entry (住进) into the first house he had owned. Bill and Rose had a lot of work to do, getting their things 36 , arranging the furniture, getting curtains and all the rest, so they 37 about the bottle of wine. In fact, they 38 it away in a cupboard without even unpacking (拿出) it. Bill and Rose already had two 39 when they moved into their new house, and a few months later, the third was born. When Rose came home from the 40 with the baby. Bill 41 some friends round to 42 its arrival, and they had a wonderful 43 , with plenty to eat and to drink. After the party had been on for some time, however, Bill found that the wine was 44 . 45 , he remembered the bottle which his friend had given him when they had moved into the new house and which was still lying unpacked in a 46 somewhere in the house. He found it with some difficulty and 47 it into the living-room where his 48 were sitting. When he had unwrapped the bottle, he saw a card tied to it, so he took it and read it 49 to others. 50 said “Bill, take good care of this one—it is the first one that is really yours.”
31. A. unable B. trying C. advised D. expected
[解析]文章说“他们刚结婚时谁也没钱”，因此买房子是不可能的，根据意思选择unable。
答案：A
32. A. happy B. married C. sad D. bitter
[解析]文章没有提起他们的生活如何，所以，描绘生活好坏的词语应加以排除。
答案：B
33. A. moved B. succeeded C. lived D. gave 答案：C
34. A. carried B. brought C. sent D. left
[解析] “leave him some money”, “给他留了一笔钱”。 答案：D
35. A. nieces B. workers C. friends D. classmates 答案：C
36. A. unpacked B. prepared C. tied D. sold
[解析]由下文“In fact, they put it away in a cupboard without even unpacking it.” 可知。答案：A
37. A. forgot B. thought C. looked D. cared 答案：A
38. A. sent B. put C. took D. kept
[解析]put away“收拾好”，take away“拿走”。 答案：B
39. A. fathers B. daughters C. children D. dogs
答案：C
40. A. prison B. police station C. shop D. hospital
[解析]根据意思推测，刚生完孩子，应该从医院归来。 答案：D
41. A. demanded B. expected C. invited D. wished
[解析]好事应该予以庆贺，邀请别人来，体现了当时愉快的心情。
答案：C
42. A. join in B. celebrate C. attend D. drank 答案：B
43. A. party B. time C. day D. rest [解析]由下文可知。
答案：A
44. A. served B. finished C. prepared D. bought
[解析]就是因为酒已喝完，才想起朋友送来的那瓶酒。答案：B
45. A. And B. Therefore C. Luckily D. Although 答案：C
46. A. cupboard B. box C. table D. living-room 答案：A
47. A. sent B. brought C. fetched D. led
[解析] brought 指带客人们到吃饭的地方。答案：B
48. A. family B. wife C. guests D. workers 答案：C
49. A. silent B. loud C. aloud D. calm
[解析]在此只有aloud, loud为副词，排除A, D, read aloud, “大声读”。答案：C
50. A. He B. Which C. They D. It [解析]it指“卡片”。
答案：D
III..Reading comprehension.
A
Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements , or ads, try to get consumers(消费者) to buy certain brands(品牌) . Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can. sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal(麦片) , or see a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.
For example, you probab1y do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probably many cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelf for another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it.
Advertising must get attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.
1. What is discussed in this passage?
A. The content of modern advertising.
B. The skills of modern advertising.
C. The results of modern advertising.
D. The writing of modern advertising. (Key:B)
2. According to the passage, a good advertisement should .
A. be both persuasive and effective
B. give people useful information
C. show people a product
D. show people a new idea of a product (Key:A)
3. From the passage, we know that .
A. modern advertising has less effect on customers
B. once customers see ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy it
C. cereal can make people strong
D. cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people (Key:D)
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.
B. Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.
C. It’s impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.
D. Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements. (Key:A)
C
Ambassador Hotel
Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities to the full.
Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 a. m. to 9: 30 a.m. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed.
Lunch: 12:00a.m. to2:30p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day; phone the reception desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.
Telephones
To make a phone call, dial 0 for Reception and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths near the Reception Desk.. Early calls should be booked with reception.
Laundry
We have a laundry in the hotel, and will wash iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them
Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
1. You would see this notice _________ .
A. in a hotel bar
B. in a hotel dining room
C. in a bedroom of a large international hotel
D. in the entrance of a small family hotel (Key: C)
2. What should you do if you have arrived to stay at the hotel at 2 a.m. and want something to eat?
A. Go to the hotel shop.
B. Go to the hotel bar.
C. Hang a message outside your door.
D. Phone Reception. (Key: D)
3. What should you do when you come back to the hotel to make an important call and see a lot of people around the Reception desk?
A. Go to your room and phone from there.
B. Ask at the Reception desk.
C. Use one of the telephones in the entrance hall.
D. Go out again and look for a public phone box
(Key: C)
4. What do you think a room staff’s last job is before he goes off duty at 6 p.m.?
A. Lay the tables in the dining room.
B. Check the bedroom doors.
C. Start preparing the breakfast.
D. Wake any of the guests who have asked for early calls.
(Key: B)
D
Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
1. The results of the test show that ______
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.
B. breakfast has much to do with people’s health.
C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast
D. breakfast only affects those who work with their brains .(Key: A)
2. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.
A. not lose weight B. be healthier
C. gain weight D. lose weight (Key: D)
3. We can infer from the passage that _____
A. one can work better without breakfast.
B. morning diet will do good to your health.
C. reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight.
D. breakfast is more important than lunch and supper. (Key: C)
4. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Good Breakfast B. Why Eating Breakfast?
C.No eating, No gaining D. What is breakfast
(Key: B)
探究活动
BIG！
我刚来美国时，在肿瘤研究所研制一种肿瘤疫苗，已在病人身上试用了，我自认为我的实验技术是很好的。所以有一次我的老板对我说："The experiment's very big."我随口答道："No,It's very small for me."老板用奇怪的眼光看着我说："The vaccine have been tested by patient."(疫苗已给病人试用了)
[回家查辞典，开开big在这里是什么意思]
我突然感到不好意思，赶快回去问美国技术员，他们告诉我这是很重要的意思（important）,老板只是告诉我要仔细，我却误会了。
我再去查了字典才知道，这个简单的小字在美国俚语中用法很多，如：big men(重要人物)、make big(飞黄腾达)、go over big（走红）等。
Have a turkey on one's back
感恩节在美国朋友Bob家聚会。Bob 夫妇每年都会邀请亲朋好友去他们家，大家互相都很熟了，要是谁没来，大家都会问为什么。有个朋友Audun能吃能喝说，大家都很喜欢他。可是这次Audun 迟迟未到，我建议是否打个电话过去催一催。 Bob说不必了，"He's got turkey on his back."
我一听纳闷了。Bob不是已经在烤turkey了吗？Audun为何还要再背只turkey来呢？
[让学生回家查辞典，探究答案]
原来Bob已打过电话，知道Audun那天已喝多了点，恐怕来不及了。Have a turkey on one's back是喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾的意思。当然我们都知道Audun只是贪杯而已，他可不会去吸毒的。
You Have Matches?
一次， 我有机会上豪华游轮观光，自酒吧台拿两杯鸡尾酒想回房间享受，途中遇到一位女士，她看看我后笑着说："You have matches?"我一愣，答复她说："很抱歉，我15年前就戒烟了，我没有火柴。"她立该会意到我误解了她的意思，好像是有点抱歉地说："It's a joke."双方就相互尴尬一笑分开了。
[让学生先自己查找答案]
事后在晚餐桌上聊天，趁机问一位美国朋友，他解释说："因为她看你两手都忙，就故意开玩笑跟你要火柴，是个非常普通的笑话，不但没有恶意，还有问你需不需要帮忙的意思。
unin5 Advertise 习题课 篇2
（整个练习紧扣课文内容及知识点，建议教师选用）
I.单项填空: 从A,B,C,D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案.
1. We have ____ in the local newspaper for new secretary, but we haven’t had any replies yet.
A. advised B. advertised C. announced D. noticed (Key:B)
2.---- Wokers in this company are not doing their duties.
---- Advanced ways of management must be____ to make things better.
A. brought down B. brought in
C. brought on D. brought up (Key:B)
3. I don’t wait to buy the coat. For ______ thing I don’t like the colour, and for ______, the price is too___.
A. one; another; high B. a; the other; expensive
C. one; another; expensive D. one; other; low
(Key:A)
4.---- She is very tired.
---- So she is. She ___ letters all day.
A. is typing B. was typing
C. has typed D. has been typing (Key:D)
5. They suggested that the doctor ____ be sent for at once.
A. referred to B. referred
C. refer to D. referring to (Key:A)
6.----Are there any English storybooks for us students in the library?
----There are only a few _____
A. if some B. if any C. if many . D. if ever (Key:B)
7. Once you have made a promise, you must ____.
A. carry it on B. carry it out
C . keep it up . D. get it through (Key:A)
8.---- Why is he so ______?
---- He’s just had some photos taken of himself with a______ actor.
A .excited ; handsome B.exciting ; beautiful
C.disappointed ; handsom D. disappointing; pretty (Key:A).
9. It’s a good way for us to memorize new words by seeing them _______.
A . proper1y B .repeated1y
C . clearly D . usually (Key:B)
10.. The scientists ______ thousands of chemicals before they found the right one.
A. were trying out B. had tried on
C. have tried on D. had tried out (Key:D)
11. ______ in 1636, Harvard is one of the most famous universities in the United States.
A. Being founded B.It was founded
C. Founded D. Founding (Key:C)
12. The 1ong-1asting meeting, filled with arguments and quarrels, ended in disorder, ______ no conclusion.
A. reached B. to reach C. reaching D. would reach (Key:C)
13. _____ , people don’t feel it hard to live through the winter.
A. Supplied all kinds of vegetables
B. All kinds of vegetables supplied with
C. All kinds of vegetables supplied
D. Supplying all kinds of vegetables(Key:C)
II.完形填空：
At the time when Bill and Rose married, neither of them had much money. So they were 31 to buy a house or flat. For the first years of their 32 life, they, therefore, 33 in rented (租凭的) flats. Then Bill’s father died and 34 him some money, so they bought a house. When they moved into it for the first time, one of Bill’s 35 sent him a bottle of wine as a present to celebrate his entry (住进) into the first house he had owned. Bill and Rose had a lot of work to do, getting their things 36 , arranging the furniture, getting curtains and all the rest, so they 37 about the bottle of wine. In fact, they 38 it away in a cupboard without even unpacking (拿出) it. Bill and Rose already had two 39 when they moved into their new house, and a few months later, the third was born. When Rose came home from the 40 with the baby. Bill 41 some friends round to 42 its arrival, and they had a wonderful 43 , with plenty to eat and to drink. After the party had been on for some time, however, Bill found that the wine was 44 . 45 , he remembered the bottle which his friend had given him when they had moved into the new house and which was still lying unpacked in a 46 somewhere in the house. He found it with some difficulty and 47 it into the living-room where his 48 were sitting. When he had unwrapped the bottle, he saw a card tied to it, so he took it and read it 49 to others. 50 said “Bill, take good care of this one—it is the first one that is really yours.”
31. A. unable B. trying C. advised D. expected
[解析]文章说“他们刚结婚时谁也没钱”，因此买房子是不可能的，根据意思选择unable。
答案：A
32. A. happy B. married C. sad D. bitter
[解析]文章没有提起他们的生活如何，所以，描绘生活好坏的词语应加以排除。
答案：B
33. A. moved B. succeeded C. lived D. gave 答案：C
34. A. carried B. brought C. sent D. left
[解析] “leave him some money”, “给他留了一笔钱”。 答案：D
35. A. nieces B. workers C. friends D. classmates 答案：C
36. A. unpacked B. prepared C. tied D. sold
[解析]由下文“In fact, they put it away in a cupboard without even unpacking it.” 可知。答案：A
37. A. forgot B. thought C. looked D. cared 答案：A
38. A. sent B. put C. took D. kept
[解析]put away“收拾好”，take away“拿走”。 答案：B
39. A. fathers B. daughters C. children D. dogs
答案：C
40. A. prison B. police station C. shop D. hospital
[解析]根据意思推测，刚生完孩子，应该从医院归来。 答案：D
41. A. demanded B. expected C. invited D. wished
[解析]好事应该予以庆贺，邀请别人来，体现了当时愉快的心情。
答案：C
42. A. join in B. celebrate C. attend D. drank 答案：B
43. A. party B. time C. day D. rest [解析]由下文可知。
答案：A
44. A. served B. finished C. prepared D. bought
[解析]就是因为酒已喝完，才想起朋友送来的那瓶酒。答案：B
45. A. And B. Therefore C. Luckily D. Although 答案：C
46. A. cupboard B. box C. table D. living-room 答案：A
47. A. sent B. brought C. fetched D. led
[解析] brought 指带客人们到吃饭的地方。答案：B
48. A. family B. wife C. guests D. workers 答案：C
49. A. silent B. loud C. aloud D. calm
[解析]在此只有aloud, loud为副词，排除A, D, read aloud, “大声读”。答案：C
50. A. He B. Which C. They D. It [解析]it指“卡片”。
答案：D
III..Reading comprehension.
A
Advertising gives useful information about which products to buy. But modern advertising does more than gives news about products and services. Today’s advertisements , or ads, try to get consumers(消费者) to buy certain brands(品牌) . Writers of advertising are so skillful that they can. sometimes persuade a consumer to wear a certain kind of clothing, eat a special kind of cereal(麦片) , or see a movie. Consumers might never even want a product if they did not see or hear advertisements for it.
For example, you probab1y do not need the newest cereal in the supermarket. There are probably many cereal brands on your kitchen shelves. You may not have space on a shelf for another. But if you see ads about a new cereal that is your extra-tasty and has a free prize in the box, you may want it.
Advertising must get attention. To be effective, it must be exciting, entertaining, or provide some pleasure. The secret of writing good advertising copy is to offer a good idea as well as a product. The idea is what the ad is really selling. One example is an ad that says eating a certain cereal will make a person do well in sports. That cereal brand may sell better if consumers think it offers strength and energy.
1. What is discussed in this passage?
A. The content of modern advertising.
B. The skills of modern advertising.
C. The results of modern advertising.
D. The writing of modern advertising. (Key:B)
2. According to the passage, a good advertisement should .
A. be both persuasive and effective
B. give people useful information
C. show people a product
D. show people a new idea of a product (Key:A)
3. From the passage, we know that .
A. modern advertising has less effect on customers
B. once customers see ads about a new cerea1, they are sure to buy it
C. cereal can make people strong
D. cereal is a kind of food which is popular among people (Key:D)
4. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Customers can easily be persuaded by advertisements.
B. Customers should be persuaded by advertisements.
C. It’s impossible for customers to buy a product without advertisements.
D. Customers buy products according to their demands rather than the advertisements. (Key:A)
C
Ambassador Hotel
Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities to the full.
Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 a. m. to 9: 30 a.m. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after 7 a.m. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed.
Lunch: 12:00a.m. to2:30p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day; phone the reception desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.
Telephones
To make a phone call, dial 0 for Reception and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths near the Reception Desk.. Early calls should be booked with reception.
Laundry
We have a laundry in the hotel, and will wash iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them
Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
1. You would see this notice _________ .
A. in a hotel bar
B. in a hotel dining room
C. in a bedroom of a large international hotel
D. in the entrance of a small family hotel (Key: C)
2. What should you do if you have arrived to stay at the hotel at 2 a.m. and want something to eat?
A. Go to the hotel shop.
B. Go to the hotel bar.
C. Hang a message outside your door.
D. Phone Reception. (Key: D)
3. What should you do when you come back to the hotel to make an important call and see a lot of people around the Reception desk?
A. Go to your room and phone from there.
B. Ask at the Reception desk.
C. Use one of the telephones in the entrance hall.
D. Go out again and look for a public phone box
(Key: C)
4. What do you think a room staff’s last job is before he goes off duty at 6 p.m.?
A. Lay the tables in the dining room.
B. Check the bedroom doors.
C. Start preparing the breakfast.
D. Wake any of the guests who have asked for early calls.
(Key: B)
D
Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
1. The results of the test show that ______
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.
B. breakfast has much to do with people’s health.
C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast
D. breakfast only affects those who work with their brains .(Key: A)
2. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.
A. not lose weight B. be healthier
C. gain weight D. lose weight (Key: D)
3. We can infer from the passage that _____
A. one can work better without breakfast.
B. morning diet will do good to your health.
C. reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight.
D. breakfast is more important than lunch and supper. (Key: C)
4. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Good Breakfast B. Why Eating Breakfast?
C.No eating, No gaining D. What is breakfast
(Key: B)
探究活动
BIG！
我刚来美国时，在肿瘤研究所研制一种肿瘤疫苗，已在病人身上试用了，我自认为我的实验技术是很好的。所以有一次我的老板对我说："The experiment's very big."我随口答道："No,It's very small for me."老板用奇怪的眼光看着我说："The vaccine have been tested by patient."(疫苗已给病人试用了)
[回家查辞典，开开big在这里是什么意思]
我突然感到不好意思，赶快回去问美国技术员，他们告诉我这是很重要的意思（important）,老板只是告诉我要仔细，我却误会了。
我再去查了字典才知道，这个简单的小字在美国俚语中用法很多，如：big men(重要人物)、make big(飞黄腾达)、go over big（走红）等。
Have a turkey on one's back
感恩节在美国朋友Bob家聚会。Bob 夫妇每年都会邀请亲朋好友去他们家，大家互相都很熟了，要是谁没来，大家都会问为什么。有个朋友Audun能吃能喝说，大家都很喜欢他。可是这次Audun 迟迟未到，我建议是否打个电话过去催一催。 Bob说不必了，"He's got turkey on his back."
我一听纳闷了。Bob不是已经在烤turkey了吗？Audun为何还要再背只turkey来呢？
[让学生回家查辞典，探究答案]
原来Bob已打过电话，知道Audun那天已喝多了点，恐怕来不及了。Have a turkey on one's back是喝醉酒或吸毒成瘾的意思。当然我们都知道Audun只是贪杯而已，他可不会去吸毒的。
You Have Matches?
一次， 我有机会上豪华游轮观光，自酒吧台拿两杯鸡尾酒想回房间享受，途中遇到一位女士，她看看我后笑着说："You have matches?"我一愣，答复她说："很抱歉，我15年前就戒烟了，我没有火柴。"她立该会意到我误解了她的意思，好像是有点抱歉地说："It's a joke."双方就相互尴尬一笑分开了。
[让学生先自己查找答案]
事后在晚餐桌上聊天，趁机问一位美国朋友，他解释说："因为她看你两手都忙，就故意开玩笑跟你要火柴，是个非常普通的笑话，不但没有恶意，还有问你需不需要帮忙的意思。