The manager came up to see 　　　.

A .what was the matter　　　　 B. what the matter was　

C. what the matter is　　　　　 D. what’s the matter

As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(彈簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He  _by enemy and sent to jail.(監(jiān)獄)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man  was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.

1.A. meetings       B. exams                 C. books                 D. photos

2.A. ourselves        B. yourselves           C.  themselves          D.  myself

3.A. weak                           B. strong                 C. long                     D.  short

4.A. by                        B. for                        C. with                        D.  to

5.A. watched              B. looked                    C. saw                       D. read

6.A. talked to                      B. talked with            C. talked  about       D. talked over

7.A. was killed            B. was taught             C. was caught            D. was told

8.A. One day                 B. Some day                C. A day                       D. Any day

9.A.  book                           B. pen                         C. light                         D. cake

10.A. loudly                       B. slowly            C. coldly                      D. politely

11.A. all                              B. both                        C. either                      D. neither

12.A. friend                        B. classmate                C. family                     D. neighbour

13.A. Without           B. Except            C.  Through       D. With

14.A. At the beginning of  B.As a result of          C. At the end of        D. As well as

15.A. give in                        B. give out                  C. give  away            D. give up

 

閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案

　Long long ago, there was a tiger in the forest. One day, she was very hungry. She was walking in the forest and wanted to find something to eat. Suddenly, she saw a fox. The fox was sleeping under a big tree. She came up slowly and jumped on the fox.

　“What could I do?” the fox thought hard. Then he had an idea.He said to the tiger loudly.

　“How dare you eat me?”

　“Don't you know I am the king of all the animals?” said the fox. “I am sent by the God. If you eat me, you will be punished.”

　The tiger didn't believe at first. The fox went on saying, “If you don't believe what I said, you can walk after me. All the animals are afraid to see me.”

　Then, the tiger and the fox walked through the forest together. All the animals ran away as fast as they could when they saw the tiger coming towards them.

　“ Why? ” the tiger was very surprised .

1． The story happened ________.　　　

[　　]

A．in the mountain　　　　　　B．in the forest

C．in the far away place　　　　D．in the village

2． When the tiger came up to the fox, ________.

[　　]

A．the fox was frightened

B．the fox ran away quickly

C．the fox thought hard and had an idea

D．the fox was sleeping under the tree

3． Why did all the animals run away when they saw the fox?　Because ________.

[　　]

A．the fox was their king

B．the fox was very strong

C．the fox would eat them

D．the tiger walked with him

4． The tiger didn't dare to eat the fox because ________.

[　　]

A．they were good friends

B．they fox was stronger than she

C．the fox was sent by the God

D．she believed what the fox had said

5． The fox was very ________.

[　　]

A．clever　　　B．honest

C．foolish　　　D．careful

閱讀理解

　　Once upon a time the animals of the forest came together to see who was the most beautiful. All the animals were happy. But the snake (蛇) was very sad because she knew she was ugly (難看的).

　　The cock was very kind to her. He lent the snake his crown (冠狀頭飾). She put it on her head and felt very happy. The snake told the cock she would return him the crown early the next morning.

　　The snake moved along proudly (驕傲地). She wanted to show off her beautiful crown. The animals said she was the most beautiful. The snake did not see a large river in front of her. She fell into the river and dropped the crown. She looked for the crown but could not find it. She was afraid and did not want to tell the cock.

　　The next morning, the cock got up very early and waited for the snake. She did not come. The cock called for her time and again. Still the snake did not come.

　　To this day, the cock still gets up early each morning and crows (啼叫),“Cock-a-doodle-doo!”He is saying,“Where are you?”

1．The animals met to see who was ________.

[　　]

2．Why was the snake sad?

[　　]

A．Because she was not beautiful.

B．Because she didn't feel very well.

C．Because she had not a nice hat.

D．Because the other animals weren't very friendly to her.

3．The cock ________.

[　　]

A．gave his crown to the snake

B．sold his crown to the snake

C．let the snake use his crown

D．a(chǎn)sked the snake to look after his crown

4．The snake agreed to ________.

[　　]

A．lend the cock her crown the next day

B．put the crown on the cock's head the next evening

C．return the crown to the cock early the next afternoon

D．give the cock back the crown early the next morning

5．What happened to the crown?

[　　]

A．It was broken by someone.

B．It dropped into a large river.

C．It was hidden in the pool by the snake.

D．It was carefully looked after by the cock.

完形填空。

　　A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought,“I know (1) English. I think people can understand (2) !”

　　One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at a table. He wanted to (3) a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked,“Can I help you?”“A cup of tea and…”he could not remember the English word for eggs. He looked about but (4) was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture book on the table next to him. There was a picture of (5) on its cover. He (6) the picture to the waiter.“What's the English for this?” he asked,“A cock,” answered the waiter.“What do you call a cock's (7) ?”He asked again.“A hen.”“And what do you call a hen's (8) ?”“chicks.”And what do you call chicks (9) they are born?“Eggs!”

　　“Very well,”said the French student happily.“Give me two eggs and a cup of tea, please.”Then he sat down (10) a smile on his face.

(1)

[　　]

(2)

[　　]

(3)

[　　]

(4)

[　　]

(5)

[　　]

(6)

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(7)

[　　]

(8)

[　　]

(9)

[　　]

(10)

[　　]

完形填空。

A French student went to London for his holiday. He thought, " I know  1  English. I think people can understand  2 ."      One day he went to a restaurant and sat down at the table. He wanted to  3  a cup of tea and some eggs. Soon the waiter came up to him and asked, " 4 ?" "A cup of tea and…." He could not remember the English word for eggs. He looked about but  5  was eating eggs. Then he saw a picture book on the table next to him. There was a picture of  6  on its cover (封面). He  7  the picture to the waiter. "What is the English for this?" He asked. "A cock (公雞)" answered the waiter. " What do you call a cock's  8  " He asked again. "A hen." " What do you call a hen's  9 " "Chicks" " What do you call a chicks  10  they were born? "Eggs"      "Very well," said the French student happily. " Give me two eggs and a cup of tea, please." Then he sat down with a smile on his face.

(     )1. A. a little         (     )2. A. it               (     )3. A. have             (     )4. A. What do you                  want (     )5. A. nobody           (     )6. A. an egg           (     )7. A. gave             (     )8. A. wife             (     )9. A. children         (     )10. A. when          B. a few                         B. me                           B. drink                         B. Would you like      a cup of tea   B. somebody                     B. a cock                       B. passed                       B. husband                       B. child                         B. before                       C. a bit             C. him               C. eat               C. Can I help      you?  C. a man             C. a cup             C. showed           C. friend           C. family           C. after           D. little                   D. them                     D. see                     D. What's wrong       with you? D. a woman                 D. a hen                   D. told                     D. sister                   D. boys                     D. until

I don’t often lose things and I’m always careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have dropped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unluckily, there were several people sitting at the table at that time, so I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the head of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I told him what had happened. He asked me to report the missing wallet to the police. I told him I didn’t want to do so; I was in a hurry because I had to reach my waiting room before two o’clock, where some people were waiting to see me. I also told him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay for the meal. He told me not to worry about that. He asked me to write down my name and address, and he said he would send me a bill (賬單).

1. When the writer couldn’t find his wallet, his first thought was that________

A. it had been given to the taxi-driver                   B. he had dropped it in the taxi

C. it might be left at home                         D. he had lost his wallet again

2. The writer thought he must have the wallet with him because___________.

A. he had paid the taxi-driver                          B. he had paid the bill of the meal

C. the waiter had seen it on the table                    D. the waiter was looking for it on the floor

3. Why do you think the writer turned and walked back to the table?

A. He would phone the police about the missing of his wallet.

B. Several people were sitting at the table at that time.

C. He wondered if he had dropped his wallet while eating.

D. The head of the restaurant wanted to know what was wrong.

4. The writer of the story is probably a _________.

A. cook                                                             B. doctor   

C. school teacher                                                    D. newspaper reporter

5. Which of the following words can best describe the head of the restaurant?

   A. Modest.                 B. Careful.                 C. Kind.                D. Clever.

Linda and Betty were both twenty years old. They studied in the same medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation in the country. They went to several towns and villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed themselves very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car slowly while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a man was sitting on a stone and fishing there. When they took their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the man came up to them and shouted," Sorry, Madams' swimming is not allowed (允許)in the lake!"
"Why didn't you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the man.
【小題1】Linda and Betty were       .

A．classmates

B．sisters

C．doctors

D．nurses

【小題2】The man didn’t want them      .

A．to fish in the lake	B．to swim in the lake
C．to take off their clothed	D．to get angry

【小題3】The word "forbidden" means_____.

A．支持

B．禁止

C．同意

D．干擾

任務(wù)型閱讀

Tom and Mike were good friends. Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not. But some of their classmates said they were like brothers. One day they went out for a walk together, At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?” “Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom .

When the waiter put two apples on the table; Mike took the bigger one at once. Tom got angry. “You are impolite(沒(méi)禮貌)”.Why didn’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.  “But I was right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?” “Of course I will take the smaller one.” said Tom. “Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will be mine. Don’t you think so? ”  “Oh.” Tom couldn’t answer.

1.Tom and Mike were ________.

2.They went into a restaurant to __________.

3.The waiter brought them _______ before the meal.

4.Mike took__________ apple.

5.At last ________ had the smaller apple.

 

Tom and Mike were good friends.    1   , sometimes they were not. But some of their classmates said they were like brothers. One day they went out for a walk together.   2  and they went into a restaurant to have lunch. The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”“Please bring us two apples first.” Said Tom. When the waiter put the two apples on the table   3  Tom got angry. “ You are impolite (沒(méi)禮貌). Why didn’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.
“But I was right,” said Mike with a smile. “If I let you take first, which one will you choose?”“Of course   4 .” said Tom. “Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will be mine.   5  ?”“Oh.” Tom couldn’t answer.

At noon they were very hungry I’ll take the smaller one Sometimes they were kind to each other Mike took the bigger one at once Don’t you think so ?

Tom and Mike were good friends.Sometimes they were kind to each other, sometimes they were not.But all of their classmates said they were like brothers.
One day they went out for a walk together.At noon they were very hungry and they went into a restaurant to have lunch.The waiter came up to them and asked, “What can I do for you?”
“Please bring us two apples first.” said Tom.
When the waiter put two apples on the table, Mike took the bigger one at once.Tom got angry.
“You are impolite, Mike.Why don’t you take the smaller one?” Tom said.
“But I am right.” said Mike with a smile, “if I let you take first, which one will you choose?”
“Of course I’ll take the smaller one.” said Tom.
“Yes,” Mike said, “If you take the smaller one, the bigger one will still be mine.Don’t you think so?”
“Oh!” Tom couldn’t answer.
【小題1】Tom and Mike were       .

A．a(chǎn)lways kind to each other

B．sometimes kind to each other

C．dear brothers

D．friends of different school

【小題2】 Mike thought only about       when they were having lunch.

A．himself

B．Tom

C．his parents

D．his friends.

【小題3】The waiter gave them       .

A．two eggs	B．two apples
C．three oranges	D．some milk

【小題4】Tom took the       apple.

A．better

B．bigger

C．smaller

D．worse

【小題5】     took the apple first.

A．Mike

B．Tom

C．Tom and Mike

D．The waiter

根據(jù)中文意思補(bǔ)全單詞。(10分)

Joe and Tony were___1.___（都）twenty years old. They studied in a medical college. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to travel in the country. They went to some_2.___（城鎮(zhèn)）and  villages, and visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of ____3._____（有趣的）things. They enjoyed  ____4.___ （他們）there.

One afternoon they felt too hot to go ____5._____（任何地方）. How they wished they could find a river and jump in the___6.___（涼爽的）  water. They were driving the car__7._  (慢地)when they were looking around. Suddenly Joe saw a lake not far away. They____8._   （停）the car beside  the lake, looked around, and found a man who was sitting on a stone  fishing there. They took off  their clothes and _9.____(跳)into the water. Just  at that time, the man came up to them and shouted, "Sorry, swimming is not allowed  in the lake!"

   "Why didn’t you tell us about it __10.____(在...之前)we took off our clothes?" Tony said angrily.

   "But it isn’t forbidden(禁止) to take off clothes  beside  the lake," said the man. 

 

根據(jù)語(yǔ)篇內(nèi)容，用方框中所給詞的正確形式填空，使短文通順、連貫。方框中有兩個(gè)詞為多余項(xiàng)。

allow  far  free  angry  be  fish  slow  say  they  fast  cover decide

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they   1   to take a vacation in the countryside. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They enjoyed   2   very much.
One afternoon, they   3   going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too hot to go   4   and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car   5   while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there   6   and stopped the car by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and   7   there. After they took off their clothes and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted,
“Sorry, madams.  Swimming is not   8   in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it before we took off our clothes?” Betty said   9   .
“But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,”   10  the woman.

Dolphins are our friends. They can use tools to solve problems although they don't have hands.   For example, scientists have ever found that a dolphin can make a shy eel(鰻魚(yú)) come out of its hole with a dead fish.
Dolphins use different sounds to exchange information with each other. Scientists in Hawaii have developed a sign language to give instructions to dolphins, and the results are amazing. They find that dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual (個(gè)別的) words, but also understand the importance of word order in a sentence.
Most animals enjoy playing — but dolphins seem to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists at a beach watched a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins came up to the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the "game" and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour.
Dolphins live in a very different world from ours, but they are very good at our "IQ tests” . For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle (口哨) noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a prize.
There is still much to learn about these cute problem-solvers, but it is certain that watching a dolphin show is fun.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。（5分）
【小題1】 What can a dolphin use to make an eel come out of its hole?

A．Its mouth.

B．Its head.

C．A dead fish.

D．A little dog.

【小題2】How do dolphins exchange information with each other?

A．By using tails.	B．By using tools.
C．By using words.	D．By using sounds.

【小題3】Where did the dolphins throw the dog when playing?

A．Onto its back.	B．Into the air.
C．Onto the beach.	D．Into the water.

【小題4】Why do the dolphins jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise?

A．Because they want to get a fish as a prize.

B．Because they enjoy playing on the water.

C．Because they want to play with other dolphins.

D．Because the dolphin keepers want them to come out.

【小題5】 Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．Dolphins understand many languages.

B．Dolphins are a kind of clever animals.

C．Scientists have known dolphins well enough.

D．Dolphins seem to make their games relaxing.

A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.
A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.
The man read it carefully, then ordered(點(diǎn)餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.
Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.
The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”
“Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”
He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.
The waiter ran to him.
“Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”
“I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”
The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.
“The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”
After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。
【小題1】What did the man order in the restaurant?
                                    
【小題2】Where did the little boy sit?
                                    
【小題3】Was the small boy the man’s son?
                                  
【小題4】When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?
                                 
【小題5】Who paid money for the meal?
                               

1 

   A man went into a restaurant and sat down at one of the tables.

   A waiter went up to him and gave him the menu.

   The man read it carefully, then ordered(點(diǎn)餐) all the most expensive foods and began to enjoy himself.

   Then a small boy came into the restaurant and sat at the man’s table.

   The waiter came up and said to the man, “What would your little boy like, sir?”

   “Oh, just an ice cream, ” the man told him. Then he said to the waiter, “I’m just going out to buy a newspaper.”

   He left the restaurant. The waiter gave the boy an ice cream. The boy ate it, and then stood up and walked to the door.

   The waiter ran to him.

   “Excuse me,” he said, “but your father hasn’t come back and he hasn’t paid for his meal or for your ice cream.”

   “I’m sorry,” The young boy said, “He’s not my father, I don’t know who he is.”

   The waiter did not understand. “What do you mean?” he asked.

   “The man came up to me in the street, ” the boy said. “He asked me if I liked ice cream. I told him I did. Then he told me to come into the restaurant at 2:00pm and sit down at his table. He said he’d give me some.”

    After knowing the truth, the waiter felt so sad, because he had to pay money for the meal.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，回答下列問(wèn)題。

1.What did the man order in the restaurant?

                                     

2.Where did the little boy sit?

                                     

3.Was the small boy the man’s son?

                                   

4.When did the man tell the boy to come into the restaurant?

                                    

5.Who paid money for the meal?

                                 

 

Dolphins are our friends. They can use tools to solve problems although they don't have hands.   For example, scientists have ever found that a dolphin can make a shy eel(鰻魚(yú)) come out of its hole with a dead fish.

Dolphins use different sounds to exchange information with each other. Scientists in Hawaii have developed a sign language to give instructions to dolphins, and the results are amazing. They find that dolphins not only understand the meaning of individual (個(gè)別的) words, but also understand the importance of word order in a sentence.

Most animals enjoy playing — but dolphins seem to like making their games as challenging as possible. On a beautiful day in 1997, scientists at a beach watched a little dog going into the sea and swimming towards the dolphins. To their surprise, the dolphins came up to the dog and then started throwing it into the air. The dog seemed to enjoy the "game" and continued playing with the dolphins for more than an hour.

Dolphins live in a very different world from ours, but they are very good at our "IQ tests” . For example, they will jump out of the water when they hear a whistle (口哨) noise. They do this because they will get a fish as a prize.

There is still much to learn about these cute problem-solvers, but it is certain that watching a dolphin show is fun.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳答案。（5分）

1. What can a dolphin use to make an eel come out of its hole?

A. Its mouth.   B. Its head.      C. A dead fish.     D. A little dog.

2.How do dolphins exchange information with each other?

A. By using tails.            B. By using tools.

C. By using words.            D. By using sounds.

3.Where did the dolphins throw the dog when playing?

A. Onto its back.            B. Into the air.

C. Onto the beach.           D. Into the water.

4.Why do the dolphins jump out of the water when they hear a whistle noise?

A. Because they want to get a fish as a prize.

B. Because they enjoy playing on the water.

C. Because they want to play with other dolphins.

D. Because the dolphin keepers want them to come out.

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Dolphins understand many languages.

B. Dolphins are a kind of clever animals.

C. Scientists have known dolphins well enough.

D. Dolphins seem to make their games relaxing.

 

閱讀下面短文,選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空. 每詞限用一次, 其中有兩項(xiàng)多余.

A is not allowed;    B hot;       C slowly;     D before      E stopped the car;   F enjoyed themselves;     G until    H took off  their clothes      I  in the countryside           J crowded;

 
Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation _【小題1】___. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They _【小題2】___  very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too   __【小題3】__ to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car __【小題4】__ while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _【小題5】____ by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. After they   ___【小題6】_____  and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, “Sorry, madams. Swimming __【小題7】___ in the lake!”
“Why didn’t you tell us about it _【小題8】______ we took off our clothes?” Betty said angrily.    “But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,” said the woman.

閱讀下面短文,選擇恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~填空. 每詞限用一次, 其中有兩項(xiàng)多余.

A is not allowed;    B hot;       C slowly;     D before      E stopped the car;   F enjoyed themselves;     G until    H took off  their clothes      I  in the countryside           J crowded;

 

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation _1.___. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They _2.___  very much.

One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too   __3.__ to go further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving the car __4.__ while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _5.____ by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on a stone and fishing there. After they   ___6._____  and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, “Sorry, madams. Swimming __7.___ in the lake!”

“Why didn’t you tell us about it _8.______ we took off our clothes?” Betty said angrily.    “But it isn’t forbidden to take off clothes by the lake,” said the woman.